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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-02-01, Page 9Shelley Peterson coming: back Anticipate greatseason at Playhouse By. Yvonne Reynolds • Surefire crowd pteasers. Audi- encc participation. A. popular and well-known actress. Roles for area youngsters. This recipe for a Successful suis - mer season is now simmering on the back burner at Huron Country Playhouse; being expertly stirred and mixed by chef Tony .Lloyd. • The recently appointed, artistic di- •• rector is cooking up an appetizing and irresistible 1989 playbill de- signed to appeal to the tastes of all theatre -goers. - - The menu offers mystery, drama,- farceand music from such proven -- winners as Agatha Christie, Ray .Cooney, Neil Simon and Rogers and Hammerstein. . Each entree boasts a special in- -".gr diem: • The opening presentation is Dame Agatha's- thriller "Witness " • for the Prosecution":. During the June 27 to July 15 run, members • of the audience will get a chance to be part oldie. action.- For each per- formance, 11 people will be cho- sen to join the foreman in the jury box.. They will- be on stagc"for the second act; see part of the third from the wings, and then be re- volved back onto the stage for the denouement Although the verdict has already - been `reached, Lloyd promises that both the defense and the prosecu"-. tion will "conic over and drone at the jury„ - Lloyd has -pulled off a real coup for the .comedy "Run For Your Wife". Shelley Peterson has agreed to play one of the wives. The ef- fervescent blonde last appeared at the. Playhouse in 1984 -in another - Cooncy play "Bedroom Farce'. - Yoti can see the premier's wife in person from July 18 to 29. - • Ron Ulrich, Playhouse artistic di- rector in 1983, '84 and '85, will he back to direct "Last of the Red Hot Lovers", Simon's .Charming fable about a middle-aged man's disas trous attempts at a final fling. The unbeatable combination of a talent- ed director and one of Simon's best plays will he available from August 1 to 12..-. • - . The season's grandc finale -"The King and I" will feature about 30 youngsters.. from this area as the progeny of the prolific:ruler of Siam. Most -of the children will need some singing and dancing skills. However, Lloyd will also be seeking atleast one set of twins who need only' look inscrutably - Oriental and bow. in unison. • • - "I get my batteries charged work- ing with kids. The flow of energy from them is tremendous," Lloyd. commented in a recent interview. Lloyd, a native of. Wales,. has- been part of the Canadian theatre scene since his arrival in this coun- try in 1954. He is no stranger to the Playhouse; tie acted in "Sleuth" in 1984, and directed "Key :For Two" Last year. - . - Lloyd comes to Grand Bend with a proven track -record, established over the last 16 years as founder and guiding force of the Sudbury Thea- tre Centre. He had planned to free- lance until presented with the chal- lenge and opportunity of Coming to The playbill Lloyd has put to- gether for the 1989 season is -a re- flection of his first love - comedy. "I wouldn't direct Chechov. 1 couldn't do it justice", he confided. Lloyd is honest enough to admit he has made some mistakes. "Jitters", which he thought suitable for last year's summer stock, bombed in Sudbury. Lloyd blames the comedy's raunchy dia- logtie. - Pony Lloyd Grand Bend as artistic director. '.'People will put up with bad lan- Last year was not a good year for. the Playhouse.. A variety of rea- - sons - stiflingly hot weather, Un- popular -choice of plays - contribut- ' cd to a 560,000 deficit. guage on TV. .They don't consider celluloid- people really real. They will not stand for that same lan- guage in live theatre", he theorizes. ''If I had the formula guaranteeing "The Huron Country Playhouse - success in the theatre, I'd bottle it will be good because _it has to,be: and sell it in New York", he added My mandate is to get more people back in the. seats,' Lloyd said. Once he gets patrons inside, he sees his next priority as blending script, actors, director and technical support putation as a redoubtable raconteur. staff into a harmonious unit de- Many of his talcs have their source signed solely to entertain the paying in the times he has moved from his custortiers. • directors chair to display his prodig- Whilc making his- decisions, ions thespian skills. Lloyd can leaf through a personal collection of over 1,000 plays, plus catalogues, -plus the.15 or 20 new scripts he is sent every year. Be- cause of his long experience, he is has a history also on a first -name basis with most actors in Canada, and knows who is available. .with a hearty laugh.. The Welshman loves a good joke. His repertoire of funny stories, fic- tional and true; has earned him a re - Every quilt • • • • • • • 4 ALL THIS WEEK • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • VolkifiNt ••••••• FABRICS EVERYTHING IN THE STORE OFF to ALL FABRICS—ALL NOTIONS—ALL PATTERNS ALL DRAPERY—ALL HARDWARE—ALL WEEK ALL STORES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CLINTON - Evcry-quilt has a history and the stories that were told on the quilts entered in Huron County's Ontario Agriculture con- test were super. The .contest was held to celebrate. the centennial of thc Ontario Agriculture and Food. The winning quilt becomes' the property of thc Huron County agri- culture office and will hang in the foyer of their -office. The winners arc: Doris Bushel, Wingham, 5500.; Drika Foster, RRI, Aima, S200.; Bclgrave Quil- ters S100.' Majestic W.1., .Brus- sels $50. and Bev Fielder, RR6, Godcrich S25. Doris Bushel was also the quilt winner in the Province's Bicenten- nial contest in 1984. Hcr lovely work then was scht on as a gift to Her. Majesty, the Queen. The quilts will be on display on Friday, January 27 from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Clinton Town Hall. Every- one . is . welcome to- this .open house. . Jane Mucgge Rural Organization Specialist - SALE ON NOW! Gas Fireplaces Gas Fireplace Inserts Gas Firelogs Gas Stove/Heaters Wood Burning Stoves ; Wood Burning Fireplace Inserts Wood Burning Cookstoves Fireplace Tool Sets Woodhoidl r= Log Carriers Chimney Cleaning Equipment Glass Fire Doors Glass Cleaner Match Holders cfil� r ►. ciffilte Iviaccf VS- Decorated Christmas Wreaths Christmas Decorations Unique Jams Assorted Spice Dips & Dressings Woodstove Chimneys Black Stove Pipe Stainless Steel Chimney Liner Until Feb. 10/89 SAVE $ UP To �N 15Qoo GAS UNITS SAVE $200n00 TO -. U 1V 1 US NTNG BEA T 1989 SAVE Up TO %--04- ACCESSORIES PRICE •ivCREAST Country Hearth & Terrace RR2 London Ontario (Richmond St. N. at Birr) 666-0382 • One night while playing one of the two characters in "Sleuth", the other lead suddenly announced he didn't feel well, and disappeared into 'the wings. . The stage manager was hurriedly prested into service.' A copy -of the . script was thrust into his unwilling hands, and he read his lines, while • Lloyd supplied the moxprnents by pushing and pulling his reluctant partner around in -a macabre, im- promptu dance. The final curtain brought the performance to a merci- ful end. While starring in that same play, Lloyd was joined one evening by a spaced -out yomg woman Who -asked for a close look at "the jewels you stole". Shewas escorted off the stage, and the play continued with- • out the benefit of uncalled-for ex- tras. Lloyd plans to stick to directing during his first year at Grand Bend. He has made a two-year commit- ment, and will be selling the fami- ly's 13 -room house in Sudbury to move to- Lake Huron's shore in May. Lloyd has some ideas for the fu- ture of the Playhouse. One he tossed out was perhaps having Play- house 11 entirely devoted to Cana an works: . Lloyd's appointment has already resulted in a turn -around at the Hu- ron Country, Playhouse. Advance subscriptions are coming in steadi- ly; and the number of group book ings surpasses last. year's, in spite of the -fact this year's notices were -- sent out two weeks later than usual. Orders started coming in two days after the mail -out. One matinee for "The King and I". is sold out, and another is almost gone. Ticket prices are the same as . in 1988. This, too, fits in , with Lloyd's philosophy: -"An artistic.di- rector's job "is to make a theatre work, and become a viable institu- tion. 'We shouldn't lose -money, but we shouldn't make a huge profit." • All omens point to a good 1989 summer season at the. 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