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Wednesday. 1ecember 16. 1998
Five world premieres celebrate Blyth's 25th anniversary. season
BI.YTN • Blyth Festival's
�,. distinguished 25 year his-
tory of presenting great
new Canadian plays will
be celebrated during the
1999 season by introduc-
ing five first-time produc-
tions of plays created by
our country's most popu-
lar writers.
Blyth's Silver Season
will open with That
Summer by pre-eminent
playwright David French,
author of Canadian clas-
sics Leaving Home. Salt
'Water Moon and the ever
popular Jitters. Opening
on June 25, That Summer
is a romantic evocation of
young love destined to
restore audiences to their
youth whatever their pre-
sent age.
Unadulterated comedy
joins the line up when Big
Bax by Dave Carley opens
on July 2. Big Box is an
outrageously funny detec-
tive story set in the near
future when the shops on
Main Street Ontario have
gone the way of the dodo.
Where can Canadians buy
socks when a serial
bomber begins to elimi-
nate' the retail giant on
the highway?
Then Ted Johns, the
Blyth Festival's most pop-
ular star ever, will light
up the stage with a new
one-man extravaganza
encompassing a myriad of
unforgettable characters:
Ted fearlessly rushes in
where angels fear to
tread with an up-to-the-
minute comic look at the
conundrums of education
in Tory Ontario. The
School Crises will have its
first audiences roaring in
the aisle on July 14.
The fourth play in the
repertory season will be
Every Dream. .a tale for
our times told with
humour and compassion
by . James W. Nichol.
Harry, 50 and "right -
sized" out of his position
finds,a once-in-a-lifetime
investment opportunity
if only his wife would
agree to risk their house.
And for laughs and
chills, beginning July 30,
the. Studio Space will be
at home When the Reaper
Calls: a comedy thriller by
Peter Colley, author of
Blyth's most produced, hit
of all time I'll Be Back
Before Midnight.
For extra sparkle on the
Silver Season, the festival
returns to its rural roots
with a special spectacu-
lar. Death of the llired
Is your community registered for Snowarama?
BARRIE - Over 70
communities across•
Ontario have confirmed
their participation in
the 25th Anniversary of
Sn.owarama: From
-January to March 1999,
these snowmobiling
events will raise funds
in support of., the
Ontario Easter Seal
Society. .
"We are delighted that
so many communities
are organizing a
Snowararna event this
year --out 25th anniver-
sary,-" says Colleen
Dolan, Easter Seal
Manager., field Events.
"We have a number of
communities who have
been with us from the
beginning. And; we also
have some Comin'unitie,z,
like Bobcaygeon, who
are participating for the
first time. H'e're sure
that all these events will
be a tremendous.suc-
cess!"
Snowarama events are
coordinated in conjunc-
tion with the Ontario
Federation - of
Snowmobile Clubs
(OFSC) and local Easter
Seal service club part-
ners.--Snowarama. gi%r
snowmobilers the-
opportunity to explore
fabulous groomed trails,
to earn great fundrais-
ing, prizes and to have
fun, all .while raisin_ g
funds for children with
physical disabilities.
Revenue generated
through Snovvararna
funds needed services,
equipment, programs,
research, advocacy and
public education and
help children with phys-
ical disabilities achieve
their full individual
Newspaper tour
Times -Advocate production manager Deb Lord
shows the Stephen Central School Gr. 6 class
equipment used to produce the newspaper oh
Thursday.
potential and, future
independence.
Communities and local
clubs that are interested
in hosting a Snowarama
event can request a reg—
istration by calling the
Provincial Snowarama
Hotline at -1-800-461-
3391.
Man. a. new collective
concocted by Farm Show
creator Paul Thompson.
Tho Blyth Theatre will be
transformed to house a
full barn threshing gang
with all its old-time
whirling frenzy of sinew -
wrenching folly. Death of
the Hired Man .opens,
September 2.
Theatre patrons can
purchase Performance
Ticket Savings Packages
now at the Blyth Festival
Box Office and enjoy up to
50 percent pre -season
discounts On theatre per-
formances. For informa-
tion or to order tickets,
cal! 1-519-523,9300:
- Submitted by the Blyth
• Festival
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