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"it's a challenge," said JanetAmos=
,speaking about her new • job. -as artistic
director for the Blyth Summer :Festival',
?1,,,"`There things are a lot of thngs.1 had to g o into
cold," she said' "Thejob :takes a lot of
organization outside' of directing,. Every ._
person who is hired,; is very .much relied
upon to do their jobsr*. .. t
Included in Janet's job ` as artistic
director, is hiring actors, production an
administrattve-staff `deciding on scripts fora
production, 'budgeting money to •be spent,
howand where, finding tensing, and
of furniture for the 32 member company;;for
the summer, deciding -on poster and ad'art,
4 oeg with organizing. concessions. She
ed her . job will .,likely continue- into
rotary when she. will be working on fund
raising projects. ,• • ' .
Weighing the two extremes ' of, her job,
les good though, I'm learning how a
theatre 'works,; where the money goes,"
This,. year because ..of past „ financial
problems,, janet said ticket prices have
been increased to $5 (up from $4,25) and
seats in the -balcony have been opened
bringing the bouse,total up to 490,
EXTENDED SEASON
• .,"The season bas also. been extended by
:a week,"she said.
•
First introduced to the Blyth Theatre in
1973;,wheII she performed in the basement
'Of the condemned Memorial Hall in a
production ' the ' Farm Show written by
her husband Tied Johns, Janet describes
Blyth theatre' as `'amazing,"
"It is an amazing theatre because, it Is a
community theatre that hascreated s.rch a
strong professional base," she said.
directing and. administration, ,Janet. said 4 veteran in theatre, Janet began acting
she does more administrative: wor1 ' professi9 ,at the . age:. of �,__taking_.
_Jane
drifina ;glasses outside .:of Jier regular
°chooling *to'
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,Best -_•known for her role as Clara.
Stur'gessin the°CBC'television series A. Gift
To Last, Janet has worked as both actress
and director for Theatre Passe;Muraiile. In
the past she has acted at the Shaw Festival,,,,;
in a production of i ajor Barbara and In the.
television aeries, The Masseys,P'rior to herr
appointment .as, . art.tic' director, . Janet
directed productions; in both the 1977.:' and
,
1978 seasons' at Blyth
• This season, she will be directing John
and the Missus, and the collective produc- T.
tion of The fife That Jack Built, about the ”
life of artisteauth§rJack Maclaren, . -
The.improvisational production will con-
centrate centrate on Jack acduring
Laren's life. _.
the first world 'war and . his involvements
with the. Princess Pats and the Durnbells,
both troupe entertainment companies.
plained -fiat
•
collective 'production was sparked - when
Jack MaccL Garen walked tato the thea
with three paintings for a jutted show. She
Said they got talking and everything
developed from there. • u
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