HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record-Blyth Summer Festival, 1980-07-03, Page 30. Myththeatr e'W an alter-
native to the Stratford and
Shaw festivals and Much
*ore in '•t+.ouchc 1with its
surrounding community,
. said ' Hardee - Lineham,
e plaining ' his attraction to
the summer festival. .
' Hardee,. returning to Blyth
for a second season, will be
playing the parts of Fudge in
John .and"the Missus. and
George' in 1'll; Be Back' For
You Before Midnight.
'=This theatre ",in Blyth is
probably the most intouch
theatre with the community,-
probletris.!infwestern theatre,
"Theatre 1 think is still
struggling in the west," .he.
said.. ,
"Theatre has to be 1M-
mediate. In' ,the west, I think
it is a bit museum( oriented, it
doesn'trelate to now;"
A National Theatre School
graduate in 1971, Hardee
said acting, in ,professionat
theatre came fast for him; Re
said he moved from• high
school to theatre school in
Montreal and then onto
professional theatre so quick-
1y, he needed time to get
of any other place in Can- .. 'over the hurdles.
explained -it -was ---for
Hardee, 'who lives outside.' 'that reason he left acting for
of Calgary, said he still sees awhile and concentrated on
banding hi* log home,
The house has xa total of
1,10Q quare feet'of living
space with an, upper storey.
Hardee saidit took, about 12
months to complete the log
structure,
He said binned like his are
built with muchmore trod,
ern Methods than before and
they've become a popular
home alternative- in_ prav-
inces like British Columbia
where the wood isavailable.
He added he worked as a
professional builder for eight
months, after lie .had come-
pleted-his• awnlog.:horP, . but
soon found he wanted to.gc
back to the theatre.
"I found out log building is
tougher, 'than theatre," he
said. with' a smile. _.m..-
Now that he has had the
time to understand his mot,
Ives' for taking a break from
`theatre, Hardee .said he:'has
returned With. a greater over,
view
returned
objectivity he; felt
;he never had before.
.Blyth theatre, said Hardee
has ,4 become. increasingly
'Popular' over the past few
years .in the western prove
inces. `'I'm not exaggerating',
when I say this place is really
on the Map."
• Actin has been a lifetime
effort for Tom Hauff, con-
, • sidering he started in a CBC
children's television series at
the age of 12.
Born in Austria, Tom said
what stalled 'out as -elocution
lessons as a child, ended up
• as acting lessons and an
audition at CBC in Vancou-
ver,
This year playing, the part
of Matt in John and _ the
Missus, and working on the
'collective production of The
Life That Jack' Built, Tom
said.he Thinks he dons,_better
work in film and television.
"I think I do better work in
film and tele\'isipn, but stage
work -is harder -and betterfor.,.
me, I learn more," he said.
"It makes me open up
much more,' y he added..
Theatre like that: it,Blyth is'
important because Canada
has to develop- a sense of
identity, said Tom.
"Canada has to develop a
sense of what Canada is, the
only way you can find out in
peacetime' is in the arts. You •-
have tb be shown an identity
that you can relate and aspire
to. •'
"The only way we can
develop a pride in the coun-
try is to be shown hoW
interesting it is, he said,
• "With the state of the
world and the state of the
provinces, there has to be a
sense of country - of 'place,','
'he added.
Raised in Vancouver, Tom
moved to Toronto in 1974
where he acted in CBC's
Police Surgeon, .- The Peep,
Show and ..Six War Years.
Tom has performed in sever-
al movies including The
Brethren and ,Who Has Seen
the Wind where played the
part of Mr. Digby.
Receiving an ACTRA
-award nomination for his
performance itis" Summer
Children, Tom saidhe felt
•
complimented with the nom-
ination.
"I' used to think • the
ACTRA awards were .gar-
bage, but once I was nomin
ated, I thought it was, a
compliment because it comes
fitih your peers:"
Winning the award he
said, is not as important as
being nominated.
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