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Accomplished educator to run Festival drama camps
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
While the Blyth Festival has made
an effort to attract youth through its
Young Company program for years,
in 2018 the Festival will aim for an
even younger audience with a new
drama camp program.
Aimed at children aged seven to
13, the camps will be split into two
periods, July 23-27 and July 30 -
Aug. 3.
The camps are going to be run by
accomplished theatre educator
Shannon Hughes who is currently
working on her PhD in Theatre and
Performance Studies at York
University. She earned her Master's
in Applied Theatre, which is theatre
for social change or intervention,
from the University of Capetown.
The program was recently
finalized and Hughes said she is
excited to be a part of it.
"I'm planning on introducing the
youth to a variety of different
theatrical styles while working on a
short play based on what the kids
have brought to the table," she said.
Hughes is uniquely qualified to
help bring this program to life for its
first year, having taught theatre
aspirants of all ages across the globe.
She worked in Egypt for two years
with refugees, using theatre to help
them integrate and learn language.
She also spent time as the head of a
dramatic arts program in Uganda
and has also worked in Zambia and
South Africa.
"A lot of what I have done, a lot of
my work, falls into educational and
social theatre," she said. "It has been
about devising and teaching all
different aspects of theatre,
introducing students to costume and
props and engaging in acting and
theatre training."
Her educational experience will
translate well, given the number of
youth -based programs she has been
involved with in the past.
She said she will be focusing on
devising theatre with students
because it fits the Blyth Festival's
mandate of creating new Canadian
theatre.
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"We want to make sure we're
doing that in the youth program"
How that play will look will be
completely up to the students, she
said.
"What gets to the stage will totally
come from what the kids do," she
said. "It can be a stressful way of
working as a director, but it's more
beneficial for the youth. They get to
see their own story and hear their
own voices on stage.
"Parents get to see the work of the
children as opposed to the work of a
director, which is good," she said.
Hughes said she was excited to be
coming to Blyth. While she hasn't
been here professionally, having
grown up in Listowel, she grew up
knowing about and respecting the
Blyth Festival.
"I'm living a little farther away
these days, but I'm very happy to be
coming to Blyth which is so close to
home," she said.
For more information on the
program, contact the Blyth Festival
Box Office at 519-523-9300.
Right person for the job
Listowel -native and theatre education expert Shannon
Hughes will be running new drama camps for youths age
seven to 13 for the Blyth Festival this season. Blyth Festival
General Manager Rachael King was very excited to
announce both the program and Hughes' involvement with
it. (Photo submitted)
New Taste of Huron event set
While it's no secret that Huron
County is a rural County with a
plethora of agricultural products, it
can sometimes take turning an idea
on its head to uncover the many
local gems. On May 1, 2018
Community Futures Huron will
launch the new Taste of Huron
program. The program features
"Taste Your Own Adventure" tours,
along with guided tours, contests
and more. All will be located on the
website www.tasteofhuron.com
Over the past two years the Taste
of Huron committee has been
working on a new program and
ideas. "In the past Taste of Huron
worked with various local food
businesses to create events," says
Paul Nichol of Community Futures
Huron. "While the events were
really amazing, we needed to come
up with a way for the program to be
sustainable."
This led the committee to thinking
about how they could promote local
food and a culinary tourism
experience through online initiatives.
That is when they came up with the
"Taste Your Own Adventure" tours.
"People can pick as many local
food businesses as they want,
purchase a ticket on the website and
then visit the places whenever they
feel like between June and
September," says Cathy Bieman,
Taste of Huron Co-ordinator. "Each
ticket is $5 and includes a sample
worth $5."
The program is also working with
Brad Oke and Tour the Shore, which
are personalized guided tours of
local food businesses. This will give
consumers options to either drive
themselves or get driven around.
"We are really excited about the new
Taste of Huron," says Kim Burgsma,
Committee member and owner of
Samuels Hotel in Goderich. "Not
only is there the marketing program
and tours, but customer service and
market readiness will help
businesses too."
The Taste of Huron has worked
with the Ontario Culinary Tourism
Association for years and they have
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The Taste of Huron is partnering
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