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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-07-03, Page 29ThE 007.0'641VIMER_FESTIVAll'...!PSUR:, says myth. theitia ilrin alter- problems in, Weatern theatre. , uatw to tha Slraller4 'endot "',Theate 1'think is 1stH Shot -festiVals 'anti mWh. struggling in the West!" he mareto*qrch with Its 'd • siirnalinding. • .6tr1t1tit1itY `im inediate;", In. the' west, 1 think -eAP. a9ung 4 $ 'tip' a bit museUrn oriented, It .:the 'SUinitier,, festival, _doe's/et relate to 14,rdee, returning to 13lyth A444tional Theatte,, sdiiow for a second season, will be wa•tulle /in 1974, H.40e6. playing the•Parts of Fudge in ' ' . John 410' the YliSsus and George in I'll Be Back Por You,Before 1Vlidnight. Ths r' th theatuf ily probably the most. intouch • said- acting in professtonal theatre orne fast for hint; He said' be moved from high . school to theatre School in Montreal and then . onto professional theatre so Trick - •theatre with the community, ly, he needed time to get of any -other place in Can over the hurdles. ada," he said. , • He explained it was for Hardee, who fives outside that reason he left acting for of Calgary, said he still sees- awhile -and concentrated -on' h..tiOng his log honte. • - The' honSew has 4 tot41`,oi • 1, 00 sq are feetof living space with an tipper storey.' Hat'clee said It ook about 12 " months to complete the log ,strueture4 ' Be said h s like If with%mitch Mere cl erninethods than before and. they v,e become a 'pbpular helm alternative „prov- inces like rit.ishCcriumbia where the, vvood'is; available. . , • He added be W,erked ,as a • professional builder for eight months after- he had coin- pleted his own log home, but , soon found he wanted to go - -back-to :pie theatre, Acting sirice-he was 12, Tom Hauff is a veteran of Movies Acting 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 started out as elocution, lessons as a child; ended up as acting lessons and an audition at CBC'in V•anaou- ver. This year ptaying the part of Matt in 'John and the Missils, and working on the collective production 'of The Life, That Jack _Built, Tom aid he thinks he does better work in film and television. "1 think I do better Work in film and television, but stage work is harder and better for me, I learn more," he said., "It makes me open up much more," he added. Theatre tike that in 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 "Thc only way we can develop a pride in the coun- try is to be shpwn how interesting it is." he said. "With the state of the world and the §tate of the provinces, there has to be a sense of country - of placd," he adacd. 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 when he played the part of Mr. Digby. Receiving an ACTRA award nomination for his performance in Summer Children, Tom said he felt complimented with the nom- ination. "I used to thitik the ACTRA awards were gar- bage, but once I wasinomin- ated, I thought it, was a compliment because it comes from your peers." Winning the award he said, is not as important as being nominated. gsqCA6 hltdo to the Blyth Summer Festival on your sixth season • Mannings Building Supplies Ltd. Proprietors Douwe Wilts a Gary Courtney . , 523:9305 Blyth Ont. “Iipp�4414.19g,:6400f4g is tougher. than Aheatie," he, saict „with a Sinile No *hat be has had the teqndersthn4 thot ,ive4 fez.faking a break. from 'theatre Hardee 'paid.he has.. 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