HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-07-03, Page 33'13,0fT11::1)101VIER.--FE$TIVAL:.iSS1).4'
PlaYinglhe parts ofSant in. . the theatre was at that time
St Sam of the Nuke and ..and how much I liked it."
Greg in V1L Be l3ack For You Originally from London,
Before Midnight, will be a Ontario, but now livingin
new eXPerience for Tom '
Arnott7—his Argt season in
Blyth and his first roles in
plays.
was ,brought up on
Beckett and'Shakespeare,
rve neverreally done a
Canadian play before," lie
said.
think people are begin-
ning to Strew an interest in
Canadian drama," he said,
adding that he ,hopes they
can get away from the history
plays that have become a hie' '
part of Canadian theatre.,_.„
A graduate Mini Uni-
versity of Westrn Ontario
with a„B.A. in English, Torn_
during his first
year of university that he
became interested in per-
.
forming.
He said his introduction to
Blyth theatre came abput six
• years ago when he was
touring with a "feminist
musical" called Straight
Jackets.
"1 remember how intimate
But book early!
1
Centralia, Tom said he has past Ave, or. sir years. sometimes . that first step
gabled' Most of his acting ,ife said be finds a lot of onto the stage really' takes a'''
experience at Centre ; Stage pressure' associated with great effort." .
and Theatre London O'er the Performing on stage, and • "I think I am more sulted
to television than te, the
stage, simply because I ami't
have the technical knowledge
for the, stage," he said
"Besides, the pressure isn't
there in television."
Tom said he would like to
try directing some tirne in the
future, but that it is by no
means an easy job.
!lit is a difficult thing to
have your mind focussed on
so many, different things. A
director has to lookat
,everything on the stage,, he
said. "Actors get in front of,
an audience; A director has to
over, view everything."
As for the future, Tom said
he'd like to make a little
money and buy a farm, doing
two or three plays a year just
to keep in touch.
. •
‘41,Would like to be •at the
point where I didn't have to
depend on acting for an
income, and could be more
Selective about roles."
Tom Arnott
Church suppers a Blyth specialty
Women's catering
groups in the Blyth area are
going to be busy this summer
as they prepare to feed
hungry groups of theatre
goers before showtime at this .
year's Blyth Summer
Festival.
Because of the success of
the Saturday night suppers
during the Blyth Festival's
1979 season, more suppers
and a lunch before Thursday
matinee performances have
been added.
Among the groups helping
to serve up the traditional
meal of meat, salads, rolls
and home baked desserts will
be the Blyth United Church
Women, the Londesboro
Women's Institute, the
Londesboro United Church
Women, the Westfield
Restaurant, the Walton
United Church Women, the
Belgrave United Church
Women and the Brussels
United Church Women.
Dinners are served at 6
Summer student
tackles supplement job,
This year's Blyth
Supplement is the
culmination of many long
hours and late 'nights of
work by Jim Heer, -a
summer reporter for the
Huron Expositor and a
third year student of
Conestoga College, Doon
Campus.
Most of , the writing,
photography and layout
was done by Jim. and lite
result is an eye -pleasing
and informative look at the
Blyth Festival.
Jim, 20. whose home is
Waterloo, was hired for the
Expositor this summer
partly becau se of his
interest and background in
theatre and partly because
of the outstanding record
he has compiled at the
journalism program at
Conestoga in his first two
years.
Between high school and
college he managed a small
theatre troupe for a year. It
yeas a federally sponsored
' project.
After. he completes his
journalism training at
Conestoga nett year he
. hopes to enro:1 in the
University of Toronto.
Jim's goal is to round out
his education with a degree
In political science.
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p.m. on Friday and Saturday
nights in community ' and
church halls in 'Blyth and
suriounding area and are
normally held in the catering
group's home village. The
same applies to lunch at
twelve noon before Thursday
matinees.
Tickets for the supper are
sold only through the Blyth
Summer Festival box office
(519-523-9300) and the cost is
$6 for adults, $3 for children
under 14 for suppers and
$4.00 for adults and $2 for
children for lunch. Reser-
vations must be made at
For Fine
least two days in advance of
the supper date but theatre
patrons are advised to make
their reservations as far in
advance as possible.
The Blyth Lions Club has
planned a summer of bar-
becues for Blyth locals4 and
1,4sitors. The main item on
the menu is, • of course,
barbecued pork chops cooked
by the local chefs themselves
at the Lions park in the south
end of the village.
The group has organized
the meals to fall on every
Wednesday starting July 9,
to August 27.
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