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Then he taught for a couple of
years in Sierra - Leorie,. West
Africa. In 1969,, he came to
Canada to do further academic
research and receiv4 his Ph. 1:0:
at McMaster University. All of
his degrees are in 'classics
basically Latin and Greek liter -
at ure.
He ..became interested in
theatre after having. formed a
drama group in Sierra Leona with
some friends and putting on one
production.
• 'That's all I needed to spark up
my interest," he said,.
. .
• When he went to McMaster he
was. doing 'about six amateur
theatre producton a year. He
managed to 'g e t his degree but he
was more interested in the
theatre•than his classes. He even'
directed .a couple of plays at
McMaster. •• They 'were • the
Resounding. Tinkle by M.F.
Siripmni- and . The. Browning
Version by Terence Rattigan.
One 'of his rayon( lie roles at
McMaster Was that of Richard the
Ill.
Chris was aski.‘d to conic to
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Actor Chris
Kelk is also
a runner
and scholar
'Theatre and long distance
running are the two main loves of
Chris Kelk, a young actor who
will be playing the part of Tiger
Dunlop's older brother in the
Blyth , Summer • Festival
production of Tiger Dunlop.
Chris who is froM England
Went. .to school in Yorkshire. and
worked on his first degree at St.
Andrews in Scotland from 196240.-
1966, He also did a year at
4—THE BtYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL ISSUE, JULY 5, torne'-Ch7stonsents.bock:-this
.edr as !production manager
to Blyth this year was at the summers during' his 'high school
Tarragon Theatre ' in Toronto years. •
'whore he also worked as a As for what he'll be dOing When
technical director, the Summer 'Festival's season
He did do a bit of acting at high.. ends:he' said he's got about four.
school and university but says different,jobSthat he's looking at
that 'his main - .background is iii,_ in Toronto 'and, around. •
electronics because he studied' • •
that • in high school and even
before high school.
Originally after high school he
•went , into engineering but
discovered he didn't like it _ very
"..tinich. Then' he did .social work for •
two years. He decided after that
that•-The wt-tideerto - go back to
school, ,but not in engineering so
that's when he ‘,..nt to York
University a-nd—i4tutlicd thealie
prOdikti—on •
Bajrne says. he's always been . September 26 - 30, '1076--- • tech n ically • oriented:.
worked for quite a feW yearS as.a
-carp-en-ter- including .. • some
• CHRIS KELK • •
Blyth by- artistic director James
--Roy -who had seen him -in a
- theatre- productionand asked hint
-•to become a member of the Blyth
company-..
ome of the theatres he has
,worked with include The Theatre
Hair Co m Pany—wIt
schOol -company. They toured all
the high schools in Ontario for
seen months, the Shaw Festival,
Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton.
the Toronto Free' Theatre,
Carousel Plays in St. Catharines,
Magnus Theatre Northwest in
Thunder Bay. and Cabbagelown
Theatre.
He .also took part,,--in a
McMaster Acting class when
Douglas Campbell directed a Play
there. •
He has been actively. involved
in professional theatre for live
years. . „
Aside from his interest in the
theatre he is also interested in .
long distance running and runs in
the Boston Marathon every year.
The theatre and running arc
equal loves of his life but as• he
"Theatre is my career. You
don't make. « career . out of
running down the road."
('hri' says he's not a
Stanislaysky 'method actor. "I
think I'm more ()I' a gut actor
rather than a technical actor. I
don't subscribe to that. I don't
rely on technique so•much. I work
from the inside "out," he said.
N le as Tiger Dunlop's
older two cr he says. "1.think
is he farthest from my
character I've played..He's a very
sickly character who is constanil
overshadowed by his younger
brother. I lied. it interesting and
hard work from that point of
view," he said.
Bjarne Christensen, prodUCtion
manager for the Blyth StiMmer
--Festiv61----"h-a-s—lefir- a part in
technical ,dithecting'ever since his
high school days'at Central Huron
'in Clintoe.
• But •hiS job., at the Summer
Festival takes in a lot more than
just technical. directing. As the
/production managerhe's respon-
sible for co,tirdiriating all aspects
of' the productions. That 4neludes
• sets, lighting,. costumes, stage
managing, rehearsal schedules,
and in..general• looking after all
the theatre facilities. •
At the Blyth..Sernmer Festival,
•-Bjaree must • also act as the
• technical director, 'whiCh means
not . only 'co-ordinating the
building of sets but supervising
the building of them -and makiiig•
suggestions as to what kinds of
materials should be used.
' It's also his responsibility to
.look after the money for technical
• materials. to see wbereit's spent':
and how it's sp"Odi and he also;'-h.=
works very eloSely - with the
designers. •
Since the theatre is getting ail
• air conditioning-system-put in' this
ye an, Bjarne must also make sure
rehearsals are scheduled around
this and must also look for the.
• securin g •• of an. electrical
contract* • and a carpentry
Contractor.
Brjarne got some of his training
at York 'Ialniversity where he went
for four years and studied theatre'
production and design. Before
that he lived hi 'Clinton arid got
Some background in technical
work froM doing • it for the high
school productions there, •
This is not Bjarne 's first time
working with the Blyth 'Summer
Festival'. He - was 'technical.
director two years ago, and last
year he worked only as a technical
adviser for the theatre because' he
Wanted some time off. •
His last job before corning back
MARNE CH RISTENSEN en ineerin ' oriented • lus he's. g g
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