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THE BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL ISSUE,, 4ULY 5, 1978 —11
Terrence Dyrrant
Likes 116me.§itoNnin theotre
regional 'theatre and I'm
interested in regional art.
"I:m interested in. what people
do with their' leiSure time. I'm"
interested ,in people's pleasure
from things like' music, theatre
and the visual arts" she says.,
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JAN DUTTON
• Terence. DUrrant has acted in
'everything from theatre to' films
but he agreed to come to. the
Blyth Summer Festival this '
summer because the idea of
"homegrown" theatre appealed
to. him,.
He started his-acting career 10
years ago after attending drama
' school in •England where he spent
three years studying his craft. He
vorked in England until 1973
when he came to Canada. and. he
has been her ever since..
He has' worked for the CBC in '•
radio, television, for the •
• OECA in teleVisIon, haS.dotie—a•
couple of films--Alien Encounter,.
...And Leopard in the -SnoW and
some eommercials. . •
.The theatres he has worked in
inclUde Grand Bend, Sudbury.
Thunder Bay and now, Blyth.
He started a theatre of his own
in Toronto.. a couple of years-
ago-the Toronto, Repertoire
Theatre, . -starting-front--seratch
He had to raise the money. hire
the actors, produce the shows and
direet. productions.. He was -an
actor. director and teacher in that.
order, he says.
"I like totach young' actors. I
find that very- satisfying. I don't,
'write but I would, probably like
to,"' he says.' "It's something I
think I probably will get' into at
some point,". • he added. .
He came -to the "Blyth Summer
Festival when . Artistic Director
%lames'Roy asked him if • he would
like to play the part of the hero •
, Tiger Dunlop Huron.Tiger.
"That appealed. to me. -'Being
,amEnglish immigrant I had very
• few .opportunities offered' me' to
work in Canadian . theatre--
homegrown. theatre. It appealed
to me to come to Blyth itself and
spend' three months of • the
summer there rand the appeal of •
. the role itself; plus the fact that I
• of business probably because. it's
a non-profit organization," she
says. .
"My specific "job . is to help
Make major decisions with
James, taking care of the money
,tlfat's spent for the summer."
• Since living at the station ,house
at the edge of town, Jan has,
gotten to know a lot of people
around town and their views on
.the Blyth Centre for. the Arts.
She's going to. be running, the
whiter .program • next-..year and
hopes 'people offer suggestions as
to what .they-would like to see.
. Jan's.. other ,duties include
doing publicity for . the Centre,
taking care of tickets, answering
' phones and making sure the 30
people in the theatre company are
well taken .care. of. •
. Jan who is a grand,ate of 'the
Nova Scotia College of Art and
Design would someday like to•ao
an "art awareness" program with
the public,.
Having the experience of
vvorking in the theatre, that'll
`help me out in the future. That's
what really the job is partially
about' for 'me. I'm interested in
Dona
-Hrabluk
runs, around
. for theatre
As a production assistant with.
the Blyth Summer Festival. Dona
Hrabluk runs around a Idt.
Runs around; looking for props
that is. She goes around to people
and asks them if they have•
anything thetheatre could use for
props: She starts usually with Jim
Lawrie of Blyth who either knows
of people that have the necessary
equipment or else she said-he'll
go-to-a-dinner or something .and
pass around a list of props
needed„,'...Ae production people
also to people 'on the street
and ask them if they have things
that are, needed , for various
, productions. •
• Once those props have been
• cellected,it's up to the production •
people to make thein ready for the
stage which can mean fixing them
,toning_them.41wn or_torling
• them up and cleaning .,..and
polishing them. '
Dona did•some theatre,in high
-' school. ' After high school she
worked in graphics 'and type-
setting for, four years, an
experience which• has helped her
with her present job of collecting
' props.
"It's hood for public relations ,
and things like that. 'It's helped
me-,in that-way,,i',. Dona says.. '
Dona will be entering her
second year' at York University
. this fall where.' she' is .taking•the
Jan Dutton , just became the
administrative director for Blyth
Centre for the Arts in, April but
she's been kept bu'Sy 'ever since
she started.
' When she ,Started they were
just finishing up the winter
program and she worked on the
Enron/Old Tyme Festival and the •
Craft and Antique Fair.
"I'Ve had 'a lot to do with
appling 'for a lot 'of grants for
oprating costs ftzr the summer,"
she-says. ••
She recently had the-
experienee of watching a whole
day 'of auditioning in Toronto
along with artistic director James
Honors PrograM in Theatre
Production and Design,
Dona says one of her professors
at York. University told his
students that there were jobs in
• Blyth so she canie•up and had 'an,
interview with 13jarne
christensen and James Roy and
got the job.
Shas n't ,sktre:yei_j1141. what her.
main Main interest in' the theatre is
although one thing's for sure. It's
nOt'acting in' front of an audience
that ,atraqs her.
"I'd like,to try •things.ow. I like
building p,rops, constructing.
things like that. I enjoy lighting.
and costuming. I'd like to try
design maybe..I'd .like, to try as
Much as. I can, befbie .1 settle;
doWn,!', she says.
Dona has worked for the Young
Peoples Theatre, the Guelph
Spring Festival and also in
productions at York. •
Roy,. which she describes, as a
really_educational experience for
her.
• "Basically I've learned a . lot
.about:theatre.. The 'theatre 'runs a
lot differently than any other kid
like James.", he says.
He knew nothing about Tiger
Dunlop when- he-canteitere. He
had to start' completely from
scratch so he* got out some
academic history' hooks "for the
period from i792 to 1841., Then he
read-Dunlop's biography;-and- has
been working this week on some
of Dunlop's own writing as well,
He has also been to see Tiger
Dunlop's grave and the museum
in Goderich.. "Most of • my
energies so far have been spent
en background 'research,," he
sayS.
-Teien'ee first met -James Roy in
-Toronto three Or four years ago
and then. met' him again a, few .
months ago in Toronto, when
James was preparing fortthe, new
Blyth, season and that was when.
James asked him if he :would like
to play the role: of, Tiger Dunlop.
-,A'sked 'about hiS preference of
film or live theatre. Terence says,
,---1-,,Itive-workir g.. theatre: My
experience in films „hanst. really
been wide enough. haven't 'had
a starring role in movies which'
would like to do." '
'He took a moment to talk about
the tilm industry; which he says is'
• expanding in Canlida r
Besides his role' in Tiger.
Dunlop he will also be playing
in Gweprioline, tnit his role hadn't
been decided - yet when • the
interview took place. •
'His interests arc broad, taking
in politics, philosophy. acid the
other branches of the arts such as
music and literatine. He's not a
hobby type pers'on. He's more
interested iu intellectual pursuits.
He . is also: interested in non-
cemoetitive sports, he likes
watching sports as a, spectator.
..says ..,,he admires gifted
athlete's"`' and then adds, "I
Suppose 1 admire anybody 'who
can do things really well,"
He is not a,Stanislaysky method
Actor but le very definately
applies method to his work. -1
' discipline myself to apply method
to my work.. I'm obsessively
fascinated by this process of
acting which is why I'm
inter,eSted in both acting and
teaching."
He believes that a methodical
approach is necessary to acting.
It'•$ a process where you start with
problem A and work your way
through to problem Z. It's 'work
and a lot of dedication," he says:
When the Blyth Summer
.Festival season is over he says he
will probably work in another
theatre somewhere in Canada.
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