The Brussels Post, 1978-07-05, Page 24.Adair's parents introduced him to
JaMes who WOS looking for a
carpenter.
had my interview over lunch
with Rjarne (the r theatre's.
production manager) and here I
am," Adair says,
As the carpenter he is resport ,
sible for building sets, along with
stage managing the changes in.
the sets. from one show to
anedier.
After the Summer Festival
season is over,. Adair has the
option of going back to the
University where he could super-
vise the -various campus theatre,
groups of which there are about
eight or ten, The University does
two major shows a year.
Adair would like to work in
Theatre Aquarius again in.
Hamiltion, where all his friends
are.
- Adair comes .from a family of
seven children only one of whom
with the Players . Guild in snot interested in theatre work.
Hamilton, his parents were in a She's an economist in New
show at the University that jambs Guinea. The interest _ in the
Roy, artistic director .ofthe .Blyth theatre comes perhaps from
Summer Festival was _directing. Adair's grandmother who. was
At a party after that .play 'interestingly enough, a director.
Donna Schmitt collects props,
builds sets and climbs to lights
Adair Radish, the carpenter at
the Blyth Summer festival is.
originally from Effingham., in
Surrey, south of London in -
England,
When his father got a job at
McMaster University in
Hamilton, he and his family
packed up their things and I
years later Adair's father is still
teaching at Mac.
Five years ago, Adair was a
production assistant with Theatre
Aquarius in Hamilton, and for
two summers after that he worked
for the Ontario Youth Theatre in
their summer. youth program.
Between those two summers he
- worked with Alberta Theatre
Projects in Calgary as a
technician.
For thp last two years he has
worked as an assistant technical.
di”ector with McMaster.. Last
year while he was doing a show
12 --THE BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL ISSUao JULY 5 / 1918
Adair Redish
DONNA SCHMITT
Play helps
celebrate
(Continued from Page 9)
Before becoming Mrs. Dunlop,
Lou had dressed in the rough
clothes of a servant, but with her
elevated status, she changes to
silks and satins,• and nothing else
will do, even when she's milking
the cows. The housekeeper
becomes a lady and wastes no
time in flaunting her position
before her fellow townspeople.
Other characters in the play
include John Galt, Jr. and his
wife, Helen and Robert Dunlop,
the Tiger's brother, a former
naval hero who spent much of his
tinie at Gairbraid with his books
aid collection of rare botanical
p!antST
Galt, son of the first agent of
the Canada Company, pictured
himself a farmer andimonthPiece
fct the settlers' grievances; but in
With he Was an idealist, a
'm other of the gentry and a poor
spokesperson for the Ordinary
settler who was merely subsisting.
On his Huron Tract iatid.
Mrs. Gait, a member of the
same social circle as her husband,
is the most "nerinal character"
said Colley, in this "S06 of
treentrieily."
Donna Schmitt, as production
assistant for the Blyth Summer
Festival has a job that really is
necessary to let the show go on,
She has to pick up the props.
At interview time, Donna was
seeking office 'furniture For the
theatre production of His OWn
Boss.
Eventually Donna would like to
get into painting. She had' been
painting sets at high school in
Kitchener but left high school
after Grade 1 I and went to
Conestoga College to take a short
course in creating. a career to give
her an idea of what she wanted to
do.
Conestoga gave names of
places where you could get
experience and the Blyth Summer
Festival \ vou Id take people
without experience who were
willing to .learn. Donna had taken
three art courses in high school
and when she was interviewed
they agreed to take her on.
As well as looking for props she
has been helping to build secs,
and doing a few other things as
well. Really her job entails
helping everybody else.
"You Can't be afraid of heights
because you have to help put up
the lights,- Donna says. She also
has to help the carpenters and the
lighting technician.
"You just have to be able to
deal with people and willing to
learn,'' she says,
ADAIR RE:DISH
Michelle
Burr is
wardrobe
assistant
Michelle Burr is one local girl
who will be working for the Blyth
Summer Festival this summer.
She comes ' from Londesbora
and as a wardrobe assistant she
has a lot to keep her hands busy.
Her duties include the upkeep of
the costumes that will be used in
the plays, assisting with buying
materials :for the costumes,
helping with the hand and
machine sewing. doing the
laundry and shining shoes when
they need it. She is also present at
costume fittings to take notes or
'assist if needed.
It was through her- home
economics teacher -at Central
Huron High School that Michelle
got the job with the theatre. The
teacher recommended Michelle
for .the position of wardrobe
assistant. •
Before she came to the theatre,
Michelle had a steady babysitting
job. Her future ambitions include
going to hairdressing school in
London to become a professional
hairdresser.
She says 117 she couldn't
hairdresser she wouldn't
being a seamstress.
MICHELLE BURR
Liz Haden
addicted
to theatre.
As a production: .assistant With
the Blyth Summer Festival Liz.
Haden has quite a long list of jobs
to keep her busy.
She will be in charge of props
for one show—either Owendolinc
or. The School Show. For the
Huron Tiger she will be helping in
props assisting Adair Redish on
construction, helping Kathryn
Kiernan-Molloy with , the
costumes.
She had her first training in
Montreal-at a community college
and did two years in their
professional theatre technology
program. After that she decided
to go to York University where
she has completed .two years of
their theatre program and will
hopcfUlly be going into her third
year next fall. She has also
worked at the Guelph Spring
Festival.
"My major interests are
Lighting, stage management, and
carpentry," she says..
She held a technical assistant
position at the school s this year.
LIZ HADEN
Despite her interest in the
technical side of the theatre, Liz
has no desire to appear on the
stage and as if to add emphasis to
this point, she says, ''never
ever."
Asked the reason for her
non-desire to be an actress, she
Said that in school she had tried
out for a tree in Peter Pan and
was taller than the rest of the
trees. .She also tried out for the
part of the mother in that play but
was taller than the person playing
the father.
"So I painted'thesets instead.
Theatre hooked me. I'm addicted
to it," she said of her perser-
verance in the theatrical field.
be a
mind
B. J. FABRICS
wishes to congratulate the
Blyth Summer Festival, and
hopes the third season will be
a great success.
B. J. FABRICS
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