The Citizen, 1991-05-15, Page 35THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15,1991. PAGE 35.
Johns' comedy
opens season Entertainment
The season at Blyth Festival this
year has promised a designed focus
on family and community. “The
five plays, while different, are writ
ten by wonderful Canadian artists
who continue to care and wonder
about the universe where we live,”
said Artistic Director Peter Smith.
“The upheaval in Canada, and in
fact, the world, have caused artists
to examine what it means to be part
of a community.”
formances until August 24. It is
based on Margaret Laurence’s
novel. It looks at age and desire and
how life can deal many tricks, but it
cannot extinguish the fire.
The final show, “Cornflower
Blue” by Kelly Rebar, opens
August 8, with performances until
September 14. It’s the story of
Mervyl, who has travelled home to
write a play. Everything gets in the
way- her husband, her best friend
and Judy, the hairdresser. In this
Johns, Amos appear in
dinner theatre production
Ted Johns', political comedy,
“Two Brothers”, opens on June 13
with performances until September
7. It pokes fun at new and old con
servatism and offers a humourous,
insightful look at family, govern
ment, and flags. Johns tells the tale
of two brothers: Vincent, the apple
of his father’s eye and Gus, his
unfortunate brother. Mr. Smith
directs.
The second play with perfor
mances from June 18 to August 24,
is Layne Coleman’s “Barbershop
Quartet”. The play takes place in a
small Ontario town and involves a
female barbershop quartet from
Seaforth, local bagpipers and six
actors. Jerry Franken is back in this
community comedy, playing Jim
Buddy, the barber.
comic, bittersweet look at relation
ships and what home means, music
of the country will sweep you up
and take you to Cornflower, Alber
ta.
“There is an incredible array of
talent assembling at this festival
with rehearsals beginning May 20,”
says Mr. Smith. “Artists, designers,
and technicians from all over this
glorious land and their energies
will combine to help produce five
new plays that come from the trees,
water and rocks of Canada. I am
very excited, and honoured to be
here and look forward to your
response and thoughts as this sea
son unfolds.”
Tickets are now on sale at the
Blyth Festival Box Office. Ticket
prices to performances are: $9 for
Previews, $15 for evening perfor-
Two of the most familiar faces
from the Blyth Festival stage over
the years will present a special din
ner theatre production for the
Goderich Rotary Club May 31 and
Saturday, June 1..
Ted Johns and Janet Amos will
join forces for the presentation at
the Livery Theatre in Goderich.
The theatre presentation will take
place after a dinner at North St.
United Church. The couple will
present excerpts from various
plays the two have appeared in over
the years. Ted Johns said he will
perform pieces from his past pro
ductions such as "He Won't Come
In From the Bam" and "The School
Show" and may even perform a
snippet from his new play "Two
Brothers" which he has written
(and will perform in) for this sum
mer’s Blyth Festival.
pieces from some of the plays she
has been in and they will act
together in a scene from "He Won't
Come In From The Bam" which
they acted in together in Blyth.
The show has been a long time in
the making. Mr. Johns said the cou
ple had been approached some time
ago by Mac Campbell of the
Goderich Rotary Club about doing
schedule and Janet's schedule had
n't worked out so they could work
together until now. Proceeds from
the shows will go to support the
development of St. Christopher's
Beach.
Tickets for dinner and theatre are
$27 for Friday night and $29 for
Saturday night. Tickets are on sale
in Blyth at The Saga.
RED CROSS
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Sean Dixon’s “End of the World
Romance”, involves a family sepa
rated by time, distance and energy.
A woman sits on the wrath of the
wind to save the city, and if you
think that’s incredible, she punched
her husband 3,000 miles 12 years
ago, so hard that he landed in Win
nipeg. In the great tradition of story
telling comes this tale about family,
a tale that is part fable, part
vaudeville, and part love story. Mr.
Smith and his wife, Laurel Paetz,
play the husband and wife. “End of
the World Romance”, opens on
July 11, with performances until
August 23.
The fourth show, “The Stone
Angel” opens on July 18 with per-
mances-Monday through Friday,
$15 for Thursday, Friday, and Sat
urday matinees, $19.50 for Satur
day evening performances and
$8.50 for Youth at any perfor
mance. All ticket prices include
seven percent GST. A 10 percent
group discount is available for
groups of 20 or more. For a free
season brochure or more informa
tion call the Blyth Festival hot-line-
(519) 523-9300.
His wife Janet will perform
a special presentation but his
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