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Newest company member arrives at Festival
more affectionate and he [the calf]
seems very nice.”
Johns also commented on how
beautiful the animal is, citing its
straight back, legs and eyes as
proof..
Although Bamboozled is a
remount of last year’s sold-out hit,
Johns promises it will be different.
“There is some new material
because of the BSE situation,” he
said.
Having animals on stage with the
actors takes a lot of concentration
and also helps to ensure a different
show every night.
“You have to keep track of what
the animal’s doing and try to keep
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He Won’t Come In From The Barn, Part II. The Jersey calf is owned by Paul and Lorraine
Franken. (Saran Mann photo)
By Sarah Mann
Citizen staff
The newest cast member of the
Blyth Festival has arrived.
The golden calf being used in this
year’s production of Bamboozled:
He Won't Come In From The Bam,
Part II arrived last Tuesday
afternoon and was donated by the
Paul and Lorraine Franken family
who live near Blyth.
The calf, who has been named
Willie, stays at Murray Siertsema
when it’s not in rehearsal.
Bamboozled director Paul
Thompson, along with his
welcoming committee, walked the
calf across the main street to The
Garage Theatre where it was
introduced to Caroline Gillis, who
plays Frieda, Janet Amos, who plays
Rose, Bob Nasmith, who plays
Anton, and Ted Johns who wrote the
play and stars as the beloved Aylmer/
“Some [calves] are quite smart and
learn very quickly and then get
bored. . . Others learn more slowly,”
Johns said after meeting his newest
castmate. “Generally Jerseys are
‘‘Bamboozled’ opens Aug. 21
Aylmer Clark is back on the Blyth
Festival stage again this summer
along with his barnyard friends in
Bamboozled: He Won't Come in
From The Bam. Part II, the sequel
to the wildly successful He Won't
Come in From the Bam.
Bamboozled runs Aug. 27 - Sept. 6.
Ted Johns reprises his role of
Aylmer, and his wife Janet Amos
returns as his on-stage spouse Rose.
Bamboozled also stars Caroline
Gillis, John Jarvis and Bob Nasmith.
Willy the Golden Calf and Ribsy the
piglet round out the cast.
Artistic director Eric Coates is
thrilled to bring Aylmer and his
family back to Blyth. ‘Ted Johns is
a strong voice for farmers
everywhere. His work is funny,
unbiased and current.”
Paul Thompson (The Outdoor
Donnellys) directs this production.
Glenn Davidson designed the set
and lighting, and Victoria Wallace
(The Outdoor Donnellys) returns to
design the costumes. The stage
management team includes Kendra
Fry and Angie Jones.
Call the Blyth Festival Box office
at 523-9300 or 1-877-862-5984 or
order online at
www.blythfestival.com
Geordie Johnson to play
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the line and scene going but you
never expect it to be the same as it
was in rehearsal,” explained Johns.
To play the same character again
and again, one would have to enjoy
the character which Johns does.
“I like to think that in some way
it’s part of the culture [in Blyth], I
wanted to give an expression of the
area and the people.”
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HGeordie Johnson, a seven-year
veteran of the Stratford Festival,
returns to its Tom Patterson Theatre
stage to play Hector in
Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida.
directed by artistic director Richard
Monette.
Johnson was last at the Festival in
1999 when he played the lead roles
of Richard II in Richard II and
Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
Other Stratford roles include
Reverend Shannon in The Night of
the Iguana, Yasha in The Cherry
Orchard, Aulolycus in The Winter's
Tale, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.
Bill in Death of a Salesman,
Edmund in King Lear and Brick in
( at on a Hot Tin Roof.
Recently, Johnson starred
opposite Cynthia Dale in
Syncopation at Toronto’s Winter
Garden Theatre (2002) and played
Kerensky in the television series
Largo Winch. He is the winner of a
2000 Gemini Award for his
performance as Oliver on CTV’s
The City.
He joins the Troilus and Cressida
cast after the actor originally slated
to play the role, Andy Velasquez,
was injured in a cycling accident.
The play, which opens Aug. 13, runs
until Sept. 28 at the Tom Patterson
Theatre. It also features Peter
Donaldson as Ulysses, Bernard
Hopkins as Pandarus and Stephen
Ouimette as Thersites, with David
Snelgrove and Claire Jullien in the
title roles.
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