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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2006. PAGE 19.
Leisure
for
Bill & Marion Young
on
Saturday, August 26
2:00 to 4:00 pm
at Blyth United Church
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`Schoolhouse' shines in second act
At the 'Schoolhouse'
From left: Michelle Polak, Anne Anglin and Marie Beath Badian appear in Leanna Brodie's
Schoolhouse, the 100th premiere production at Blyth Festival which opened on Friday night.
(Terry Manzo photo)
Theatre review
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
It was a night of celebration at
Blyth Festival on Friday night as it
premiered its 100th play, Leanna
Brodie's thoughtful Schoolhouse.
Directed by Leah Cherniak,
Schoolhouse's first act is nice
enough, though seems a little forced
at times. Like a well-taught class,
however, the production steadily
improves; the second act is a well-
crafted, well acted, beautifully
inspired piece.
And this seems fitting. The
Festival's mandate is in creating, and
with creation comes fine-tuning.
With Schoolhouse they have a very
good start, that will only get better
and better.
Amy Jo Scherman is
Schoolhouse's dedicated teacher,
Miss Linton. She arrives at Jericho
School #1 in 1937. Striking the right
balance of discipline and respect she
wins over her rambunctious pupils
handily. It is only when presented
with a new challenge, the training
school boy, Ewart, that we fully
appreciate her compassion as well.
In addition to revisiting the old
one-room schoolhouse, Brodie
brings into that community, a
number of sensitive topics including
self-mutiliation and abuse. She
weaves in a number of stories, and
does so with sensitivity and
gentleness, giving them their due,
but managing amidst the dark topics
to bring in light.
The one-room school was a unique
learning community, where children
of various academic strengths and
ages were educated together. Each of
them are depicted in the Festival's
production.
In casting for the play, artistic
director Eric Coates opted to have
adults in the majority of children's
roles, rather than place such
demands on young actors. Even
Central Huron student John
Munnings, the youngest on stage,
plays a first grader.
The move works amazingly well.
Not only do the 'old folks' manage
GEORGIIVANDER WOUDEN
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along with Carl, Robert & Leo, ,:,,,:
announce the upcoming wed- '.?
ding celebration of their only
daughter, i le,
ANITA JOANNE
TO
NED FAROUK GEORGY,
son of Farouk and Suna Georgy
of Barrie.
Friends and neighbours are jij
welcome to Join In the festivities
on August 26th at the home of
her parents, Te-Em Farm. The
happy couple resides In
Vancouver. For more information
please call 482-3020
Ron and Marg Cook
and
Joe and Jeanne Kucan
are pleased to announce
the forthcoming marriage
of their children
Shannon Michelle
and
Michael Joseph
on
Saturday, August 26, 2006 ,
at the bride's home
in Belgrave.
Scherman stands tall and strong as
the teacher, a woman living in a time
when options were limited, but not
believing it for a minute. She is able
to show that being strong as a
woman need not mean being
unfeminine.
The set design by Glenn Davidson
is a wonder, evoking the quaintness
of the old one-room schoolhouse one
moment and transforming with
barely a blip to someone's home, the
local hall and even an outhouse.
Like Blyth Festival, Schoolhouse
is a Canadian story. It is an excellent
choice to mark the theatre's 100th
milestone, compelling and richly
rural.
Schoolhouse is at Blyth Festival
until Sept. 2.
to pull it off, but they are able to
texture the parts with dimensions
that may not have existed otherwise.
The decision also allows for the
actors to play the parents of their
young characters for an entertaining
spin.
While they do admirable jobs, it is
Dora award-winning Michelle Polak
who steals scene after scene as the
bright outcast Milton. Her
performance during the school's
Christmas concert is a riot.
Ian Lake is suitably sullen as
Ewart, and Clifford Cardinal gives
us a dapper suitor for Miss Linton.