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Clinton News-Record, 1983-06-22, Page 3e inil t e y Shelley Mei`hee When the lights shine, the curtain rises and the 1983 season of the Blyth Summer Festival begins. the audience will see the final culmination of months of planning and preparation. Friday evening the Festival will open its season with a new Canadian play Nobody's Child. Set in 1910 the play written by Janice Wiseman tells the story of two poor English children, Jack and Winnie, who are sent from the Barnardo Homes in England to find work and a new beginning in Canada. The play revolves around these two children who struggle to better themselves. ee es at t, yt Talent and enthusiasm brings plays to stage g CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE V, er F Young .1ank k sent to work on a farm owned by Toni and Agnes Cunningham. Mrs. Cunningham too has an ambitious goal for the future. One of the first veterinary nurses in Canada, her dream is to succeed at her work in an effort to buy back her grandfather's farm in England. Audiences at Blyth will see the story un- fold on the stage. However what the au- dience does not see is how plays like Nobody's Child are created and developed for their stage debuts at Blyth. It takes the talent, imagination and hard work of playwrights, directors, producers, lighting and sound technicians, scenic painters, costume designers, carpenters, the property mistress, and of course the actors and actresses, to bring Blyth Festival productions to the stage. For the past month the Festival staff have been focussing all their attention and energies towards the opening play of the season, Nobody's Child. Taking Ms. Wiseman's script and play concept, each department has studied, discos. ed and suggested ideas in an effort to re-create an authentic 1910 rural Cana- dian setting. In the set design department, scenic painter Jules Tonus has had the detailed task of building the interior of a country farmhouse. Using a small scrap of long forgotten wallpaper, he has made a papered wall which closely resembles the intricate design of the original covering. Wood panelling for walls has been made with a versatile theatre product, scenic dope. The thick liquid is made from calcium car- bonate, white paint and glue. Jules spread the scenic dope on sheets of board, then tooled in a wood grain texture. A brown wash completes the natural wood look. A set is not complete until all the fur- niture and accessories are added. As pro- perty mistress it is Elaine Allen's job to give the set its realistic finishing touches. After reading the script Elaine deter- mines what items she will need. She's then off in her pick-up truck on an all-out cam- paign to borrow as much furniture and ex- tras as can be found. Blyth Festival Board members and local stores help out in this department. Some items must be purchas- ed but Elaine noted, "There's never enough time or money with summer theatre." Antique furniture pieces are the most difficult items to borrow. People are not willing to lend their prized antiques, Elaine admitted. Just last week Elaine finally searched out a sideboard, suitable to the 1910 setting. Susan Klabunde of London and Ann Webster of Wingham are beginning their theatrical careers at the Blyth Summer Festival. Hired under a student employment pr' gram, Susan and Ann work in the carpentry and production departments at the Festival. I Shelley McPhee photo) A ar ea food stores going metric.. • from page 'D in 21 areas ac and is now co progressively end of 1983. From the start date of conversion in this area, grocery advertising will show prices by both metric and Imperial units. For ex- ample, grow: meat might be advertised at both $3.30 per kilogram and $1.50 per pound. Under the provisions of the Weights and Measures regulations, advertising stating prices in both metric and Imperial units will be allowed to continue until the end of December 1983. After this date metric units will be used exclusively. Metric Commission Canada has prepared an extensive public awareness ross Canada in January 1982 coy the rest of the country in the two-year period to the program. As part of it, information pam- phlets and posters will be available in the stores to help shoppers adapt to metric units. It was also announced that a service to respond to consumer complaints during the changeover has been established by Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada. As a first step, consumers are asked to discuss any difficulties - such as apparent price discrepancies - with the manager of the store involved. Then, if the matter can- not be resolved satisfactorily, consumers are invited to contact the nearest of the department's 27 district offices across Canada where the complaint will be followed up. 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GROVES TV ile APPLIANCES "We We service what we ieIP' 10 HURON ST., CLINT,, 14 42=4414 On Saturdays Elaine can usually be found browsing and buying at the various garage sales in the area. However for Nosu,. a y's Child the property mistress has had an extraordinary task, locating old veterinarian tools. Vet clinics in Wingham, Goderich and London helped Elaine locate some rather vicious looking tools, like horse tooth extractors and birthing shears. Working on a tight time schedule, Elaine is constantly on the look -out for props. Her job is made much easier with the use of her nearby telephone. "The phone and the yellow pages are my best friends," she noted, before heading out to see a collection of blue granite ware, more accessories which will give Nobody's Child its believable, authentic look. Next door to Elaine's piled -high office is the costuming department. Resident costume designer and cutter Kerry Hackett and her assistant Karen McVey spend their days creating and altering the impressive display of outfits worn by cast members. For Nobody's Child the costuming department duo have altered and prepared 18 outfits, including 10 period costumes, fashioned from Kerry's own drawings. Before creating the costumes, Kerry meets with the director to establish the type of outfits that will best suit the play. They discuss the time period, the setting, the characters' roles and personalities. Kerry then begins researching her project by studying old photos and catalogues and her impressions and ideas are put to paper. After drawings are approved by the director Kerry starts shopping for material, costumes that can be altered, shoes, hats and all the accessories needed to complete the costumes. Costuming for Nobody's Child has been a particular challenge for Kerry and Karen. The time setting for the play, 1910, was an indistinct fashion period. Still the Blyth Summer Festival costuming department has created an array of special outfits that will round out the season opener. Another behind the scenes department that rarely shines in the limelight is the production crew. Some of the hardest working Festival staffers can be found here, building all the parts for the critical- ly acclaimed sets. Amongst the lumber, tools and sawdust can be found two of the Summer Festival's happiest employees, 19 -year-old Susan Klabunde of London and Ann Webster, 20, of Wingham. PAGE 3 Summer students at the theatre, Susan and Ann have impressive sounding work titles, but both happily admit, "we're the go -f ers. " Ann, a recent graduate from the Niagara College of 'Theatre Arts, is spen- ding her third summer at the Festival, working as the production assistant and technical co-ordinator for the children's theatre. Susan, a second year student at the H.B. Beal Art School in London, is the assistant carpenter. Ann and Susan help to build sets, run er- rands, meet actors at the train station in Stratford and spend a great deal of time carrying materials up to the second floor carpentry workshop. "Today," Susan said, "we moved four years worth of old sets from a barn. It was a lug around day. We're often seen trotting down the streets, lugging pails of stuff." 'People get used to seeing us at it again," Ann noted. What makes Susan and Ann so special is not their jobs, but their attitudes. They happily giggle and find fun in most chores, and both agree that their summer work is giving them good experience which will enhance their future theatrical careers. Ann and Susan share a common feeling with all the people who have made the Blyth Summer Festival one of the top theatres in the nation. Jules Tonus simply says that Blyth is a lovely place to work. The Festival's com- mitment to produce new Canadian shows, is the "incredible part of this place," ac- cording to Jules. His first summer at Blyth, Jules noted that in an effort to work for the Festival, •'I phoned every day and left all those huge messages." Elaine Allen is back for her second Year at Blyth as property mistress. She loves the friendly character of the village and the time people take to stop and visit. For Kerry Hackett, the Blyth Summer Festival has given her an opportunity to design and co-ordinate her own shop, with her own choice of assistant. Kerry is spending her third summer in Blyth and she said of the village, "It's a healthy community, it makes me feel good." It is with this positive attitude and a great appreciation for the audience sup- port, that the behind the scenes depart- ments at the Blyth Summer Festival work. The enthusiasm, professionalism and perfection all help make Blyth plays sure hits. PART-TIME AND CONTINUINC EDUCATION Welcome to Summer'83 at Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology. We hove planned courses for the summer in response to your enthusiastic support for our- Spring offerings. In our effort to make College courses and facilities more accessible to you, courses will be offered at all six campuses. Most courses begin in July. Courses offered at the Clinton Campus are listed below. Should you require further information or wish a copy of a summer tabloid listing the courses offered at all six campus locations, please telephone 482-3458 or visit the Continuing Education office at the campus nearest you. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday, plus 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. You may register and pay your fees at any Continuing Education office. ACADEMIC Home Study (Mathematics III and IV - Technical, English IH and IV) Tutoring is available from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday at the Clinton Campus. Periodic tests are written at the campus; most of your work can be done at home. The College will recognize your achievement by an Affirmation for each level completed. Contact the Continuing Education Office at the campus for further information. Offered at: Clinton (An ongoing course. Start any time.) Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., $30. for 10 weeks. CLERICAL RELATED COURSES Typewriting Beginners as well as more advanced students can be accommodated. The course is comprised of three levels: Introduction to Typewriting I, Introduction to Typewriting I1 and Production Typewriting. The student progresses through these levels at his/her own speed. Students with access to a typewriter at home may progress at a faster rate. Topics include typewriter operation, typewriter keyboard, centering, tabulation, business letters, outlines, reports, manuscripts. Offered at: Clinton Monday & Thursday, 7:00 • 10:00 p.m., 6 weeks July 1 1 , $27 SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT (ONTARIO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM) (OMDP) Effective Supervision) - Administration Objectives: To improve productivity and provide tips on managing highly talented personnel. Topics include: the role of the supervisor, analyzing the problem, principles of effective supervision, setting objectives, organizing and planning, the human factor, flow of information, improvements, selection criteria and measuring results taking correct action, Offered at: Clinton Tuesday & Thursday, 7 00 • 9:30 p. m.. 5 weeks July 12, $40. (Fee includes $15. for text.) 6 College of Aplied Arts .:� Ti "Spend some time with us."