Blyth Festival
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The Blyth Festival, located in Blyth, Ontario, Canada, specializes in the production and promotion of Canadian plays.
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[edit] History
The organization was started by James Roy, playwright Anne Chislett and local newspaper editor Keith Roulston in 1975. Its primary mandate is to produce and develop local Canadian plays.[1]
[edit] Artistic Directors
- Janet Amos (1979-1984)
- Katherine Kaszas (1984-1991)
- Peter Smith (1991-1994)
- Janet Amos (1994-1997)
- Anne Chislett (1997-2003)
- Eric Coates (2003-present)
[edit] 2008 Season
- Against the Grain by Carolyn Hay
- Harvest by Ken Cameron
- Courting Johanna by Marcia Johnson, based on Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
- The Steven Truscott Project by Beverley Cooper
- Further information: Blyth Festival production history.