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Mark Crawford is no stranger to Blyth Festival audiences, and is one of their beloved sons, but this summer he'll be back in a strictly acting capacity in Chronicles of Sarnia.
While it will be all about the Imperial City when Chronicles of Sarnia hits the Memorial Hall stage this summer, the costume design will have a significantly local flair to it thanks to Laura Delchiaro of Seaforth.
It all started with a title for playwright Matt Murray.
In what has been dubbed a meeting of two of the best Canadian third basemen of the last 40 years, Justin Otto, a northern Manitoba native and one of the stars of Liars at a Funeral, took the time to chat with...
Anchoring the comedy side of the Blyth Festival this season is Liars at a Funeral - the story of a grandmother faking her own death in an attempt to reunite her dysfunctional family.
The hotly anticipated farce, Liars at a Funeral, is slated to open at the Blyth Festival on June 14 in Memorial Hall. Directing the story about a scheming grandmother trying to reunite her fractured family is...
On the lighter side of the Blyth Festival's 2023 season is the hilarious comedy of errors Liars at a Funeral. This show was first staged at St. Vladimir's Theatre in Toronto in 2017.
James Reaney's three plays about the Donnelly family - Sticks and Stones, St. Nicholas Hotel and Handcuffs - are regarded by many as some of the most important Canadian plays ever written.
Geoffrey Armour, after growing up in Huron County and carving out a very nice acting career for himself, will be performing as part of the Blyth Festival company for the very first time this summer.
Huron County native Cam Laurie and his wife Hallie Seline will be working together on this season's trilogy of Donnelly plays at the Blyth Festival, but they're no stranger to acting alongside one another.
Rachel Jones is back at the Blyth Festival for her second season and she's here playing a role that is familiar to her, which is Donnelly family matriarch Johannah in The Donnellys: A Trilogy, written by James Reaney
In speaking with The Citizen during the second week of rehearsals for the trilogy of Donnelly plays written by James Reaney, veteran actor Randy Hughson found it hard to contain his excitement and enthusiasm.
Meeting Place Organic Farm celebrated Mother's Day with its annual Open House and Seedling Sale - a family-friendly, two-day event that has finally returned after a three-year absence.
For over 20 years, Doug Dietrich has been the man behind the music for the Barn Dance Campout and Jamboree in Blyth, serving as its musical director since 2000. As a result, he has a mind full of memories about the event that has meant so much to him...
If the Barn Dance had a Mount Rushmore, it's hard to believe that Tommy Hunter wouldn't be one of the four faces carved into its granite.
Bill Simmermaker has been the chair for the Blyth Barn Dance Campout and Jamboree for over 20 years. It was a position he took on and simply never left.
In 1996, Canadian theatre legend Paul Thompson gathered a cast for a collective creation that would become Barndance Live! at the Blyth Festival, based on the Barn Dance programs of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Musical legend Larry Mercey will be gracing the Barn Dance Jamboree and Campout stage in Blyth for one last time this year - the end of a remarkable run in which Mercey was one of the most consistent performers at the annual pilgrimage for...
The Barn Dance Campout and Jamboree in Blyth simply wouldn't be what it is without "The Voice of the Barn Dance" Jim Swan, who has emceed all but one of the events over its 25-year history in the village.
Since 1997, The Barn Dance Historical Society and Entertainment Museum has been honouring those who have meant so much to the music amplified by the Barn Dance with Pioneer, Building and Heritage Awards.
The Citizen was more than glad to meet Barn Dance boy turned Jamboree man Grant Heywood to hear a little first-hand history about being a member of the musical Heywood family, led by Earl Heywood, Canada's Number One Singing Cowboy.
Country music lovers all over Huron County are gearing up for the return of the annual Barn Dance Jamboree/Campout in Blyth, to be held at the Blyth and District Community Centre and Campground...
More flag-based controversy cropped up at Monday night's North Huron Council meeting, as Reeve Paul Heffer appeared to speak out against a bylaw that council had voted in favour of two years ago and recently upheld.
The Majestic Women's Institute (WI) met on May 10 at 9 a.m. in front of Brussels Library to head out on the mystery tour.