2024 Blyth Festival Season Preview with Kelly McIntosh

04/23/24 • 41 min

Need help choosing what to see at Blyth this summer? We've got you covered!
Playwright, actor, and avid Huron-County historian Kelly McIntosh walks us through all six shows on Blyth's 2024 playbill in this episode. Kelly has appeared on stages across the country, and will be familiar to Blyth audiences as co-writer of In The Wake of Wettlaufer and The Outdoor Donnellys. Most recently at Blyth, she co-starred in 2022's Cottagers and Indians.
Get the inside scoop on what each play is about. And we dare you not to fall in love with every one.

0:00 - Introduction

1:49 - The Trials of Maggie Pollock

8:06 - Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes

17:03 - Saving Graceland

23:32 - Resort to Murder

28:46 - The Golden Anniversaries

32:45 - The Farm Show: Then & Now

40:01 - Episode wrap-up
Tickets on sale now! 1.877.862.5984 | www.blythfestival.com
Bus transportation available from Stratford, Kitchener and London for select dates. Performance dates and details: https://blythfestival.com/tickets/stratford-bus/
We love your feedback. Send us your thoughts any time: [email protected]
Our season sponsor is the amazing Bruce Power. Thank you<3
Credits: Research/writing/host: Joanne Wallace | Sound design/production/editing: Jim Park

Music: 15 South, Roy Edwin Williams; The Nightingale is Singing Our Song. Martin Landström; So Many Roads, Headland; Ole-Time Fiddlin', River Run Dry, all via Epidemic Sound | The Music Box, Vivek Abhishek via No Copyright Music | Don't Die on Me, Myuuji via BreakingCopyright, licensed under CC BY 3.0 | Theme Achaidh Cheide, (c) Kevin MacLeod, licensed under CC BY 3.0

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0:00 - Introduction

1:49 - The Trials of Maggie Pollock

8:06 - Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes

17:03 - Saving Graceland

23:32 - Resort to Murder

28:46 - The Golden Anniversaries

32:45 - The Farm Show: Then & Now

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A Huron County Christmas Carol: A shockingly relevant re-telling of the Dickens classic

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Have you ever thought A Christmas Carol is just a bit ... quaint? Old fashioned? A nice period piece, but without much relevance to the modern world?

Well, buckle up. The Blyth Festival’s Huron County Christmas Carol drops the classic story right into modern-day Huron County. Here Ebenezer Scrooge has bought up every feed mill in southwestern Ontario, and everyone else can barely make ends meet.

This is a remount of the sold-out 2019 premiere - a production that broke attendance records and left plaid-shirted farmers weeping in the aisles.
Join me for a fascinating conversation with Blyth’s Artistic Director Gil Garratt and actor Randy Hughson. Together we debate the timeless appeal of Scrooge’s journey to redemption, explore the dark side of the Dickens classic, and discover why a contemporary retelling of this story is exactly what your 2023 Christmas needs.
A Huron County Christmas Carol runs November 30 - December 22, 2023. Tickets available here, or by calling 1.800.862.5284.
"Of all the many versions of Dickens' story I've seen, this is the first that is truly moving." Christopher Hoile, Stage Door
Special thanks to all Members of the Blyth Festival, along with Bruce Power, our New Play Development sponsor. A Huron County Christmas Carol lives because of your generous support. Thank you!
We love your feedback - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Please email us at [email protected].
Credits: Research/writing/host: Joanne Wallace | Sound design/production/editing: Jim Park
Music: "Dirt Under Their Feet," "So Caught Up In The Money," Huron County Christmas Carol, composer John Powers | Incidental music: Courtie-Radford: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Hand bells); Beanstalk Audio: Merry Christmas Bells; Traditional: Twelve Days of Christmas; all via Shockwave-Sound.com | CKNX Barn Dance: "It's The Saturday Night Barn Dance, Volume 2," 1998 compilation cassette |Theme (c) Kevin MacLeod Achaidh Cheide, licensed under CC BY 3.0 | Clip art: Stockio.com

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The Farm Show Then & Now with Miles Potter and Gil Garratt

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In the long, hot summer of 1972, a group of barefoot Toronto actors made their way to an abandoned farm house in Clinton, Ontario. There they began a theatrical experiment that would result in a collective creation known as The Farm Show.

Quite possibly the most influential play in Canadian-theatre history, The Farm Show became a massive run-away hit and an international phenomenon. It also contained the seeds of what would become the Blyth Festival several years later.

This summer, Blyth mounts The Farm Show Then & Now, an updated version of this beloved Canadian classic.
Join host Joanne Wallace as she chats with veteran actor/director Miles Potter - who was part of the original collective 52 years ago - and Blyth Artistic Director Gil Garratt. Together they'll take a look at The Farm Show's rich history, and give you a sneak-peak at what this summer's production holds in store.

Tickets on sale now! 1.877.862.5984 | www.blythfestival.com
Bus transportation available from Stratford, Kitchener and London for select dates. Performance dates and details: https://blythfestival.com/tickets/stratford-bus/
We love your feedback. Send us your thoughts any time: [email protected]
The Farm Show Then & Now is sponsored by The McGavin Family and by our loyal Blyth Festival Members. Our season sponsor is the amazing Bruce Power. Thank you all.
Credits: Research/writing/host: Joanne Wallace | Sound design/production/editing: Jim Park

Music: Harvest Month and Ole-Time Fiddlin', River Run Dry, via Epidemic Sound | Theme Achaidh Cheide, (c) Kevin MacLeod, licensed under CC BY 3.0