Entertainment
From this reviewer's seat in the grandstand, there's precious little that can be said about the Blyth Festival's latest outdoor offering besides, perhaps, "wow!"
"Inheritance", the latest exhibition at the Blyth Centre for the Arts' Bainton Gallery through the Blyth Festival Art Gallery, showcases the work of two photographers: Chloé Norman and Ben Dickey.
For Sharon Johnston of the Huron Harp School (HHS), it was love at first pluck.
On Sunday, June 28, visitors to the Blyth Centre for the Arts were invited to a second viewing of Cory Bilyea's remarkable new documentary - The Creation Story of Michael 'Cy' Cywink.
Blyth native Jackie Falconer - alongside over 100 of her closest friends - made history at the Unison Festival in Vancouver as she led Unison Choruses Canada's first-ever two-spirit, trans, non-binary (2STNB) Festival Ensemble to much fanfare.
Dry Streak, the lone show in this year's Blyth Festival season that has already been produced, is perhaps the only light-hearted, family-friendly, wholesome farming theatre experience that also includes the promise of a woman running naked...
Before becoming involved with Curveball: The Fast-Pitch Ladies from the Factory Floor, Severn Thompson didn't spend much time thinking about baseball at all.
This year, Adrian Shepherd-Gawinski will be making his Blyth Festival debut as part of only the Dry Streak cast, bringing with him a wealth of diverse theatre knowledge and an award-winning resume that runs the gamut of what goes into producing a play.
David Scott has a long and storied history not just with the Blyth Festival, but with Huron County. In many ways - looking at his history - The Last Mayor of Rusty River was the play he was always going to write.
Zack Radford knows that a well-rounded thespian's education extends well beyond what happens on the stage.
No stranger to Blyth Festival audiences or music lovers throughout Huron and Perth Counties, John Powers is back as part of this season, writing and composing the music for The Last Mayor of Rusty River in a decidedly bluegrass tone.
For director Mary Francis Moore, Blyth is not just a place to make theatre - it's the summertime setting that seasonally weaves in and out of many milestone memories.
Leeann Minogue wrote Dry Streak as a young woman who was, at once, looking for a way to fill the hours and aiming to help a friend in need. Now, nearly 40 years later, the Saskatchewan-based play will be part of the Blyth Festival season.
Some multi-hyphenates are just a little more "multi" than the rest, and Kelly McIntosh is one such artist.
Young Company legend Emma Marcy is returning to the Blyth Festival for its 2026 season as a key member of its backstage crew: assistant stage manager. For the Seaforth native, it's another step in a journey that could take her anywhere.
When Dayna Manning was asked to create the songs for a brand new musical, it brought together two of her passions: music and baseball.
Kate Lynch, the renowned Canadian theatre actor, director and professor, is back at the Blyth Festival this year after a 15-year hiatus, reuniting her with what she says is one of her very favourite places in the world.
Actor Alyssa LeClair is new to Blyth - very new! "This is my debut - I arrived last night at, like, 4:35," she laughed. "It's quaint, it's lovely, it's beautiful... I walked the length of the town on the main street with my dog last night....
Years ago, in 2019, there was surely a record due to be set for the longest stretch between engagements at the Blyth Festival. Don Nicholson was set to play P.T. Barnum in Sean Dixon's Jumbo...
It was a bonafide Christmas miracle that first brought Justin Shaw to the stage at Memorial Hall.
Originally from Kincardine but now Montreal-based, Brontae Hunter has taken an interesting path to the Blyth Festival - performing here before, but not as part of its iconic summer company.
Sometimes, the most compelling theatre stories are the ones that happen offstage.
When actor Madison Hayes-Crook arrived at the Blyth Festival, she was stepping into a world that was entirely new to her, but found she immediately felt right at home.
Gil Garratt is now well into his second decade at the helm of the Blyth Festival, serving as its artistic director since the 2015 season and shepherding it through its historic 50th season in 2024.