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Blyth Festival announces surplus "At year end, Oct. 31, 2000, the Blyth Festival posts an operating surplus of just over _ $18,000," Karen Stewart, administrative director of the Blyth Centre for the Arts, reported to the membership at the annual general meeting held this week. â€" "We‘re â€" extremely proud of our accomplishâ€" ments this season." An increase of over 15 per cent in attendance at the box office accounted for this surâ€" plus. Anne (the Canadian classic based on LM. Montgomery‘s Anne . of Green Gables} adapted for the stage by Paul Ledoux, led the way with 8,070 attenâ€" ders, followed by the Continued from page 18 when all the snakes came out too." ‘Survivor‘ Sue Hawks speaks to Waterloo audience S Pe un eresee Cf the Teees o Maefmanw â€" Trentdic CBS‘ Survivor II An hour into the show, hosts Steve Roth, Waterloo Stage Theatre‘s general manâ€" ager, and Tara Connors of 96.7 CHYM FM turned the show over to the audience. Jenn Howald of Kitchener asked her question in her "Sue â€" Hawk â€" midwestern accent" which received a loud cackle from Hawk. Later she told Howald, "That was really good". remount of Paul Thompson‘s _ spectacular collective, Death of the Hired Man which attracted a large number of students from _ area _ secondary schools. Stolen Lives: The Albert Walker Story invited significant attention due to its timely nature and local relevance and The Drawer Boy, winner of the Governor General‘s Award and the Chalmers New Play Award captivated _ the _ Blyth Festival‘s audience. In 2000, the Blyth Festival raised more funds than in 1999 even with the loss of three major corporate sponâ€" sors, although the theatre fell short of its 2000 budgetâ€" In this segment of the night, Hawk told stories of the positive repercussions Survivor has had on her life. She has a number of upcomâ€" ing roles, both on television and on the big screen including a guest spot on Dag, in which she plays a drill sergeant, and a part in an upcoming Disney movie entitled Bubble Boy. After the show, Hawk stayed and signed posters for fans and posed for picâ€" tures for well over an hour. Waterloo Survivor fans ted projection. The Blyth Festival continues to have difficulties attracting corpoâ€" rate sponsorship as few major _ corporations . are located in Blyth‘s rural area. The 2000 membership campaign was quite popular with the audience resulting in an increase of 14 per cent in membership. This year the Blyth Festival‘s Endowment Fund increased â€" by . $105,709, bringing the total fund to $156,459. This revenue was realized through inâ€"house awareness campaigns and participation in The Creative Trust, _ a _ coâ€"operative fundraising initiative of 23 arts organizations. Jesse McQuay, Geordie McRuer and Pete Oldridge had only good things to say about the evening. "I found her to be more honest and intellectual than I imagined her to be," said McQuay. Oldridge added that although Hawk wasn‘t his favourite on the show, she was "someone who is easy to relate to." McRuer commented that although he enjoyed Hawk‘s performance, he "would have liked for her to say ‘Tapioca‘ a few more times." "The success of the 2000 season validates our mission and encourages our comâ€" mitment to continue to proâ€" duce and develop the stories that reflect our lives as Canadians," Stewart conâ€" cluded, expressing sincere gratitude to both the memâ€" bers and the incredible corps of volunteers who contribute invaluable experâ€" tise and time (over 11,000 hours annually}. The 2001 season will open with a specular proâ€" duction of The Outdoor Donnellys, conceived by Paul Thompson. The rest of the 2001 seaâ€" son will be announced early in January. 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