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'Everyone is an actor' Visiting director brings psychology to Huronia Players by Ray Baker Ron Payne is married, with a daughter, mor- tgage, car, the usual things. He Stands 674', and at thirty eight years old and 185 Ibs, is in pretty good shape - which is just as well with the active life he leads. With his lanky frame scrunched up in the front Seat of his car, we sat and talked for forty-five jinutes in the car park of =e Sacred Heart School in Midland last weekend. The snow drifted down, the school was not yet open, and Ron waited to go through another rehearsal with the Huronia Players in their latest production of Woody Allen's 'Don't Drink the Water'. He is their director, courtesy of Theatre Ontario, and drives down from Bracebridge, where he manages Santas Village. Out of the 40-50 applicants for the job of general manager at the Village he got it, I think, for two basic reasons. 1. He considers Santas Village as a huge stage lot. He provides the setting, as it were, for the annual deluge of kids (and parents). The projected $250,000 im- provement for the children's playground is just one example of good Ma rtyr'ss stage management. 2. His basic background of an up and coming corporation executive who chucked everything to return to his first love, the theatre, must have put him on top of the list. In the last eleven years he has either played or directed in 38 produc- tions. His personal group in North Bay forms a base of operations from which he works outwards. I think Ron could earn an easy $50,000 a year asa practicing psychologist. People first and last are his motivation. Some of his statements give a rare depth of insight into what he describes as 'New Theatre'. "Everyone is an actor. At work or at play, it's a defence mechanism" or again "after hundreds of collective hours of rehearsal you gain five seconds of applause. That's what it's all about.' The Apprenticeship of Don Quixote Like an_ orchestra leader who can detect one 'off' note. in a whole symphony because he himself can play each instrument, so Ron has been the route! lighting, acting, stage sets, casting and directing. Then he plays by a 'gut feel' never forcing the pace. He hosted by MidlandSkiClub Second annual "Martyrs' Tour" for cross-country skiers is set to go Sunday, March 13, said organizer Eric Roth- well of the Midland Ski Club. Martyrs' Tour is so named because the ski route passes through two Huron Indian villages where French Jesuits established Christian missions more than 325 years ago. The tour originates at. St. Ignace, east of Concession eight, Tay Township, the'village where Fathers St. Jean de Brebeuf and St. Gabriel Lalemant were mar- tyred. The Second village is St. Louis where the missionaries were cap- tured. Also on the route is the Bavarian House. End of the trail is Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, near Midland, the reconstruction of the first European com- munity in Ontario and the central residence of the Jesuits' mission to the Huron Indians. Brebeuf and Lalemant once lived there. Total length of the ski trail is about 20 kilometers (12% miles). Participants can ski the whole distance or any segment or combination of segments. Parking will ° be provided at Sainte-Marie and skiers will be bused to St. Ignace, St. Louis or the Bavarian House. A maximum of 120 skiers will be accepted with registration on a first come, first serve basis. Participants must register in person bet- ween March 1 and 12 at Canadian Outdoor Sports (on Dominion Ave., near King Street), Midland, during normal business hours. Registration is $2.00 per skier. Finishing times will not be taken but crests will be awarded to anyone completing one or more legs of the trail. Soup and hot drinks will be provided at Sainte- Marie but no food will be available along the trail. The Bavarian House will be open for lunches or full-course meals. The event is sponsored by Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation and _ the Midland Ski Club. ki tour. prefers to direct on an adult 'show and tell' basis, never asking more from a player than he himself can demonstrate and feel. Orpha Henderson died Sunday Orpha Henderson, beloved wife of the late William Lewis Hen- derson, died on Sunday, February 27 at Georgian Manor, Penetanguishene, in her 84th year. Mrs. Henderson was a former Midland resident and is survived by daughters Helen (Mrs. Ed O'Connell) of Chicago and Betty (Mrs. Anthony Quigley ) of Penetanguishene and by son Bill Henderson of Midland. She is also survived by sisters Mrs. Eva Higley and Mrs. Leon Castner, both of London, Ontario. Orpha Henderson rested at the Nicholls Funeral Home, Midland. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 2 at 2 p.m. Interment at St. Mark's Cemetery, the Reverend Sid Maddock officiating. Don Quixote director? Director Ron Payne made sure the set was ready and what he wanted prior to dress rehearsals for the Huronia Player's production of '"'Don't Drink the service directory HOME SERVICE HOME SER VICE Quality Carpet Care Centre | crea CARPET CLEANING UPHOLSTERY CLEANING FREE estimates Pickup & Delivery Residential and commercial Midland 526-9809 Penetang 549-2080 Authorized sales & service . Electrolux. ( Canada) Limited 18 Alliance Blvd Barrie Branch tel: (705) 728-3392 also require full or part time sales person Drywall Problems? Insulation Boarding Taping Spraying Handmade Ceilings 20 yr. experience Call Louis 526-7251 ELECTRICAL MINNINGS ELECTRIC le TV TOWER 4--10 ft. Section Pipe and Rotor Delhi Antenna no. 8282. on the market includes UHF--VHF and FM Completely installed $350.00, Tax incl. 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Rather than He is part of the 'New Theatre of Canada' - jigsawing the players, the plot, and the performance together, into a situation that the audience can employ a veteran actor of the old school (Danny Scat Water". Payne is a guest director and. has come to Midland for this one production through the auspices of Theatre Ontario. é $ GET IN SHAPE AND - STAY IN SHAPE AT. RIVIERA FITNESS SALON Ladies Figure Salon 2-1 GOOD UNTIL MARCH 2nd You'll look better and feel younger. We can design a special fitness program to keep you looking great! Membership by the month 926-8086 Can FERS help you? Mr. G.J. 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His criteria for success is "the actors know when they put out their best, the accumulation of these collective bests gives a cohesive whole. The audience reacts, and enjoys the performance'. He had no idea or in- tention of directing the Players until recently, when Joan Hanna spotted him after a mime presentation. His basic love of mime which he says is 'non-verbal communication" is the same for a class of kin- dergarten children or a room full of professors. His best "total iden- tification sessions' are with children of 11 years old. The innocence of youth Ron feels that all children are born mimics and actors, reaching a peak around 11, after which they acquire inhibitions. 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There is little difference in his eyes between professional actors and the average "Community Theatre Group'. The only basic difference being the ease of long practice of the professional, but '"'every Iipeae nls and woman is born to a part"' or as Shakespeare said "all the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players". A tilt at windmills Why Don Quixote? Well I asked Ron "what about the next 11 years" how did he see himself? He said, 'Ray, I am a resource person, enjoying my work with groups like this (The Huronia Players) I just want to continue what I'm doing. I am one of the last ount me in. | support you and your ideas on the future of Ontario. I'll join the party. Nater Address romantics, we all 'dream the impossible dream.' Mine is to continue as I am. I don't want to play Hamlet. I think Don Quixote in Man of La- Mancha, would be just right." So there you have it. The Huronia Players, through Theatre Ontario, have got themselves a vibrant personality whose 'bag' is people, who thinks of himself simply as a catalyst. You, the reading public and the paying audience will be there to see 'Don't Drink the Water'. And to quote once more, "after hundreds of collective hours of practice you gain five seconds of applause, and that's what it's all about." Ray Baker is a manager at Midland RCA plant and a freelance writer for Markle Community Newspapers. He and his family live in Penetanguishene... Phone THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF ONTARIO RIDING ASSOCIATION SIMCOE CENTRE BOX 278, BARRIE, PHONE (705) 726-6511 ARRIVING DAILY ~Yy and % Ton Pickup e@ F100 e F250 @ F150 e EXPLORER Yes! At Hanna Motor Sales we are receiving shipments of 2 and 3%, ton pick ups, models, large stock of 4 wheel drives. 'We also have some good used pick ups on the lot, pick ups that have been used as recreational or light in- dustry trucks. Come and test drive one today. 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