◆ Continued from Page 3 “Improv helps. I’ve been doing theatre for a


really long time and I love music. I just love performing.Theatre has had a basis in every- thing I’ve done and the launching off point forms there,”said Lawson, adding the only time he has been nervous has been behind the scenes directing rather than performing in a play.“The only time I’ve been nervous in a performance setting in, say,20 years has been when we (Taber Players) did Harvey, I directed Harvey. I wasn’t on stage. If you are on stage, if something goes wrong, you have the basic knowledge of things and can fix things like stalling for time or moving to a certain area. But, Harvey, I directed,and that was why I was


nervous. I knew if something went wrong, I couldn’t fix it. I just had to stand and watch it and send telepathic messages to the actors. I had never directed anything before and if I were to do it again,I would have picked something smaller like a one act to get some- thing under my belt.”


Ensuring he talks about the sponsors of


Cornfest, especially the major ones repeatedly, Lawson also introduces guests on stage, all the delicious food vendors on the grounds and constant reminders of all the activities humming around the grounds, introducing bands and reminding people of the 50/50 draw. It may seem like a lot of things to keep straight in his head,but he marvels at the ‘real’ work he sees volunteers doing over the four days of activities on Cornfest from the Thursday to the Sunday. “It’s become a highlight for me and I love doing Cornfest, and there’s always something


new.This is pretty big and requires a lot of the cogs to move in the same direction to talk to each other and relate to each other and sometimes I feel guilty,”said Lawson.“I’m out there and the voice and face of things and I’m hardly doing anything. I’m doing something I love. It’s not hard for me, it’s enjoyable —all I do is talk.People thank me, and that’s great, but we got guys walking around the grounds everywhere picking up garbage, another per- son is making sure kids find their parents if they get lost, another is making sure you have the pamphlets that you need.All these people are doing all these things that make Cornfest happen and then I get to walk in the middle of it, start talking and say ‘dig me.’ It’s not fair, I try and make sure people know all through- out the events all the volunteers that make the event happen.I hope to spur on a hug or two for the volunteers.They are the ones who do the real work.”


Cornfest Booklet is published by the Taber Times and is the exclusive property of the publisher, copyright 2019.


PUBLISHER | Ryan McAdams ❚ EDITOR | Greg Price ❚ ART DIRECTOR | Meg Noguchi CONTRIBUTORS | Trevor Busch and Cole Parkinson ❚ SALES | Chris Mykytiw and Erin Lickiss To advertise in next year’s Cornfest Booklet contact the Taber Times at 403-223-2266


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