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“Buying the Farm” Another Winner in Port Stanley Theatre’s 40th Anniversary Season

7/11/2018

 
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Shannon McCracken, Jeff Culbert and Matthew Gorman. Photo by Phil Bell, Shutter Studios.
“Buying the Farm”, premiering at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre, is billed as … “A comedy about hope, last stands, skunks, and love among the chickens!”
 
There are laughs aplenty to be had but the play’s strength is in interspersing the more over the top antics with many moments which will make you smile and some which offer pause for thought.

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"Halfway There" All the Way Entertainment

6/12/2018

 
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Andy Pogson as Sean; Liz Gilroy as Rita; Marcia Tratt as Vi; Sarah Gale as Mary Ellen
“Halfway There” provides enough twists, turns and drama to keep your attention but also offers a good measure of common sense and simplicity. The combination makes for wonderfully satisfying entertainment. 

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Actors of “Five Alarm” Delight as the Sauce Simmers

7/21/2017

 
“Five Alarm”, a world premiere by Kristen Da Silva, brings to the Port Stanley Theatre stage a chili cook-off in a rural community. As the sauce simmers, bitter rivaly, mystery and zany comedy come to a rolling boil. 
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Tyler Rive as Caleb; Franny McCabe-Bennett as Ellen; Jeffrey Wetsch as Tucker

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"Buying the Moose" a Fun Calamity of Communication

7/13/2017

 
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Darryl Pring as Rob; Marty Burt as Greg; Meredith Zwicker as Cheryl; Caitlin Driscoll as Betty
"Buying the Moose" opens with a bizarre dance scene that instantly provokes questions – lots of questions.
 
Betty has come home to find husband Rob dancing with an inflatable doll. Rob quickly realizes that, on the eve of his fifth anniversary, things have gone terribly wrong. He seeks help from his brother Greg and Betty turns to Greg’s wife and her good friend, Cheryl.

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Local Music Talents on Display at 63rd Rotary Music Festival Finale  

3/5/2017

 
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2017 Scholarship winners: Matthew Zhou, Jonathan Renaud, Sarah Looby and Ken Jacklin.
More than 550 individuals were involved in this year’s Rotary Music Festival which took place over four days at three venues in St. Thomas. They performed in a wide range of styles ranging from classical to jazz, pop and broadway and in a variety of formats from solo voice and instrumental to choirs and bands.

The Festival is organized by the Rotary Club of St. Thomas. The 63rd edition came to a close on the evening of Friday February 24th with the final major competitions.

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One to Watch – Singer Selaena Hayward

8/31/2016

 
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This past April Selaena Hayward wowed audiences in Dutton at the West Elgin Dramatics Society (WEDS) "Spring Fling" when she sang two songs, with her dad on guitar. In August, she performed a ninety-minute concert at the restored Glencoe Station. Once again, she left the crowd wanting more.

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"The Birds and the Bees" Perfect Ending to 2016 Season at Port Stanley Theatre

8/16/2016

 
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"The Bird’s and the Bees" by Mark Crawford opened on Wednesday afternoon to the largest audience in the Port Stanley Theatre’s history (a packed house in this year’s newly expanded theatre). Those theatre-goers had the pleasure of seeing this finale play for the 2016 season and were quick to give it an enthusiastic standing ovation.

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Denise Mader Bakes Up Mesmerizing Magic in “This One”

7/30/2016

 
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Denise Mader bursts upon the stage to begin the first act of “This One” and for the remainder of the play mesmerizes the audience with a barrage of emotion, energy and humour.  It’s a one-woman show – a format perfectly matched to her very personal story.

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Fun Couple of Hours Fly By with "Birds of a Feather"

7/8/2016

 
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Four people have headed for the woods in Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s Birds of a Feather. Three of them are in hot pursuit of the rare Bachman Warbler. Through a series of shifting conversational groupings and surprises, the real motivations for this bird-watching expedition are revealed.

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Deni Gauthier's "Passenger"

6/30/2016

 
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When I began to listen to Passenger, Deni Gauthier’s latest album, the first word that came to mind was “pretty”, like what your reaction might be taking a path for the first time through a lovely wood. With Deni’s music, though, you know that will be just the first layer of experience. As you continue through this musicscape, you are likely to feel your senses taking over as you are washed with a myriad of sounds, memories, colours, feelings. Deni’s voice and lyrics draw you along, mostly gently, sometimes with a little firmness.

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