which oz is ours?
This is a guest blog post by set designer Kairiin Bright in which she describes the process and the end product she arrived at while designing the set for…
odd director knocks it out of park
As a public relations practitioner and public speaking coach (now retired), I listened to a lot of media interviews over the course of my career. But rarely have I heard…
top 10 oddition preparation tips
Odditions for The Wizard is… Odd!? are happening at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum on April 13th and 15th. Some folks asked for ideas on how to prepare. I’m…
stephanie’s shy side sings a six-second song
Stephanie Gilman loves all things theatrical. She has a degree in drama, psychology, and education. She taught high school drama and special education; enjoys community theatre on stage, behind…
which will would you want?
When it became known that Humm Team Productions is holding ‘odd-itions’ for their next theatrical extravaganza The Wizard is… Odd!? the local community responded with enthusiasm and questions. We…
wizard odd-ition q & a
We are super pleased that people are excited about the upcoming odd-itions for The Wizard is… Odd!? and even more so that folks took the time to request more information….
the millworkers’ steps revisited
If you were lucky enough to see Spinning Yarns: The Millworkers’ Musical at the Almonte Old Town Hall in November 2023, you may remember that it included a song…
kris and community theatre at their best on valley heritage radio
Before I returned to Quebec in 2011 to take care of my mom who lived with dementia, I practiced public and media relations as well as marketing communications in…
the magic of matinees for seniors and juniors
When I was a kid, we went to movies in the afternoons – they were called matinees, which is a bit of misnomer because the French root of the word…
dr. watson rides a triumph
You may wonder why Dr. Watson, fictional sidekick to Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous character Sherlock Holmes, was in the Almonte post office parking with a Triumph motorcycle. And why was…