Our newest episode has some familiar voices; the theatre’s general manager Craig Metcalf, our historian Ian D. McKechnie and former theatre president Ray Marshall. But that’s far from all! Ian is going to be discussing legendary Lindsay actor and producer Dennis Sweeting. A local who moved here from Calgary and lived from 1915-2000, he was once the president of ACTRA (The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) and the former revee of Lindsay. Also with us is Doug Tangney, a Canadian actor who has been in local theatre for over 40 years. He and Ray have teamed up to discuss their fondest and funniest memories. Also, our dear Mary the Ghost is back, recording out of British Columbia, to sing us a lovely Valentine’s Day song. Which reminds me, Happy Valentine’s Day!!

• 0:00 Intro

• 1:47 Craig Metcalf

• 4:21 Ian McKechnie

• 10:13 Ray Marshall

• 34:00 Doug Tangney

• 37: 49 Mary Song

• 40:00 Outro

This episode has us with Ray Marshall and Jim Brown, two Flato Academy Theatre veterans who have represented the institution for generations! It was incredible talking to them and there’s so much more conversation to be had in the near future with them!

TIMECODES

0:00 – Intro/Mary Convo

7:07 – Jim Brown Pt. 1

12:49 – Ray Marshall

30:14 – Jim Brown Pt. 2

41:45 – Upcoming Events

43:30 – Outro

For this episode we will be talking to some of our previous guests; Craig Metcalf, Ghost Mary, and Ian McKechnie. In addition, we are talking to Pete Paquette of Paquette Productions, who is bringing his Christmas Spectacular here to Kawartha Lakes soon. We also have Jeff Gutteridge from the band Looking for Heather!!!

0:25 – Introduction

1:57 – Craig Metcalf

6:00 – Jeff Gutteridge

10:27 – Allyssa Adams

16:22 – Ian McKechnie

25:02 – Vaudeville

29:43 – Pete Paquette

34:04 – Outro

Uploaded November 1st, 2022

I have a big handful of people who I interviewed for this episode; a local historian, the manager of the Pie Eyed Monk, the manager of the theatre, some of the cast and crew of the upcoming Seussical musical set to take the stage November 25th-27th, and a little someone named Mary the Ghost!

BREAKDOWN

0:00 – Introduction

3:05 – Mary the Ghost

6:07 – Ian McKechnie

21:35 – Craig Metcalf

31:48 – Vaudeville

36:16 – Erastus Burley

39:31 – Seussical

43:43 – Outro