The Thousand Islands Playhouse Podcast: From the Greenroom

Taurian Teelucksingh was booked to make his TIP debut in The Music Man. Tune in to hear how Taurian is spending his final year at Sheridan College's Music Theatre Program and evolving from a triple threat (someone who can act, sing, and dance) into a quadruple threat: someone who can do it all... over Zoom!

Theatre designer and visual artist Holly Meyer-Dymny was slated to make her TIP debut designing set and lights for Every Brilliant Thing. Holly is combatting the COVID-19 curveball with her multitude of artistic skills and entrepreneurial spirit.

John Dinning has been a designer of sets, props, and costumes for 40 years, and was returning to TIP to design Perfect Wedding in 2020. During the pandemic, John is using his design skills to help theatres — from Nova Scotia to Singapore! — fundraise in innovative ways.

The Thousand Islands Playhouse hosts Music on the Block this month with free outdoor concerts across Gananoque each weekend. Managing Artistic Director Brett Christopher and podcast host and Company Manager Marta McDonald discuss the series of events, what to expect, and the important impetus behind Music on the Block.

TV host, actor, director, writer, and activist Nicole Stamp was booked to star in Every Brilliant Thing at TIP. From Facebook to CNN, Nicole is raising her voice about Black Lives Matter and sharing actions you can take to sustain the fight against racism.

Playwright, actor, and activist Marcia Johnson wrote the play Serving Elizabeth which was developed at TIP's Playwright's Unit and was slated for a production in 2020. COVID's thorny fate didn't slow Marcia down. What started as a simple exercise of reading children's books on Facebook for fun, has blossomed into 'Hello, It's Marcia', a daily online story-time... with some surprising perks!

Kingston born actor and musician Tyler Check was booked to star in the musical Once this summer. Instead, he's embarking on epic adventures... all from the comfort of home.

Director Krista Jackson was excited to tackle the wild and wonderful farce Perfect Wedding in 2020. Although COVID has ear-marked her work at TIP, Krista is busy reading a library's worth of books.

The Kick & Push Festival launches this week offering 3 weeks of socially-distanced performances across Kingston, ON. Artistic Producer Liam Karry discusses this year's festival and how their mission of innovation continues amidst the pandemic.

Kate Blackburn was booked to play Marian the Librarian in our 2020 production of The Music Man. In addition to having a golden voice, it turns out Kate also has a green thumb.