The Thousand Islands Playhouse Podcast: From the Greenroom

Stage manager Lucy McPhee worked at TIP twice last season and was returning to work on Perfect Wedding in 2020. Though COVID has put a pin in her plans, Lucy's making the most of it by sewing her own clothes using her grandmother's avocado green sewing machine.

Actors Kwaku Adu-Poku and Emerjade Simms appeared in the National Art Centre's workshop of Audrey Dwyer's Calpurnia at TIP this winter, and Kwaku was returning to perform in Perfect Wedding. We spoke to them about Black Lives Matter and the benefits of using Instagram for sharing resources, fueling their activism, and refueling their spirits.

Deanna is an award-winning sound designer and composer who was slated to work on The Music Man this season. Listen in to hear about Deanna's intricate work behind-the-scenes and how she uses cycling to tune out the chaos of the pandemic.

Actor and musician Richard Lam appeared at TIP last season in The New Canadian Curling Club and was slated to perform in Once this summer. Listen in to hear how Richard is turning his pandemic lemons into lemonade and channeling his creative energy into his band, James King and the Midnight Hours, as they prepare to record their first album.