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She Loves Me a Delightful Step Back into 1930’s Romance

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She Loves Me – Performance Photos

by Lorraine Payette, written June 26, 2014

The sweet aroma of love is in the air at Maraczek’s Parfumerie as Ilona Ritter (Kristen Galer) and Steven Kodaly (Kevin McGarry) continue their on-going affair. Not quite as obvious is the love developing between shy and stressed manager Georg Nowack (Ron Pederson) and his mysterious pen-pal, “Dear Friend”. But things get tense and tempers start to flare when a nervous young woman, Amalia Balash (Alison MacDonald) applies to work with them. She and Georg aren’t quite sure if they can tolerate each other or not. However, poor Amalia also finds that her best stress relief is through writing to her pen-pal, a “Dear Friend” …

What will happen when they discover who their pen-pals really are? – to read more>

“She Loves Me”: Largest Romantic Musical in Many Years Comes to Playhouse Stage

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Rehearsal Photos

by Lorraine Payette, written June 10, 2014

(Gananoque, ON) Opening on June 21, the Thousand Islands Playhouse will be dancing its way into your heart with the largest cast musical they’ve performed in years. “She Loves Me” promises to be a feast of sight and sound, with 13 gifted performers bringing you the story of a nervous young woman, Amalia Balash (Alison MacDonald) and Georg Nowack (Ron Pederson), the manager of Maraczek’s Parfumerie. The bane of each others existence in the workplace, each is so certain they’d be happier if they never had to see each other at all. As they both indulge in their favourite passion and stress reliever of writing and receiving letters from their secret pen pals, neither realizes that this is about to become the most wonderful summer in 1930’s Budapest that either of them could ever imagine. – to read more>

Driving Miss Daisy: Film Takes Backseat to Playhouse’s Live Production

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by Lorraine Payette, written May 22, 2014

(Gananoque, ON) The results are in, and the Thousand Islands Playhouse production of Driving Miss Daisy is an all out winner. Playing to a sold-out house on opening night, the play received ecstatic and excited reviews from audience members.

“I thoroughly enjoyed it,” said Lois Creed of Dexter, NY. “It was so much better than the movie. Hollywood made it into a cute little comedy, but the play is so much more than that. The people were real, the experiences were real. I felt like I’d known them all my life.” – to read more>

TI Playhouse Takes a Road Trip through Time with “Driving Miss Daisy”

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by Lorraine Payette, written May 7, 2014

“I don’t want you. I don’t need you. And I don’t like you saying I’m rich…” (MD)

“You can’t drive, but you probably do a lot of things I can’t do. It’ll all work out…” (H)

“Wait, you’re speeding – I see it!” (MD)

“We ain’t doing but 19 miles an hour…” (H)

– Miss Daisy and Hoke from “Driving Miss Daisy”

(Gananoque, ON) Prepare to laugh, cry and be completely delighted as the Thousand Islands Playhouse opens the 2014 season with a heart-warming ride through time in their production of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, “Driving Miss Daisy.” Starring Nicola Lipman as Miss Daisy Werthan, Walter Borden as her chauffeur Hoke Colburn, and Brian Linds as her long suffering son, Boolie, this is the perfect way to warm up after a long, tiring winter. While Borden and Linds are making their debut at the Playhouse, local theatre goers will remember Lipman from her amazing performance in “No Great Mischief” during the Playhouse’s 2013 season. – to read more>

Salt-Water Moon Makes Magic for End of Season

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by Lorraine Payette, written October 20, 2013

(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) Jacob Mercer is about ready to admit he’s a fool. Maybe a bit of a heel, a jerk, perhaps even a rogue. But he’s returned to Coley’s Point, Newfoundland, after a whole year away to win back the love of his life and start over in perfect, newfound happiness. At 18 he’s a new man, mature, and ready for anything.

Mary Snow, however, has other plans in mind. She, too, has had a whole year to grow and think. And she thinks she’d really prefer marrying Jerome McKenzie, a rich man’s son and Jacob’s nemesis. After all, he’s reliable, he’s predictable, the future will be so secure with him….

But when the two start sparking under that Salt-Water Moon, surprises are in store for all concerned. – to read more>

“Salt-Water Moon” Brings Stars to Your Eyes

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by Lorraine Payette, written October 2, 2013

(GANANOQUE, ON) – Two young lovers, a star studded sky and a “Salt-Water Moon”…

Prepare to spend a bewitching August evening on the front porch in Coley’s Point, Newfoundland, as 18-year-old Jacob Mercer (played by Edward Charette) tries every trick in the book to win back the heart off his one true love, Mary Snow (Shannon Taylor) in the Thousand Islands Playhouse’s final show of the 2013 season. He knows he’s been a heel. He left without warning, was away for a very long time – a whole year – and he hurt her terribly, but surely now that he’s back she’ll want nothing more than to fall into his arms and be his once again. – to read more>

A Tide of Emotions Comes in With “No Great Mischief”

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by Lorraine Payette, written September 15, 2013

(GANANOQUE, ON) – All of us are better when we’re loved.”

Truer words have never been spoken, and “No Great Mischief” is a love story, not of young and foolish people coming together on a star crossed path, but of the hard and sometimes almost impossible love of a man for his brother, and by extension, his entire family. – to read more>

“No Great Mischief” Brings Cape Breton to the TI Playhouse

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by Lorraine Payette, written September 12, 2013

“No great mischief if they fall”
– Findlay, J.T., “Wolfe in Scotland in the ’45 and from 1749 to 1753”

(GANANOQUE, ON) – Cold blasts of salty sea air carry the mists in and over a rugged coast as we fall back into the mind and memory of Alexander MacDonald. Alexander has come to spend some time with his brother Calum in “No Great Mischief”, a story steeped in the rich heritage of not only two men, but of a family, a clan, a province and two nations. – to read more>

“Local Flavours, Local Friends” Returns to TI Playhouse

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by Lorraine Payette, written September 11, 2013

(GANANOQUE, ON) – Building on the success of last year’s event, the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque has decided to once again host “Local Flavours, Local Friends” on September 21 at 4:30 p.m.

“It’s a great chance to get out and show what we have to offer,” said Kerry Coyle of the Purple House at the tasting last year. “There are a lot of wonderful opportunities here just waiting to be explored.” – to read more>

Tomson Highway’s “The (Post) Mistress” a Stellar Experience

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by Lorraine Payette, written August 18, 2013
photos by Jay Kopinski and Lorraine Payette

(GANANOQUE, ONTARIO) Gananoque’s Thousand Islands Playhouse welcomes you to Lovely, Ontario, population about 3,000. A hard working town, more of a village really, with a mine, a mill, an A&P, a post office…

And a (Post) Mistress. Do come in to see her and be absorbed into a world so complete, so fulfilling you will believe you have lived there all your life. – to read more>