We can all use a good laugh right about now and the four main performers plus one understudy in The 39 Steps at the Chemainus Theatre are prepared to deliver.
Running from April 22 to May 22, the 39 Steps is the first full play in more than two years at the theatre since the Marvelous Wonderettes was abruptly halted before its conclusion in 2020 due to the arrival of the COVID pandemic.
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The show stars Aidan deSalaiz as Richard Hannay, Alexandra Brynn as Pamela/Annabelle/Margaret, Caitlin Driscoll as Clown 1, Felix LeBlanc as Clown 2 and understudy Stephen Thakker in roles as Hannay, Clown 1 and 2.
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There may be only a handful of actors in the play, but they combine to play countless different characters.
The two female cast members both have Island connections. Brynn is from Nanaimo and Driscoll was born in Victoria before moving to Ontario at a young age.
Brynn, 30, always dreamt of performing at the Chemainus Theatre and here she is.
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Acting, Brynn added, B次元官网网址渋tB次元官网网址檚 always been in my blood. My parents, they donB次元官网网址檛 understand what I do, but theyB次元官网网址檙e proud nonetheless. I started community theatre when I was seven years old.B次元官网网址�
Brynn went to drama school in Montreal to obtain a Masters in acting and later spent three years in the United Kingdom.
She was also stationed in Toronto for three years and recently finished a run with Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.
Brynn is excited about performing in The 39 Steps.
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Changing characters so frequently requires a special talent. Due to DriscollB次元官网网址檚 stature, it also required fitting her into a boyB次元官网网址檚 size suit.
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Driscoll went to Ontario at the age of seven and still lives in Toronto now. Her mom recently moved back to this area and Driscoll had a chance to visit Chemainus.
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don.bodger@chemainusvalleycourier.ca
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