“My first foray into the theatre world was in grade one, when my class performed It’s a Jungle Out There. I remember the excitement of being assigned a role and getting into costume (I was a hyena, by the way), all the fun we had rehearsing, and how rewarding it felt to see it come together. Come show time, I got pink eye and was absolutely devastated, but thankfully my mom didn’t let that get in the way of my big break and sent me to school anyway. My apologies go out to anyone who may have caught pink eye from me, but the show must go on. 

For the October issue, we’re shining a spotlight on our local theatre scene in the cover story for the first time since 2013. As a part of this month’s cover story, Taylor Onski looks back on the history of Cambrian Players as they celebrate their 75th anniversary, Bonnie Schiedel explores what’s on the horizon at Magnus Theatre, Kelsey Raynard discusses the impact of high school productions on local theatre, and Adrian Lysenko compiles photos spanning more than a century of local productions with the help of the Thunder Bay Museum.

My days on the stage were short lived, but I can say that these days I’m perfectly happy in my seat amongst the audience, taking in all the magic the cast and crew work so hard to bring to life.”

 -Sidney Ulakovic