President’s Message

As we come to the end of our 35^th season, perhaps it is a good time to reflect on the past 35 years and to look forward to the years ahead.

Elsewhere in this publication you will read about our inaugural meeting, our early years producing plays in Leacock School and the Earl of March, and the building and taking up residence in our permanent home, the Ron Maslin Playhouse. You will also learn more about Ron Maslin who guided our motley group of friends who loved theatre, to the viable Theatre Company we are today.

You will learn more about how our theatre operates. You will read our By-law, with Kanata Theatre’s mandate to exist “for its members to have entertainment, enjoyment and experience in all aspects of the theatre; and to function as a community theatre organization.” You will learn about the functions of the elected Board members who guide the group and make decisions on your behalf, and about the numerous roles played by the dedicated members who take part in productions. From the Front of House curbside greeter to the leading actor taking his or her curtain call onstage, we are all an integral part of Kanata Theatre. In fact, from one play to the next, these two roles are often reversed.

Our members have many talents that they share with one another for the success of our productions, for the enjoyment of our patrons, and for Kanata Theatre as a whole. Our membership includes those who have been with us since the beginning and those who have joined to work on the last play. Old and new members alike, work together in whatever role is required of them. Not everyone is suited for, or indeed wants, the onstage curtain call, but everyone is appreciated and applauded for their particular talent behind the scenes.

We are now a much larger group of friends, but we still share the love of theatre that started Kanata Theatre and we welcome sharing this interest with the new friends who wish to join us. Our sense of “Community” lives and thrives in working together for the enjoyment and satisfaction received in doing what we love and doing it well, and for providing entertainment to our