Canadian theatre
iPhoto caption: A headshot of David Leyshon. Photo provided by Lighthouse Festival Theatre.
David Leyshon named interim artistic producer at Lighthouse Festival
He joins the company as it prepares its 2026 programming, continuing its mandate of producing comedy-driven Canadian theatre in Port Dover and Port Colborne.
iPhoto caption: Rick Miller in 'Boom X.' Photo by Craig Francis.
In Boom X, Rick Miller uses theatre to trace how Generation X came of age amid major shifts in media, politics, and daily life from the 1970s through the mid-1990s.
iPhoto caption: Norm Foster in an undated headshot.
“I'm really proud that people want to see my work and want to see my new stuff,” says Foster, whose new play "Lakefront" plays at Lighthouse Festival Theatre through the end of the summer. “That makes me want to keep writing. Whenever I think, ‘Oh, maybe I’ve written my last play,’ I go, ‘No, I think I've got a few more in me. Let's keep going.’”
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