Isle of Demons is a superb way to spend a summer’s evening: with the stunning backdrop of Guild Park, and the breeze picking up as if on cue, it’s the ideal venue and time of year for such a tale.
By Janine Marley /Aug 13, 2024
iPhoto caption: Kiera Publicover in Isle of Demons. Images courtesy of Guild Festival Theatre.
“It's a really powerful piece for right now,” says actor Kiera Publicover. “We see so much grief going on around us all of the time and sometimes it feels impossible to fight through it, but at the end of the day, it's the hope that gets us through.”
By Mira Miller /Aug 2, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo courtesy of Guild Festival Theatre.
“What have I personally got to do with these guys?” asks director Sue Miner. “Nothing, and yet I love them and I love their journey. They just touch people to come along for the ride. That’s part of the draw for me. They [screw up] for us so we don’t have to. We can just sit and enjoy and laugh at their foibles. Anything that brings us all back to humanity is my hero right now.”
GFT’s final production is the multi-award-winning play The Drowning Girls, a true crime tale about three women married to and murdered by the same man.