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The News Page contains information about recent and upcoming productions starring actors who will appear in our 2008/2009 10TH Anniversary Season.

Robert Latimer played St.Clair Byfield in Theatre By The Bay's production of GLORIOUS!, British playwright Peter Quilter's version of the life of Florence Foster Jenkins.  In this season's opening production he portrayed Cosme McMoon in American playwright Stephen Temperley's version titled SOUVENIR: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins. Diane Fabian starred as Florence.

Diane Fabian will reprise her role as Florence Foster Jenkins in SOUVENIR when the First Stages production will be presented at The Stirling Festival Theatre in April 2009.  Robert Latimer will again appear as Cosme McMoon.

In December, Robert Latimer will play The Witch in Port Hope Festival Theatre's Christmas panto HANSEL AND GRETEL at The Capitol Theatre.

Diane Fabian co-starred in Robert Harling's STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Stirling Festival Theatre.

Costin Manu, Maria Heidler and Robert Latimer co-starred in a 56th Anniversary production of Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP at King's Wharf Theatre in Penetang.

Costin Manu played Eronius in A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at The Rose Theatre, Brampton.

Andrea Risk co-starred in Debra Hale's FREEDOM 85! in the 2008 Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival.