Mending Fences by Norm Foster
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This is a sparkling comedy with wit and humanity. What happens when a son, estranged for 13 years, returns to his gruff and uncommunicative father’s farm. In Foster’s deft hands, histories are revealed, vulnerabilities laid bare, and laughter is always close at hand.
This is a refined piece of theatre that tugs heartstrings while tickling funnybones, but rises above pap sentimentality to tell a genuinely interesting story.
Jeff Santa Barbara – The View Magazine
Directed by Andrew Johnston
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Cast members – in order of appearance
Melanie Doerr - Gin, Lori, Harry's Mom
Bill Rowat - Harry, Harry's Father
Paul Van Dyck - Drew, Young Drew, Young Harry
Andrew Johnston: Director
Andrew is in his seventh season as Artistic Director of Hudson Village Theatre. Some of his favourite directing credits include The Foursome, Storm Warning and A Flea in Her Ear. He has appeared on this stage in Sexy Laundry, Apple, Looking, Four Strong Winds, Having Hope at Home and Old Love. He has performed over 300 roles for film and television, most recently in the series Durham County and Upside Down. Andrew is very pleased to be working with this talented and funny cast.
Heather Bowser – Stage Manager
Heather first began her theatre career in 2002 when she worked backstage on Steel Magnolias. Since then she has worked on Shirley Valentine, The Odd Couple, Opening Night, Looking, 4 Strong Winds, A Flea in Her Ear, All Grown Up, Storm Warning, Rumors, Old Love, The Dik and Mitzi Anniversary Show, and most recently Having Hope at Home. Heather is also a second year theatre production student at Ryerson University. She is thrilled to have been given the summer Stage Manager position for a fourth summer and wishes to thank the wonderful staff at Hudson Village Theatre for making it such a great place to work.
Melanie Doerr: Gin, Lori, Harry’s Mum
Melanie is very at home on the Village Theatre stage, this being her 6th appearance on it. Previous productions include Sexy Laundry, Looking and Campbell’s Sutra. She has also directed several Pantos including this years sold out hit Red Riding Hood. Before moving to Hudson from Vancouver, she performed roles for Ruby Slippers, La Luna Productions, Tamahnous Theatre, and The Caravan Farm Theatre. Film and television credits include The X Files, Dead Man’s Gun, The Ecstacy Note and Durham County. Watch for her return the Village Theatre stage in Snake in the Grass. Melanie also teaches a variety of acting classes for young people through Hullabaloo Theatre Classes, and this summer, in partnership with Mary Vuorela, will offer an Arts Day Camp through Hudson Village Theatre.
Bill Rowat - Harry, Harry's Father
Bill is very happy to be back in Hudson for his fourth time playing “Harry” in Mending Fences by Norm Foster. His other adventures here have been in Sylvia by A. R. Gurney, Casa de Mary Margaret by Colleen Curranand Girl in the Goldfish Bowl by Morris Panych. Bill would like to dedicate his performance to his late father.
Paul Van Dyck: Drew, Young Drew, YoungHarry
A graduate of Queen’s University, Paul has been writing, directing, and performing theatre in Montreal for close to a decade. As Artistic Director of Rabbit in a Hat Productions, Paul created the critically acclaimed plays Haunted, Paradise Lost, Sahara Crossing, The Cyclops, and recently directed Mission Drive, penumbra (Centaur’s Wildside Festival), and Miss Sugarpuss Must Die (Montreal Fringe Festival). He is thrilled to be treading the boards back in beautiful Hudson and hopes you enjoy the show!
Lighting: Gordon McVicker
Set design: Chris Brown
Costume design: Maggie MacCaulay
Set Construction: Peter Vatsis
Intermission: There will be one 15 minute intermission.
