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TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY INFORMATION TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY INFORMATION 30 Zorra Now | Spring 2025 Zorra Now | Spring 2025 31 30th Anniversary Season Here at Thistle Theatre, 2025 marks an amazing milestone. Its our 30th Anniversary season!! We are celebrating 30 amazing years of local community theatre, and more than 40 productions that have graced our stage at the historic Embro Town Hall. In late March, we kicked off the festivities with our production of “E-male?” by Joan Veldman. Joan Veldman, a long-time member of Thistle Theatre, passed away in June 2023. Joan was loved by so many of us that we want to celebrate her many achievements and share some stories, and what better way to do that, than to stage a play she had written. From 1997 till 2017, Joan worked on over 20 shows and took on leadership roles backstage and on our Board of Directors. In 1997, Joan was a young widow with 2 sons and new to our community. She came out to help with makeup on Thistle’s “Annie”, because she had heard the people at Thistle Theatre were a friendly bunch. In 1998, she tried her first acting role, and was soon playing lead parts. She directed for the first time in 2001 with “Ethan Claymore”, and in 2007 her production “Moonlight and Valentino” was selected to perform at WODL regional festival. Her final directing work with Thistle was the musical “My Fair Lady”. Joan also decided to be a playwright! WODL chose her script “E-Male?” as the Minifest show for 2002. Her friends at Thistle were very proud to have a playwright from our group. Our First Session has only 2 spots remaining . Our second session h available. Do NOT miss your chance to get the kids signed up for one awesome and fun camps this summer! Register now! For all includin options to www theatre on the page. 100% o for the season Have a sure, o enough New th offering camps on July 2, July 3, and July 4th. These one-day camps will focus and getting creative with arts & crafts. For those who have never been Register Now! Join us for Dramarama in July 2025 THISTLE THEATRE – EMBRO th A rsary Season Here at Thistle Thea re, 2025 marks an amazing milestone. Its our 30 th Anniversary season!! We are celebrating 30 amazing years of local community theatre, and more than 40 productions that have graced our stage at the historic Embro Town Hall. In late March, we kicked off the festivities with our production of “E-male?” by Joan Veldman. Joan Veldman, a long-time member of Thistle Theatre, passed away in June 2023. Joan was loved by so many of us that we want to celebrate her many achievements and share some stories, and what better way to do that, than to stage a play she had written. From 1997 till 2017, Joan worked on over 20 shows and took on leadership roles backstage and on our Board of Directors. In 1997, Joan was a young widow with 2 sons and new to our community. She came out to help with makeup on Thistle’s “Annie”, because she had heard the people at Thistle Theatre were a friendly bunch. In 1998, she tried her first acting role, and was soon playing lead parts. She directed for the first time in 2001 with “Ethan Claymore”, and in 2007 her production “Moonlight and Valentino” was selected to perform at WODL regional festival. Her final directing work with Thistle was the musical “My Fair Lady”. Joan also decided to be a playwright! WODL chose her script “E-Male?” as the Minifest show for 2002. Her friends at Thistle were very proud to have a playwright from our group. We want to congratulate the cast and crew that kicked off our 30 th Anniversary season by bringing an incredibly successful production of “E-male?” to our stage. It was a great show, and you should be very proud of your accomplishments. We are sure that Joan would be proud as well. Joan Veldman playing the feisty, crazy and caring Mrs. Crump in “That Summer” (2011). 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Her friends at Thistle were very proud to have a playwright from our group. and crew that kicked off our 30 th Anniversary season ul production of “E-male?” to our stage. It was a great ud of your accomplishments. We are sure that Joan Joan Veldman playing the feisty, crazy and caring Mrs. Crump in “That Summer” (2011). THISTLE THEATRE – EMBRO 30 th Anniversary Season Here at Thistle Theatre, 2025 marks an amazing milestone. Its our 30 th Anniversary eason!! We are celebrating 30 amazing years of local community theatre, and more than 40 productions that have graced our stage at the historic Embro Town Hall. In late M rch, we kicked off the festivities with our production of “E-male?” by Joan Veldman. Joan Veldman, a long-time member of Thistle Theatre, passed away in June 2023. Joan was loved by so m ny of us that we want to celebrate her many achievements and share some stories, and what better way to do that, than to stage a play she had written. From 1997 till 2017, Joan worked on over 20 shows and took on leadership roles backstage and on our Board of Direct s. In 1997, Joan was a young widow with 2 sons and new to our community. She came out to help with makeup on Thistle’s “Annie”, because she h ad heard the pe ople at Thistle Theatre were a friendly bunch. In 1998, she tried her first acting role, and was soon playing lead parts. She directed for the first time in 2001 with “Ethan Claymore”, and in 2007 her production “Moonlight and Valentino” was selected to perform at WODL regional festival. Her final directing work with Thistle was the musical “My Fair Lady”. Joan also decided to be a playwright! WODL chose her script “E-Male?” as the Minifest show for 2002. Her friends at Thistle were very proud to have a playwright from our group. We want to congratulate the cast and crew that kicked off our 30 th Anniversary season by bringing an incredibly successful production of “E-male?” to our stage. It was a great show, and you should be very proud of your accomplishments. We are sure that Joan Joan Veldman playing the feisty, crazy and caring Mrs. Crump in “That Summer” (2011). Some of the cast of “E-male?” enjoying breakfast in the local diner (2025) We w nt to congratulate the cast and crew that kicked off our 30th Anniversary s ason by bringing an incredibly successful production of “E-male?” to our stage. It was great show, and you should be very proud of your accomplishments. We are sure that Joan would be proud as well. So, what com s next as part f our amazing 30th Anniversary season?? In November 2025, we’re bringing back our very first production from November 1995, as we stage “The Peril of Persephone” by Dan Needles. Many of you will likely know Dan Needles as the author of the “Wingfield Plays”. The show will run from November 14th through to November 23rd, 2025. “The Perils of Persephone” tells the story of what happens when a truck with radioactive material crashes into a swamp near a family farm in rural Ontario. The farm community is pitted against government people from the city who want to downplay the situation, with hilarious results. The show will be directed by Sue Garner and prod ced by John Turvey. Tickets will go on sale in the Fall. Stay tuned to our website www. thistletheatre.com f r more details. Auditions for “Perils of Persephone” Do you want to strut your stuff on stage? Thistle Theatre will be holding auditions for “The Perils of Persephone” by Dan Needles on May 25th and May 26th at 7 PM. Auditions will be held at the Embro Town Hall. There are roles for men between 30 to 65, women 35 to 55, and a female youth 11 to 14. For more information, or to read script, please contact ur Director, Sue Garner at suegarner32@gmail. com. Don’t want to be on stage, but our interested in being a volunteer or being part of the crew for this production, please contact our Producer, John Turvey at john.a.turvey@gmail. com. Dramarama 2025 Registration Information Thistle Theatre presents the 29th season of DRAMARAMA! Join us at the Embro Town Hall for imagination, creativity and FUN! Dramarama is our summer day camp for young people ages 6 to 13 (born 2019-2012). First Session runs July 7-18th with two final performances on the 18th at 11am & 1pm. Second Session runs July 21-Augu t 1st with two final performances on August 1st at 11am and 1pm. A 2-week session at Dramarama is all about developing creativity, self-expression, and self- confidence. Workshops in drama, music, dance, arts and crafts, and theatre pr duction take place each morning, with the afternoon spent working in small groups to collectively create short plays. The plays are then performed for family and friends on the final day of the camp. Join us for one, or both sessions. Camps run daily from 9 am to 3 pm. Our First Session has only 2 spots remaining. Our second session has 15 spots available. Do NOT miss your chance to get the kids signed up for one of the most awesome and fun camps this summer! Register now! Covers of playbills from our productions of “The Perils of Persephone” by Dan Needles from 1995 and 2025. So, what comes next as part of our amazing 30 th Anniversary season?? In November 2025, we’re bringing back our very first production from November 1995, as we stage “The Perils of Pers phone” by Da Needles. Many of you will likely know Dan Needles as the author of the “Wingfield Plays”. The show will run from November 14 th through to November 23 rd , 2025. “The Perils of Persephone” tells the story of what happens when a truck with radioactive material crashes into a swamp near a fa ily farm i rural Ontario. The farm community is pitted against government people from the city who want to downplay the situation, with hilarious results. The show will be directed by Sue Garner and produced by John Turvey. Tickets will go on sale in the Fall. Stay tuned to our website www. histletheatre.com for more details. Auditions for “Perils of Persephone” Do you want to strut your stuff on stage? Thistle Theatre will holding a ditions for “The Perils of Persephone” by Dan Needles on May 25 th and May 26 th at 7 PM. Auditions will be held at the Embro Town Hall. There are roles for men between 30 to 65, women 35 to 55, and a female youth 11 to 14. For more information, or to read script, please contact our Director, Sue Garner at suegarner32@gmail.com. Don’t want to be on stage, but our interested in being a volunteer or being part of the crew for this production, please contact our Producer, John Turvey at john.a.turvey@gmail.com. Dramarama 2025 – Registration Information Thistle Theatre presents the 29th season of DRAMARAMA! Join us at the Embro Town Hall f r imagination, creativity and FUN! Dramarama is our sum er day camp for young people ages 6 to 13 (born 2019-2012). First Session runs July 7-18th with two final performa ces on the 18th at 11am & 1pm. Second Session runs July 21-August 1st with two final performances on August 1st at 11am and 1pm. A 2-week session at Dram rama is all about developing creativity, self-expression, and self-confidence. Workshops in drama, music, dance, arts and crafts, and theatre production take place ea h morning, with the af ernoon spent working in small groups to collectively create short plays. The plays are th n performed for family and friends on the final day of the camp. Join us for ne, or both sessions. Camps run daily from 9 am to 3 pm. For all the information, including payment options, please head to www.thistle-theatre. com and click on the Dramarama page. Registration is 100% online for the summer 2025 season. Have a camper who isn’t sure, or just can’t get enough of Dramarama? New this year, we will be offering three one-day camps on July 2, July 3, a d July 4th. These one-day camps will focus o building skills and getting creative with arts & crafts. For those who have never been to Dramarama before, these day camps can offer a glimpse into what our full Dramarama sessions are like. Registration for the one-day camps is $60 per day. Please register online through the Dramarama page. Our day camps still have spaces available. Should you have additional questions, please email dramarama.thistletheatre@gmail.com Th se born in 2011 or older and interested in pplying to be Leaders in Training, are encouraged to email our Artistic Director directly at dramarama.thistletheatre@gmail. com These are volunteer, unpaid positions with the ability to obtain community service hours, as well as lear valuable leadership skills along the way. Often our leaders in training love it so much that they become our workshop leaders in future years. Should you have any used-in-good condition costumes or props that you'd like to donate, please email dra arama.thistletheatre@gmail. com to arrange for drop off or pick up.