The show must go on, even if it takes two years because of a pandemic. 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022 with the world premieres of Alex Poch-Goldin’s The Great Shadow and Maja Ardal’s Wishful Seeing this summer.
Tickets go on sale on Monday (February 7) for both plays, which were originally scheduled to premiere in summer 2020. Pandemic restrictions forced the outdoor theatre company to cancel its summer 2020 season for the first time in its history, and again in summer 2021.
All gift certificates and tickets previously purchased for the postponed plays can also be redeemed starting Monday.
The Great Shadow will run from Tuesdays to Saturdays at 6 p.m. from June 28 to July 23 at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook. Preview nights take place on June 28 and 29 with opening night on July 2.
Written by Alex Poch-Goldin (The Right Road to Pontypool, The Bad Luck Bank Robbers) and directed by Cynthia Ashperger,The Great Shadow is set in the roaring ’20s, when the stars of the silver screen are heading to Canada as Trenton, Ontario embarks on a quest to become Hollywood North. Sparks fly when small-town Ontario residents collide with the Hollywood elites.
4th Line Theatre describes the play as “a raucous comedy, packed with romance and intrigue in the golden age of film.”
Wishful Seeing will run from Tuesdays to Saturdays at 6 p.m. from August 2 to 27 at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook. Preview nights take place on August 2 and 3 with opening night on August 4.
Written by Maja Ardal (The Hero of Hunter Street) and directed by Kim Blackwell, Wishful Seeing is based on the novel of the same name by Janet Kellough. It tells the story of saddlebag preacher Thaddeus Lewis, who stumbles upon a murder mystery on the shores of Rice Lake in Ontario in 1853.
4th Line Theatre describes the play as “reminiscent” of the popular CBC television series Murdoch Mysteries.
This summer, 4th Line Theatre is also making charcuterie snack boxes available at a cost of $21 each. Made by Elegant Edged Catering, each snack box includes smoked cheddar and creamy brie, prosciutto and genoa salami, honey and flax seed crisps, sourdough pretzels, fresh strawberries, blueberries, and green grapes, mixed crudités and beet hummus, mixed olives, pickled pearl onions and herbs and dried cranberry spiced granola.
Snack boxes can be ordered in advance or purchased at the concessions stand at the Winslow farm on the night of the show, subject to availability.
As of February 7, tickets, gift certificates, and charcuterie snack boxes can be purchased by phone at 705-932-4445, online at 4thlinetheatre.on.ca, and at 4th Line Theatre’s Box Office located at 4 Tupper Street in Millbrook.
