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Dry Streak – 2026
June 26, 2026
The Naked Truth Reviewed by Debbie McClure In 1988, Stony Valley, Saskatchewan, was in the middle of one of the worst droughts anyone can remember. With crops at high risk of failing, John Richards (Adrian Shepherd-Gawinski) decides to return home to his family’s farm and brings along his new girlfriend, Kate (Brontae Hunter). Kate is not a farm girl though; she’s a punk-rock-loving vegetarian from the city who agrees to join John for the summer. Intrigued by the idea of farm life, she’s eager to ride the big combine and learn about living on the land. Getting to know John’s family and figuring out how to fit in isn’t quite so easy. Kate has different ideas that John’s sister and brother applaud, but his parents struggle to accept and understand. The intense heat and dust have everyone in town on edge. Praying for rain has become the main topic of conversation. After joining John, his brother, Charlie (Cameron Laurie), and the local newspaper editor/mayor, Rob (David Kirby), Kate blurts out that if it finally rains, she’ll run naked down Main Street in celebration. To the horror of John and his parents, Rob prints an article about Kate’s boast. When they learn that word of Kate’s promise has quickly spread around town and to other news outlets across the province, they’re sure Kate will retract her statement. However, Kate and John’s sister see the humour and potential opportunity to sell tickets to the event as a fundraiser for the town. Kate enthusiastically gets behind the idea, but when the day for the streak arrives and nerves set in, will Kate go through with her promise? Delightfully written by playwright Leeann Minogue and directed by Kate Lynch, Dry Streak is a terrifically witty comedy that had the audience chuckling throughout and then ...
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Karen Coughlin-Melo AKA Linda Ronstadt!
June 15, 2026
Great to see Karen on stage! By Mary Alderson, June 14, 2026 It was a delight to see the beautiful and very talented Karen Coughlin-Melo in a tribute concert as Linda Ronstadt last week. We used to see Karen on a regular basis, starting in 2005, when she had a lead role in a cute little musical called Suds. Suds was presented at the Hiawatha Horse Park near Sarnia. At the time it was touted to be a future location for musical theatre, but I think Suds was the only show presented there. The next time we saw Karen on stage was also in 2005, when she starred as Belle in Beauty and the Beast at Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. She performed the same role the next year at the Grand Theatre in London. She sang all the Belle songs beautifully. Also in 2006, she played Patsy Cline in the musical A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline at Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia, where she wowed the audience with her country sound. In 2007, she was the beloved Miss Stacey, the school teacher, in Anne of Green Gables at the Grand Theatre. Her clear, bell-like voice was perfect for the role of everyone’s favourite teacher. In 2010, she was back at Huron Country Playhouse as part of the Country Legends show, where Karen again sang some Patsy Cline favourites, among others. Later in 2010, she played the prim and proper Sarah Brown, the Salvation-Army-type woman, in the hit musical Guys and Dolls at Drayton Theatre. To finish off 2010, Karen was the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Grand Theatre in London. Here’s what I had to say about Karen in my review: “Karen Coughlin is incredibly good as the Narrator. Her voice is in ...
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