Phil's Blog: Memories of being a volunteer at the Theatre

Great Memories of Being a Volunteer at The Theatre

2007

In 2007, I wanted to become involved with the local theatre after watching Evil Dead the Musical for the second time. I got in touch with Theatre By the Bay, a professional theatre company in Barrie, Ontario. My primary duty at the theatre was to hand out programs as people proceed into the theatre prior the the performance. The first show I saw for free was Pump Boys and Dinettes. On My first shift, I volunteered and watched Sleeping Beauty's Summer Adventure. I watched both of theses performaces several times.

Memorable line from Sleeping Beauty's Summer Adventure, "Sleep Country Canada, Why buy a mattress anywhere else. In this production, audience members were pulled from the audience to hold brief cases in a Deal or No Deal sketch.

2008

In July 2008, I was exposed to Shakespeare for the first time, I greeted people and watched A Midsummer's Night Dream at Heritage Park. In August, I continued my duties of handing out programs at performances of Glorious, The World's Worst Singer and Cinderella's Summer Adventure. I got the duty of selling the rings at kid's performances.

This is a design I made with the rings

Memorable Line from Glorious, That's a man's Chair

2009

Theatre By the Bay has finally had its first production inside the Barrie Downtown Community Theatre, 1 Dunlop Street West. I was very excited because a former cast member from Evil Dead The Musical, Kristan Brunn Played the role of Malvolio in Twelfth Night. I got to spend plenty of time talking to him about my memories from Evil Dead the Musical. I also met up with Micheal Rawley.

Music Is The Food of Life

I fell in love with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell's Summer Adventure Because it was the first time seeing Peter Pan in the theatre. I got the duty of selling rings and halos before and after the performances.