‘Down at MacLean’s’ A Holiday special written, directed and produced by Kathryn McIntyre.
‘Down at MacLean’s’ is based on a small store, in a sparsely populated area, on Christmas Eve, where the store has always been the centre of the action. Two estranged brothers, who have long made Christmas Eve another bone of contention, end up at the store together, their poor wives in the middle. Why they are estranged and how the community both supports and pushes them is guaranteed to keep you wondering how Christmas will ever be the same. This show has lovable, familiar characters and shows the strength and resilience in a rural community in the quiet of a harsh winter.
This show was inspired by Kathryn MacIntyre’s years living in Mabou, learning about the history and people who have run small stores that were the heart of the town before her, and inspired by her years of service at Brook Village. The holidays are always the heart of the season at the store, getting to know and curate gifts and food for the people we all know and love. The holidays are special, they bring everyone together, chaos and all. She hope this gets you in the holiday spirit and that you enjoy the show!
Cast members vary from people you may have seen before and new faces on the stage. Kristine MacDonald (The Weddin’ Dance), Elizabeth Matheson (The Silence of the Lobsters), Darlene Ellis (The Silence of the Lobsters, Morgan MacInnis, Jamie Collins (Squares Dancing in ’69), Amanda MacDonald, Theo Feehan (Squares Dancing in ’69), Rankin MacEachern (Lookout Tower band, John Allan Cameron’s Last Show), Brandon MacNeil, Cindy O’Neill (The Silence of the Lobsters director), Jeremy Rose, Bridget Wilson (The Weddin’ Dance), and Justice Stephney. The music in the store will be supplied by Mike MacInnis (The Rèiteach) and Kyle MacDonald (Good Crowd band, John Allan Cameron’s Last Show. Kristen Boyd (Squares Dancing in ’69) will be helping Kathryn out backstage for this production; and the magic of Marg MacInnis (costumes) and Trisha Boyd (hair and make-up) will supply the finishing touches.
🎟️ Two shows only
Saturday, November 29th at 2:30 PM and 7:00 PM at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre, Mabou!
🔗 Get your tickets here:
👉 Matinee – 2:30 PM -
https://downatmacleans-matinee.eventbrite.ca
👉 Evening – 7:00 PM -
https://downatmacleans-evening.eventbrite.ca
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