Watermark Theatre
Local PEI actor Brandon Stafford to star in summer season
Watermark has announced the artistic team working on its summer plays: Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise and Stephen Mallatratt’s The Woman in Black.
PEI actor Brandon Stafford will star in both shows, joining actors Caroline Bell and Paul Van Dyck in bringing the characters to life. The artistic team also includes Robert Tsonos and Rahul Gandhi, directors; Sabrina Balliana, set and costume designer; Ryan Rafuse, lighting designer; and Rehan Lalani, sound designer.
Stafford, known to PEI audiences from several plays with Feast Dinner Theatres, will be playing the leading roles of Jack in Dear Jack, Dear Louise and Kipps in The Woman in Black.
Dear Jack, Dear Louise will run from June 24 to August 30 under the direction of Robert Tsonos. The play is an inspiring reminder of the best we can be, even in the worst of times. During World War II, a military doctor begins writing to an aspiring actress in New York City, hoping to meet her someday—if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even begins. Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig tells the joyous, heart-warming story of his parents and their courtship during World War II—a poignant and engaging love story, filled with comedy and an uplifting sense of hope.
The Woman in Black, by Stephen Mallatratt and based on the novel by Susan Hill, will be performed from July 4 to August 29 and directed by Rahul Gandhi. In the shadowy corridors of an old Victorian theatre, a young actor meets a haunted lawyer compelled to unravel the sinister secrets that plague his nightmares. Together, they recount the tale of a young solicitor who ventures to the eerie marshlands of the English countryside to settle the affairs of a recently deceased woman. Audience members can expect a riveting theatrical journey through the unknown—one that keeps them on the edge of their seats and sends shivers down their spines. This haunting play ran for three decades in London’s West End.
Individual tickets and ticket passes (four- and six-packs) are now on sale at locarius.io/organizations/26 or by calling the box office at 902-963-3963.