North Frontenac Little Theatre looks back on 40 years of thespian activities

Craig Bakay | Oct 03, 2019

It was billed as a reunion as members of the North Frontenac Little Theatre gathered in the St. James Major Hall Saturday to look back at everything they’d accomplished.

“This is a celebration of 40 years of musical theatre,” said emcee Jim MacPherson. “There have been 70 productions starting with Alice in Wonderland.”

And it seems like they have photos and/or videos of all of them as there was a incredible amount of memorabilia on display.

“This has been a work of love for us and the community,” said President Pam Giroux, who played Alice in that first production.

Giroux singled out a flower scrim (backdrop) as an example of the level of involvement as she paid tribute to Marjorie Fossey, another founder of the company.

“Marjorie was responsible for most of the sets of the ’80s and ’90s, along with her husband Glen,” Giroux said. “She was an amazing woman and she even remembered us in her will.

“She would have been 86.”

A highlight of the afternoon was a choir performance by members of the company, led by conductor John McDougall as they went through various tunes from previous productions including Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Consider Yourself, The Sound of Music, Anne of Green Gables Theme, Some Enchanted Evening, 76 Trombones and Give My Regards to Broadway.

Marc Giroux returned to reprise a song he performed in Fiddler on the Roof, Miracle of Miracles.

Adam Parker, a 24-time musical director including this spring’s The Boy Wonder, provided a musical backdrop for the afternoon on keyboards.