Before the lights dim. Before the curtain rises. Before the first laugh echoes through the Tin Roof. There is Louise Dean. For nine years, Louise has been the steady presence behind Cow Patti’s box office and front of house operations. She is the voice on the phone when tickets are booked. The familiar face greeting […]
Meet Debbie Collins, assistant director of The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, whose favourite season has always been summer. When she looks back on her best memories, they almost always involve family, friends, and food. For Debbie, those three ingredients are the foundation of both great summers and great theatre. One childhood summer memory stands out […]
There are some people who build stages. And there are some people who build families. AnnaMarie Lea has done both. In The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, AnnaMarie plays Lexie, a character who carries humour, loyalty, and strength in equal measure. Off stage, she serves as Cow Patti Theatre’s Artistic Producing Director, shaping not just performances, […]
There are some roles that feel like they’ve been waiting for the right actor to arrive. Jeri Neal in The Sweet Delilah Swim Club is one of them. And when Elana Post steps into that role, she brings 33 years of experience, heart, humour, and a quiet emotional depth that cannot be faked. Elana’s connection […]
Susan Greenfield, who is playing Dinah in The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, brings a calm confidence, deep experience, and genuine warmth to the Cow Patti stage. When she thinks about summer, her mind immediately drifts overseas to Cinque Terre in Italy. Hiking along the coastline, soaking in the sea air, and enjoying incredible Italian food […]
Heather MacDonnell, who is playing Vernadette in The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, has fond memories of summertime. Her favourite summer memory centres around camping with her family in a trailer her dad built himself, six kids unleashed into nature for days filled with swimming, exploring, campfires, and late-night giggles in the trailer while their parents […]
Rennie Wilkinson, who plays Sheree in The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, holds an early summer memory that is a perfect mix of determination and sibling encouragement. As a child at Buffalo Pound Lake in Saskatchewan, she was “learning to swim, kind of.” Her big sister was teaching her, Rennie was flutter-kicking bravely, and her hands […]
When Lisa Horner thinks about Christmas, she does not picture the hustle and bustle of malls or the chaos of wrapping paper. Instead, she remembers something far simpler: sitting by the tree after Christmas Eve service, cocktail in hand, talking quietly with her family. “I miss that,” she says. “It was calm, beautiful, and full […]
If there’s one thing you should know about Allan Cooke, it’s that he believes Christmas is meant to be messy, joyful, and just a little unpredictable. His favourite holiday memory? The year he and his cousin surprised their family with a full-blown custard pie fight, “a big lovely mess,” as he calls it. That sense […]
For Elana Post, Christmas has always been about family, laughter, and a little bit of magic, the kind that comes from both the stage and the heart. She describes her favourite memories as being surrounded by loved ones, good food, and plenty of games. “It’s such a special time, isn’t it?” she says. But her […]
