Past Events
Learn more about our past shows, partnerships and initiatives here! We have had the pleasure of working with fantastic businesses, community members and organizations in and surrounding Lanark County. This is the heart of what we do, bringing people together to create and to give back.
2024 | Green Cheese
For the 2024 edition of Eat, Play, Love Ghostlight partnered with Creative Ideas, The Falls Food Hub and Hanley Hall to put on Green Cheese by local playwright, Guy Newsham. Through this EPL collaboration we were able to sell 42 tickets and raised over $3000.00 for The Falls Food Hub in support of local food security initiatives.
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We worked with The Falls Food Hub to provide a custom 4 course meal throughout the scenes, which they catered, bringing a twist to dinner theatre, and education to attendees about their culinary skills. We also created custom Trivial Pursuit cards featuring facts about local food security statistics and played trivia throughout the show!
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Cast + Crew:
Andy West (director), Rayna Critchley (stage manager), Lucas (Mike) Tennant, Grace Poltrack (Nora), Shannon Reilly (Olive) and Charles Henderson (Phil).
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Additional Donors:
Sip Bistro, Station Theatre, Heritage House, Boston Pizza, Union Street Bar & Grill, Smiths Falls Jr. A. Bears, C’EST Tout, Starbucks, DiluCa Fine Foods, Lockmaster Taphouse, Boston Pizza Smiths Falls, Matty O’Shea’s, Town & Country Chrysler, Tap Room, Pickled Pig & St. Francis Church
2022 | Reception
For the 2022 edition of Eat, Play, Love Ghostlight partnered with Creative Ideas, Cornerstone Landing and Ecotay to put on Reception by local playwright, Guy Newsham. Through this EPL collaboration we were able to sell 60 tickets and raised $3000.00 for Cornerstone Landing in support of local youth shelter initiatives.
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We worked with Ecotay to provide a custom 6 course meal throughout the scenes which they catered with the utmost skill and professionalism. Guests were invited to attend Tilly + Bruno's wedding reception taking place in September at beautiful Ecotay. They were encouraged to dress for a wedding, engage with the characters, and mingle throughout a cocktail hour!
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Cast + Crew:
Andy West (director), Rayna Critchley (stage manager), Lucas Tennant (tech), River Davies (Tilly), Justin Lackey (Bruno), Juli Heney (Claire), Adam Peltier (Father Francis), Keith Busher (Ron), Nicole Sandborn (Brittany), Peter Aubry (Jordie).