Board of directors
Executive Producer, Program Design
A resident of Collingwood since 1974, Monica enjoyed a 34-year teaching career at Collingwood Collegiate, where she taught English and was Head of Library. She raised 3 children in this community and is now the proud grandmother of 6. Serving the community through volunteer work has always been important to her. Over the decades she has been a Cub leader, CPL trustee, and dog rescue organizer. After retirement in 2008, she got involved in Collingwood’s theatre scene and still volunteers for Theatre Collingwood. In 2010, she auditioned for the first Gaslight Tour. After 3 years of acting roles, she joined the Production Team. She also participated in Dan Needles’ scene-writing course and enjoyed seeing her work come to life on stage. Monica was Executive Producer between 2016 and 2019.
Associate Producer, Page-to-Stage Producer (Scene-writing)
Janet has been a member of Gaslight Community Theatre since 2016 when she first volunteered as stage manager for one of the Gaslight Tour plays and found herself captivated by the process of bringing compelling local stories to the stage. Since that time, she has continued to volunteer as a stage manager and has participated in the Page to Stage scene- and play-writing courses. Four of her short original scenes have been selected for performance at annual 4 Scenes & a Cup of Tea events, and five of her longer plays have been produced during autumn Gaslight Tours. In 2021 Janet became the producer of the Page to Stage scene-writing course taught by Dan
Needles.
Janet also devotes time to writing prose. In the spring of 2018, her short story, “Breathless” won second prize in the Toronto Star’s prestigious Short Story Contest. More recently, one of her stories was shortlisted in Flash Fiction Magazine’s 2024 contest.
Page-to-Stage Producer (Play-writing)
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Dawn has been involved with the Gaslight family since 2013 when the first play she wrote, “The Coffee Break”, was produced for the Tour. The plays for Gaslight involve an interesting mix of historical research and creative writing in order to bring the local history of Collingwood to a theatrical stage. Since that time, and many plays later, Dawn has brought her play writing experience to guide and encourage the other writers for the Tour as producer of the Page-to-Stage “Play Writing Experience”.
Treasurer, Sponsorship Coordinator
Susan owns a local accounting/bookkeeping business in Collingwood. She has lived in Collingwood for the past 28 years. Susan leads 2-3 hikes per week in her hiking group “Georgian Triangle Hikers” which she developed 14 years ago. Susan played the role of Lulu Burdette in “Legacy” in the 2019 Gaslight Tour, and she played the role of Elizabeth Telfer in “Firebug” in the 2022 Gaslight Tour. Susan was awarded the prestigious Order of Collingwood for 2023 for her extensive volunteerism with many organizations in the Town of Collingwood.
Sponsorship, Hospitality Co-ordinator
Production Team
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Monica Wilson
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Janet Wilkinson
HEAD OF WARDROBE
CatSue McBroom
MAKEUP CONSULTANT
Sephora Bennett
TECHNICAL
Tyler Cleary
LIGHT & SOUND
Garion Allen
HOSPITALITY CO-ORDINATOR
Amelda FitzPatrick
HOSPITALITY TEAM
Colleen Conway, Jan Ferrigan, Kaisa Larsson, Tara Orme Latreille
FRONT OF HOUSE/RECEPTION
Kathy Kilgour
HOUSE MANAGER
Gord Llewellyn