Featured Playwright: Trudee Romanek

June Is Theatre Month!

Learn about local theatre from Trudee.

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Trudee Romanek is Barrie born and raised. Her professional career as a playwright, editor, and award-winning author spans more than thirty years. These days, Trudee’s writing and editorial focus is on theatrical scripts. Her work for the stage has been presented by Barrie’s Theatre by the Bay (The Ghost Watchers) and at Theatre on the Ridge (Half Baked and “I” on the Prize) in Port Perry. Her drama Bright Daybreak was selected for Lunchbox Theatre’s 2021 Festival of New Canadian Work in Calgary, and in June, her comedy “I” on the Prize will be staged at the Simcoe County Theatre Festival. Trudee is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada, the Writers Union of Canada, SOCAN, and Canscaip. She also co-hosts Stage Whispers, a podcast about theatre in Central Ontario. Visit Trudee’s website and her Facebook author page.

Stage Whispers is a podcast brimming with news and interviews related to both professional and amateur live theatre around Central Ontario. Created in 2020 by friends Trudee Romanek, Kevin Scharf, and Nancy Chapple, Stage Whispers produces one news episode and one interview episode per month. Listen to Stage Whispers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find fine podcasts, or subscribe. 

Theatre by the Bay is a professional theatre company seeking to grow the Central Ontario arts community by empowering local theatre artists, engaging local audiences with high quality programming, and telling stories that showcase the diverse peoples of Barrie and Simcoe County. Learn about the Simcoe County Theatre Festival and about the history of Theatre by the Bay’s 20 years.

The South Simcoe Theatre (SST) is a not-for-profit community theatre dedicated to offering a wide variety of high quality productions. Each year, we present a program of contemporary as well as traditional theatre works.  SST’s vision is to produce Great Community Theatre.

Learn about Local Theatre groups you can join through the Barrie Community Information Directory, search 'Theatre': Barrie Theatre Lab; Kempenfelt Community Players; The South Simcoe Theatre in Cookstown, hosting the Four Play reading series; and Theatre on the Ridge in Port Perry.

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