New Season! New BOARD!
August was quiet for GTG in the public eye but lots was going on behind the scenes as we finalized plans for our 2025-2026 season and prepared for our Annual General Meeting.
The AGM was held Thursday, August 28th and offered an opportunity for our generous patrons to mingle and for us to say an extra special โThank youโ with some refreshments. Thank you to our VP Operations, Erin Creed, for organizing the social. Thank you as well to our returning members along with some faces we havenโt seen in a while. We had a fabulous turnout, and we were excited to share all the Guildโs accomplishments over the past season and announce the rest of the 2025-2026 line up!
We kick the season off with โThe Great Gatsby โ A Live Radio Playโ adapted by Joe Landry with musical score by Kevin Connors. Directed by Rob Carley, it runs October 22nd to 26th at Trinity United Church.ย This is a co-production with Trinity Arts and GTGโs celebration of the City of North Bayโs centennial! The first read-through was AMAZING so get your tickets now by going to: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/gateway-theatre-guild-and-trinity-arts-present-the-great-gatsbya-live-radio-play.
Our next show is โRopeโ by Patrick Hamilton directed by Josh Bainbridge. In this harrowing suspense thriller, a sociopathic university student persuades his weak-minded friend to assist him in the murder of a perfectly harmless fellow undergraduate. A suspenseful and thought-provoking evening unfolds as the dinner guests arrive. The show will run February 18th to 22nd, 2026 at รcole secondaire publique Odyssรฉe.
Our final show of the season is Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass featuring Rick Blair and directed by Johanna McPherson. Trying is an autobiographical story based on the authorโs experience during 1967-1968 when she worked for Francis Biddle at his home in Washington, D.C. Judge Biddle had been Attorney General of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt. After the war, President Truman named him Chief Judge of the American Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. The play is about a young Canadian girl and an old Philadelphia aristocrat โtryingโ to understand each other in what Biddle knows is the final year of his life. The play runs June 3rd to 7th, 2026 at รcole secondaire publique Odyssรฉe.
Please note that ticket prices this season are $25 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. We will continue to have a Pay-What-You-Can performance for each production. For Great Gatsby, it will be opening night (Wednesday, October 22nd).
YOur NEW GTG BOARD!
Johanna McPherson stepped down as President of GTG at the AGM and we welcome Stephanie Kast into that role. She will be familiar to many of you as she directed โTwelve Angry Jurorsโ in the 2023-2024 season as well as โEclipsedโ for our gala fundraiser. She has also graced the stage at the Fringe and with various Proscenium Club productions (including their upcoming show โHappy Jackโs Motelโ happening at the Capitol Centre October 10th and 11th โ get your tickets NOW https://capitolcentre.org/all-events/theatre-events/happy-jack-s-motel). We welcome Stephanie to board and are thankful for her willingness to take on this role.
Also joining the board is Mariah Boehk as VP Artistic. You will recognize Mariah as Mary from Salt Water Moon from the 2022-2023 season. Mariah has also stage managed Guild shows and is a graduate of Canadoreโs Acting for Stage and Screen. We are excited to have Mariah join the board!
Here is your 2025-2026 Board of Directors:
President: Stephanie Kast
Treasurer: Shelagh Graham
VP Operations: Erin Creed
VP Artistic: Mariah Boehk
Secretary: Emmanuelle Faucher
Members at Large:
Anna Iati
Kayla Valender
Ramona Lynn
Tania Webb
Johanna McPherson
Donโt forget to get your membership which not only helps to support the Guildโs amazing programming but is also required to participate in our productions. It also gives you free access to workshops and first notice of GTG events including workshops and auditions. Your $50 membership is good for the 2025-2026 season! Get yours here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/20252026-memberships.
Our digital archives
Our digital archive collection, which can be found at www.VITAcollections.ca, will continue to grow so please take a moment to check it out. Chantal Phillips who was our Archiving and Promotions Officer has generously offered to continue updating the content.ย
If you have any digital photos of GTG productions either you or a family member were involved in, we would love if you would share them with us! Send us an email through this link: https://gatewaytheatreguild.ca/contact/
upcoming events
As always, there is lots to see and do in our amazing city. Here are just few upcoming events. Check out https://www.tourismnorthbay.com/events/ for more!
happy jack’s motel
The Proscenium Club proudly presents Happy Jack’s Motel October 10th and 11th at the Capitol Centre! Happy Jack’s Motel is run by jaded, failed screenwriter Jack. Under threat of a looming storm, the motel finds itself unusually full for the night. Guests find themselves flung together through a fateful series of chance encounters. Against a backdrop of robbery, secrets, sex and Jazzercise, Happy Jack’s Motel becomes a dingy battleground offering eight people one last shot at escaping their dark fates. Dangerously funny, with a healthy dose of hijinks and just a touch of gore, Happy Jack’s Motel brings you back to the Decade of Greed in a way that you’ve never experienced before.
DOWNTOWN GALLERY HOP: September 19th
Friday September 19 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM @ Downtown North Bay
Downtown Gallery Hop is back! Join us downtown North Bay for an evening of art, creativity and community 
From 5-9 explore local galleries and enjoy later hours from select stores downtown. Free to attend!
September 19
More info on stops & shops coming shortly on Downtown Gallery Hop’s socials and website 
bay beats Music festival
east coaster studios
Their 2025/2026 season launches September 28th with J.P. Cormier at the Grande. Then, on the day Gatsby wraps (October 26th), they present Lennie Gallant at Trinity United Church! Make a day of it – take in a little theatre, have a little dinner and spend your evening at an amazing concert! See details below!
