Grinder's Grumblings

I've likely already posted this, but just in case you missed it, here's what we're doing this fall, at the Fergus Grand Theatre and the Elora Centre for the Arts: At the Fergus Grand Theatre: Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in September 4th, 5th and 6th The Innocents October 23rd, 24th and 25th Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates December 18th, 19th, 20th At the Elora Centre for the Arts: ART—A special presentation in Conjunction with Sensational Elora October 3rd, 4th A Bench in the Sun October 23rd, 24th and 25th Sally and Marsha December 4th, 5th and 6th All shows , dates and venues subject to change, tickets are on sale as we acquire the royalties for these shows. For more information please visit www.grinderproductions.org .

Just a reminder that this weekend will be your last chance to see Dean and Rachel in this wonderful little show. With the close of this show on Saturday night our 4th season of the Ennotville Summer Theatre will be complete. Make sure you get out to see this one - there's a sequel to it that we're considering for the summer of 2009! Tickets at the door, on the blog or by phone at 519-780-7593. See you there!

We're just over one week away from the all the mad-cap, sock-it-to-me, humour you can stand! Grinder Productions is pleased to present the stage version of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in at the Fergus Grand Theatre, September 4th, 5th and 6th (shows at 8pm nightly, with a 2pm Saturday matinee). Featuring some of the best known and loved lines, gags and characters from the TV show, including "The Judge," "The Old Maid," and the Soldier (Verrrr-y Interesting!). There's even room for the dumb blonde! Call the Fergus Grand Theatre box office at 519-787-1981 to make sure you get you and your sweet bippy a seat for this extra-special Grinder Productions event.

It's been a long summer. Much fun as I've had, all the memories we've made, it has taken a lot out of me. Perhaps not as much as it did last summer (where it nearly destroyed the company as much as it nearly destroyed yours truly). I've had many happy times, many sad times, and now that the summer is almost over I think it's a good time to take a bit of stock about where I am, and what I've learned, or how I've grown, over the past 15 weeks. For starters, this is the first summer where I wasn't truly alone in my quest to keep the company afloat. Yes, Grinder has always been about the people, but when it comes to the books I've usually kept that out of my conversations with directors and actors, because I would much rather they focus on doing their jobs, rather that worrying about whether or not there's enough in the cash box to keep us going for another week. But this summer, with the addition of the world's greatest girlfriend, I finally...

We're done! A big thank-you to everyone who helped out this past weekend with Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Belwood Hall. It was a big show, and a lot of work, and despite all the pitfalls that assailed this show from the beginning I'm proud to say that thanks to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved (including an actress who picked up a role with just 3 days to learn the role!), the show came off without a hitch. Plans are already underway to bring theatre back to Belwood in 2009 - watch for the season announcement coming soon in the fall!

Do you Facebook? Then why not join the Grinder Productions Group on Facebook! We're just starting the group now, but as time goes on we hope to have lots of photos, news, and even reviews of past productions. Check it out! Grinder

The 3rd and final show in our Belwood Summer Theatre season is upon us, as is the last opening night this summer. Come on out to the Belwood Hall and see the life of Eugene Morris Jerome played out as he sees it, in 1937 New York. With just a 3 day, 4 performance run, this show will be gone before you know it, so please make sure you get out to see it before it closes this Saturday. Tickets at the door, by phone at 519-780-7593 or online at www.grinderproductions.org