Her Wake brings down the House

What fun evenings at both Dwight and Baysville this week, when the Friends of the Libraries in each village hosted the comedy, "Her Wake."

A short play, just half an hour long, the evenings were rounded out by a kitchen party serving tea, coffee, lemonade, desserts, and featuring fiddlers and singers (depending on which venue! Dwight had a single fiddler and a wonderful singer... in Baysville, the single fiddler, Tom, was joined by an entire group, the Fernglen Fiddleheads. Fantastic, either solo or in harmony)

There was an excellent turnout (more people in Dwight, but not by many, and it's not a contest!) On a scale of 'who laughed harder,' it would be an absolute tie. Although the fiddle group in Baysville almost fell off their chairs when the fiddle music starts up in the off-stage kitchen and the ladies pass some comments on the music.

,.Deborah Mitchell and Lesleigh Turner had them rolling in the aisles with their portrayal of Martha and Cassie, down East at their friend's funeral, passing comments and juicy gossip about the other mourners.  Fortified by a little 'sweetener' in their copious cups of tea, the gossip gets even juicier as the gals get a little juiced.  Written by Frank Macdonald, the play was named Outstanding Canadian Production at its debut performance at the Liverpool International Theatre Festival

Thanks so much to Deb and Lesleigh for bringing the show to life, and to the Friends of the Libraries and both the Librarians for bringing the show to Lake of Bays.