CAST

​Wanda is excited to be directing in this current production of Fox on the Fairway by Ken Ludwig. Wanda began directing in 2006 with a short play “Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song”, and has continued at a breakneck pace directing many others such as; Leading Ladies, She With a Capital ESS, Rituals, Moon Over Buffalo, Lafferty’s Wake, Sin, Sex & The CIA, Lend Me A Tenor, Calendar Girls, Bedside Manners, and Sherlock Holmes. Wanda also has many on-stage credits beginning in 1999 with If We Are Women, followed by Jack and the Beanstalk, Waiting for the Parade, Mr. Flannery’s Ocean, I Take This Man, Here on the Flight Path, Done to Death, On Golden Pond, Blue Murder, The Dixie Swim Club and most recently, Love, Loss and What I Wore. Wanda has also filled many backstage roles including props, set design, costumes, and producer.

Linda’s first performance with the Players was in 1987 in “Who’s on First”. Since then she has performed in “The Nerd”, “The Melville Boys”, “Waiting for the Parade”, “A
Scent of Honeysuckle”, “Moon over Buffalo”, “Lend Me a Tenor”, “Calendar Girls”, “The Game’s Afoot” and “Love, Loss and What I Wore”. She has directed “Louie and Dave”,
“Albert” and “Deckchairs”. Over the past thirty- eight years Linda has also been a support with publicity, producing, prompting, props, set design, costumes, make-up
and dinner theatre hospitality. In her role as prompt for “The Fox on the Fairway”, she has the task of keeping six talented actors on their toes with scripts, a multitude of fast paced entrances and exits and lots of comedic antics. Once again, it is a wonderful to have Linda as part of the Players team!

Devon Hemmett has been an enjoyer, participant, and purveyor of the Arts for most of his life. He greatly enjoys finding new perspectives from his various roles and stepping into new shoes whether they be comedic or dramatic. Enjoying music and theatre from a young age he took his passion into his profession graduating from Brandon University in 2021 with a Bachelor degree in Music and Drama with an Education After-Degree.
Working currently as a Music and Band teacher, Devon always tries to find opportunities to continue practicing what he teaches having taken part in many choirs, community bands and theatrical productions. Off stage, Devon has also assisted various music and theatrical shows in their sound/light production. Most recently Devon has been Sam Carmichael in "Mamma Mia", Freddie in "When Pigs Fly", and various characters in "The Great Gatsby" during the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, 2024.

Hello! My name is Jessica Ginter and I’m playing the role of “Louise Heindbedder” in Pinawa Players production of “Fox on the Fairway”. This isn’t my first rodeo being on
stage. I’ve always loved performing - whether it be dramas, musicals, dancing, etc…
I used to be quite a shy gal, but being on stage made all that disappear and brought out something else entirely - something that loved being in the limelight.  You might recognize me from Haystacks’s production of “Appearing This Evening…” playing the role of Jane Seamoore.
This is my first show with the Pinawa Players and it has been so much fun! I’ve loved rehearsing with this great group of folks, and meeting everyone has truly been a joy.
I hope from the bottom of my heart you enjoy this show as much as I’ve enjoyed being part of it!

The records show that Daryl’s first foray onto the Pinawa stage was in "The Nerd"; in 1989. Of course, he worked (and continues to work) in a backstage capacity since the early 1980’s. He acted in four plays before venturing a Director’s role in the 2003 production of “I Take This
Man”. Since then, we count an additional 15 times on the Pinawa Stage. Daryl has also acted with Haystack in Beausejour and acted/directed in Gillam’s Live Wire Productions. This year Daryl was cast as Henry Bingham in our production of The Fox on the Fairway.

Fran’s love for theatre and self-expression started at the young age of 11 years old. Trips by bus to Actor’s Showcase and Manitoba Warehouse for young people became her Saturday ritual.  High school musicals Annie Get Your Gun, Bye Bye Birdie, Oklahoma, Anne of Green Gables were her introduction to the stage. Then life got serious. Retirement in Pinawa brought her back to the stage in Dixie Swim Club, Calendar Girls, Betrayed and most recently, Love, Loss and What I wore.

Pete moved back to Manitoba in 2018 from Taber, Alberta.  In Taber, he was a member of the Taber Players theatre group, even spending a short time as president.  He never would have considered acting, but a friend encouraged him to try out for the part of Major Metcalf in the Mousetrap in 2008.  Since then, Pete has acted on stage in plays like Bedside Manners, And Then There Were None, The Odd Couple, Harvey, You Can't Take it With You, and Walking Upright Through Fire.  He also acted in two plays with Haystack in Beausejour.  He has worked backstage on Nunsense, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Games Afoot and Love Loss and What I Wore.  Pete and his wife Donna worked the front of house for a few plays as well.  He is glad that Pinawa and Beausejour have local playgroups with such a rich history so that he can continue to work, and play, at something he loves.

Josephine Hall is hitting the stage in her third production with the Pinawa Players.  Pre-covid Josephine was cast in The Games Afoot.  Post-covid(ish) she was in Love, Loss and What I Wore.  This season Josephine has been cast as Muriel in Ken Ludwigs comedy, A Fox on the Fairway.   When she’s not acting, Josephine is busy with her camera. The cast photos are a tribute to her work.  When she’s not acting or doing photography, Josephine is sewing.  She is a seamstress and she is eager to help the Pinawa Players with alterations or costume tweaks. Josephine also joined the executive this year as Publicity and she’s learning a lot about all the hard work that goes into the productions the Pinawa Players puts on year after year.  She is very grateful for all the amazing memories and experiences.

Shawn’s been in Pinawa for 2 1/2 years now running his own business. He owns and operates Pina-zza Pizza. Shawn enjoys being involved in all aspects of community life and is so happy to be living in Pinawa. The news on the street is that he will never leave. In Winnipeg, Shawn was a member of several theatre groups! He did some stand up comedy and wrote some scripts and poetry. Shawn is making his debut on the Pinawa stage this year in The Fox on the Fairway by Ken Ludwig as the Announcer. Not only will Shawn be announcing throughout the play, he also makes a couple appearances. Always wonderful to have some newcomers to the Pinawa Players!