In 2018, Stone Fence Theatre presented a successful 19-show tour of its latest original: I Come from the Valley! Tales and Times of Joan Finnigan, by Ish Theilheimer, with Johanna Zomers, directed by Chantal Elie-Sernoskie. This musical brought to life some of the stories that the Valley’s most illustrious author collected and also the tumultuous times she lived through.
Joan published 28 books, was the daughter of one of the NHL’s first super-stars, Frank Finnigan, and she was raised in Roaring ’20s Ottawa. Her parents came from Shawville, her second home as a child, where she absorbed the Valley’s story-telling tradition. The play featured Fran Pinkerton as Joan, with music by the Donohue Family of Douglas. Click to view videos of Act 1 and Act 2.
In August, the company’s summer concert sold out again. It featured Gail Gavan with Louis Schryer, Erin Leahy and Timi Turmel.