In 2019, Stone Fence Theatre features Up at Fred’s – Allons-y!, a new musical by Ish Theilheimer, directed by Chantal Elie-Sernoskie. The show revives the memory of Fred Meilleur, the beloved hotel-keeper of Chapeau, Quebec.
Every performance was sold out, including a benefit in the arena in Chapeau (where the photo on the right was taken after the show) attended by 600 people. The Meilleur family, especially Anne Meilleur, Sister Marie, and Gail Gavan, contributed greatly to script development.
Also in summer, 2019, Stone Fence Theatre featured J.P. Cormier in concert in Rankin, with opening acts by Emma and Will March and Peter Dawson and Carol Kennedy.
In 2019, The Stone Fence Theatre Showband was launched, featuring Chantal Elie-Sernoskie, Ambrose Mullin, Fran Pinkerton, Derek Tolhurst, Peter Brown, Evan Burgess and Ish Theilheimer. It performed (or was scheduled to perform) in Eganville, Barry’s Bay, Carleton Place and Eganville.