Episodes

  • 7: Hector the Spectre Steals the Show - entire play - all 6 episodes in one!

    7: Hector the Spectre Steals the Show - entire play - all 6 episodes in one!
    Oct 21 2020
    Hector the Spectre Steals the Show - all 6 episodes in one!
    Listen to the entire radio play in one go!

    Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre presents
    Hector the Spectre Steals the Show
    by Andrea Boyd and Laura Teasdale

    Hector the Spectre Steals the Show is a six-part radio play written by Festival Antigonish artistic director Andrea Boyd and local actor/playwright Laura Teasdale. The story is based on the legend of the Bauer Theatre’s resident ghost, Hector, and is inspired by real stories collected from artists and community members of all ages who have had encounters with Hector over the last 30 years.

    The play imagines a world where live theatre still happens, and where Festival Antigonish is producing a new play about the legendary ghosts – Blue Nun and Red Priest. But when Hector, the benevolent ghost of the theatre, sees that this ghost story on stage is not about him, he takes matters into his own hands.

    Cast List:
    Clare: Liliona Quarmyne 
    Jude: James MacLean
    Ben: Josh MacDonald
    Margie: Francine Deschepper
    Tatiana/Ann: Laura Teasdale
    Actor Hector: Chad Relf
    Hector: Kevin Curran

    With cameos by:
    Andrea Boyd
    Reema Fuller
    Michael Gillis
    Briana Lynch-Rankin
    Natasha MacKinnon
    Ian Pygott
    Ingrid Risk

    Director: Andrea Boyd
    Sound Design: Justin Gregg
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • 6: Hector the Spectre Episode VI - Opening Night

    6: Hector the Spectre Episode VI - Opening Night
    Oct 14 2020
    Welcome to our sixth and final episode. In case you’re just tuning in, Festival Antigonish is trying to put on a play and Hector the Spectre is trying to stop them...That’s all I got...Just do your best to keep up! And good luck.... 
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    18 mins
  • 5: Hector the Spectre Episode V - Dress Rehearsal

    5: Hector the Spectre Episode V - Dress Rehearsal
    Oct 7 2020
    Welcome to Episode 5. In case you missed it... Last week, Hector wrecked the tech...nical rehearsal. And Clare, the director, struggled to stage her grandiose dream sequence on an itty-bitty budget. Let’s see if this dress rehearsal will even happen... 
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    17 mins
  • 4: Hector the Spectre Episode IV - Tech Run

    4: Hector the Spectre Episode IV - Tech Run
    Sep 30 2020
    Welcome to Episode 4. Let’s get caught up...Last week, in the midst of a ridiculous acting exercise, Hector took a swing at Margie and Ben, but the actors stood their ground. And we discovered that Hector was a boxer who died back in the day when the theatre was a gymnasium.  And now...the technical rehearsal…. 
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    13 mins
  • 3: Hector the Spectre Episode III - Second Rehearsal

    3: Hector the Spectre Episode III - Second Rehearsal
    Sep 23 2020
    Welcome to Episode 3. Ok, in case you forgot...Last week, was the first rehearsal of the Festival Antigonish show The Blue Nun and the Red Priest. Hector the Spectre turned the room upside down and ripped their scripts to bits. Margie declared her disbelief in ghosts and Tatiana longs for a Ben-based showmance. Now it’s a week later and a triumphant Hector thinks he’s stopped the show! 
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    17 mins
  • 2: Hector the Spectre Episode II - First Rehearsal

    2: Hector the Spectre Episode II - First Rehearsal
    Sep 16 2020
    Welcome to Episode 2. Just to catch you up...Last week, Hector the Spectre watched in disbelief as actors Margie and Ben auditioned for the roles of Sister Magda & Father Luke in the new play The Blue Nun and the Red Priest. That’s right!  A play about two “Come from Away” ghosts! …In Hector’s own theatre. Imagine how he must feel as they begin the first rehearsal…
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    16 mins
  • 1: Hector the Spectre Episode I - Auditions

    1: Hector the Spectre Episode I - Auditions
    Sep 9 2020
    Imagine if you will...  A beautiful little theatre in Rural Nova Scotia in the summer of 2020.  There is nothing out of the ordinary.  Nothing has been cancelled. No one has to wear a mask.  The Artistic Director Andrea Boyd and her friend Laura Teasdale did not have to furiously write a six-episode radio play to fill the theatrical void that made them cry themselves to sleep. No.  This is an ordinary summer at Festival Antigonish...And you are invited to listen in.  In our first episode, our “Come From Away” director, Clare, and Jude, the “best stage manager in Nova Scotia”, are in the midst of auditions for the upcoming season at Festival Antigonish.  Let’s take a listen….

    Episode 1 of Hector the Spectre Steals the Show was written by Andrea Boyd and Laura Teasdale.  In the cast you heard Liliona Quarmyne as Clare, James MacLean as Jude, Josh MacDonald as Ben, Francine Deschepper as Margie and Kevin Curran as Hector, with cameos by Laura Teasdale and Briana Lynch-Rankin. Sound design was by Justin Gregg and direction by Andrea Boyd. 
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    14 mins
  • Teaser/Taster

    Teaser/Taster
    Sep 8 2020
    An audio teaser/taster of the radio play Hector the Spectre Steals the Show! The first episode drops on September 9, 2020. 

    Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre presents
    Hector the Spectre Steals the Show
    by Andrea Boyd and Laura Teasdale

    Hector the Spectre Steals the Show is a six-part radio play written by Festival Antigonish artistic director Andrea Boyd and local actor/playwright Laura Teasdale. The story is based on the legend of the Bauer Theatre’s resident ghost, Hector, and is inspired by real stories collected from artists and community members of all ages who have had encounters with Hector over the last 30 years.

    The play imagines a world where live theatre still happens, and where Festival Antigonish is producing a new play about the legendary ghosts – Blue Nun and Red Priest. But when Hector, the benevolent ghost of the theatre, sees that this ghost story on stage is not about him, he takes matters into his own hands.

    Cast List:
    Clare: Liliona Quarmyne 
    Jude: James MacLean
    Ben: Josh MacDonald
    Margie: Francine Deschepper
    Tatiana/Ann: Laura Teasdale
    Actor Hector: Chad Relf
    Hector: Kevin Curran

    With cameos by:
    Andrea Boyd
    Reema Fuller
    Michael Gillis
    Briana Lynch-Rankin
    Natasha MacKinnon
    Ian Pygott
    Ingrid Risk

    Director: Andrea Boyd
    Sound Design: Justin Gregg
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    1 min