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Alexander (Sandy) MacDougall<\/h3>\nAlexander (Sandy) MacDougall<\/h3>\nFeatured Volunteer – November 2021<\/p>\n
Theatre has been part of my life for a very long time.\u00a0 In high school (over 40 years ago!) I was involved with a few productions where I assisted with lighting and sound and did stage management (still one of my favourite areas of theatre work).\u00a0 During that time I learned that my grandfather had been a professional actor for some time many years earlier \u2013 perhaps it\u2019s genetic? After high school I helped to establish an Elementary-Junior High Drama event in Richmond County that continued for a number of years.\u00a0 Then, as things have a way of doing, life took other turns and my theatre interaction was as a consumer for quite a few years, until in 2005 I was driving by Bedford Players and saw a sign that advertised an \u201cOpen House\u201d.\u00a0 I attended and as a result I\u2019ve been involved in some way with almost all the productions since then!<\/p>\n
Karen Waterfield (October\u2019s Featured Volunteer) and I joined at almost the same time. She was the Assistant Stage Manager and I think I did some stage-hand work for Barefoot in the Park<\/em><\/strong>. Since that first experience and in no particular order I\u2019ve done lights\/sound design and operation, set design and building, stage management, front of house staff and management, managed the website, built the volunteer database application, created posters and programs, and managed productions. I\u2019ve also held the positions of Technical Director, Vice-president, President, Past-president and I\u2019m currently the Treasurer.\u00a0 My work with Bedford Players has led to some wonderful on stage\/screen experiences.\u00a0 In 2014-15 I had the amazing opportunity to be an actor in the fantastic Fork on the Left<\/em><\/strong> written by Karen Waterfield. The following year we staged a second production of that show and attended the Liverpool International Theatre Festival<\/em><\/strong>. In 2016 I also had the good fortune to be in Butterscotch Palace<\/em><\/strong> by Ryan Van Horne which appeared in the Halifax Fringe Festival. My only big-screen opportunity (so far) was as an actor in a great short film The Right Thing to Say<\/em><\/strong> by Will Kellerman which placed first in the 2010 ViewFinders Movie Challenge.<\/p>\n The previous paragraph reads like a resume, but the most important thing about each of those experiences, whether on or off stage, is the amazing people I\u2019ve met.\u00a0 Theatre requires many hands, hearts and brains in order to create a production, and over the last 16 years there have been many people who have volunteered untold hours to do that.\u00a0 I have many good friends who I met through Bedford Players \u2013 and some of my other friends got involved with Bedford Players because they knew me! So, without a doubt the best thing about getting involved in community theatre is the people!<\/p>\n If you think you might like to become a volunteer, I encourage you to do so.\u00a0 Get in touch with one of us or reach out via our website.\u00a0 There are so many things a volunteer can do!\u00a0 Some jobs take up enormous amounts of time, but there are others that can be just an hour or so and can be done from home.\u00a0 There is literally something for almost everyone.\u00a0 We are awesome people, who are passionate about theatre and love to have fun!\u00a0 Come out and meet us \u2013 we look forward to seeing you!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alexander (Sandy) MacDougall <\/p>\n Featured Volunteer – November 2021<\/p>\n Theatre has been part of my life for a very long time.\u00a0 In high school (over 40 years ago!) I was involved with a few productions where I assisted with lighting and sound and did stage management (still one of my favourite areas of theatre … <\/p>\n