D’Arcy Jenish has written histories of the Stanley Cup, the Montreal Canadiens and the NHL, an acclaimed biography of David Thompson and an award-winning account of the 19th century Canadian West – from the perspective of four great Indigenous leaders— Piapot, Poundmaker, Big Bear and Crowfoot. His most recent: The Making of the October Crisis: Canada’s Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ. His play The Tilco Strike was produced at 4th Line Theatre in July 2023 and his two short plays – Ray’s Big Day and The Last Time- were performed at the Port Hope Arts Festival in 2022and 2023 respectively. He will be back at Port Hope again this year with Tick Talk – a play set at the Peterborough Westclox factory in May 1969 which will also be [performed at Northumberland Festival of the Arts, NFOTA 2024

Samantha Clark grew up in the Northumberland arts community; dancing competitively, studying voice, and volunteering in all aspects of theatre production. She studied Drama and English at Queen’s University and completed a summer intensive inside The Shaw Festival’s 2017 season. Sam then earned a Graduate Degree in Arts Management specializing in marketing from Queen’s and her Bachelor of Education from Trent University. This September will be Sam’s second year running the Port Hope High School Drama Department. Sam recently appeared in the staged reading of Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson at the Peterborough Theatre Guild but she feels most at home in the world of Musical Theatre. She has performed leading roles in Guys and Dolls (Sister Sarah), White Christmas (Judy Hanes), Company (Joanne),and in Nunsense (Sister Mary Leo).