Hermit exposed in That’s the Spirit!

Jason Hunter, as Ernst Slater, the man with X-ray eyes (L) enjoys the sight as Juan the Hermit (Allan Hettrick, fourth from left) confesses to sleeping in the basement of the former home of the late Jenny Davenport (Charlene Krahn) in the dress rehearsal for That’s the Spirit!, produced by Rosetown Community Theatre over the weekend. Jan Coffey-Olson (second from left) as Bella Donna and her mouthy puppet, Bobbi Taylor as Anne Boleyn, Isaac Hintze (obscured) as Det. Bud Frazer, Blade Upton as Det. Chad Prindle and Michelle Hettrick as Ruby, the housekeeper and the hermit’s sister, complete the scene. The cast also included Evolet Welter as Irene Lockwood, Davenport’s niece, Jay Porter as neighbour Wayne Hopkins, a television star, Loni Askwith as medium Claire Voyant and Cindy Cerniuk as an undercover cop pretending to be a conservation officer. Danielle Hunter directed the comedy-murder mystery and Max Linklater, Susan Wiebe and Jasmine Hanson performed offstage roles.

Photo by Ian MacKay