Linda Levy Fisk: (Margo Wendice) is thrilled and honoured to have the opportunity to work with and learn from the directors, cast, and crew of Dial M! She last appeared at CentreStage as Shelby in Steel Magnolias, and she recently appeared on TV’s Call Me Fitz and November Christmas. Linda lives in the Wolfville area with her husband Tim, two fabulous children, dogs, and chickens.

Brian Smit : (Max Halliday) Brian has played many different roles in his previous 20 shows at CentreStage: everything from a pickle man in Crossing Delancey to an English innkeeper in Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. But this is his first time portraying a writer. If one were to ask his Grade 10 English teacher (3 years in a row), Ms Harvey would say he is definitely NOT type cast in this role. To her credit, she was the first to see Brian’s passion for theatre and encouraged him in it. In his day job he is a lactation facilitator to 70 Holstein cows in the megalopolis of Grafton, NS.

Alan Slipp: (Tony Wendice), a graduate of Acadia University’s theatre program, has a long history with CentreStage Theatre, having first appeared as Soldier #3 in the 1995 production of Fiddler On The Roof. His most recent CentreStage credit was as Brandon Cates in Getting Sara Married. Theatre goers will also recognize him from his frequent appearances as Ebenezer Scrooge in Fezziwig’s Family Christmas Frolic at the Festival Theatre in Wolfville.

Tim Hughes: (Captain Lesgate), Kentville: Playing in the theatre is one of my escapes from the real world. It’s a chance to use part of my brain that can be undernourished in my day job in the realm of science. I get to relive the make-believe world of childhood, except, as with a role like Lesgate, I don’t have to play nice. And what can be more fun?

Peter Booth (Inspector Hubbard): The best crime fiction and the best accounts of the real thing concern themselves with human nature. That was the case too with much of the ancient classical literature, Greek and Roman, which is why Peter Booth of Canaan, former practitioner of that discipline, finds his current role particularly fascinating.

Robert Racine: (Thompson & Voices) is very pleased to be back on stage after two back to back performances last summer in 'No Sex Please, We're British' and 'Any Number can Die', where he played a police officer disguised as a butler. During this stage play, you'll hear him in many off-stage voices, as well as one walk-on part - just the right combination for Bob. "Enjoy!"

Colleen Hagen: (Assistant Director) has joined with Paul Abela in bringing Dial M to our stage. Some of her most memorable acting experiences include The Secret Garden (Capitol Theatre, 1999) and The Mousetrap (CentreStage, 2010). Colleen appeared in Temperance in a Tea Cup, last season’s highly entertaining portion of Glooscap Curling Club and CentreStage Theatre’s Evening of Fine Dining. She is the artistic director for this year’s March Break camp.

Sarah Lofts: (Stage Manager) is new to the CentreStage family. Sarah moved here from Ontario where she was an active member of both her local community and professional theatres. Most often hidden in the lighting booth during productions, she is excited to take on the role of Stage Manager. A long-time fan of murder mysteries and Hitchcock films there is no better production to welcome her to the group. She would like to thank the cast and crew for helping to make such a great production.

Kelly Westhaver: (lights & photography) lives in Kentville with her husband, Brian Cottam. They have a 15-year-old son, Glenn, who attends NKEC. She has lit up the stage (without ever being on it) for BINGO, The Mousetrap, The Mouse that Roared and Whose Wives. She has provided her expertise in setting the lighting board for the current production and as the official photographer. She enjoys being behind the scenes and encouraging her two men to be on stage! She also loves to help with the murals that are needed occasionally at CentreStage. In her spare time she loves to cook and write poetry.

Paul Abela: After recent on-stage outings in The Mousetrap, No Sex Please We’re British and Arsenic and Old Lace, Dial M for Murder marks Paul Abela’s directorial debut. “It’s a wonderful play to direct. The dialogue is intelligent, the plot moves swiftly, and the characters have depth and sharp edges.”

Paul has enjoyed the shift from the on-stage demands of acting to the complex requirements of planning and development that are required for directing. “It’s a whole new world. Challenges around every corner. Having a first-rate cast to ease me into the role has been an enormous advantage. They brought the characters off the page and into life. I’ve had the privilege of channelling that creativity and energy.”

As with anything new, the technical aspects of putting on a show have provided a learning curve. “Sarah’s expertise in the art of stage managing has been invaluable. She been my right hand from the beginning; keeping me from falling countless times.”

If Paul has any complaints it’s simply that he’s up against Alfred Hitchcock with this play. “Hitchcock can cast a rather large shadow over the play. Happy to say we’ve poked him in the eye a couple of times with this production”.

Enjoy the show!