Ontario couple move to P.E.I. to act at Watermark Theatre

It'll beequal parts fun in the sun and suspense on stage for an Ontario couple spending their summer on P.E.I.

ActorsMadeleine Donohue and Geoffrey Pounsettuprooted the family and areon the Island to act in productions at the Watermark Theatre in North Rustico, P.E.I.

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"One of the questions we get a lot is 'have you worked together?' We haven't," Donohue told CBC's Mainstreet P.E.I.

While the two have had some opportunities towork together in the past, in the end one or the other was always committed to something else.

"It's the way the business works," Pounsettsaid. "We don't always have the opportunity to work together."

Now that they finally had their shot even if was across the country it was a no-brainer to take it.

'Fun flirty stuff, marital strife and ... drama'

The two have theirkids with them and will centre their summer around the Watermark Theatre's two productions:Dial M for Murder and A Moon for the Misbegotten.

Donahue will act in the former, whilePounsettwill be acting in both.

"I actually really love the play," Donahue said ofDial Mfor Murder."There is a lot that surprised me by the end."

Just watching the plot unfold and unravel is fascinating. There's fun flirty stuff, marital strife and of course there's some drama."

For Pounsett, one of the things he'smost excited about is the theatre'smulti-sided stage, which in itself, hesaid, adds a level of authenticity to the production that many actors can't get elsewhere.

"I like to work in spaces where the audience is around the show," he said.

"There's a real difference for an actor, and I think for the audience too, in being able to work in three dimensions which is something you can't do on a flat stage in the same way."

Some of theshows for the two productions are already sold out. For show times andticket information, visit the Watermark Theatre website.

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