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Meet the Cast - Amanda Rae Gallant

A home grown Islander, Amanda Rae Gallant is just tickled pink to be a part of this humdinger group of crack ups!

A real pistol of a gal, Amanda has sprinkled acting, singing, and producing fundraising events throughout her <AGE REDACTED> years. This year, not being able to be onstage due to the virus that shall remain nameless, she filled her days baking and eating at least 40 loaves of bread and not learning how to do macrame.

You may recognize Amanda from ACT's ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, locally written ‘An Answer to the Question on Death’ in the PEI Fringe festival, or when she proudly sported 4 inch high 80's bangs in Norm Foster's ‘Sinners’ at the Watermark Theatre.

In ‘It's a Wonderful Life’, Amanda has exchanged costume changes for vocal acrobatics. She will be tackling 14 different characters. Ranging from the hot-to-trot Violet Bick to angry bartender Nick, and a few surprises in between.

So, hold on to your hats because this show is not only the cats meow but also the bees knees! "

Meet the Cast: Alex Arsenault

Originally from the Acadian Region just west of Summerside, I've been on and around the stage since I was little. I've been in two french acadian productions, and have also been in a handful of ACT productions throughout the last 6 years, namely 2014's Much Ado about Nothing for Shakespeare in the Park, as well as 2018's Skin Flick.

As George Bailey, the challenge of having to go through so many extreme emotions has been both stimulating and exciting. And while I find great pleasure in playing the part, it's been just as exciting, if not more so, seeing the huge range of acting prowess shown by my castmates. I believe one of the more difficult aspects of this particular show, however, is the amount of stage time George Bailey has, to which I am not accustomed.

I believe anyone who's been feeling the pressure from the last year, anyone who's felt that the world's become a darker, colder place, should see this heartwarming, uplifting performance. To remind ourselves that, at the end of the day, as long as we have family and friends there for us, that it can be A Wonderful Life.