At The Legion - The Team

Derryn Yeomans’s script for Theatre Trail portrays people in a “time of life” situation. After her play “Changes” was well received last year, she decided to further explore life’s transitions. This year, two men deal with change, in ways that are both poignant and comical. As a longtime writer of poetry, short stories and non-fiction, becoming a playwright was a new challenge for Derryn. She says, “seeing my plays produced as part of Theatre Trail for the past two years has been a delight, especially with such great actors and directors.”

A native of Wales, Nigel has been in Canada since 1976 and has worked across Northern and Central Alberta, as a performer, techie, and general dogsbody. The performance side has seen him in musical , dramatic and comedic productions – highlights being, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar (x2), Camelot, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Midsummer Night’s Dream, 12 Angry Men, Much Ado About Nothing, Bedside Manners, God’s Favourite, Noises Off, Calendar Girls, The Thin Grey Line (x2), Mixed Nuts & More Mixed Nuts. He has also worked in set design, set construction, lighting, sound, production and stage management, while on the admin side he has served as President, Chair, and Secretary of various theatre companies. Outside of theatre, he dabbles in photography, guitar, mandolin, and violin, and even plays in a string orchestra.

Warde has been involved in live Theatre since his high school days in the Vancouver area. Highlights include Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre under the Stars, The Crucible for Capilano College and starting, along with four close friends, 1st Impressions Theatre Company, which just celebrated its 40th Anniversary and is still going strong. After writing, directing and acting in Grandpa n Me (The first of a trilogy of plays Warde wrote) he moved to Sylvan Lake, Alberta. This will be his debut with Sylvan Lake Theatre.

Lori has been involved in virtually every aspect of the craft (she’s not very good with a hammer!) The director’s chair is where she loves to be, with directorial pursuits that run the gamut from sketch comedy, dinner theatre, drama to main stage musicals. Recent projects include Prime Stock Theatre’s The Thin Grey Line (2025) More Mixed Nuts – A Return to Song, Schtick & All that Jazz (2024) and the world premiere of Absinthe, Bourbon, Vodka & Sake (2023) for Red Deer Players. For SLT Lori co-facilitated Script Labs for their Write It! series and was a guest director for Audition! an actors’ workshop. Lori Is excited to be participating in the one-of-a-kind event that is SLT’s Theatre Trail.

Now in her third year of active theatre involvement, Cherish has become a vibrant part of Sylvan Lake’s arts community since relocating here. She previously contributed to the Sylvan Lake Theatre’s Storytelling Group and participated in Theatre Trail 2024. Building on these experiences, Cherish is thrilled to return this time as a stage manager in this year’s Theatre Trail production of At The Legion, and will be bringing fresh energy and dedication to the stage.

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