Sarnia Famous

Dave (Dayve) Doucette

Happy Friday DRAG lovers! This week’s guest is Dave (Dayve Doucette) AKA Amanda Villa or affectionately, Mandy. For those who know me well, I flippin adore drag queens so I was a complete star struck nervous mess for this interview, but I promise, Dave’s boundless charm offsets this. We chat about how hockey played a large part in launching Dave’s drag career, how listening is one of the most important parts of being a successful queen, some of the behind the scenes and much more. Dave exudes authenticity and possesses an effortless grace in and out of drag. On with the show!

Max Major

Happy Friday theatre lovers! This week’s guest is Max Major. I accidentally lied to Max, he is episode two of season 2. My bad, sorry Max. In today’s episode what don’t we talk about! Big career changes, the evils of social media, what planned spontaneity means and much more. A few swears in this one, tried to bleep ‘em but shield your children accordingly.  On with the show.

Dave Mitchell

Happy Friday theatre lovers! This week’s guest is Dave Mitchell. We talk about how missing football try outs changed the course of his life, the many layers to fight choreography, why staying in the moment is crucial in theatre and much more. Dave is thoughtful and direct and openly shares his experiences with a light sense of humor. On with the show.

Super Special Bday Episode

Hello theatre lovers and welcome to the super special birthday episode! The surprise guest was – me! Brian Austin Jr. was busy. HUGE thank you to Adam Forristal for producing this and to Brent Wilkinson for co-hosting and most of all to those who attended the event to cheer us on. Warning: explicit language; shield your children accordingly. On with the show. 

SF Bday Party & Season 2 Announcements

Happy Friday theatre lovers! No episode posted today because tomorrow I am taking over the Refined Fool on London.  Join me for a live episode with a surprise guest! If that's not enough to tantalize you there will be 1/2 price bottles $5 glasses of wine and $6 beer cocktails. The live episode also marks the end of season 1! For season 2 Ive decided to start publishing episodes biweekly instead of weekly to open myself up for more creative opportunities and to hopefully find time to expand this project. I'm also on the hunt for volunteers to help Sarnia Famous in the tech and social media arena. If you've always wanted to work on a pod and have interest in one or both of these areas dm me on Facebook or Insta or send an email to sarniafamous@gmail.com. Can't believe its been a year. Thank you all so much for listening. Here's to season 2! 

Alexa De Carolis

Happy Friday theatre lovers! This week’s guest is Alexa De Carolis. We talk about her very first role in a Theatre Sarnia production, what coordinating makeup during the pandemic looked like, the case of the missing nose and much more. Alexa holds a lot of bright positive energy in a tiny little package and was a delight to interview. On with the show.

Rebroadcast: Richard Teskey

OOOOOOOOOOKlahoma.... ok now that that song is stuck in your head please enjoy this episode featuring Richard Teskey where he explains how 90s  brain drain, Oklahoma and a dare launched his theatre career. 

Rebroadcast: Ron Pask

The nostalgia continues with this lovely episode featuring Mr. Ron Pask.

Rebroadcast: Ryan Metzler

I feel guilty not publishing this week so I thought: give the people two rebroadcasts! This episode with Ryan stands out as probably the most random, in terms of topics: chest hair, on stage nudity, mental health, and of course furry pastry men. You're welcome. 

Rebroadcast: Jay Peckham

Hard to believe its almost been a year since this first recording. I remember thinking I would incorporate games of  into every episode...until I realized there was so much richness in what the guests had to say I didn't need them. Thanks Jay, for rolling with this and saying yes to the episodes no questions asked.