The adjudicator for Festival 2005 is Jane Carnwath .  Ms. Carnwath has been involved in many aspects of theatre for a number of years.  She has an MFA from York University and was Professor of Acting, Music Theatre Program at Sheridan College for ten years, and Program Director for the Alumnae Theatre in Toronto for several years.  Her directing credits include: Between The Lines, Alumnae New Ideas Festival; Jennie’s Story, Sheridan Music Theatre; The Gut Girls, Alumnae Theatre; and The Children's Hour, Theatre Erindale.  She has worked with community theatre groups as a production consultant and acting instructor, as well as teaching a directing course at Theatre Ontario Summer Courses.  Jane has adjudicated regional festivals across the province, and the Theatre Saskatchewan Festival.

Each morning (Thursday through Sunday), Ms. Carnwarth will give an adjudication of the previous evening's performance.  On Thursday afternoon, she will lead a workshop on Acting Techniques.

Friday afternoon will feature readings by Carl Cashin.  Born on "The Rock" (Newfoundland) and raised in Toronto, Carl Cashin abandoned corporate life in 1976 to open a summer resort on the Trent-Severn Waterway, near the town of Stirling, Ontario.  Life at the resort provided the background for twenty-one published anecdotes dealing with "life in a campground" entitled The Janitor.  His love of theatre was kindled while working backstage at the Belleville Theatre Guild on productions of Angel Street, Harvey, and The Stone Angel, where lighting, sound and stage management were his main focus.  Bitten, he wrote Pathways and Yesterday's Hero, both one-act plays which won several awards and praise at the Eastern Ontario Drama League Festival.  Mail-Order Annie , Carl's first full-length play, placed first in Theatre BC's 13th Annual National Playwriting Competition, and reflects his love of history and the imprint it leaves on us all.

Saturday afternoon will feature readings by David S. Craig.  David S. Craig is currently the Artistic Director, Roseneath Theatre.  Throughout his career, Mr. Craig has been a prolific playwright with twenty-seven professional credits.  He is the author of Booster McCrane, P.M., All For Beaver Hats!, The Railroad Story, Cue for Treason, Fires in the Night: The Story of the School on Wheels, and most recently Having Hope at Home.  During the 2001/2002 season, NOW Magazine named Mr. Craig "one of Canada's top 20 playwrights."  In 2005, his play Danny, King of the Basement will have its European Premiere in England at the M6 and Sheffield Theatres.