September 2025

Greetings from The Guild!

Our September Grove Guild event was a resounding success, filling The Grove Box Office with theatre-goers eager to hear from award-winning director and actor Sean Cox, Artistic Director of The Grove Theatre. We’re grateful to Sean for his inspiring and entertaining presentation!

Sean shared his journey from California’s theatre scene to Fenelon Falls, and a serendipitous meeting with his wife, Christy Yael, which inspired a shared vision that led to founding both Intrepid Theatre Company in San Diego and later The Grove Theatre. Today, Christy serves as Executive Director while Sean leads as Artistic Director, together guiding The Grove’s creative vision.

In his talk, “Building the Grove Season,” Sean offered a behind-the-scenes look at how each summer season takes shape. He highlighted the energetic 2025 “Rock ’n’ Roll” season, featuring Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story and three other crowd-pleasing tribute productions—each brought to life by its own creative team.

Sean also gave a sneak peek into The Grove’s 2026 Season, programmed earlier this year, with casting already underway (including dancers!). Auditions begin this month in Toronto, and audiences can look forward to a theme of FUN!—led by Monty Python’s Spamalot!

Though The Grove shines brightest in summer, Sean reminded us the theatre is always alive with planning, design, and rehearsal work year-round.

We hope you will join us again, October 28 at 4:15pm at The Grove Box Office for our next Guild session featuring Luke Hockett, 2025-26 Technical Director, who will share insights into the technical side of theatre magic.

Sean Cox, Artistic Director of The Grove Theatre