The Taming of The Shrew Adam Cyr

Adam Cyr - Lucentio

Adam’s passion for theatre started at the tender age of nine years old.  On a lark, Adam auditioned for his primary school’s production of The Trial of the Big, Bad Wolf and was cast in a small bit part with only two lines – The Boy who Cried Wolf.  There were two evening performances of the play and the first one went swimmingly.  However, on the second night, something fantastic happened.  Adam began his physical journey into adolescence and as he began to speak the first of his two lines, his voice cracked for the first time in his life.  At that moment, the audience exploded into laughter and in his shock, Adam discovered that he was able to maintain this squeakiness.  He continued on with his lines, all amidst the uproar.  It was at this moment, for the first time, that Adam understood that theatre is special because theatre is alive.  It all happens in the moment and has a unique ability to connect everyone in a single room.

After that experience, Adam would go on to act in several high school plays and, after a short stint in the theatre program at the University of Windsor, he would return home. While doing several local theatre projects, he would finally connect with Anita Kilgour, the visionary behind this project, who he would like to thank for this fantastic opportunity.