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Advocacy & Empowerment Theatre 2004 to Present

From the beginning Rob MacLeod's Capitol Players have believed in the power of theatre to both entertain and educate.  We have worked with a variety of community groups/organizations to develop theatre that raises awareness of and money for meaningful issues/causes in our community.
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Working with consumers/survivors of the mental health system Rob MacLeod's Capitol Players took their stories and created "The Recovery Monologues" (2009) a play that speaks to the realities of living with and the recovery from mental illness.  This show was then performed by consumers/survivors of the mental health system.

Click here to visit the People Advocating for Change through Empowerment (PACE) website

Click here to visit the St. Joseph's Care Group - Thunder Bay website
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Spring Sap (Aids Thunder Bay) - 2004
A healthy sex cabaret

Click here to visit the Aids Thunder Bay website
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In The Shadow Of My Son (Thunder Bay District Health Unit) - 2007
An adaption of a play about Postpartum Depression

Click here to visit the Thunder Bay District Health Unit website
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Living On The Edge - 2008 (NorWest Community Health Centre)
An original play based on the stories of those who care for those living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Click here to visit the NorWest Community Health Centre Thunder Bay website
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Sketches for the United Way Thunder Bay Campaign Kick-off Breakfast - 2013
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Donation to the United Way Thunder Bay from the Northern Knights Feast 10th Anniversary Reunion Shows - 2014
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Rob MacLeod's Capitol Players were named Silver Level 2014 Corporate Leaders by the United Way Thunder Bay!
Click here to visit the United Way Thunder Bay website
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The Dog Murder Mystery (Northern Lights Dog Rescue) - 2013

Click here to visit the Northern Lights Dog Rescue website
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Some Kinda Christmas Show (IATSE Union in support of the Christmas Cheer Fund) - 2012 to Present. Rob MacLeod's Capitol Players put on skits as part of a free Christmas show for children at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium.

Click here to visit the IATSE Union Local 467 (Thunder Bay) website

Click here to visit the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium website
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Cabaret On Bay - 2015 (Bay Street Film Festival). Rob MacLeod's Capitol took part in 3 pieces included in this fundraiser cabaret. Funds went to support opportunities for filmmakers in Northwestern Ontario.

Click here to visit the Bay Street Film Festival website
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"The Bones of Blackfly or Fur is Gonna Fly" Encore Show - 2015 (Conmee SK8PARK).  Rob MacLeod's Capitol Players remounted their highly successful summer melodrama to help raise money to construct a Skate Park in Conmee Township.

Click here to visit the Conmee SK8PARK website

Click here to visit the Conmee SK8PARK Facebook Page


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The 1948 Radio Show (Roy Coran Memorial Tribute) - 2015.  Rob MacLeod's Capitol Players collaborated with Roy Coran's Big Band to recreate a 1948 radio broadcast for the Annual Roy Coran Memorial Tribute Concert which helps support a Lakehead University Scholarship Fund set up in Roy Coran's name.  

Click here to visit Roy Coran's Big Band's Facebook Page
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Over the Falls Without a Barrel! (A Murder Mystery Dinner) - 2016 (Conmee SK8PARK).  Rob MacLeod's Capitol Players created an original murder mystery based on the characters from the TV show "Gilligan's Island" to help raise money to construct a Skate Park in Conmee Township.

Click here to visit the Conmee SK8PARK website

Click here to visit the Conmee SK8PARK Facebook Page

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Remembering the Rat Pack - 2017 (Jacksound Enterprises Productions).  Rob MacLeod's Capitol Players was thrilled to be asked to be part of this fundraiser for the Heart & Stroke Foundation and sing with the great Roy Coran Big Band.  Thanks to Rod Jackson for the opportunity.

Click here to visit the Heart & Stroke Foundation's website

Click here to visit Roy Coran's Big Band's Facebook Page
Foul Play at the Founders - 2017.  Rob MacLeod's Capitol Players wrote and produced an original Mystery Event to help raise funds for the Founder's Museum.

Click here to visit the Founder's Museum Facebook Page
Other Advocacy & Empowerment Theatre shows without posters:

The Thundering Women Feast - 2004
The Camp Quality Feast - 2004

Click here to visit the Camp Quality Northwestern Ontario website
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