Donnie and Me and the CBC: Chris Earle & Shari Hollett
Chris Earle turns the dial to 1970s Montreal in this funny and heartfelt solo performance
Written and performed by Chris Earle
Directed and dramaturged by Shari Hollett
BLIND FRIENDLY THEATRE
Venue: The Market Hall Performing Arts Centre (140 Charlotte St, Peterborough) Market Hall venue guide available here
Date: April 15th & 16th, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Tickets: Available through the Market Hall Box Office
Pricing*: $10-$50 + Fees
Suggested Price: $30 + Fees
*Sliding scale pricing is offered to make our tickets accessible and affordable for everyone. All tickets are general admission.
Run time: 60 minutes
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible seating available at the ground level…
From award-winning Toronto theatre company The Night Kitchen comes a touching, hilarious show about love, listening, and growing up in 1970’s Montreal.
In 1974, 11 year-old Chris Earle’s fiercely unconventional mother, Donnie, ditched the family TV. From that moment on, the radio was always tuned to CBC. In his funny and touching new solo show, acclaimed writer-actor and Second City alum Chris Earle (Radio :30, Russell Hill) shares the story of his ferociously loving mom and the quintessentially Canadian soundtrack to their sometimes turbulent relationship.
“Amazing performer…I was in tears of laughter” – Montreal Rampage
Artist Biographies:
Shari Hollett is a Toronto-based director, dramaturge, actor and writer as well as Co-Artistic Director of the night kitchen with Chris Earle, with whom she has created many shows, including For the Record (writer-performer), and Expectation/Big Head Goes To Bed (co-writer-performer). Shari has specialized in dramaturging and directing new works, including Earle’s award-winning plays Radio :30 and Democrats Abroad, Kate Lynch’s Early August for the Blyth Festival, Erin Fleck’s Those Who Can’t Do and Sean Reycraft’s One Good Marriage at Theatre Passe Muraille. She has also directed 5 shows for Canadore College’s acting program as well as Michigan Impossible (Second City Detroit) and If it’s Tuesday this Must be Belleville (Second City Touring Co.). Onstage, Shari’s roles include Videocabaret’s City For Sale, Chris Earle’s Russell Hill at Tarragon Theatre, White Trash Blue Eyes, I’d Never Give An Acrylic Scarf to the Man I Love, the improvised soap opera Wedge Of Night, and 5 revues as a writer/performer at The Second City London. Selected T.V. credits include The West Wing, Wild Card, The Dan Jansen Story and SCTV.
Chris Earle is an award-winning playwright, director, actor, and teacher, His work as a playwright includes the Dora Award winning Radio :30, Russell Hill (Dora nomination), Democrats Abroad, The Proceedings, and Big Head Goes to Bed – co-written with lifelong creative partner Shari Hollett. Directing credits include For the Record (the night kitchen), Hello…Hello (Tarragon), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Equity Showcase), and 9 revues for The Second City Toronto.
