Author Archives: Al Zylstra

I knew that Alex was a true renaissance man when I married him but the level of experience, expertise and ability that he possesses continues to astound me every day. When we purchased our home, it was drab, dreary, lacking any sort of cohesiveness and was sadly living in the 1970’s. Since the day weContinue reading “My husband is AMAZING!”

It has been over a month and I have been waffling about posting this – obviously, I have posted it. I have decided to write about my experience with our medical system. This is not an indictment of failures that I experienced with my health issues, but, the events have been gnawing at me forContinue reading “Health Scare”

It has been a hot minute since I have posted anything. Suffice to say, I have been busy. Work at IRIS is going full steam ahead and I am enjoying working with my new boss, Houtan. He’s not Debbi, but, no one else on this planet is. Debbi is family and so, since her retirement,Continue reading “Reunion!!!”

It has been a hot minute since I last wrote, but, ten days ago, I officially entered “retirement potential”. Yup, 65 revolutions around the sun…. *sigh Alex and I went for dinner at one of our favourite restaurants: The Old Surrey Inn. If you are anywhere near Surrey, I strongly recommend this place for fineContinue reading “The BIG ONE!”

I wrote about my newest play that I will be working on – The Ladies Foursome by Norm Foster. If you are interested in auditioning for this production, see below:

This is a tough week for me. Today is my dad’s birthday and tomorrow is the day that my mom died. Miss them both so much these days….

After finishing up on one of my all time favourite shows: A Nice Indian Boy, I was looking forward to a long rest. Somehow, that didn’t happen… This is going to be a great show and I am so happy to be working with one of my favourite directors – Miles Lavkulich. I am soContinue reading “My next Stage Managing Gig”

Last night was a truly special night. We had a great performance by the entire cast. They received a STANDING OVATION! Those always make me so happy to see. To top it off, we had a very special visitor. A Nice Indian Boy is not only one of my all-time favourite productions, but it isContinue reading “A Nice Indian Boy – A Special Guest!”

Last night was the first of two preview nights for my latest Stage Managing Project: A Nice Indian Boy. Suffice to say that the performances by all the cast were exceptional! I would like this opportunity to introduce you to them! Sid Sharma – playing Naveen Rajashree Iyengar -as Arundhathi Yasmin Louisa Tayob – asContinue reading “Opening Week – A NICE INDIAN BOY”