Alexandria McCauley, a Sault native pursuing a career in acting, has studied at prestigious acting schools in the U.S. and U.K. and written, directed and performed in her own audio podcast, part of Fringe North 2021 Photo supplied When she was a child, the Sault’s Alexandra McCauley appeared onstage […]
Sault native living dream of being an actor, producing own show
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When she was a child, the Sault’s Alexandra McCauley appeared onstage in a local production of Oliver!
“Even though I was six years old I absolutely loved being on stage and acting,” she recalled fondly, speaking to SooToday.
Now, the 20-year-old McCauley has already studied drama at two prestigious international schools and has written, directed and acted in her own audio podcast, entitled The Wanderer’s Guide to Narrow Pines, to be featured in Fringe North 2021.
All performances in Fringe North 2021, which runs from August 19 to 22, will be livestreamed on YouTube and Zoom as a COVID-19 safety precaution.
The Wanderer’s Guide to Narrow Pines, which features McCauley’s voice along with those of nine other actors and the music of two composers, is what she describes as a fictional, supernatural mystery story.
“Basically it is three college students, Catherine, Russell and Crosby, who decide to go and spend their summer in this small town of Narrow Pines, Ontario, a fictional place. They start to find all these strange occurrences and mysterious things that happen in the town, and by the discovery of this strange, mystical book they start to unravel what Narrow Pines is, and what lies beneath the surface.”
Fringe North 2021 will feature what McCauley says will be the pilot episode in a series of The Wanderer’s Guide to Narrow Pines podcasts.
“I’ve just started creating it, forming the basis for it and now with some supporters behind it, this is to kind of test the waters of what the show may be and what audience’s reactions to the show may be. It’s still in development.”
“I’ve had some experience with podcasting,” McCauley said, having already made a podcast with friends entitled Dorks In Distress.
