Fleming College

Beth McMaster, the Founding Chair of Showplace Peterborough and a 30-year volunteer with the Peterborough Theatre Guild will receive the Fleming College Fellowship in Applied Education at Convocation on Tuesday, June 10.Ms. McMaster will receive the award at the School of Health and Wellness Convocation at 11 a.m. at the Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre, 775 Brealey Dr.Ms. McMaster’s talents and energies have ranged from professional to volunteer. She is a successful, internationally-produced playwright and volunteers with the local Theatre Guild and Theatre Ontario. As a Past President of the Peterborough Theatre Guild, Beth also served as co-editor of the Peterborough Theatre Guild’s history, published in 1995.Serving as Founding Chair of Showplace Peterborough, Ms. McMaster has brought many years of fundraising and leadership to the organization, helping to create a state-of-the-art performance facility that has restored life to one of the city’s downtown cinema facilities. Showcasing local acts as well as international performers, Showplace has added immensely to Peterborough’s vibrant cultural scene.She is also a past board member of the United Way and FourCast.As a member of the Playwrights Union of Canada, her plays for young audiences have seen over 500 productions across Ontario, the United Sates, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In 1985, Beth helped establish the Eastern Ontario Drama League and has served in a variety of leadership positions with the EODL ever since. The EODL is an umbrella organization representing community theatres from Haliburton to Cornwall to Cobourg.     – 30 -For more information: Laura Copeland, Communications Officer, 705-749-5530 x 1370 or copeland@flemingc.on.ca