100 Saints You Should Know, which runs May 4 to 26, ends the current Pacific Theatre season. We asked each of the five actors to come up with their perfect patron saint. Tweet your own patron saint to @WEVancouver with a link to this story and you could win tickets to the play (PacificTheatre.org). Photos by Emily Cooper.
Kerri Norris (Colleen): The Patron Saint of Laundry because that's what I'm continually doing with two small children, when I don't get the luxury of being on stage.
Rebecca deBoer (Theresa): Patron saint of playgrounds and teething necklaces. These days, my main role is taking care of my two wee ones. I am eternally grateful to the patron saint of Parental Leave for the gift of a full-time stay-at-home husband to assist me!
Chris Lam (Garrett): The Patron Saint of Clean Underwear I won't even go into that one.
Joel Stephanson (Father McNally): I think mine would be the Patron Saint of Free Time.We in Vancouver seem to have such a hard time keeping that protected and, well, sacred, that I think we could sure use a heavenly being devoted to it. I'll call him Manuel. I have a feeling he enjoys sitting on the beach drinking Corona.(That's not all he does, however. But he esteems it as a valuable thing to do indeed.)
Katherine Gauthier (Abby): The Patron Saint of Medium-Rare Steak, Avocados and the 99 B-Line.Let's be frank, I'd be overjoyed to be an advocate for delicious food for all of eternity. As for the B-line, I would intercede so that it came every seven seconds: nobody would have to sprint to catch it; nobody would have to be crammed up against the door; everybody would always have a seat. Perhaps then, we would be able to see each other as human beings and a little less like sardines.
