P.E.I. news: Actors reunite for Marvelous Wonderettes show [Video]

When some actors get together, they find they have an instant chemistry and connection, something that makes their performances even better. That was certainly the case for the cast of 2023’s “Anne and Gilbert” musical on Prince Edward Island.

“All four of us all have this wacky sense of humour we bring to the stage,” said Anique Mercier. “That interplay felt so fun. It’s such a blessing as an actor.

“When you find a group you gel so well together, you don’t want to let it go.”

Mercier and her fellow cast mates Becca Guilderson, Nicola Lannan and Rose Messenger, along with director Wade Lynch, had to bid farewell once the show wrapped up last summer. However, Mercier knew she wanted to work with them again – and soon.

Mercier’s theatre company organized a production for this summer in Charlottetown. The show, “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” reunites the four actors and Lynch …