Jessica Schacht is developing a reputation. Not the scandalous kind — unless you count jam, family secrets and porch gossip as scandal-worthy — but one that’s earned her a bit of a niche.

“I realized this is the third show in a row that has revolved around sisters for me,” she said with a laugh.

Schacht directed The Fiancée in 2023 and Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley in 2024 — both sister-centred stories for Chemainus Theatre Festival.

Her latest project, Home to Roost , opens Sept. 26 at Chemainus Theatre Festival and runs through Oct. 19. Written by Canadian playwright Kristen DaSilva ( Hurry Hard ), the heartfelt comedy takes place on a front porch on Manitoulin Island, Ont., where sisters Glenda and Suzanne have lived together for decades. Their quiet routine is upended

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