{"id":3283007,"date":"2026-07-28T13:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3283007"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:37:49","slug":"the-lunchbox-interview-notable-acts-presents-the-dog-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-interview-notable-acts-presents-the-dog-dies","title":{"rendered":"The Lunchbox Interview: Notable Acts presents “The Dog Dies”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes, a celebration of life comes from an entire musical…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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My guests today are all part of the Notable Acts 2026 <\/a><\/strong>mainstage production of The Dog Dies<\/strong><\/em>, a comedy-musical-drama production about the life and eventual death of a beloved pooch, Steve. Hannah McKellar <\/strong>is a multi-hyphenate playwright and performer (and vet!), who wrote the musical and stars as “Human”; Naomi McGowan<\/strong> performs as “The Vet”; and Acasha Knowles<\/strong> plays as Human’s bestie. (All three take their own turns portraying “Steve”, the dog at the centre of the story.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They join me to talk about where this idea came from, Hannah’s experience as a vet and comedian, and how the sad tale of Steve Buscemi (the dog) is funny, heartwarming and a little tear-jerking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dog Dies<\/em> opened July 23 and ran through July 25 nightly at Memorial Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sometimes, a celebration of life comes from an entire musical… My guests today are all part of the Notable Acts 2026 mainstage production of The Dog Dies, a comedy-musical-drama production about the life and eventual death of a beloved pooch, Steve. Hannah McKellar is a multi-hyphenate playwright and performer (and vet!), who wrote the musical<\/p>\n

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