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Hamilton Spectator
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Theatre CBS takes three awards
Theatre CBS's first appearance at the province's Annual Provincial Drama Festival last month was an impressive one, as the troupe racked up nominations for eight awards and received three. Their play, Duckish, won awards for Best Production, Best Lighting, and Best Set. Not surprisingly, the people behind the troupe are pretty pleased with the fast progress they've made in such a short time. One of them is Susan Bonnell, vice president of Theatre CBS' board of directors. Bonnell has been involved with theatre most of her life, but drifted away a bit once she got married and started a family. She returned to theatre in 2015. 'My husband actually said to me, 'You know, Susan, I don't think you're as happy as you could be, and you should try and get back into theatre,'' Bonnell recalled. She did just that, first auditioning for a role in a production by Shakespeare by the Sea. 'It's been nonstop ever since,' she said. In 2021, Bonnell received a call from Vicki Greenslade, who wanted to form a community theatre group in Conception Bay South. Bonnell met with Greenslade, Gord Billard, and Jacqueline Cook at Greenslade's home that summer, and Theatre CBS was born. The troupe put on a show that Christmas and have done a couple of shows a year since then. It should be noted that Theatre CBS is not limited to CBS residents. The group has members from Holyrood, St. John's, Mount Pearl, and Paradise. A couple of years ago, Theatre CBS decided to apply for inclusion in the Newfoundland and Labrador Drama Society. They were accepted. Last year, they attended the provincial drama festival in an observer's role. 'The drama society wants you to observe for a year before you compete,' said Bonnell. So, this year, when the provincial drama festival was held at the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre, Theatre CBS got to compete and perform Duckish. The play is Bonnell's adaption of the fairy and ghost stories of Tom Dawe, an internationally recognized poet and author from CBS. 'One of our mandates for Theatre CBS is to celebrate the shore and all things Conception Bay South, so we knew we wanted to do something to honour Mr. Dawe, and this is what emerged,' said Bonnell. Theatre CBS first performed Duckish at the Manuels River Centre in March 2024. The play was presented in the round, meaning the actors were in a circle in the middle of the audience. 'We were trying to create that sort of campfire vibe of telling ghost stories sitting around a campfire, or in a kitchen party, that kind of an experience for the audience,' said Bonnell. They reached out to Veronica Nugent who at the time was a teacher at Queen Elizabeth Regional High. She got the school's art club to help create a set. 'The audience walked into a forest and they were on the inside of the set,' said Bonnell. At the drama festival, the group had to perform on the Arts and Culture Centre's main stage. 'So, the first thing that I had to do was rewrite the show,' said Bonnell. 'We had to adapt it for the stage because performing in the round and performing on a proscenium arch stage is a really different experience.' The group also had to thin out the cast. In the March 2024 performance, the Duckish cast consisted of over 20 people, including children. The theatre group could not afford to bring so many people to Corner Brook and so narrowed down the cast to nine. They also used puppets to represent the fairies and tell some of the ghost stories. For the March 2024 performance, they worked with professional puppeteer Baptiste Neis, who did a workshop with the cast and created a couple of puppets for the show. 'So we used that experience of working with her and we created a bunch more puppets,' said Bonnell. 'We had shadow puppets, and we had some creepy doll puppets that the audience loved in Corner Brook.' Susan's husband, John Bonnell, created a new lighting plot for the show's Corner Brook performance, which won the festival's Best Lighting Award. The music also went through changes. Maureen Chafe was the play's music director in March 2024. 'We used her soundscape and then augmented it, enhanced it with some other original pieces,' said Bonnell. Bonnell's niece, who is studying music in Michigan, wrote a piece for the play that was nominated for a sound award. Duckish was also nominated for Best Costumes, and Brad Jones, who played the character Tom, was nominated for Best Actor. Bonnell said directing is different from acting. 'I've mostly been an actress over my life, and certainly in the last 10 years since coming back into theatre,' she said. 'But, as an actor, you certainly understand and know, appreciate, what it is that you like in a good director. So, I tried to embody all the things that I always look for in a good director.' Bonnell said she enjoys bringing texts to life, taking something from an idea all the way to a finished project. 'I was certainly very, very proud of what we brought to Corner Brook,' she said. 'So being novices at the drama festival, it was a very rewarding experience for everybody involved.'
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Yahoo
Ex-Green Beret's wife accused of killing and dismembering him after he revealed divorce plans
The wife of a recently retired Green Beret who disappeared in late January is accused of killing and dismembering him after he told her he wanted a divorce, authorities in North Carolina said. Shana Cloud, 50, was denied bond Monday after she was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of death in the killing of Clinton Bonnell, 50, court records show. Bonnell's remains were discovered in a body of water in a rural area southeast of Fayetteville in February, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. DNA testing confirmed the remains were those of Bonnell last week, according to the statement. Citing Cumberland County District Attorney Billy West, NBC affiliate WRAL of Raleigh reported that the remains were a dismembered human torso. West said authorities gathered digital and video evidence alleged to link Cloud to the area where the torso was found, the station reported. Cloud's attorney, James McRae Jr., told reporters that she is innocent and looks forward to her day in court. Bonnell retired from the military in December after more than two decades. He was attending a physician assistant program at a local university when an official with the school reported him missing shortly before 3 p.m. Jan. 28, according to an affidavit in support of a search warrant. When deputies spoke with Cloud, she said she'd last seen him the day before at a gym in Fayetteville, according to the affidavit. She said that they'd left in separate vehicles, the affidavit says, and that he'd planned to go to the university campus to study for a test the following day. When Cloud awoke the next morning, she told deputies, Bonnell's vehicle was at their home, but she was unable to find him, according to the affidavit. The affidavit notes that she declined to file a missing persons report. Bonnell's girlfriend — who filed a missing persons report hours after the school official — told deputies that Bonnell talked to a lawyer about divorcing Cloud on Jan. 27, the day before he disappeared, according to the warrant. She last heard from him that night, when he sent a text telling her that he was home and that he'd told his wife he wanted a divorce, the affidavit says. This article was originally published on
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Yahoo
Girlfriend of murdered Green Beret speaks out after his wife charged
The killing of Clint Bonnell, a retired Green Beret whose remains were found in a North Carolina lake earlier this year, left his loved ones reeling. Now, his wife has been charged with his murder. "We as a community have been devastated," Kelli Edwards, Bonnell's girlfriend, told ABC News. "How do you comprehend something like this? There's really no comprehension." She added, "Whatever's happened to him he didn't deserve -- no one deserves any of that -- but he was just a really beautiful human being." Bonnell was in his second semester of physician's assistant school at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and was the president of the cohort, Edwards said. "This is a Green Beret who was a patriot to the Corps, who served for our country, who helped his fellow teammates with all their injuries, who deployed on teams, who went all around the world and he comes home and retires in three weeks and this is what happens? This is not okay," Edwards said. Edwards said Bonnell told her he was already going through the process of getting a divorce. Bonnell said he and his wife had been living separately for a couple of years and he had met with divorce attorneys, she said. "After trying to make a marriage work for a long time, he decided it was best to cut cords and move on. And so when I met him, he was already at that stage," Edwards said. She added, "He was very intelligent, highly intelligent. But I think he really tried to see the best in everybody he was around. You have that personality which is a really great trait to have and sometimes it can be a flaw." Police said a wellbeing check on Bonnell was called in by an employee at the Methodist University on Jan. 28 after Bonnell did not attend class. When deputies arrived to the home, they spoke to his wife, Shana Cloud, who said she had not seen Bonnell since the day before, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's office. MORE: 2 men face federal charges after woman, teen drown in alleged smuggling attempt Bonnell's vehicle, school bag and other items were found in the residence, police said. A second wellbeing check was requested later in the evening by a friend of Bonnell, according to the sheriff's office. He was ultimately declared a missing person. Police executed multiple search warrants before human remains were found in a lake on Feb. 25. Several weeks later, the remains were identified as belonging to Bonnell. His wife has now been charged with first degree murder and felony concealing an unnatural death. Cloud, a former traveling nurse who worked for the Virginia Department of Corrections, remains in custody without bond. Her attorney maintains her innocence, according to ABC station WTVD in Durham, North Carolina. "Ms. Cloud looks forward to her day in court," her defense said. MORE: Man who hates big pharmacies allegedly guns down Walgreens worker: Police In court, prosecutors alleged Cloud was seen on video near the location where Bonnell's remains were found, according to WTVD. "Mr. Bonnell told his girlfriend that he had let the defendant know about the divorce and his plans the night before," said Cumberland County District Attorney William West in court Monday. "We believe he was killed the following morning." Bonnell was shot multiple times, prosecutors say. A search of the couple's home uncovered bullet holes in his book bag and laptop, according to WTVD. Edwards said she started noticing some uncomfortable patterns and things happening in Bonnell's life as their relationship got more serious. "He didn't really talk much about his wife in the beginning. I just knew more about his daughter, how much he loved his daughter and all the things that you know she'd brought to his life," she said. Edwards said she saw Bonnell the Monday he went missing and said you could tell he had a lot on his mind. "The last text was that he was going to bed and good night basically. And that was it. And the next morning I texted an early morning text and there was no delivery," she said. Edwards said she called in a welfare check when she wasn't hearing back from Bonnell the next day. "I knew that something was wrong because we were in communication a lot during the day -- mostly text messaging because he was in school -- and I didn't hear from him on the 28th of January," Edwards said. Edwards said she wants people to remember Bonnell as an amazing human who left an impact on many people. "He was a very, just a jovial, happy human and he was really looking forward to his next part of his life, closing a chapter, coming out of the Army after 20 years, being in PA school -- he was looking forward to the next chapter," Edwards said. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said, "Our hearts go out to the Bonnell family, the Special Forces community, and the Methodist University Physician's Assistant Program during this difficult time." No additional details will be released in the case "out of respect" for Bonnell and the integrity of the investigation, the sheriff's department said. Girlfriend of murdered Green Beret speaks out after his wife charged originally appeared on
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Bonnell Electric Unleashes the 775 Series: The Future of Electric Performance is Here
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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Yahoo
What happened to Green Beret veteran? Wife charged with murder has first court hearing
A missing Green Beret whose dismembered remains were found in a pond not far from his rural home had been shot, Cumberland County District Attorney Billy West said during the first court appearance of the ex-soldier's wife who is charged with his murder. Shana Cloud, 50, was arrested Friday and charged with first-degree murder and concealment of death in the slaying of Clinton Bonnell, 50. Cloud was stoic as she stood by her attorney during Monday's brief hearing, while six people who appeared to be Bonnell's friends and family watched the proceeding through a glass partition. During Cloud's court hearing, West said that on Jan. 27, Bonnell told Cloud his plans for divorce, before going to a local gym. Cloud and Bonnell were both at the gym until about 4 p.m. and left in separate vehicles, West said. 'The defendant said that was the last time she saw (Bonnell),' West said. More: Wife of missing ex-Green Beret charged with murder after his DNA matches remains found in pond West said that after leaving the gym, Bonnell went to Methodist University, where he was studying to become a physician assistant, and then he stopped at a grocery store before returning home. The following day, West said, officials believe Bonnell was killed and 'never left the property that day.' Bonnell and Cloud shared a home at 3265 Butler Nursery Road. 'The most likely cause of death is gunshot wounds,' he said. West said that since Bonnell was well-known and didn't show up to school Jan. 28 for tests, someone at the university requested a welfare check him. When officers went to the couple's home, Cloud told authorities that last saw her husband at the gym the previous night and did not file a missing person report, West said. Bonnell's car, keys and personal items were at the home, the DA said. More: Search underway at Cumberland County home of missing retired Green Beret He said that authorities executed the first of two search warrants there Jan. 31, and Bonnell's bookbag and laptop appeared to have bullet holes. West said that on Feb. 25, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office received a call about human remains found in a pond near 4231 Gainey Road, less than three miles from Bonnell and Cloud's home. Because just a torso, missing head, legs and arms, was recovered, West said Bonnell's identify was confirmed last week through a DNA match to DNA on file with the the Armed Forces Medical Examiner. West said the missing body parts have yet to be recovered. Additionally, West told the judge in laying out the probable cause against Cloud, digital evidence shows that Cloud was within 60 feet of where the torso was found. West recommended that no bond be set for Cloud because of the 'seriousness of the offense.' Cloud's attorney, James MacRae Jr., said that Cloud had no issues with Bonnell in the past five years they were together. He said that they owned the Butler Nursery Road home together, and while Bonnell was not the biological father of Cloud's daughter, the girl has considered him her father since she was 3 years old. MacRae noted, however, that the now-adult daughter, whose name was not released, wanted her mother released on bail. 'She does not believe her mother was involved in her father's death,' McRae said. More: It's been three weeks since a Cumberland County vet went missing. Where is Clinton Bonnell? He said that Cloud 'fully cooperated" with Cumberland County detectives throughout the investigation, and even when she was out of state, working as a nurse at a Virginia prison. He said his client didn't initially file a missing person report because Bonnell 'was known to study for long lengths of time.' The defense attorney questioned the state's presumption of the cause of death, because the remainder of the body is still missing. 'We don't know the cause of death,' he said. West said the injuries on Bonnell's torso appear to be consistent with the damage to the book bag. MacRae said it makes no sense for the backpack to be placed back in the home after Bonnell was allegedly shot and that there was no damage to the coffee table where it was placed. 'The state is assuming he was shot before his death,' MacRae said. "We don't know the cause of death.' Ultimately, MacRae requested that Cloud be released on bail or placed on house arrest to allow her to remain working while awaiting trial. District Judge Francis Britt, who presided over Monday's hearing, told Bonnell's family that she was sorry for their loss, before telling Cloud that she would stay in jail without bail considering the charges in the 'heinous' case.' Following the proceeding, West said the case still remains under investigation, and would not speculate if anyone other than Cloud was involved. He said law enforcement will continue to work to recover further evidence, including the rest of Bonnell's remains. 'Our hearts got out to Mr. Bonnell's friends and family … It's a tragic situation that has hit this community,' West said. Staff writer Rachael Riley can be reached at rriley@ or 910-486-3528. This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Cumberland County DA presents timeline in Green Beret vet murder case
