Author of the article: Brian Kelly Publishing date: Mar 17, 2021 • 4 days ago • 4 minute read • Ron Bird, Harry Houston and Pirie Kaufman speak before a rehearsal for Sault Theatre Workshop's presentation of Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters at Studio Theatre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (BRIAN KELLY/THE SAULT STAR/POSTMEDIA NETWORK) Article content A classic play about a man and the invisible rabbit he called his friend made a big impression on Pirie Kaufman, the long-time community theatre actor known as Bear. Kaufman, who died last Sunday at age 67, book-ended his stage appearances appearing as the same character in Mary Chase’s Harvey. He directed the show for a group in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and wanted to mount a production with Sault Theatre Workshop before illness scuttled those plans.