White Pines Onstage hops back into its time machine for its latest production.

That's Not How I Remember It, a one-act comedy penned by Don Zolidis, finds a present-day couple (Kyle Trebinskie, Jayda Avilla) explaining how they met to their son (Jett Court Coventry). The show runs Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. at Sault Community Theatre Centre.

Back in 1986, Barry (Reece Jones) and Lola (Calista Jones) were students at the same high school.

Husband and wife are worlds apart on their high school memories. Barry remembers himself as “very tough, edgy,” said director Erica (Strom) Nogalo. That definitely doesn't gel with what Lola recalls. Her future better half struck her as a studious nerd.

“They have two very different memories of how they meet,” said Nogalo. “Two very different flashbacks.”

White Pines Onstage has travelled through time before. Their spring show, The 9 Worst Breakups of All time, saw a series of vignettes of couples going splitsville over a wide span of human history, including the Cro-Magnon era and the Roaring 1920s.

The chance to jump between the present and past was a big draw for students opting for That's Not How I Remember It, said Nogalo before a recent rehearsal.

Eight members from The Pine Tones perform several songs from the 1980s including Queen's Crazy Thing Little Called Love and Careless Whisper by Wham!

Cinephiles can keep an ear handy for references to period films such as The Karate Kid.

A megamix mashup featuring Rick Springfield, Vanilla Ice and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack closes out the production with the 25-member cast dancing to choreography by Nogalo, Nicole Battocchio and Sumer Mellon.

The theatre centre's wardrobe department, Value Village and closets of White Pines' students were tapped for the fashions, including jean and leather jackets, donned for the production.

“It's all these technical elements that really make the show,” said Nogalo. “It's the costumes and the music and the set. It's going to be bright. It's going to be fun.”