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change is unbearably slow, that is the agonizing sincerity of it.
Hope Springs Eternal in The Stream You Step In
On a Zoom call that confirmed our students’ worst fears for their final year, I was there to provide a glimmer of hope: a partnership with Outside the March to commission original digital plays for our graduating class.
Refereeing, Choreography, and Being 52
When I started seeing Sean Connery’s name pop up in my newsfeed Saturday. I thought, “Oh, fuck, no. Don’t tell me he is endorsing Trump now, too.”
Different Muscles, A Full Schedule, and Joe Pesci’s Facelift
If Joe Pesci got a face lift and had his Everything Interesting removed, he’d be Ralph Macchio.
REVIEW: Marie Chouinard’s Time for time
After catching two performances of Québécoise choreographic legend Marie Chouinard’s new work, I’m still struggling to figure out exactly what it is and what, if anything, it says about the direction of our field.
dear theatre cough
theatre is a life i live and wheeze, we are a coughing culture, are we not? maybe that’s why people keep mistaking us for dying.
Colder than COLD-VID: Reflections by 4 Isolating Next Stage Alumni on Their Time with the Festival
Next Stage isn’t happening this year. Like most arts festivals, it’s been halted by COVID. In this peculiar time of rest, many theatres have been re-evaluating their practises, seeing who they’ve left out of the programming and how they may better serve their communities.
Cineplex Stage Series Fall 2020: Q&A with Brad LaDouceur
There is magic in the theatre–there is a unique opportunity to see great actors perform in the context of the magic of the theatre. This appeals to both cinema lovers and theatre lovers.
In Conversation: Nick Green on The Social Distancing Festival
We aren’t trying simply to shift art that is meant to be experienced live to carbon copies online. Online collaborations that produce work that is meant to be experienced online can continue along with attending concerts at the concert hall.
Up Close From A Distance: Cineplex’s Stage Series Returns
The productions are captured by several cameras that allow the audience to see the performance from centre of auditorium—which is similar to watching a live performance from the best seats in the house.
Rolling Thunder
In 1987 I was hired by the Rolling Thunder Theatre Company for a ten-week contract. Brainstorm with the cast, write and direct a new play, then wave bon voyage as the Thunder van ambled off for ten months of touring.
ten impressions of house and home
this house is made of people. which means that it is alive, which means life doesn’t have to be this way.
Phase Three, Good Philosophy, and Phallic Portraits
What’s the difference between a Canadian actor and a Canadian Sex worker?
Star Fuckers, Serial Monogamists, and Anal Sex Anonymous
Most people who proudly identify as “serial monogamists” remind me of puppies. They’re fun for about three or four months and then people start getting tired of their shit.
/kärt blänSH/ [noun] complete freedom to act as one wishes
welcome to carte blanche. this is a free space, let’s call it that.
Famous People Statues, Dr. Seuss, and Reading the Privacy Policy
Not to be outdone by Washington in terms of rebranding themselves with the most obvious and least creative name imaginable, the Leafs are now considering changing their name to the Toronto We-Are-Probably-Never-Going-Win-The-Cup-Agains.
Being Young, Fucking Off, and the Right Kind of Asshole
You know those wonderful memories you have of your parents waving goodbye to you when you were a little kid? How they would do that right up until the very last second that you were out of sight? And remember how safe and confident that made you feel to be loved so intensely?