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Alan Dilworth is on a journey. An educator who became an actor who became a writer who became a director who became an artistic director, he articulates his relationship to theatre as one of continual discovery.
Dabbling, Addiction, and Zombie Dad
This year I have decided to give up lenting for drink.
Decolonizing Theatre Practice as a Playwright and Performer: A Conversation with Yolanda Bonnell
Institutions want to make us feel like they are doing us a favour by inviting us into their space… But I think that we have way more power to challenge these systems and institutions.
Zombies, Dental Plates, and the Number Twelve
Last Tuesday night I finally began having fun doing our show. Sometimes, in the beginning of a run, I have this ridiculous fear that at some point during the show I’ll forget the words I am supposed to say—that I’ll freeze up and the words will just stop coming out of my mouth.
How Vivek Shraya Keeps Getting Her Groove Back
How to Fail as a Popstar is partly Vivek Shraya trying to break from the role of accomplished trans artist she’s been cast in—to own the complex and contradictory nature of who she is as a person and artist.
Eurythmy: Connecting to the Audience through Movement
Eurythmy comes from the Greek, meaning beautiful, harmonious rhythm; the eurythmist is always searching for an ever-new awareness of space and movement.
Gravity, Smartasses, and Carrying Your Own Skull Around
“[…] we are all fools carrying a skull around, even if it happens to be our own.”
REVIEW: Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train walks the tightrope between entertainment and advocacy delicately.
REVIEW: Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train throws up questions that never get dull: Can you ever justify breaking the law? Should a brutal upbringing excuse violent crimes? Does God love murderers?
All the Little Worlds: Reflections on Artistic Direction with Martha Henry, Diana Leblanc, and Marti Maraden – Part 3
It’s just interesting that the size of the theatre and the size of the budget is a deciding factor. Stratford has yet to have a woman lead the theatre in a solo fashion. And that day will come, I have no doubt.
Nice Penises, Consistency, and Better Heroes
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl this year in support of Colin Kaepernick. In fact, I’ve been supporting him in that same way for about twenty years or so now.
Spotlight: Ellie Moon
“What I see in her writing is a tremendous amount of character detail and an ability to create characters that contain contradictions, who are very much sitting inside the oppositions that exist within them. That to me is a real sign of a great writer, like a Chekhov.”
Season Announcement: Canadian Stage 2020-2021
“What audiences will see and experience on our stages are world-leading theatre makers and choreographers from Canada and around the world and this could not have been achieved without our incredible community partners.”
Modern Males, Motherfuckers, and Weyni Mengesha
On that TV commercial for SoClean.com, William Shatner says he has been using a CPAP machine for TEN YEARS but NOBODY EVER TOLD HIM HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
What to Expect at… Soulpepper
Every week, Intermission’s Insider Intel articles one theatre across the city, highlighting everything you need to know before your visit. This week: Soulpepper!
Porn Subtitles, Fake Bacon, and Whitey
I find it really hard to simultaneously argue that it matters that women directors have been completely cheated by the Academy Awards and that the Academy Awards are complete bullshit and don’t matter at all…
Obsidian Theatre Announces its New Artistic Director
“Over the course of my career, I have been passionate about creating work that explores the depth and breadth of the Black voice in its many artistic dialects and having an opportunity to continue to do this within the context of Obsidian is such a gift.”