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Heading to a show at The Theatre Centre? Here’s where you should go before or after for a bite or a drink.
Sunday Mornings, the New Ten-Dollar Bill, and Rocky Balboa
And maybe I wept because in movies things aren’t ever supposed to end. But, then again, Rocky was never just a movie to me.
Spotlight: Peggy Baker
“Making work no longer using my own body in action as the source,” Baker says, “I’ve needed to develop new tools.”
What I Wish I’d Known: Rebecca Perry
Fight for yourself, speak passionately, never be afraid of putting into words why your work is important to you.
Mister Rogers, Fatherhood, and Melted Cheese
Last week I read for three different detective roles in the same project: Detective Lotsadays, Detective Fewerdays, and Detective Prollyjustafuckinday.
From Riotous Roots: Looking to the Future of the Rhubarb Festival
Mel Hague speaks about her tenure, the future of the fest, and becoming a Google-searchable queer.
Nose Piercing, a Stewardess Fight, and the Winter Smoking Blues
Monday- fuck this, smoke inside.
What I Wish I’d Known: Adam Paolozza
Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get it right, you can always make another show.
Learning Lines, Dental Care, and an Italian Contest
Philip Riccio and I have had an ongoing I Am Way More Italian Than You Contest, basically since we met, which we take quite seriously.
Matt Buechele on His Pitch Perfect Musical Parodies
We can all share in the secret language of our fandom.
Revitalizing Japanese Canadian Identity
Internment was a defining collective experience, yet the ways in which we do or do not remember it remain at odds between generations.
The Gillette Ad, Tipping for Takeout, and Mary Oliver
The part I auditioned for last week was so small that I learned my lines for it while I was slating.
What I Wish I’d Known: Michael Healey
I was a better artist once I got on the drugs and the chat.
Cues, Math, and Canadian Actor Daydreams
The wonderful actor/teacher and friend/house painter, Jeff Clarke, recently told me he had a daydream where he was sitting in a laundromat watching all of his painting tarps going around in the dryer. #AttainableCanadianActorDaydreams
My Family’s Story
The piece tells the story of how this played out for us, but it is not a unique event.
A Quiet Place, Spicy Food Solutions, and Growing Up
Sometimes it really comes in handy to be the greatest actor ever born.
Spotlight: Mike Ross
“It’s got to be words first, ’what’s being said here?’ Setting other people’s words to music is what I’ve always done, and this is the apex of that”