6 in the Six: Confessions from Theatre School
These boundaries are unique in every situation… But I was nineteen, without boundaries yet. And my sense of self was easily shaken.
6 in the Six: Wrestling with “Success”
The week of September 20, 2012, I was on the cover of NOW Magazine. I also couldn’t pay my rent.
When the Playwright Goes Prose: In Conversation with Haley McGee
My process with solo shows involves sharing bits of text with audiences when I don’t really know where it’s going, or how it’s going to end. I’m pivoting myself to the responses from the audience — I sniff out where I want to go, and how I want to shape the piece. Through creating solo shows, I discovered how much I love this direct, unfettered relationship with an audience.
Unearthing the Joy in Black History: In Conversation with Luke Reece on 1851: Spirit and Voice
“I want audiences to see Black joy through these historical figures, and not just see the trauma,” says playwright Luke Reece.
As If By Fate: Returning to Hell and Re-Opening Hadestown
Broadway actor Jewelle Blackman reflects on the strange and sentimental reality of returning to Hadestown after the pandemic.
Spotlight: Soheil Parsa
In a life already full of fascinating chapters, Soheil Parsa has turned another page. Early this summer, Parsa stepped down as co-artistic director of Modern Times, the theatre company he co-founded three decades ago with Peter Farbridge. The “dream” now for Parsa, as he characterizes it, is to work as a freelance director, liberated from fundraising and administrative responsibilities.
In Conversation with Alison Wong on ‘nowhen’
Justine Abigail Yu interviews Alison Wong on the creation and artistic significance of ‘nowhen,’ part of Canadian Stage’s Dream in High Park programming.
Settlers and Indians
It was summer of 1982, and my parents had enrolled me in Camp Cabot, a day camp run by the St. John’s YMCA. Every morning I, along with the sixty other campers and a dozen teenage counsellors, travelled on rickety school buses to reach the campsite, a vast, wooded area a few kilometres outside the … Continued
The Importance of Intersectionality in Theatre and Beyond
If we can understand the world in terms of intersectionality, can we not achieve great things through that lens, as opposed to thinking, we have to be inclusive – because inclusive of what and for whom?
Octopus and Jameson: The View from Haeundae Beach
Canadian actor Alex Weiner reflects on his time in South Busan for the 2014 Busan International Film Festival, a period of his life punctuated by Jameson, lavish parties, and, yes, octopus.
A Path in the Right Direction: Stepping into New Shoes as a Multifaceted Artist
At the time, the title of “Director” terrified me for many reasons—I knew that it required a lot of work to lead a production, but I wasn’t really sure what the job requirements were, especially when pulling double-duty as an actor and director.
Two letters to Sarah Kane on the anniversary of her death
It feels strange to say I miss you – it feels stranger to say I don’t.
A Risk on Paper: Re-writing Theatre at Home
“It’s the perfect time to try something. It’s the perfect time to take a risk.”
Turning the Wheel: Leaving the Full-Time Theatre Life
Ali Joy Richardson is a writer, teacher, theatre director, and future therapist. She is also very tall.
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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.
