Looking In to Reach Out: In Conversation with Sergio Blanco
Sergio Blanco brings reality and fiction into one with The Rage of Narcissus, combining self-reflection, queerness, and murder.
(Re)Casting the Shakespearean Mold: In Conversation with Jamie Robinson and Walter Borden
This is the heart of what (Re)Casting Shakespeare is about: examining how casting can influence the audience’s interpretation of the story.
Making Theatrical Ghee: In Conversation with Philip Akin and Aldrin Bundoc
“[Directing Maanomaa, My Brother] was about putting a magnifying glass on what the story was…like making ghee, or butter without all the solids that could go bad.”
Why Is Canadian Theatre So Russian Right Now?
Canada boasts the second largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world — second only to Russia, in fact. Why hasn’t this diaspora been met by our theatre scene in what is arguably its greatest moment of need?
Spotlight: Seana McKenna
The recipient of an Order of Canada and winner of a clutch of theatre awards — not to mention a mountain of critical bouquets — during her four decades onstage, Seana McKenna is routinely referred to as one of the country’s finest actors. But she refuses to coast on her reputation.
To Train, or Not to Train: Exploring Stratford’s Birmingham Conservatory
“What I’m learning right now is giving me the confidence to take this newly gained knowledge anywhere in the world and flourish.”
Re-Discovering Wonder: In Conversation with Fiona Sauder & Matt Pilipiak
There are children who are going to leave this show and realize that all you need to shrink or grow are a couple of chairs.
Black Girl (Stage) Magic: In Conversation with Red Velvet‘s Cherissa Richards and Starr Domingue
“A character in the play says, ‘We want theatre to reflect our people’. Well, I’m a Torontonian. I was born and raised here. Why am I not seeing myself on stage?”
So, You’re a Fringe Hit
Now that you’ve arrived, what’s to be done next? Fear not, because Blake and Clay of the Toronto Fringe hit Gay For Pay with Blake & Clay have the answers.
“Everybody has Access Needs”: In Conversation with Stratford Festival’s Kayla Besse
“Relaxed performance kind of calls that into question and throws it on its head and says, ‘well, says who? Says who that’s what it means to be a good audience member?’”
6 in the Six: Turning the Wheel: Leaving the Full-Time Theatre Life
I wrote like the devil was on my back. Because she was… and she wore a very loudly ticking watch. I had time to write. And I did.
6 in the Six: 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.
6 in the Six: The Greatest Showmance
In the moment, the showmance sounds cute. But will it be worth it if (and when) it all comes crashing down and falls apart?
6 in the Six: The Problem with “The Show Must Go On”
The resources available to us and the awareness we have about public services feel meagre and insufficient.
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.
