‘Just bring your joy’: Inside Lighthouse Theatre’s new all-ages holiday pantomime
“I don’t think there’s anything more powerful than seeing three generations of a family laugh together in a theatre,” says artistic director Derek Ritschel.
According to director-dramaturg Karin Randoja, Cliff Cardinal’s darkly funny new solo show is ‘a big leap forward’
“There’s a lot of emotion in this one,” says Randoja of Cardinal’s newest work. “You have to track and direct the emotional states throughout the play, and how they rise and fall. I call it a solo show, but in my head, it’s sort of like a movie, where all the other actors are invisible.”
Inspired by ‘80s rom-coms, The Waltz explores young love and the intimacy of sharing stories
“Authenticity may include trauma or suffering, but it doesn’t have to end in sadness,” says playwright Marie Beath Badian. “It isn’t the end of the story and it isn’t the point of the story.”
Change for the Better: On Indigeneity at the Stratford Festival
Both [Sky and Peters] want to honour the Indigenous artists who have worked with the [Stratford] festival for years, quietly carving out space for public and visual representation.
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.
