Spotlight: Hailey Gillis
For Gillis, the invitation that occurs between the show and the audience exists in the music.
Spotlight: Jani Lauzon
Had things gone differently with Soulpepper’s programming, another production entirely might have been in its place this season. And, had things gone differently in Jani’s early years as an artist, she might not have grown into the fierce matriarch of Indigenous theatre that she is.
The Spirit of Mandela: Continuing the Fight for Freedom
“There is a deep history between Nelson Mandela and Toronto. It was so important for this exhibit to come to Toronto and for the people here to have a chance to see it, interact with it, and really remember Mandela and what he stood for in terms of equity, equality, and diversity.”
First Jobs, Worst Jobs, and The Flick
For the cast of The Flick, past jobs have more often been sites of suffering than sources of inspiration.
A Man, a Rope, a Cowboy
Fool for Love marks Eion Bailey’s Soulpepper debut and his return to the stage after decades of film and television work. Soulpepper invited us to watch a rehearsal of Fool for Love, and we spoke with Eion and others about the process of learning the unique skill of lassoing.
Performers talk love of Prince Edward County crowds and community
Festival Players’ 2019 summer season features small cast ensembles, one person shows, improvisation, and traditionally scripted plays. We had the opportunity to speak with some of this season’s performers about what they were looking forward to most about working in Prince Edward County.
Spotlight: Daniel Brooks
Daniel Brooks is a writer, an actor and a director, and in the course of a substantial career (he’s now sixty) he has often combined at least two of those roles on a single project.
Decolonizing One Stage at a Time
“If we can laugh together, then we can cry together and maybe even fix some things.”
Finding Home in Art
“It may be over a hundred years ago when The Cherry Orchard was written and first performed, but there is nothing about it that is passé.”
Navigating Art and Censorship
“Where do you as an audience member, where do any of us place our faith?”
Securing the Future
“I don’t want to engage artists as mouthpieces. What would it mean to embed you in the DNA of this project?”
From Inspiration to Creation
Night is not an absence, not a time-out, but a rich, enchanting world that can offer us so much more than we know.
Centaur Theatre Celebrates Fifty Years, and Beyond
As its newest production—The Children, starring three Canadian acting legends—hits the stage, artistic director Eda Holmes looks to a future of showcasing Montreal artists at Centaur Theatre Company.
History Reimagined Onstage in The Royale
Historical fiction allows playwrights and audiences alike the freedom to imagine the struggles, sorrows, and victories of the people who came before us and to move beyond the constraint of fact.
The Disciple, the Son, and the Story: A Conversation with Leighton Alexander Williams
“We’re living in a time where we were seeing ourselves being killed on social media,” Leighton says frankly, “this is not just a hot topic, it has to mean something.”
The Poet, the DJ, and the Stage
Oraltorio has become for Motion and L’Oqenz, the full circle moment in a friendship rooted in respect for the holy trinity of beats, rhymes, and life.