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?
Speaking Vibrations: In Conversation with Jo-Ann Bryan and Carmelle Cachero
If you go to a theatre, your aim is to take in, and enjoy what you’re watching, signed Bryan. It needs to be accessible for all of that.
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.
“A Big Patchwork Blanket Stuck to the Skin”: In Conversation with Bâtardes ’ Chloé and Jade Barshee
No, she’s never been to Tibet, no, she doesn’t speak the language, yes, she’s from Quebec.
“Retribution without Apology”: In Conversation with Is God Is Assistant Director daniel jelani ellis
“The centre of this piece is not the pain and the suffering and the trauma. It’s the transformation of that: a full expression of rage.”
At the Confluence of Many Worlds: In Conversation with Crypto’s Guillaume Côté
“I’m not afraid of combining things that don’t always go together logically,” says Crypto creator Guillaume Côté.
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.
Embedded Criticism: Transcending Time and Space in Theatre Passe Muraille’s Toka
Toka is an enormous accomplishment in theatre-making.
Interdependent (And Published!) Magic: In Conversation with Jessica Watkin
This isn’t necessarily an anthology you can bring into a classroom to read together. It’s not Hamlet, and it’s not George F. Walker.
Rehearsals and Raptors Games: In Dialogue with Pipeline’s Akosua Amo-Adem and Tony Ofori
Pipeline, now playing at Soulpepper, draws attention to the school-to-prison pipeline, a system which preys upon racialized, and particularly Black, students.
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.
“Breaking, But Not With Age”: In Conversation with Crazy Smooth on In My Body at Canadian Stage
“The timeline of your body is different from the timeline of your spirit, and there’s a world where if everything is aligned right, certain rules don’t apply anymore,” says Yvon Soglo, AKA Crazy Smooth.
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.
Cette fois, en français: Returning Home to Solstice d’hiver
Solstice d’hiver, my first live theatre-going experience of 2022, truly does feel like a homecoming; a gasp of air; a pause from pandemic and asinine convoy.
Decay and Regeneration: Re-Framing the Rhubarb Festival
“I’m actively and intentionally shifting away from well-made plays and trying to hone Rhubarb as a space for experimental practices,” said Clayton Lee, Rhubarb’s 2022 Festival Director.
