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iPhoto caption: Sébastien Heins, Georgia Findlay, Isaiah Kolundzic, and Kiana Woo in The 39 Steps. Photo by Raph Nogal.

Kiana Woo clowns around in full-circle moment with Guild Festival Theatre

For Woo, coming back to the Guild for the first time in four years — after working at Shaw, Soulpepper, the Citadel Theatre, and Théâtre Français de Toronto — feels like a homecoming.

By Krystal Abrigo / Jul 14, 2025
iPhoto caption: "My Narrator" photo courtesy of the Lighthouse Festival.

Lighthouse Festival unearths rarely performed Norm Foster one-acts

“There’s not much time for character development, like there would be in a long play,” says Norm Foster of one-acts. “You have to… make it satisfying, and to have it come around to a plausible ending. It can’t just be a skit… So, it’s actually a little tougher to write.”

By Liam Donovan / Jul 11, 2025
Marie Farsi for Intermission Magazine. iPhoto caption: Marie Farsi for Intermission Magazine. Photo by Dahlia Katz.

Spotlight: Marie Farsi

“I’ve learned how truth is revealed in translation, and I feel like that’s my job as a director,” says Farsi. “I have to translate the piece from the page to the stage, and all the meanings that can be derived from that process of translation.”

Written by Naomi Skwarna, Photography by Dahlia Katz / Jul 10, 2025
The company of 'The Comedy of Errors.' iPhoto caption: The company of 'The Comedy of Errors.' Photo by JVL Photography.

Let’s-a go: Embedded with the Fools’ Comedy of Errors

While I was preparing for the summer heat by shopping for lighter clothes, Kate Smith, artistic director of a Company of Fools, was getting ready for their next show. She called me while I was in the Rideau Centre and pitched an idea: “Would you have any interest in being an embedded critic?”

By Luke Brown / Jul 9, 2025