“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.
Next Stage 2022: In Conversation with Nowadays Theatre’s Mohammad Yaghoubi
“Next Stage’s structured and positive approach has always inspired us to come back,” said Yaghoubi in an interview with Intermission.
“Loving, Supportive, Kind, Generous”: Remembering Stephen Sondheim in Canada
To take stock of Sondheim’s particular contribution to Canadian theatre, a number of writers and artists gathered on Zoom with theatre critic Karen Fricker to discuss his influence and legacy.
The Unexpected Impact of Expectation in Citadel Theatre’s The Fiancée
My expectations are high. It almost feels unfair. Just as my fellow patrons expect me to be some sort of fancy theatre critic, I sit in a fancy theatre and I expect a fancy show.
Finding the Familiar in Die-Nasty’s The Stroganoffs
The building shakes. The whole audience has joined in, one joyful scream in a darkened theatre. This. This is familiar.
