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In Conversation

In Conversation February 8, 2023

Bringing Bilingualism to undercurrents festival: In Conversation with Alain Richer

By Aisling Murphy

For its thirteenth season, this beloved Ottawa festival is just getting sweeter: undercurrents has gone bilingual.

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Two images of Monice Peter and Martin Julien superimposed over an image of white roses. Peter wears red lipstick and a white turtleneck, with her black hair falling to her shoulders. Julien wears a red and grey plaid shirt, and looks intently at the camera.
In Conversation December 10, 2022

Embracing Our Ghosts: In Conversation with Martin Julien & Monice Peter

By Stephen Low

“There is a gap between the pre-AIDs semi-closeted gay culture, the post-AIDs LGBQT+ culture, and the rise of identity politics. I thought, I have something to say about this!”

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Two images of Fiona Sauder (she/they) and Matt Pilipiak (he/they) superimposed over a production image of Bad Hats Theatre's 2022 production of Alice in Wonderland. Sauder wears a blue button-down shirt, their short red hair tousled as she smiles at the camera. Pilipiak wears a brown jacket over a white shirt, with a more serious expression as they stare into the camera lens.
In Conversation December 9, 2022

Re-Discovering Wonder: In Conversation with Fiona Sauder & Matt Pilipiak

By Jessica Watson

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.

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In Conversation November 26, 2022

Black Girl (Stage) Magic: In Conversation with Red Velvet‘s Cherissa Richards and Starr Domingue

By Amira Benjamin

“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?”

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Snow White Director Aurora Browne and YPT Artistic Diretor Herbie Barnes stand back to back, smiling towards the camera. Their images are superimposed over a picture of YPT's large, brick playhouse, which is hung with pale blue banners emblazoned with the YPT logo.
In Conversation November 19, 2022

Bringing Theatre and Comedy Together in YPT’s Snow White: In Conversation with Herbie Barnes and Aurora Browne

By Graham Isador

YPT has crossed the theatre/comedy barrier for an imaginative retelling of Snow White with an all-star double cast spanning both genres.

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In Conversation November 2, 2022

Thriving, Brilliant, Brave, Sexy Activism: In Conversation with Darrah Teitel

By Graham Isador

“If I was trying to change the world, Canadian theatre spaces are probably not the most efficient way to do that..but the liveness of theatre and the beautiful communal experience just cannot be replicated anywhere else.”

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An image of Kayla Besse superimposed over the stage of Stratford Festival's new Tom Patterson Theatre. Stage stage is lit with blue lights, creating a purple aura over the red chairs. Kayla has long, straight brown hair, and wears a black tank top with a high neck. She smiles softly, looking at the camera.
In Conversation September 28, 2022

“Everybody has Access Needs”: In Conversation with Stratford Festival’s Kayla Besse

By Jessica Watson

“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?’”

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In Conversation September 27, 2022

Growing Pains in the Opera Industry: In Conversation with Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野

By Stephen Low

“It took many occasions of being in micro-aggressive, racist, sexist, unsafe situations that led me to realize that this was not the kind of industry I wanted to be in.”

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In Conversation September 14, 2022

Optimism As Resistance: In Conversation with GCTC’s Sarah Kitz

By Aisling Murphy

“We need to demand different structures, dream different structures, build structures. And that desire is expressed, I hope, in the shows we’ll see onstage this season,” says Kitz.

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In Conversation September 6, 2022

Art Meets Environmentalism: In Conversation with Kevin Matthew Wong’s The Chemical Valley Project

By Marissa Orjalo

“I thought, if I’m going to take up space in this experience, then I have a responsibility to tell this story.”

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In Conversation September 2, 2022

“The Work Is Fruitful”: In Conversation with Mike Payette

By Aisling Murphy

“I’ve been given the wings I need to succeed. The work is good. The work is fruitful.”

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In Conversation August 25, 2022

The Actor’s Uncle Vanya : In Conversation with Liisa Repo-Martell

By Aisling Murphy

Hot on the heels of last season’s jaunt through Czarist Russia, Uncle Vanya will play the Streetcar Crowsnest from September 6 to October 2, with a stunning cast of #theaTO favourites.

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In Conversation July 3, 2022

Getting Ready for Fringe 2022: In Conversation with Lucy Eveleigh

By Aisling Murphy

“This festival feels like a huge opportunity for us to figure out how we’re going to build back,” says Eveleigh.

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In Conversation June 6, 2022

Speaking Vibrations: In Conversation with Jo-Ann Bryan and Carmelle Cachero

By Jessica Watson

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.

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Features May 28, 2022

“A Big Patchwork Blanket Stuck to the Skin”: In Conversation with Bâtardes ’ Chloé and Jade Barshee

By Marie-Ève Melley

No, she’s never been to Tibet, no, she doesn’t speak the language, yes, she’s from Quebec.

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In Conversation May 19, 2022

“Pearle Is My Superpower”: In Conversation with Justin Miller (AKA Pearle Harbour) and John Turner

By Aisling Murphy

“Audiences tend to focus on the loveable parts of Pearle. But there are deep and dark parts, too. I wanted to make her go through it,” says Justin Miller, creator of Pearle Harbour.

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Reviews

REVIEW: The Magic of Assembly at Toronto Dance Theatre

The banner image for Intermission's review of The Marriage of Figaro at Canadian Opera Company. A decrepit, stately house with peeling white panelled walls. A man in a suit stands before a grand staircase, staring towards the camera s he steps forward. A winged figure hangs off the stairs' railing, reaching towards the man as they smile.

REVIEW: The Marriage of Figaro at Canadian Opera Company

The banner image for Intermission's review of Girls & Boys, a Here for Now Theatre production in association with Crow's Theatre. The image shows Fiona Mongillo, Here for Now's AD and the sole performer in the production, wearing a green collard jumpsuit. She stares past the camera imploringly, one hand raised in front of her as though asking an important question.

REVIEW: Girls & Boys at Here For Now Theatre/Crow’s Theatre

REVIEW: Fall On Your Knees at Canadian Stage/National Arts Centre/Neptune Theatre/London Grand/Vita Brevis Arts

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