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In Conversation

Theatre artist Alex Bulmer superimposed over a drawn skyline. Alex wears a red jacket and the skyline features hand-drawn buildings from different countries.
Features May 31, 2023

Perceptual Archaeology (Or How to Travel Blind): In Conversation with Alex Bulmer

By Alethea Bakogeorge

“I think travel has the potential to open up some great conversations between people with very differing life experiences,” says Alex Bulmer ahead of her new show, Perceptual Archaeology (Or How to Travel Blind).

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Sergio Blanco and Marcio Beauclair with a broken glass effect on their faces, set against a broken glass image of a man on a black background.
In Conversation May 18, 2023

Looking In to Reach Out: In Conversation with Sergio Blanco

By Hélène Crowley

Sergio Blanco brings reality and fiction into one with The Rage of Narcissus, combining self-reflection, queerness, and murder.

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(left to right) Jamie Robinson in a black t-shirt (photographed by John Bregar) and Walter Borden in a velvet jacket, lilac shirt and dotted cravat (photographed by Michael Meehan) smile towards the camera. The two men's headshots are superimposed over a poster for (Re)Casting Shakespeare in Canada: A Symposium. An image of Shakespeare's face is partially obscured by strips of red and yellow paper, as well as strands of white paper bearing classical text.
In Conversation April 30, 2023

(Re)Casting the Shakespearean Mold: In Conversation with Jamie Robinson and Walter Borden

By Jessica Watson

This is the heart of what (Re)Casting Shakespeare is about: examining how casting can influence the audience’s interpretation of the story.

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In Conversation April 19, 2023

Making Theatrical Ghee: In Conversation with Philip Akin and Aldrin Bundoc

By Aisling Murphy

“[Directing Maanomaa, My Brother] was about putting a magnifying glass on what the story was…like making ghee, or butter without all the solids that could go bad.”

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Stone by Stone: In Conversation with The First Stone's Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
In Conversation April 12, 2023

Stone by Stone: In Conversation with The First Stone’s Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Nawa Simon

By Amira Benjamin

“It’s important to move forward with love and hope because to choose any other path will just elongate how long you are uncomfortable.”

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Daniel Brooks headshot, in front of orange wall with seagull painting.
In Conversation April 11, 2023

Laying The Seagull at Soulpepper’s Feet: In Conversation With Daniel Brooks

By Ryan Borochovitz

“I look to the theatre [as] something that actually takes me away from the moment, for a moment. Not escapism — perspective.”

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Undercurrents festival logo. People's profiles in pale purple and pink overlaid with the undercurrents festival logo.
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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Reviews

REVIEW: She’s Not Special at Tarragon/Nightwood Theatre

REVIEW: Inge(new) at Theatre Myth Collective/Red Sandcastle Theatre

REVIEW: Gypsy at the Shaw Festival

REVIEW: The Rage of Narcissus at Expandido Theatre Group/Theatre Passe Muraille

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