In Conversation: Sara Topham
“I had a little break before Shaw rehearsals started, and so my husband and I went to France to do the Joan pilgrimage.”
Ravi Jain Chats with Dawn Jani Birley
Watch actor Dawn Jani Birley talk to director Ravi Jain about being a Deaf actor, translating Shakespeare into poetic ASL, and why she left Canada for Finland.
It’s Time to Talk About Mental Health
I’ve moved on. But the weight of what I am and who I am is still informed by something I’ve never talked about publicly.
Learning from Lear
“Whenever we do disagree and negotiate, we’re able to do that in a way where things don’t just die.”
Which Came First, Comedy or Music?
“I don’t have an exclusive thing about who my collaborators need to be. I think interesting things come from all kinds of different places.”
Ten Questions about the Holidays: Playwrights Edition
We asked three of Toronto’s top playwrights artists—Judith Thompson, Fab Filippo, and Nicolas Billon—to answer ten questions about the holidays.
Performing and Parenting: Growing Up with Artist Parents
What was it like to grow up with theatre artists as parents, and then make the choice to get into it yourself? Tyrone Savage and Tanya Rintoul tell all.
The Love Story Behind Come From Away
Irene Sankoff and David Hein, the married couple behind Come From Away, have their own writing style: “I heard someone say that writing is fighting. We like to write in a coffee shop. Because there are witnesses.”