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Mira Miller
Mira is an arts, lifestyle, and health freelance writer based in Toronto. She covers intersectional feminism, issues affecting the 2SLGBTQ+ community, theatre, body image, and more. In her spare time, you can find her listening to the soundtrack of a musical, watching Broad City, or dreaming about her next meal.
LEARN MORETAPA appoints Annemieke Wade as new executive director
Wade steps into the position with an extensive background in theatre, with past roles including executive director of Roseneath Theatre and Theatre Direct and company manager of Tarragon Theatre.
REVIEW: In Playing Shylock, Saul Rubinek asks: ‘Am I Jewish enough yet?’
Theatre is consistently poised on a precipice where we worry that things will shut down because people care too little, or things will shut down because people care too much. In the nexus between those two states sits Saul Rubinek, espousing the fervent hope that theatre will, instead, teach us to care for each other.
Beowulf in Afghanistan to make world premiere at GCTC
As part of its 50th anniversary season, Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre Company will program the world premiere of Laurie Fyffe’s Beowulf in Afghanistan, in a production directed by Company of Fools artistic director Kate Smith.
REVIEW: Snow in Midsummer is a timeless, brilliant tragedy
Directed by NAC English Theatre artistic director Nina Lee Aquino, the gorgeous details of the production allow audiences to feel the gravitas of every character.
Brampton On Stage partners with local companies to present contrasting pair of fall productions
Brampton Music Theatre is head-banging to the stage with a community theatre production of We Will Rock You, while The Hive Performing Arts is staging Duncan MacMillan and Jonny Donahoe’s Every Brilliant Thing.
Tunnel Runners takes listeners on a podcast journey through Toronto’s hidden chasms
If you’re tempted to go spelunking and find out for yourself just what lies beyond the curve of a TTC tunnel, pop in your earbuds and press play on Tunnel Runners, a new seven-part original audio drama from CBC’s PlayME podcast.
Isle of Demons blends hope and grief at Guild Festival Theatre
“It's a really powerful piece for right now,” says actor Kiera Publicover. “We see so much grief going on around us all of the time and sometimes it feels impossible to fight through it, but at the end of the day, it's the hope that gets us through.”
Inside three mouth-watering shows at Toronto Fringe 2024
Intermission sat down with the creative masterminds behind three highly anticipated Fringe shows to get the inside scoop on what goes into creating a smash hit.
“I think as Canadian theatre artists, we sometimes like to downplay our contribution,” says Chris Tolley. “But when you actually see people around the world hungry for Canadian stories, you realize we have an awful lot to contribute.”
An intergalactic influencer tackles colonization in Space Girl at Prairie Theatre Exchange
Space Girl explores the concept of social media and the power it holds — a topic deeply important to playwright Frances Koncan.
Soulpepper shines a light on women playwrights with Her Words Festival
“There's something for everyone,” said artistic director Weyni Mengesha. “The work on stage is irreverent, it's uplifting, it’s hilarious, it's quite moving — it’s going to have everything on stage, including you.”
Inspired by ‘80s rom-coms, The Waltz explores young love and the intimacy of sharing stories
“Authenticity may include trauma or suffering, but it doesn't have to end in sadness,” says playwright Marie Beath Badian. “It isn't the end of the story and it isn't the point of the story.”
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