It’s Our Second Anniversary!
Two years ago today, we launched Intermission.
Since then, we’ve been lucky enough to publish work by writers like Kim Solga, Holger Syme, Anita Majumdar, and Amanda Parris. We’ve published artist-on-artist profiles like Christine Horne writing about Tom Rooney, Bahia Watson writing about Weyni Mengesha, and Allegra Fulton writing about Jon Kaplan. We’ve interviewed Yvette Nolan, Sara Topham, and Kevin Drew. Artists have written essays about everything from opening up about mental health treatment to being exhausted by having to talk about their race to falling in love to deciding to use a pay-what-you-can ticket structure to tips on how not to be a douchenozzle. We’ve started posting more casting announcements and other theatre news in addition to our theatre listings and review roundup. We also started a recipe column and a podcast.
As we move into our third year, we’re excited to take on a new project: publishing plays. As of today, we’re accepting submissions of scenes from full plays, as well as short plays. We’re excited to bring on playwright and librettist Kevin Michael Shea to head the project. On top of writing the books and additional lyrics for A Misfortune (2014 Next Stage Theatre Festival/2017 Charlottetown Festival) and the book for Hero & Leander (shortlisted for the RBC Tarragon Under 30 Playwriting Competition), Kevin is a lovely human being who has a sharp editorial eye and will bring experience and enthusiasm to the role. Check out the guidelines for play submission here.
As always, thanks for reading. We’re looking forward to another year of publishing!
iPhoto caption: Two Fringers pose next to a wall of posters. Photo courtesy of Toronto Fringe.
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iPhoto caption: Jane Spence and Derek Ritschel. Photo courtesy of Lighthouse Festival.
Lighthouse Festival announces shake-up in artistic director role
“I couldn’t have imagined how great this theatre would become, thanks to the support of our incredible community and the unwavering dedication of our team,” says Derek Ritschel, who will pivot to a new role as the company’s director in residence. Jane Spence will step into the role of artistic director in November.
iPhoto caption: Photo courtesy of the Toronto Fringe.
The Delightful Chaos of Mistila and the Motlies promises merriment at the Toronto Fringe
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iPhoto caption: Poster courtesy of GFT.
Guild Festival Theatre to present one-night-only concert version of Evalyn Parry’s SPIN
Inspired in part by the incredible true story of Annie Londonderry, who in 1895 became the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle, SPIN travels from 19th-century women’s emancipation to the present day, forging unexpected links across time and history.
iPhoto caption: Photo courtesy of Dos Mundos
A whimsical TYA solo show about a talking snake is coming to the Toronto Fringe
Written and performed by Priscila Gonzalez, Snacey! is a high-energy tale right out of an early-2000s TVOkids television program.
iPhoto caption: Photo of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dahlia Katz.
Toronto theatre wins big at the 2024 Dora Awards
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