Welcome to Intermission
Welcome to Intermission, where all great theatre discussions happen. We’re an online theatre arts magazine based in Toronto, bringing the stories of our theatre community to your home, your office, the TTC, or wherever you find yourself.
Intermission wants to tell the stories behind the stories on stage. We’re here for the kinds of people who leave a play wishing they could have a drink with the actors, playwright, director, or stage crew to get a sense of who they are, what they think about, and why they do what they do. We’ve assembled a group of fantastic and creative people, and the first round is on us.
We’re excited about all the great arts writing we get to share. Up now are pieces from Bobby Theodore and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, with insights into how their minds function when they’re burning the midnight oil. Coming soon is a brave article Christine Horne wrote about the week she was on the cover of NOW Magazine but couldn’t pay her rent. We’ll have a recurring segment from the funny and perceptive Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster about how local artists balance parenting with their performing arts careers. And we have great writing from Canadian artists doing work abroad: Carly Street got tantalizingly close to Clive Owen when she understudied on Broadway and Alan Dilworth experienced Greece’s financial meltdown firsthand when he directed This Is War in Athens. Some more names you’ll hear from down the line: Allan Hawco, Rick Roberts, Akosua Amo-Adem, and John Harvey and Leonard McHardy, the heroes who ran Toronto’s TheatreBooks bookstore for thirty-nine years.
We also want to hear from you. Feel free to join the conversation: get in touch, comment on articles, let us know what you like and what you want to see more of.
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May Antaki
May is the co-founder and former co-editor-in-chief of Intermission. She edits everything from memoirs to cookbooks, loves maple syrup and boy bands, and is a pretty good first baseman.
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Philip Riccio
Philip is co-artistic director of The Company Theatre. He's mostly an actor, director, and producer, but once in a while he's also a curmudgeonly but loveable softball coach leading a ragtag group of adult misfits to rec-league mediocrity.
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Maija Kappler
Maija is the co-founder and former co-editor of Intermission. She’d like you to know that her name is pronounced just like “Maya.”
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iPhoto caption: A stock image of Lighthouse Festival Theatre in Port Dover.
Lighthouse Festival Theatre announces 2025 season, curated by incoming artistic director Jane Spence
Lighthouse Festival Theatre, located in Port Dover and Port Colborne, has announced its jam-packed 2025 summer season.
iPhoto caption: Photo of Toronto Dance Theatre by Marlowe Porter.
Toronto Dance Theatre reveals exhilarating 2024-25 season
The season will see the return of audience favourite The Magic of Assembly, as well as new work produced in partnership with local institutions such as Nuit Blanche and the Toronto Biennale.
Stratford Festival unveils 2025 season, including the return of Robert Lepage
Next year’s season includes two beloved musicals as well as the return of acclaimed director Robert Lepage, who will direct Macbeth at the Avon Theatre.
iPhoto caption: Image courtesy of 1s1 Theatre.
Dawn Jani Birley to debut new show in the Tarragon Extraspace this September
This fall, internationally acclaimed Deaf actor Dawn Jani Birley will premiere a new work, Qalb: A Journey of the Ego, at the Tarragon Extraspace.
iPhoto caption: Two Fringers pose next to a wall of posters. Photo courtesy of Toronto Fringe.
Missing Toronto Fringe? Now’s your chance to make a difference
Following a successful festival, the Toronto Fringe continues to accept donations as part of its Tip the Fringe campaign.
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.
A Message from Intermission’s Editors
May Antaki and Maija Kappler, co-founders and co-editors-in-chief of Intermission, are stepping down.
Casting Announcement: what I call her
Here's the cast for Ellie Moon's play "what I call her," directed by Sarah Kitz, opening at Crow's Theatre this November.
Theatre this Week: Stratford Edition
Here are the Stratford Festival plays to see for the week of June 4 - 10, 2018.
Theatre this Week: May 28 – June 3
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of May 28 - June 3, 2018.
Here Are the 2018 Toronto Theatre Critics Award Winners
Toronto's theatre critics just announced their favourite shows of the year for 2018.
iPhoto caption: Lynne Harper, left, and Steven Truscott, right
Telling the Story of the Murder Trial that Changed the Country
Fiction about a real-world tragedy risks sensationalizing the events that remain painful for a lot of people. But they also provide the opportunity to explore human behaviour, to directly address the impacts of violence and trauma.
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