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Allen MacInnis

For director, actor, and educator Allen MacInnis, theatre is a precious opportunity for change

“You can’t perform if you’re self-conscious. It’s absolute death. And that extends to every other artist in the theatre: every designer, every director, every composer,” says the former artistic director of Young People’s Theatre. “If you’re concerned about how the audience will judge what you’ve done, something’s held back.”

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / May 27, 2025
iPhoto caption: Beauty and the Beast. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann

Review: Beauty and the Beast

Given the news these days, Beauty and the Beast is a parable of ugly behaviour, misogyny, bullying, and willful ignorance.

By Lynn Slotkin / Nov 17, 2017