Canadian theatre
iPhoto caption: Michaela Washburn, Teneil Whiskeyjack, Jesse Fervais, Tracey Nepinak, and Valerie Planche in 'Strife.' Photo by Jae Yang.
Q&A: Matthew MacKenzie on Strife and Indigenous sovereignty in storytelling
In plays including Bears, After the Fire, and The First Métis Man of Odesa, Métis playwright Matthew MacKenzie has centred Indigenous perspectives while examining how identity and power operate within both personal and political spheres.
iPhoto caption: Maria Paula Carreño-Martínez in 'Kill Your Father.' Photo by Galactticaaa.
Q&A: How Expandido Arts Collective is reimagining the Medea myth
Originally written in Portuguese as Mata Teu Pai, Passô’s play reimagines the myth of Medea through a contemporary feminist lens.
iPhoto caption: A headshot of David Leyshon. Photo provided by Lighthouse Festival Theatre.
David Leyshon named interim artistic producer at Lighthouse Festival
He joins the company as it prepares its 2026 programming, continuing its mandate of producing comedy-driven Canadian theatre in Port Dover and Port Colborne.
iPhoto caption: Rick Miller in 'Boom X.' Photo by Craig Francis.
In Boom X, Rick Miller uses theatre to trace how Generation X came of age amid major shifts in media, politics, and daily life from the 1970s through the mid-1990s.