Playwright-performer Coleen Shirin MacPherson refers to herself as “colonized upon arrival,” born in Canada yet shaped by migrations and erasures that predate her birth. “I don’t have an ancient song or a lullaby that connects us across generations,” she tells her child. That absence — of song, language, and unbroken tradition — propels the Cahoots Theatre production.
By Krystal Abrigo /Feb 20, 2026
iPhoto caption: Mahabharata: Karma (Part 1), The Life We Inherit (Why Not Theatre presented by
Canadian Stage). Photo provided by TAPA.
The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced the winners of the 2025 Dora Awards during a Monday evening ceremony hosted by Peter Fernandes, with 26 individual artists and companies receiving their first-ever Doras.
By Krystal Abrigo /Jun 30, 2025
iPhoto caption: Louise Lambert in People, Places & Things. Photo by Elana Emer.
This morning, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced the nominees for the 45th annual Dora Awards, which will be given out at Meridian Hall on June 30.
By Krystal Abrigo /May 28, 2025
iPhoto caption: Photo of Legally Blonde cast, taken after rehearsals.