What I Wish I’d Known: Augusto Bitter
The delicious challenge of a single performer transforming and holding an audience’s attention still feels like magic to me.
Revitalizing Japanese Canadian Identity
Internment was a defining collective experience, yet the ways in which we do or do not remember it remain at odds between generations.
Casting Announcement: The Men in White
Factory Theatre has announced the cast for The Men in White.
Mad Kitchen: Jovanni Sy’s Rellenong Bangus, via Derek Chan
Thankfully, Hong Kong–born and Vancouver-based Chan was (and still is) a capable home cook.
The Case for Accepting Unsolicited Scripts
That my play was even considered by a theatre I had no prior relationship with now seems like a tremendous luxury.
Casting Announcement: Prairie Nurse
The cast of Factory Theatre’s Prairie Nurse is announced—and they reveal the influence their mothers had on them as artists.
Lynn Slotkin’s 2017 Tootsie Awards
Theatre critic Lynn Slotkin has created her annual list of Toronto theatre award winners.
Openings & Closings – Week of November 27
These are the shows that are opening and closing the week of November 27, 2017.
Stage Door Confessional: When Things Go Awry
Andrew Lawrie, Jessica McGann, Harriet Gratian, and Alex Furber talk about the moments things go awry in this fourth episode of Stage Door Confessional.
Review: trace
Ho’s writing is funny, caustic, thoughtful, and informative, and his performance is impressive.
Openings & Closings – Week of November 13
These are the shows openings and closing the week of November 13, 2017.
Openings & Closings – Week of October 9
These are the shows that are opening and closing the week of October 9, 2017.
What I’ll Never Forget
The first thing Jon Kaplan told me was, “I’ve never seen so much anger onstage by a woman.” I guess he saw the expression on my face, because he added, “I mean that as a good thing.”
Openings & Closings – Week of September 25
These are the shows that are opening and closing the week of September 25, 2017.
Openings & Closings – Week of May 8
These are the shows that are opening and closing in Toronto the week of May 8, 2017.
Openings & Closings – Week of April 24
These are the shows that are opening and closing in Toronto the week of April 24, 2017.