Here for Now Theatre
iPhoto caption: Antonette Rudder and Sarena Parmar in 'The Surrogate.' Photo by Kendra Epik.
REVIEW: The Surrogate cross-examines privilege and parenthood at Crow’s Theatre
If the play sometimes reaches for one issue too many — religion, interracial relationships, infertility — it also underscores how interconnected these issues can be.
iPhoto caption: 'Mischief' photo by Jae Yang.
Tarragon’s Mischief explores activism, matriarchy, and collective grief
“I was thinking about what mischief means to Canada as a country, and what that law means versus what it means to Indigenous people,” says playwright Lisa Nasson. “The antithesis of those two [meanings] I find really fascinating, and they really play into what this story is about.”
iPhoto caption: Members of the company of 'Ruby and the Reindeer.' Photo by Ann Baggley.
REVIEW: Ruby and the Reindeer conjures a very Ontario Christmas at Stratford’s Here For Now Theatre
A festive addition to Mark Crawford’s catalogue of Canadian comedies, Ruby and the Reindeer isn’t shy about its local roots.
iPhoto caption: Jane Spidell in 'Twelve Dinners.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Family tensions run high in TIFT’s intimate Twelve Dinners
In the now-closed Twelve Dinners, an autobiographical play written and directed by Steve Ross, audiences received intimate access to an unvarnished version of a younger Ross through 12 evening meals with his parents.