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Production photo of Tara Sky in The Born-Again Crow at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. iPhoto caption: Photo of Tara Sky by Jeremy Mimnagh. Set design by Shannon Lea Doyle, costume design by Asa Benally, lighting design by Hailey Verbonac.

REVIEW: The Born-Again Crow is an ardent ode to unproductivity

Director Jessica Carmichael’s Toronto premiere production trucks along with the passionate force of an early-2000s emo rock hit, imbuing this systemic critique with rousing, playful life.

By Liam Donovan / Mar 17, 2025
Caleigh Crow. iPhoto caption: Photo by Kelly Osgood.

In the wake of her Governor General’s win, playwright Caleigh Crow is ready to take flight

“I still don’t know how to talk about it,” says Crow. “I read through some of the other recipients in my cohort, and also all the [winners and nominees] before me… It’s affirming to feel like I can stand with some very talented and impactful people.”

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / Feb 17, 2025
dream in high park iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Dream in High Park offers an abridged, ethereal Hamlet

On the surface, this summer’s Hamlet is elegant and mercurial, an interesting enough experiment in what happens when you adapt Shakespeare for new sensibilities and constraints.

By Aisling Murphy / Jul 29, 2024