makram ayache
iPhoto caption: Promotional image from The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers at Shakespeare in the Ruff. Photo courtesy of Shakespeare in the Ruff.
REVIEW: The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers brings new meaning to a classic tale
You may think you know the story of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s shipwrecked saga about wizards, spirits, and nobility on a remote island. But in The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers, playwright Makram Ayache invites new consideration of canonized characters,
iPhoto caption: Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
REVIEW: The Hooves Belonged to the Deer at Tarragon Theatre/Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Ayache’s blazing new play punches well above its weight in terms of tackling uncomfortable, deeply personal content through use of religious allegory.
iPhoto caption: A prairie snowscape just outside of Edmonton Alberta. Image courtesy of Makram Ayache.
“Where does a queer, sort-of-Muslim, brainwashed-ex-evangelical-Christian teenager find themselves in adulthood?”
Introducing Tarragon Theatre’s 2022-23 Season
Tarragon Theatre has announced its first full season back since the pandemic. This will be the theatre’s first full season programmed by Artistic Director Mike Payette since former AD Richard Rose’s departure in 2020.