The Scientist and the Artist: Conversations with Eugenia Kumacheva and Fiona Reid
Two women at the top of their respective fields have faced surprisingly similar obstacles over the course of their seemingly different careers.
There’s More Than One Way to Climb a Wall
Every body I had seen on stage had a symmetry to it, a grace in its movement. I had neither of these qualities. My right leg is a prosthetic.
The Dissection of a Mad Black Actress
I am Black and I am exhausted. I applied to theatre school to train as an actor and yet every day feels more like training to be a civil rights activist.
Changes Are Coming to the National Theatre School of Canada
The National Theatre School is implementing a four-year growth plan that will add a new artistic direction program, expand its Indigenous artist-in-residence program, and develop programs for young people.
Performing and Parenting: Growing Up with Artist Parents
What was it like to grow up with theatre artists as parents, and then make the choice to get into it yourself? Tyrone Savage and Tanya Rintoul tell all.
Circling Back
I was transported back to my youth, to similar garage parties, to living carelessly, pushing the boundaries of my own mortality.
Something out of Nothing
People often ask me which I enjoy better: acting or writing. The best answer I can give (aside from “who cares?”) is that one teaches me about the other.
Spotlight: Krystin Pellerin
“After a day of rehearsal as Lady Macbeth I’m craving chicken hearts, drafts of blood, and things like that.”
The Show Before The Show
Shouldn’t the promotion of going to the theatre be theatre? I’m going to go out into the field and see if I’m onto something or if I’m off my rocker.