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Alanis King. iPhoto caption: Photo by Blaire Russell.

Spotlight: Alanis King

The 40-year career of Alanis King began much the same way that so many careers in theatre do: in front of very small audiences. “The show must go on if you have the same amount of audience members as in the cast,” was King’s motto in the early days. But today, the multihyphenate Odawa artist has no difficulty finding people interested in her work.

Written by Frances Koncan, Photography by Blaire Russell / Apr 18, 2025
iPhoto caption: Photo by Kate Dalton.

REVIEW: Women of the Fur Trade makes a heartthrob of Louis Riel

There’s a war going on out there somewhere, and Louis Riel isn’t here.

By Aisling Murphy / Apr 18, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo courtesy of Good Old Neon.

REVIEW: With cuts, Dead Elephants could be a stunner of a play

There's a pearl of a play embedded somewhere in Dead Elephants, and with further workshopping, I'd be thrilled to see it again. But at its present length, I'm left craving a less arduous journey to the payoff of the play's final breaths.

By Aisling Murphy / Mar 10, 2024
iPhoto caption: Festival artwork by Mishiikenh Kwe.

Weesageechak Begins to Dance invites artists and audiences to explore newness together

Weesageechak Begins to Dance is the annual festival of new and innovative First Nations, Métis, and Inuit theatre, opening on November 6 at Native Earth Performing Arts.

By Robyn Grant-Moran / Nov 6, 2023