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iPhoto caption: Members of the cast of 'Appropriate.' Photo by Colin Munch.
Q&A: How a new Calgary performance venue aims to energize the city’s indie theatre scene
"Smaller venues that create independent theatre rather than the institutional spaces — I think that’s something that really enriches the city," says co-artistic director Jakob Schäefer.
iPhoto caption: Griffin Hewitt in 'Cyclops.' Photo by Matthew Reid.
REVIEW: Kill Your Father and Cyclops: A Satyr Play ask audiences to revise Euripides
Rather than directly adapt their source texts or merely place them in a contemporary context, both plays sought to turn myths on their head by implicating the audience.
iPhoto caption: Poster courtesy of Dynamite Lunchbox.
REVIEW: Dynamite Lunchbox’s A Cabaret of Legends is a romantic, revisionist tribute show
A Cabaret of Legends, which recently toured to the Fredericton Playhouse, is an evening of music and history featuring Tymisha Harris’ renditions of Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle to name a few.
iPhoto caption: The sketch troupe Potato Potato. Photo by Elana Emer.
REVIEW: This year’s TOsketchfest paid tribute to the endless possibilities of sketch comedy
Sketch is a genre that defies genre. And luckily, in Toronto, there are so many talented people working in the form that constantly redefine it, keep it alive, and keep it relevant.