theatre
iPhoto caption: Kyle Brown in 'Bootycandy.' Photo by Roya DelSol.
REVIEW: Buddies and Obsidian’s Bootycandy is a biting carnival of laughter
Is sexual trauma something to laugh about? Are there limits to satire? Bootycandy pushes these questions to the edge.
iPhoto caption: Karen Robinson in 'Prophetess.' Photo by Jae Yang.
REVIEW: In Tarragon’s outstanding Prophetess, language is both mighty and inadequate
Margaret’s facility with text helps her maneuver through an institution like York University, where words hold significant power. But the brilliant middle-aged scholar finds herself surprisingly unequipped to process the true sense of more elemental forces: love, grief, spiders.
iPhoto caption: The original company of 'Sisters of ’78' at Blyth Festival. Photo by Felix Vlasak.
The facts are shocking, but the characters' determination to see it through — and ultimately change Ontario labour laws — is inspiring.
iPhoto caption: Headshots of Sophie Gee, Ray Hogg, Margot Greve, Leora Morris, and Jessica Carmichael.
Five theatre directors offer advice to the next generation — and the programs training it
The artists on this call were candid and vulnerable. They spoke openly about their professional frustrations and challenges — and they weren’t shy about pinpointing the ways that mainstream anglophone Canadian theatre practices fail directors and artists more broadly. That said, I didn’t leave our chat feeling hopeless or cynical.