Liam wrote about observing the production's rehearsal process. Shivani viewed the musical without any insider knowledge. On the way home from seeing the show in Barrie, they discuss.
By Liam Donovan, , Shivani Nathoo /Jan 30, 2026
iPhoto caption: Aidan deSalaiz and the cast of 'Company.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
“I was thinking about what mischief means to Canada as a country, and what that law means versus what it means to Indigenous people,” says playwright Lisa Nasson. “The antithesis of those two [meanings] I find really fascinating, and they really play into what this story is about.”
By Caelan Beard /Jan 20, 2026
iPhoto caption: Athena So, Mike Nadajewski, Taylor Garwood, and Ben Page in rehearsal for 'All the Cows Are Dead.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
I’m sure most new musicals have interesting rehearsal processes — but it helped my excitement level that All the Cows Are Dead is a site-specific, existential two-hander from one of Ontario’s most risk-taking companies. There'll also be countless balloons.