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Bailey Green
Bailey is the former editor-in-chief of Intermission. She's a bilingual actor and writer originally from St. Lazare, Quebec. She hoards books, lives north of Bloor, and spends way too much money on bubble tea.
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iPhoto caption: Nicholas Eddie (R) with Michael Gordon Spence and Heather Marie Annis in 'Dissonant Species.' Photo by Michael Cooper.
For the first half of the show, you can’t help but focus on director Jacquie P.A. Thomas' thoughtful scenic choices.
iPhoto caption: Photo by Elana Emer.
REVIEW: Icarus Theatre’s DNA paints a disturbing mural of teenage rebellion
While director Erik Richards’ tendency toward snappy, thriller-esque pacing doesn’t suit all of DNA’s more intimate moments, it adds electricity to the drama’s group scenes, bringing playwright Dennis Kelly’s reflections on groupthink and collective grief into clear view.
iPhoto caption: Jessica B. Hill in 'Pandora.' Photo by Ann Baggley.
REVIEW: Jessica B. Hill’s Pandora thinks outside the box at Stratford’s Here For Now Theatre
With its assemblage of theatrical meta-commentary, mythical allusions, science facts, and weasels, at face value Pandora resembles random chaos. But weave those parts together and a story emerges that is equal parts moving and fascinating.
iPhoto caption: Headshot of Njo Kong Kie. Photo by Tam Chi Chun.
For composer Njo Kong Kie 楊光奇, the word ‘artist’ is a complicated label
At the ping pong table, eating pastries that Njo had thoughtfully laid out, I listened as this artist reflected on the back and forth of a career that’s bounced between multiple genres and disciplines.
iPhoto caption: Mazin Elsadig in 'The Comeuppance.' Photo by Dahlia Katz. Set design by Shannon Lea Doyle, costume design by Ming Wong, lighting design by Jason Hand.
Macabre and drama-filled yet surprisingly gentle, The Comeuppance will probably be most compelling to the around-40 crowd who share its specific touchstones and millennial angst from a high-school experience bookended by Columbine and 9/11.
iPhoto caption: Christina Tannous and Béatrice René‑Décarie in 'Le Malentendu.' Photo by Mathieu Taillardas.
REVIEW: TfT delivers humour and cruelty in striking rendition of Camus’ Le Malentendu
Director Karine Ricard banishes all earthly joy from the scene, leaving behind an almost lunar coldness.
"It may be over a hundred years ago when The Cherry Orchard was written and first performed, but there is nothing about it that is passé."
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