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REVIEW: The Born-Again Crow is an ardent ode to unproductivity

Director Jessica Carmichael’s Toronto premiere production trucks along with the passionate force of an early-2000s emo rock hit, imbuing this systemic critique with rousing, playful life.

REVIEW: House + Body’s Measure for Measure weds the beautiful with the troubling

House + Body provides few answers about how to resist (or further, dismantle) a corrupt government. But layered portrayals of the play’s central characters convey the emotional stakes of a system that allows for egregious abuses of power.

REVIEW: Red Snow Collective’s Carried by the River is still finding its flow

Playing in the Tarragon Theatre Extraspace, Carried by the River delivers visually striking images and impressive choreography but struggles to find emotional depth and cohesion.

As the trade war rages on, CBC’s PlayME stays true to its mandate of platforming Canadian writers

“I think all five of these shows really help us plant a stake in saying who we are as Canadians,” says PlayME co-creator Chris Tolley.

REVIEW: Outside the March’s Performance Review is claustrophobic for all the right reasons

It’s up close and personal, with lots of eye contact and sometimes only inches of distance between playwright-performer Rosamund Small and the audience.

REVIEW: Against a bloody backdrop, Trident Moon pays homage to the power of resilience

Playing at Crow’s Theatre and set during the 1947 partition of India, the intense fictionalized drama offers a graceful depiction of several women’s high-stakes struggle to resist.

Bringing Theatre and Comedy Together in YPT’s Snow White: In Conversation with Herbie Barnes and Aurora Browne

YPT has crossed the theatre/comedy barrier for an imaginative retelling of Snow White with an all-star double cast spanning both genres.

Thriving, Brilliant, Brave, Sexy Activism: In Conversation with Darrah Teitel

"If I was trying to change the world, Canadian theatre spaces are probably not the most efficient way to do that..but the liveness of theatre and the beautiful communal experience just cannot be replicated anywhere else.”

What I Wish I’d Known: Laura Nanni

Cultivate the same environment of creativity and fun for yourself that you wish for the artists and audience you plan for.

What I Wish I’d Known: Andrea Donaldson

I believe in a huge distinction between pressure and stress. One is exciting and passionate and one is toxic.

What I Wish I’d Known: Blood Pact Theatre

Be excellent to each other.

What I Wish I’d Known: Johnnie Walker

You’re going in the right direction, even if the journey winds up taking longer than you planned for.