The cast of Around Miss JulieThe Tension of Fresh out of SchoolIn September 2012, Hopegrown Productions was created by Miriam Cummings, Lindsey Huebner and Samantha Megarry to facilitate a 2…
You'll want to watch this glorious video of the Bottle Dance from Stratford's production of Fiddler on the Roof in full screen. And, we expect, you'll desperately want to see the show...
The Goldilocks ConundrumValerie Cardinal@vscardinalSome time ago in this column, I discussed the issue of length of reviews. In the end, I concluded that reviews work in any length; it all d…
Solo-FlecksThe Fringe has changed a formby Gaëtan L. CharleboisIt began with this article and one quote from it. "Don't be afraid of doing a real play. They are a nice break from all the …
Dreamgirls: Karen Holness, Aurianna Angelique, and Starr Domingue. Photo by David Cooper.When shows appear at Montreal's Mainline Theatre you know there is going to be a bit of funkiness abo…
A Week in The Nation's Theatreby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsMontreal on the world stage: New York's Drama Desk Award nominees have been announced, with Cirque du Soleil's Totem up for tw…
Finding the Seed of a Playby Estelle RosenJeffrey Blatt graduated from the writing and directing program at York University with specialized honors, where his thesis film had its world premi…
Nancy Allen (photo: Tim Matheson)Good Intentions...by Jay CattersonAn operatic barrage of references to a certain hot beverage amidst the sounds of water, paper and stone made its Canadian d…
We asked photographer Dahlia Katz, to capture Wordsmyth's upcoming production of Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter (which she is also assistant-directing)It runs May 15 - June 2
O Canada! Why we love our neighbour to the North......(and Brad Fraser in particular)by Steven PattersonSteven Patterson has performed both Off- and Off-Off-Broadway in NYC, and regionally w…
Sappho's love affairs on Twitterby Jessica RuanoJessica Ruano was ubiquitous in Ottawa, Canada as promoter and reviewer for the local arts community. Having recently moved to London, United …
(photo by Gino Domenico, courtesy Segal Centre)The Unusual SuspectHollywood film star and Montreal homeboy Jay Baruchel is the right man at the right time to redefine the classic British det…
HAPPY 50th, PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP MONTREAL!joel fishbaneYears ago, when I first came to Montreal to become a world famous writer, I was referred to Playwrights Workshop Montreal with the prom…
Forced to stopby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreWas talking with a friend of mine last night, he's a producer of spoken-word events and a prolific poet and performer in his own right, and man, he…
Sarah Rodgers and Stefano Giulianetti (photo by David Cooper)Making funnyby Caitlin MurphyHumour's a funny thing. What elicits your laugh-out-loud delight might meet my stone-faced con…
Sing Me a SongMusical theatre pundit sets fires...by Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTO[ED: Comment below - we know you want to]When I was first asked to write this article, I panicked a little bit.…
Preparing For Real Lifeby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonMy return to the real world is imminent. While it is true that all things must end, I hope this isn't the end of my time on the stag…
Head: Delivering the head shotby Art Hindle(reprinted with the kind permission of ACTRA Toronto Performers Magazine)In boxing, the head shot delivers a telling impact. So too does it i…
Let's talk about both photo and content because this week we'd like to draw your attention not only to Joanna Aykol's wonderfully rendered image from Falsettos, but also to its subject, acto…
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Darcy Gerhart (photo Maxime Côté)A Dance With Timeby Caitlin MurphyIn You Can Do Whatever You Want, a shiny red Thunderbird " stuck in place, but roaring through time " connects the live…
Ray Ellenwood standing next to a portrait of Claude Gauvreau done in 1993 by the Ontario painter Milton Jewell (photo by Brenda Ellenwood)No Small TaskTranslating a dense, enigmatic work&nbs…
This video is as compelling and as enigmatic as the company that produced it and as most of the works they create. The MAP Project.
Moving beyond Cyber-serfdomWherein I share secrets about "us"by Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisAnyone who has failed (rather publicly) on their Indigogo or Kickstarter campaign, anyone w…