3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Lucinda DavisThe Number 14 is an international phenomenon that makes every attempt not to be pinned down to a single genre. On this, its 20th anniversary, it is back to Vancouver to once aga…
(photo credit: David Cooper)Re-Oxygenating the Shavian FlameCelebrating her tenth season as artistic director for the Shaw Festival, Jackie Maxwell talks Ragtime, voices in theatre, and defi…
Notes Of A Coloured Girl32 Short Reasons Why I Write For The Theatreby Djanet Sears1 For me, writing for the stage reflects the hybridity of my lineage. I am bi-cultural: Af…
I'd call it networking, except...by Cameryn MooreIt is exceptionally easy to get stuck in Producer's Mind out here: How many tickets have I sold? How the hell am I going to get those posters…
Francine Deschepper and Gil Garratt (photo: André Lanthier via NAC website)A Maritime Storyby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonWhen you first walk into the theatre and see the beautifully rustic s…
Poster artMeeting Pride and Prejudiceby Joe Vermeulen@YYZatcboy I suppose as a theatre and arts nerd I should probably be embarrassed that I have never been exposed to Pride and Prejudi…
THE COST OF THEATREjoel fishbaneI've been in New York for five minutes when I meet Jennifer Lopez. Sitting on the F train, trying to make sense of the colored lines that zig zag from Manhatt…
Plummer (photo: David Hou, courtesy Stratford Festival)An Actor PerformsChristopher Plummer renders Barrymoreby Estelle Rosen[PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This is a new weekly feature where we will be …
There is a sadness as a theatre season comes to its conclusion and that is nicely reflected in this Cylla von Tiedemann portrait of Ken James Stewart in - what else? - Stratford's You're a G…
(photo courtesy The Electric Company)Going Placesby David C. JonesThe Electric Company is one of the most celebrated and bold theatre companies in Vancouver " maybe all of Canada. They are s…
As our grandparents used to say, "With the Greeks, be unique." Okay, we had weird grandparents...anyhoo! Scapegoat Carnivale, in Montreal, is doing it again. After their praised and rewarded…
We Need to Talk About The KidsOut of the mouths of babes...by Gaëtan L. CharleboisI was having a conversation with a bunch of much-younger-than-me film students, a few years back. We were…
Rachel CorrieIt was meant as a theatrical way of understanding something profoundly troubling (in the same way, one would suggest, as the Laramie Project helps us to understand the murder of…
500 Days and Nights of Riskby David C. Jones (Photos: Jan Snarsky)Studio 58 " the professional theatre training program at Langara College in Vancouver, BC - is one of the most respecte…
My colleague Jose Os reads instructions given to us by The Locksmith (played by Ryan McDonald) while other team-mates don surgical masks for the next part of the adventure. We had to fi…
The Horror of InevitabilityIn order to be subversive and challenging, you've got to scare a few people away.by Mack GordonWith pupils so wide you can't identify its iris, Rosemary descends t…
The Tour Whore FAQby Cameryn Moore As I'm nearing the end of this year's tour, it seems a good time to get some questions answered. Some of it is kind of a summary from previous columns; som…
Not Just A Love Storyby Joe VermeulenSet in 1905 era New York City, Intimate Apparel is a story about growing up, betrayal and love. Esther (Karen Robinson) is a 35-year-old seamstress livin…
Sieber (l) and Hamilton (photo credit: Paul Kolnik)Sieber's Showby Christian BainesWith all the gay-affirming, drag-embracing shows that have found success in its wake, it's easy to overlook…
Eloi ArchamBaudoin and Jennifer MorehouseHUMANITY LOST: MEDEA COMES TO THE STAGEjoel fishbaneEmma Tibaldo has never been shy when it comes to her thoughts on Medea, the famed murderess of Gr…
Greg Delmage, Nicole Stevens, Kerry O'Donovon, Veronika Sztopa Photo credit: Devin KarringtenWell, that was a lot of fun!by David C. JonesLittle Shop of Horrors is a morbid little comed…
[PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This is a new weekly column where we will be reviewing theatre and theatre discussion translated to other media: books, playscripts, recordings, television broadcasts, DVD…
Danette MacKay and Chip Chuipka in Centaur Theatre's (photo credit: lucetg.com)August, An Afternoon in the CountryWe like this captured moment as it looks like an actual family photo (as opp…
