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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Sunday Feature: Director Sarah Garton Stanley on Beatrice and Virgil by The Charlebois Post

Rascal the Cat, Identity and the Booker Winner: A Love Storyby Sarah Garton StanleyBiography: For Factory: Down Dangerous Passes Road, Beaver, Slipknot, Restitution, and Associate Direc…

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Saturday, April 12, 2014

creating a/broad, April 12, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

My Own Personal Veraby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI ranted about this a few months ago, but I didn’t know there was a name for it. Vera. Specifically Vera Nabokov, Vladimir Naboko…

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Friday, April 11, 2014

Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Belleville by The Charlebois Post

Allan Hawco, Christine Home (photo - rotated - by Guntar Kravis)Obscurity of meaningPscyhological thriller strives for cohesionby Dave Ross“City of lovers… city of lights? Is it both?”…

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Review: (Toronto / Dance) Sawah by The Charlebois Post

(photo by Peter Lear)Feats of Endurance and Inspirationby Winna TseSAWAH, a music and dance production brought to us by Arabesque Dance Company is simply put, inspirational. It’s a product…

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A Fly on the Wall, April 11, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

My Life In The Theatreby Jim MurchisonThis week Mickey Rooney died. Apparently his personal life was difficult. He had more wives than Henry VIII and allegedly only $18,000 in his estate whe…

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Burn This by The Charlebois Post

(Photo by Angela Besharah) Intimate take on Wilson’s play is busy, noisy, and kind of numbing.by Christian BainesAnna (Ashleigh Rains) has been living for three years with her Gay (un…

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Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Soliciting Temptations by The Charlebois Post

Derek Boyes, Miriam Fernandes (photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)Guided Into The Darkby Beat RiceDirected by Andrea Donaldson, Soliciting Temptations explores the themes surrounding sex tour…

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The Abominable Showman, April 10, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Remembering Greg KramerFriends and colleagues pay tribute to late Canadian theatre legend Greg Kramerby Richard Burnett (photos from tribute by Richard Burnett)@bugsburnettCanadian actor and…

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Picture of the Week, April 10, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

We like photographer Candice Albach's instincts for this photo for Bomb-itty of Errors starting its run in Vancouver today. To capture the faux 'tude of the company's pack of clowns, Albach …

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Op-Ed: Promote yourself! by The Charlebois Post

I really need to have a mini-rantby Barbara Ford, CharPo Senior Contributor@PR_Queen_007I'm doing research for a press release I'm writing and I clicked on an IMDb link in my Google search f…

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Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Swell Broad and The Homemaker by The Charlebois Post

(photo by Neil Muscott)Swell?by Lucy Wells@LWellsTOThe Storefront Theatre, despite recent flooding, is open for business with a double-bill of Swell Broad and The Homemaker (though note that…

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Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Trudeau and the FLQ by The Charlebois Post

A Fab Trip back to the Birth of Separatism by Spencer Malthouse@spencemalthouseSo Trudeau and the FLQ presented by VideoCabaret, part of the History of the Village of the Small Huts ser…

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Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Cock by The Charlebois Post

(photo by Kari North)Ringside seats a must-have for Studio 180’s cockfightby Christian BainesTo label Cock with the cliché of ‘thought-provoking’ would be selling it short. Writer Mik…

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News: (Toronto) Luminato announces new season (report) by The Charlebois Post

Baque de Bamba Marching Band at press conferenceAll This and Boy George Tooby Émilie CharleboisFollowing a lovely breakfast spread and speeches from CEO Janice Price and sponsor l’Oréal,…

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News: (Toronto) Report: MyTheatre Awards, Winners by The Charlebois Post

Raquel Duffy and Gregory Prest presenting the award for Best New Work (photo credit: Ann Fitzhenry)Jenny Weisz Hosts First Outingby Zoe Erwin-LongstaffThough the My Entertainment World award…

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News: (Ottawa) GCTC announces 2014/15 season (press release) by The Charlebois Post

GCTC Artistic Director takes to the mainstage to presentnew plays and new partnerships for 2014-2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OTTAWA, ON – April 8, 2014At 7:30 pm Artistic Director, Eri…

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News: (Ottawa / Dance) Canada Dance Festival announces lineup (press release) by The Charlebois Post

The Canada Dance Festival ignites the nation’s capital with new dances from Canada’s best.For Immediate ReleaseApril 9, 2014 - Jeanne Holmes, Artistic Producer of the Canada Dance Festiv…

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In a Word... Chelsea Haberlin on Killer Joe by The Charlebois Post

Dark and In-Yer-Faceby Gaëtan L. CharleboisChelsea Haberlin is Co-Artistic Director of ITSAZOO Productions as well as a professional producer, director and dramaturge. Favourite ITSAZOO dir…

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Video of the Week, April 9, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

There's something about festivals like FTA in Montreal and World Stage in Toronto that raises the bar a little bit for PR - especially videos. This little gem, a combo of the haunting and th…

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

After Dark, April 8, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

The Music of the NightPolitesse and fluidityby Gaëtan L. CharleboisWhen the Fringe movement was beginning we all thought it would be a free-for-all. But it would not just be theatre itself …

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Monday, April 7, 2014

The Question... Stuart Fink on inFurnace Theatre and Living Room. Dark. by The Charlebois Post

And Now...?by Estelle RosenStuart Fink has worked professionally as an actor and director in three provinces so far. Most recently he performed in the Opera de Montréal's production of Porg…

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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Review: (Toronto / Opera) Hercules by The Charlebois Post

Richard Croft, Lucy Crowe (Photo: Michael Cooper)Suspicious Mindsby Shannon Christy"When there is peace, the warlike man attacks himself."  Frederick Nietzsche  Peter Sel…

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Review: (Montreal / Theatre) Blind by The Charlebois Post

(photo : Mitindo Primary Tanzania) Lush, imaginative exploration of harsh reality and cultural differencesBlind raises myriad questions surrounding treatment of people with albinism in …

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Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Frozen by The Charlebois Post

(photo by David A. Fitzpatrick)Discomfortby Winna Tse[Ed: Christopher Douglas, producer for this production, is a senior contributor for CharPo]An uncomfortable subject, an intimate setting …

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Sunday Feature: How to... Ramya Jegatheesan on shooting live performance by The Charlebois Post

Burlesque Performance (photo by Ramya Jegatheesan)How to Shoot the Live Show – 10 Tips by Ramya JegatheesanRamya Jegatheesan is a freelance photographer, writer, and documentary filmm…

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

creating a/broad, April 5, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Attention Spanby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI am struggling with my newest script, I’ll be honest. Two and a half weeks before my first semi-public reading, and GUH, it is making me batshit…

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Friday, April 4, 2014

The Abominable Showman, April 4, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Rosemount High cast of FameFame!Veteran Montreal actor and arts journalist Sharman Yarnell passes on the acting torch to a new generation of theatre studentsby Richard Burnett @bugsburn…

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Review: (Ottawa / Theatre) Hedwig and the Angry Inch by The Charlebois Post

An Angry Inch Short of Perfection by Sonia Blanchette  Hedwig and The Angry Inch has received accolades and ultimate cult status. Time Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine and The New York …

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News: (Toronto) Dancemakers announces new company structure (press release) by The Charlebois Post

DANCEMAKERS 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASONDancemakers Makes Major Announcement!CHANGING THE FUTURE OF DANCE IN CANADATORONTO – On April 3, 2014, as they celebrated their 40th …

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