Thursday, March 6, 2014
Photo by Chris van der SchyfGuided storytelling at its finestby Jason BookerIf you don’t leave this show with a grin on your face, you must be dead.Even people who aren’t particularly fa…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:41PMHolly Gauthier-Frankel (photo: lucetg.com)War is Not Enoughby Caitlin MurphySetting one's sights on grand subjects like WWI, an artist is always wise to zoom right in – find the…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:30PMA photo as lovely and wistful as the play it represents. Bruce Monk has captured the magic of MTC's Glass Menagerie, right down to actor Ryan James Miller's expression. Menagerie is one of t…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMWednesday, March 5, 2014
Alden Adair, Nancy Sorel (photo by Bruce Monk)Two Steps Forward, One Step BackClimbing out of The Valley is never simple.by Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianDepression and mental illness in gene…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:52PMBrendan Gall, Lesley Faulkner (photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)The Last Tabooby Ramya JegatheesanM and W are in line at Ikea when M pops a question: babies? Cue avalanche of existential p…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:40PMSixteen local companies awarded crucial grants for their upcoming seasonsMONTREAL, February 2014 - The Cole Foundation is happy to announce the latest grants for the …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:33PMSOULPEPPER IN SPRING: THE GIGLI CONCERT; THE ROAD TO MECCA; OF HUMAN BONDAGE; TWO PARTNER PRESENTATIONS; & A NEW CABARET SERIESToronto, ON - March 5, 2014: Albert Schultz, Founding Artis…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:26PMROYAL MTC LAUNCHES 2014-2015 SEASONCabaret, The Heart of Robin Hood, Private Lives among stories that are set to delight and transform audiences WINNIPEG, FEBRUARY 28, 2014 - Fro…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:00PMMake theatre necessary.Build a theatre, bigger budgets, bigger shows, national tours, more staff, take over the world.by Gaëtan L. CharleboisBrett Christopher has been an active member…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AMPaul Flicker is directing his first play. It is the raucously vulgar Glenngarry Glen Ross at Segal Centre. Take those two things and you have the makings of an hilarious teaser.(Read also Ba…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMTuesday, March 4, 2014
The Groovie GooliesNot the kids' cartoon...turn away now!by Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisMy first play, a bittersweet lovely thing that made me a lot of money, had me worrying that I wou…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMMonday, March 3, 2014
Vulnerable (and Funny)by Estelle RosenJeff Gandell is a Montreal writer, storyteller, improviser, and teacher. His one-man comedy, The Balding, was nominated for the Just for Laughs - Best C…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSunday, March 2, 2014
Insatiable thirst for theatreThe prime of Mr. Paul Flicker by Barbara Ford@PR_Queen_007We bypassed the administration offices where former Artistic Director, Bryna Wasserman, had a spra…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMSaturday, March 1, 2014
(L-R) Nicholas Porteous, Lesley Robertson, Cydney Penner (photo by Scott Gorman)A Theatrical Gem. Chamberlain's production is a perfect alchemy of old and new, of comedic and poignant.…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 08:10PMThe Good Old Bad Old Days, Today and The Search for CommunionSo what keeps us coming back in the face of such crushingly miserable odds?by TJ Dawe@TJ_DaweIn my last article, I talked about h…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMCreature Comfortsby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI have escaped the Mile-End meat locker, that overpriced, underheated Montreal sublet with a terrible, passive-aggressive roomie. Two months ago…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMFriday, February 28, 2014
Photo by Danny Girouard-TaillonWhen is a role not a role?by Élaine Charlebois In Le dernier rôle, writer, performer, director Mohsen El Gharbi plays an actor preparing for a role that…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:52PMA Beautiful View, but it lacks an uglier sideby joel fishbaneA new production of Daniel MacIvor’s A Beautiful View has blown into Toronto and it has brought with it some admirable talent. …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:43PMThe World Stageby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonSometimes there are productions that occur that are bigger than the stage that they are on. They stretch out into the world and impact the w…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMThursday, February 27, 2014
(credit: Liquid Photo)A (Show) Dog's LifeVictoria Melody’s one-woman dog show never quite leaves ground control.by Christian Baines@XtianBainesThere’s an eerie foreshadowing when Victori…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 07:17PMThe Beat Goes Onby Jim Murchison Underbelly starts with words spoken in total black. It gives it a feel of Genesis; that some new beginning will spring from the darkness. When the light…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:20PM(photo: Cylla von Tiedemann)With Heart and ChutzpahOne of our great Canadians is part of Vancouver's Chutzpah Festivalby David C. JonesJohn Hirsch was a remarkable Canadian. A Hungarian Jew …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:57PMTremblay TransformedA play is adapted for the The Talking Stick Festival exploring aboriginal culture through the artsby David C. JonesThe matinée performance of For The Pleasure of Se…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:47PMEckertTheatre and the Power of the World Wide Webby Keir CutlerOn March 23rd of last year, I received a surprising email from a stranger in Germany. It read in part,“Dear Dr. Cutler,…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMIt's not coming to Canada for a bit yet - and making stops at the Cultch in Vancouver and at World Stage in Toronto when it does - but it is never too early to get excited about the arrival …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMWednesday, February 26, 2014
Cute playful fun. by David C Jones@iamdavidcjones David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen are young dynamic, engaging, and brilliant dancers. They have created a series of colourful vignettes t…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:43PM(photo by Stephen Tracey)by Wayne BurnsWayne Burns is a multi award-winning Actor from Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. He will be graduating from National Theatre School of Canada's Acting progr…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:51PMMegn Walker, Benjamin Wheelwright (photo by Maxime Coté)The love triangles of wicked peopleby Aleksandra KoplikThe graduating classes of the National Theatre School of Canada bring us …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:37PMAbout MLK and Malcolm…by Aleksandra KoplikWhat if Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X sat down and had a conversation? What would be the outcome or consensus? Written by Jeff Stetson and d…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:33PMFESTIVAL PLAYERS of PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY ANNOUNCES 2014 THEATRE SEASONFESTIVAL PLAYERS OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY is thrilled to announce their eighth season of professional live…
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