Wednesday, February 26, 2014
FESTIVAL PLAYERS of PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY ANNOUNCES 2014 THEATRE SEASONFESTIVAL PLAYERS OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY is thrilled to announce their eighth season of professional live…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:32PMOpera Lyra Ottawa announces its 30th anniversary season with something for everyone in 2014-2015Ottawa, ON – February 25, 2014Opera Lyra’s General Director, Jeep Jeffries proudly an…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:31PMRandolph Academy Unveils 2014 Theatre Season FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON -- The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts kicks off its 2014 theatre season this spring with&nb…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:30PMCultural Divides, The Immigrant Experience and the (non) Limits of Puppetryby Gaëtan L. CharleboisZach Fraser is an actor, director, puppeteer and teacher. A graduate of École Philipp…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMGo behind the scenes of Talisman's Aeneid (also see today's In a Word... for an interview with the production's director, Zach Fraser)
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMTuesday, February 25, 2014
I Swear!No little old ladies...by Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisI had the great good fortune of working with the grande dame of theatre, Gisèle Schmidt, in Toronto. She was performing in…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMMonday, February 24, 2014
Not Romeo and JulietIn The Changeling the fight to keep the relationship going takes a very different turn.by Estelle RosenDavid Latham is a director, teacher, and actor who has worked in Ca…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSunday, February 23, 2014
Trauma, Collaboration, and Powerhouse Women One of the main things is that I want audiences to come away having seen a play from the vantage point of an Afghan.by Keely Kwok @kwokl…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMSaturday, February 22, 2014
(photo by Andrée Lanthier)The Shadow of Moneyby Jim Murchison Lucy Prebble has written a play that examines modern day hucksterism. The financial 911 that hit the world after the attac…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:36PMHome Theatreby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreIf everything goes the way I hope with fundraising for my UK tour this summer, I will be doing four Fringes: Brighton, Ludlow, Buxton, and Edinburgh.…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMFriday, February 21, 2014
Playwright Emily Pearlman (r) works with Laurel GreenThe Rowdiesby Laurel GreenLaurel Green is the Artistic Associate at Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP) in Calgary where she works in new play…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:12PMSiren's Callby Élaine Charlebois In Stéphanie Morin-Robert’s piece Coming and Going presented by Tangente at Théâtre Prospero, female contemporary dancers inhabit the stage as th…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:59PMRachel Meyer, Darren Devaney (photo by Michael Slobodian)Light/Darkby Jay CattersonThe exploration of the intersection between music and dance was on glorious display at the Queen Elizabeth …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:47PML-R Nicola Lipman, Brian Linds, John Campbell (photo by David Cooper)Driving smoothly and without a hitchA smart tale of colour-blind compassionby Chris LaneYou know just where you’re goin…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:37PMSpring is ComingJim Murchison @JimMurchisonI have always lived in Canada. I have seldom gone anywhere for a retreat to the heat during the long nights of winter. The days are getting lo…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMThursday, February 20, 2014
Albert Millaire, Louise Marleau (photo by Avital Zemmer)Missed ConnectionsBlocked in translation from the page to the stage. by Lisa McKeown @lisammckeownTouted as a 'serous …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 07:12PM(photo by John Lauener)Tipping the Balanceby Beat RiceFor lack of a better term, Forgiveness is an extremely well balanced show. Visually and intellectually, it does not lean towards one sid…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:25PML-R Anita Majumdar, Nicco Lorenzo Garcia (photo by Michael Cooper)Timing In Allby Winna Tse@tsewinnaWritten and choreographed by Anita Majumdar and co-produced by Theatre Passe Muraill…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:59PMWhat if Dr Martin Luther King and Malcolm X had sat down and had it out? Black Theatre Workshop imagines what could have been, in The Meeting …by Richard Burnett @bugsburnettThei…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMAttention to detail, love of actors, background a delight but removing nothing from the foreground, subjects toying with the camera - it must be David Cooper. Here the brilliant photog offer…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMWednesday, February 19, 2014
Forgotten Stories of WarI distinctly wanted the audience to have a contemporary experience of what war is.by Matt JonesThis year will see a number of plays about war hit Canadian stages. But…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:00PM(Photo by Catherine Asselin-Boulange) Fatal Theatre Attractionby Aleksandra KoplikWhen entering Espace Libre’s black box theatre, the overwhelming sounds of snarling and heavy breathi…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:42PMBUDDIES ANNOUNCES NEW AWARD FOR EMERGING QUEER ARTISTSToronto. February 18, 2014. As the company marks its 35th anniversary, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre has announced the creation of t…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:34PM(photo by Jim Moore)Awkward as An Art Formby Jim Murchison The best clowns take a recognizable weakness in the human condition and expose it in a way that makes us laugh and illuminates…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:29PMGenevieve Fleming, Jay Clift (photo by Matt Reznek)The need for connection “I need you” The fear of conspiracy ‘They want me”by David C. Jones@iamdavidcjonesBug was the second p…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:20PMTarragon Announces 2014-2015 Season of 8 PlaysLIES, SEX & WHAT COMES NEXT.Toronto, February 19, 2014 - Artistic Director Richard Rose and General Manager Gideon Arthurs proudl…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:10PM(photo by Alexandre Mattar)Beyond The Minority ComplexLet’s just say that people who have a stereotypical way of looking at regional theatres and think that we produce and program 'quaint'…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMHere's a nifty little thing! Brad Fraser's Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love is opening in Rome in March as Amor e Restos Humanos and Teatro dei Conciatori have put out …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMTuesday, February 18, 2014
What does One Million Mean?The strange numbers of the internetby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisThis week our editor-at-large Richard Burnett put on his Montreal Gazette blogger's hat and …
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