176 stories by "Praxis"
Guest post by Stephen O’Connell Among producers of experimental theatre the Wooster Group is unique for its combination of aesthetic and political radicalism with intellectual rigor. F…
This week we were shocked to learn that The Vancouver Playhouse, a major institution in the national theatre ecology with a 49-year history, was closing its doors immediately effective Satur…
Text: "I begin with the etymology of 'settler' as a thing or person that settles, within the etymology of 'settle' as a thing or person that 'comes to rest,' that establishes a 'permanent re…
Last night, the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association held it’s Annual General Meeting. At that meeting, a Member’s Resolution was put forward by director, playwright and ind…
Last November we wrote about a Canadian Actors’ Equity Association Meeting and why, as independent theatre artists, it was important for you to attend. On Monday, February 27th, the CA…
by Pip Bradford Why hello, readers! Pip here, starting my new column on these pages: Dispatches From The Booth. Over the past ten years, I have worked tirelessly to assimilate myself into th…
Text: “Being realistic is the most common traveled road to mediocrity.” ~ Will Smith Image: Sound: ______________________________________________________________________ Tahirah …
Here’s a round up of some interesting thoughts and ideas from the local theatrosphere: The always provocative playwright and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre founder Sky Gilbert has starte…
Text: “Reality exists when the other person walks into the room. Life is other people.” -Petra, “Other People” by Christopher Shinn Image: Sound: www.youtube.com/watc…
Toronto City Councillor Josh Colle became a culture hero this week when he surprised the media, Mayor Rob Ford, and pretty much anyone else who was paying attention. Two hours into what was …
Text: There is a village which sits on my shoulders like a vulture … Despite this O my village I uninvited relate with you as you fly within and outside of me like a vulture - Sukhveer…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTbYCV3PteY Modern Love written by and starring Jessica Moss was one of 6 sold out shows on Saturday, but the only one to include a rickroll The fifth edition of the …
Dear Valued Praxis Reader/Patron/Engager, No Seriously. It would help. We have been around since 2004 making ten original plays and blogging since 2006. We have no government operating fundi…
Text: Streets of Berlin, will you miss me? Streets of Berlin, will you care? Streets of Berlin, will you cry out if I vanish into thin air? ~ Streets of Berlin from BENT, by Martin Sherman I…
by Aislinn Rose and Michael Wheeler 10 The Cult of Mac for including Mike Daisey's play The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs in its round-up of 2011 Mac stories. Cult of Mac reports that …
Dear friends, readers and patrons of Praxis Theatre: We have only until January 7th 2012 to fundraise with a charitable receipt for supporting Jesus Chrysler. If you are ever going to do…
Vaclav Havel, the Czech dissident playwright who was jailed repeatedly, having his work banned by hardline Communist authorities before becoming the first post-1989 President of Czechslovaki…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5_e4ncdJck Justin Trudeau Previously denied accreditation by The Harper Government to attend the recent climate talks in Durban, NDP Environment Critic Megan Leslie …
“Jesus Chrysler is currently onstage at a re-imagined Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace. It is an important Toronto story about our history. My jaw dropped and I said "wow" out loud whe…
The Debacle – Click to enlarge by Shira Leuchter As a follow-up to last week's post, here are the two pieces that I created as a response to The Aftermath and The Debacle. The three wo…
Check it out – Jesus Chrysler has its own video game: Save a Pinko! Inspired by the time Eugenia “Jim” Watts’ spent as an ambulance driver during the Spanish Civil Wa…
With a 40-person capacity and a run that closes December 11th, Jesus Chrysler is presented in a special Sunday night performance with Pay What You Can tickets available at the door on Sunday…
Praxis Theatre Presents Jesus Chrysler by Tara Beagan Directed by Michael Wheeler Produced by Aislinn Rose Starring Jeffrey Wetsch, Margaret Evans and Aviva Armour-Ostroff Location Theatre P…
by Shira Leuchter Guess what? Nightwood Theatre's Groundswell Festival opens today! This year, Nightwood has re-envisioned the festival as a national festival of contemporary women's theatre…
You may recognize a certain someone hanging out with our current Heritage Minister, the President of the Treasury Board, the Minister of Labour and a few other CPC VIPs. Guess things have ch…
