Julia Nish-Lapidus confronts Shakespeare’s “Merchant” with conviction and complexity
“We’re really putting our history and culture on the stage, and exploring the play through a Jewish lens.” ~ Julia Nish-Lapidus
Comedian Tamara Shevon mines the art of boundary-pushing to challenge norms
“There are so many microaggressions, so much racism packed into a lot of things that I’ve unpacked to make it more digestible for people.” ~ Tamara Shevon
Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo: Carrying stories through dance
“The more styles of dance I can embody, the more vocabulary I have to express what I want to communicate.” ~ Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo
Queen Hezumuryango makes COC mainstage debut in historic new Canadian opera “La Reine-garçon”
“I would like to be remembered as someone who championed work by composers that have been historically excluded from the Western classical music canon, but will I?” ~ Queen Hezumuryango
“It matters to the people who have fought to be seen” – Jan Smith is unforgettable in “Dinner With The Duchess”
“Of course, it matters. It matters to the people who have felt overlooked. To the ones who have had to fight to be seen. To every artist who has poured their soul into something, only to watch the world move on without them.” ~ Jan Alexandra Smith
Eric Woolfe on puppets, magic, and the haunting return of Billy Wuthergloom
“Puppetry and magic performed together is very disarming. They play off each other, and the viewer quickly gets nudged into a special kind of openness.” ~ Eric Woolfe
Review: Alumnae Theatre’s “Other Desert Cities” emphasizes family, love and truth
“The ensemble rises admirably to the challenge of this 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist, offering a compelling evening of theatre.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Frédéric Bélanger is breathing musical magic into a wintry romance
“In the cold of our winter… having this warmth and light helps to warm our hearts, put a smile on our faces, and help us survive until spring, It’s a primal feeling based on hope.” ~ Frédéric Bélanger
Alexander Thomas goes back to the future in TIFT’s “For Both Resting and Breeding”
“It was one play pre-pandemic. And it seemed to have more riches after the pandemic. Things we did not see before. And in the light of the current shifting political tides we are experiencing, it makes even more sense …” ~ Alexander Thomas
Adam Paolozza’s “Last Landscape”: a meditation on nature, loss, and hope
“While the piece isn’t optimistic about the future, it isn’t overly pessimistic about people, either. It’s a vision of the world as I’d like to see it…” ~ Adam Paolozza
Katie Kerr and Matthew Stodolak: the creative duo brewing holiday magic with “Chris, Mrs.” album
“Personally, it’s a dream come true…. To hear it sung by someone like Adam Jacobs, whose originating version of Proud of Your Boy is really influential for me, is otherworldly.” ~ Interview with Katie Kerr and Matthew Stodolak
“Creepy Boys”: A wildly weird birthday bash you’ll never forget
“Wouldn’t it be funny if we played twins?…But what if it was their birthday? What if the audience are the party guests?” Interview with S.E. Grummett & Sam Kruger