Trouble sleeping? Marco Timpano’s The Insomnia Project will help you drift off to dreamland
Interview with award-winning writer and actor Marco Timpano about The Insomnia Project, a curiously potent podcast for and by insomniacs
Propeller Dance defies assumptions by redefining dance
“…just because someone doesn’t jump to the roof or do the splits—does that touch your heart any less? Interview with Renata Soutter and Liz Winklaar on Propeller Dance’s “Flesh & Spokes, and Spasticus”
“We have to call it what it is.”: Natasha Adiyana Morris’ “The Negroes Are Congregating” prompts discussion of anti-Black racism
“It is political, and it is also hilarious. It is troubling, and it is soothing.” Interview with Playwright-Director Natasha Adiyana Morris about “The Negroes Are Congregating”, on stage at Theatre Passe Muraille
Ma-Anne Dionisio brings her knack for playing strong women to LADY SUNRISE
Interview with award-winning Ma-Anne Dionisio on playing the rich and powerful Tawny Ku in the world premiere of Marjorie Chan’s LADY SUNRISE, directed by Nina Lee Aquino
Alexandra Montagnese unpacks the collaborative, genre-defying BRAIN STORM
Interview with Alexandra Montagnese about BRAIN STORM, a Lucid Ludic world-premiere production in association with Why Not Theatre
No more bit parts for BIT PLAYAS’s Kris Siddiqi and Nigel Downer!
Nerd Alert! Kris Siddiqi and Nigel Downer talk nerd-dom, diverse stories and lead roles in their CBC Gem comedy series BIT PLAYAS
Kendra Jones directs a “physically poetic” interpretation of “Watching Glory Die”
“Know that we hope you’ll leave feeling some things, and thinking about some more things, and the way we relate to the world.” Interview with director Kendra Jones about Judith Thompson’s “Watching Glory Die”
Celebrated soprano Marnie Breckenridge discusses Tapestry Opera’s world premiere of “Jacqueline”
“We are telling someone’s personal story, and we hope the audience will have the curiosity and open mind to delve deeply with us into Jacqueline’s heart, mind and soul.” Interview with Marnie Breckenridge, Tapestry Opera’s JACQUELINE
Theatre
TfT and Bruno Verdoni share a Lesson in Forgetting
Interview with stage and screen actor Bruno Verdoni, appearing in Exercice de l’oublie (Lesson in Forgetting), presented by Théâtre français de Toronto, directed by Artistic Director Joёl Beddows
Theatre
Clear, accessible and female-centric: Shakespeare BASH’d takes on CYMBELINE
Director Julia Nish-Lapidus spoke to us about Shakespeare BASH’d’s fresh and timely take on CYMBELINE, running February 4 – 9 at Junction City Music Hall.
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Tamara Podemski feels “blessed to be here” in Native Earth’s This Is How We Got Here
Interview with Tamara Podemski, part of an all-Indigenous production of “This Is How We Got Here”, which follows a family’s journey through loss, grief, and healing.
Music & Opera
A winning verdict for Hart House Theatre’s “Legally Blonde: the Musical”
A winning verdict for Hart House Theatre’s “Legally Blonde: the Musical” When I walked into Hart House Theatre the other