Month: July 2008

Female directors wanted for Women at Play(s) 4

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Previously on The Next Stage... ...we posted about the scarcity of female theatrists working in the Canadian stage industry, alongside a call for playwrights for Marianne Sawchuk's Women at Play(s) 4. That production is moving into their next stage, and Marianne has now put out a call for women directors...know any? Are one? Read on...… Continue reading Female directors wanted for Women at Play(s) 4

This One Goes to Eleven: Andrew Templeton

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Andrew is a man on a mission. A mission similar to mine, actually, he is a theatre artist who thinks that he needs to do more than just make plays to increase the visibility and popularity of our art form. A Jessie-nominated playwright (for outstanding original script for Portia, My Love), who has seen his… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Andrew Templeton

This One Goes to Eleven: Christine Willes

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Christine has been a professional actor since 1976, and now holds the positions of Department Head and Artistic Director at the William Davis Centre for Actors Study (which recently merged with Vanarts, Vancouver's institute of media arts). She has just started work on her next directorial effort: Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, a contemporizing of several of… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Christine Willes

On the “Fascism” of Stage Directions

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Fist-shaking dictator or helpful tour guide? The meaty bone of contention that is the mighty stage direction is surely one of the most-debated elements of our work. Actors loathe them, playwrights adore them, directors sorta kinda appreciate them. How do you feel about direction from the page? In a typically erudite essay, the UK Guardian's… Continue reading On the “Fascism” of Stage Directions

Facebook is my friend, except…

Rebecca Coleman8 Comments

A couple months ago, I wrote a column on using the social networking tool Facebook to promote your artistic practice. I myself use Facebook quite often to promote plays I am doing publicity for. One of my current clients, Metamorphoses, is no exception. They are a brand-new company, and don't yet have a website, so… Continue reading Facebook is my friend, except…

This One Goes to Eleven: Stephen Drover

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Oy. To do Stephen's intro any kind of justice could turn this into a very long heading. In the interest of getting you to the interview portion faster, I will default to the trusty bullet-pointed list: Stephen holds a BFA in acting from Memorial University's Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Newfoundland, was an Associate Director… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Stephen Drover