The 5th annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival opens tomorrow. This, Vancouver, is a very big deal. It's something you should know about, certainly something you should support, but most importantly something you should talk about, to all those people in your life who may have the slightest bit of interest in seeing this city… Continue reading PuShing our potential
Month: January 2009
Exit Stage Left: New theatre web comedy debuts
This looks like fun. Exit Stage Left is a new web-only series out of San Fran about the Lowry Theater Company - a fictional Broadway crew led by director Ronny Simons- and their attempts to produce an as-yet-unfinished adaptation of A Wonderful World, a novel by choochy novelist-wanna-be-playwright Tim Haggard. The first two episodes are… Continue reading Exit Stage Left: New theatre web comedy debuts
Electric Company gets name-dropped in American Theatre Magazine
It's nice to know we're getting noticed by our industry neighbours downstairs. This month's issue of American Theatre magazine, the bi-monthly publication of the Theatre Communications Group (America's advocacy organization for the not-for-profit theatre sector) has an article discussing the potential of new-media projection theatre bringing in a fresh young audience. How are we to… Continue reading Electric Company gets name-dropped in American Theatre Magazine
The passion of the theatre blogs
A look back on a good year in the theatrosphere By Ian Mackenzie and Simon Ogden Time to put 2008 to bed? Good idea. But not before we take one last look at the year that was in theatre blogging. And what a year it was! From epic online dust-ups to Internet-wide collaborations, here's our… Continue reading The passion of the theatre blogs
A few good clicks
Some points of interest for your free web time today... First off, my delightful and unstoppable acting mentor Jessica Van der Veen (the woman responsible for the theatre obsessive in me) has leaped from the classroom to the political arena and is seeking provincial candidacy for the Oak Bay/Gordon Head area of Vancouver Island. This… Continue reading A few good clicks
2008: A tough act to follow
Well, that was a hell of a year. I spent more time over the last twelve months submerged in independent theatre than in all of my previous years combined. Through this blog, and through explorations with my own company, I've been diving straight towards the heart of this form in an effort to come to… Continue reading 2008: A tough act to follow
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