While we on the left coast wait patiently for the official announcement of our 2008 Fringe line-up, the festival circuit has already bugun to wend its way westward. I thought we could check out the chatter on what shows got noticed by the local internet mavens in the towns that have already folded their Fringes.… Continue reading A little advance Fringe buzz…
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New Video Listing – The Back Kitchen Release Party
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Fundraiser Alert! Get Your Ride Washed by a Shameless Hussy…
Vancouver-based company Shameless Hussy are holding a car wash to raise money for their upcoming tours...swing by if you're in the Arbutus area. I'm sure they'd be happy to give your bike a wash if you want to roll that over too...
This One Goes to Eleven: Christine Willes
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
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
Hamlet
Hamlet by Harry Venning - Week 46, 1988
A Posthumous Letter to Sarah Kane
Dear Sarah, I've been meaning to write you for some time now, as you've been on my thoughts quite a bit lately. Pretty much every day, actually. You'll forgive me if that sounds a bit creepy, please allow me to explain. I write a blog, you see. A theatre blog to be precise, and I'm… Continue reading A Posthumous Letter to Sarah Kane
Congratulations, it’s a blog!
As hard as this is to admit, I had no idea what this blogging thing was all about when my love interest started her first one a couple of years ago. Working then as a travel photographer and on the road for weeks at a time, photoblogging was a natural fit for her to graphically… Continue reading Congratulations, it’s a blog!
Isn’t your city supposed to be the theatre capital, or something?
Teenage girl: I need Romeo and Juliet. But do you have any with, like, the English on one side and Shakespeare on the other? -Barnes & Noble, Union Square From my favourite website: Overheard in New York
This One Goes to Eleven: Stephen Drover
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
Hamlet
Never in my wildest imaginings had I imagined that there was a regularly run comic strip out there for theatre types. Shows what I know. Meet Hamlet, the board-trotting pig and his consortium of barnyard thesps as they oscillate between the stages and pubs of Jolly Olde. Our most heartfelt thanks to creator Harry Venning… Continue reading Hamlet
How Much is Enough of an Audience?
When talk turns to low show attendance here in Vancouver, inevitably someone in the crowd is going to blame either the 'Great Outdoors' or our 'Natural Beauty' as the single greatest enemy in our fight to fill seats. This weekend's long-awaited approximation of summer to the tune of 30+ degrees certainly put up a good… Continue reading How Much is Enough of an Audience?
On the Difference Between a Critic and a Reviewer
Terrific article by Chris Dupuis over at his newly re-christened site Time and Space, in which he offers a modest proposal for a new model of responsibility for our critics. It's a great contexualization of the actual job, and the post itself follows the very guidelines that he propounds within it. Chris puts some responsibility… Continue reading On the Difference Between a Critic and a Reviewer
Praxis Service Announcement
Dear Gentle Reader: We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit the site. Readership has been steadily increasing for the last little while, and the number of you that are checking us out regularly is both humbling and exciting. We are most appreciative and would… Continue reading Praxis Service Announcement
This One Goes to Eleven: Peter Boychuk
Meet Peter Boychuk: Man of Many Hats. A young published playwright with a number of regional awards under his belt already, a Studio 58-trained actor who has performed on stages across Canada, and by turns director and dramaturg of mainly new works. And for his day job: arts administrator. Peter is the Director of Communications… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Peter Boychuk
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