The following is a comment Colin Thomas posted today on his own This One Goes to Eleven interview. I'm reprinting it here not because I'm pushing people to leave more comments on my site (although we do secretly crave the validation of the comments section, us bloggers), but because I believe it to be vital… Continue reading “Okay folks, speak up.”
Author: Simon Ogden
The Support Continues: Laughing for Babz!
Never let it be said that the Vancouver arts community doesn't take care of its own. In yet another addition to the fundraising drive to facilitate Babz Chula's urgent and progressive cancer treatments, the One Night Stand comedy night at Gastown's Lyric School of Acting will be donating all the proceeds from this Saturday's show… Continue reading The Support Continues: Laughing for Babz!
This One Goes to Eleven: Colin Thomas
I feel fairly confident in stating that no one in Vancouver experiences more of its theatre than Colin. The long-time contributing theatre editor at the Georgia Straight, his is the thumbs-up review every company publicist in town hopes for, and the thumbs-down we all fear. With a hard-earned reputation for candor tempered with an abiding… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Colin Thomas
‘Where’s My Money?’ Announces Holdover for Babz
The Evolving Arts Collective's Where's My Money?, which has been enjoying a smash sellout run at the Beaumont Studios these last few weeks, announced today that they have added one more week to their run to help raise money for local acting maven Babz Chula's urgently needed cancer treatments. The holdover runs from April 9-12,… Continue reading ‘Where’s My Money?’ Announces Holdover for Babz
Talking Point
Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed. Edward Bond
Local Stage and Screen Icon in Dire Need of Your Help
Babz Chula, beloved Grande Dame of West Coast stage and screen, has been fighting an ongoing battle with cancer for years, and has suddenly taken a turn for the worse. Dubbed "the Queen of the Indies", Babz grew up and started her career in New York, and has been a fixture in the Vancouver independent… Continue reading Local Stage and Screen Icon in Dire Need of Your Help
The Job
The casting agent truck pulled up next...
Hot Stepsister
From Graeme Stewart at Blog TO: Spare a thought, if you will, for poor, poor theatre. In this age of long-form television, blockbuster films and digital doo-daddery, live theatre tends to get a little overlooked. It's kinda like the Cinderalla [sic] of human narrative. Hardworking, honest, and totally hot. Problem is, she's being oppressed by… Continue reading Hot Stepsister
The School of Hard Knocks Reunion
There's a viral meme floating around the theatrenet asking us to speak about some lessons we've been taught the hard way, and then to pass it on to three others. This is a fine and worthy exercise, as those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, so I will proudly throw my hat… Continue reading The School of Hard Knocks Reunion
Wanted: Theatre Artists for Civic Action
Victoria-based acting teacher turned governmental watchdog Jessica Van der Veen is looking for a few good theatreists to help out with an upcoming action at the BC Legislature next month. On Monday, April 7 there will be a rally drawing awareness to the issue of the closing down and selling off of public school lands… Continue reading Wanted: Theatre Artists for Civic Action
Talking Point
We are suffocated by writers who want to enlighten us with their truths. For me, the theatre is beautiful because it is a secret, and secrets seduce us, we all want to share secrets. -Howard BarkerĀ
The Value of Theatre, Summarized
Yesterday's theatrenet roundtable on the value of theatre was the best and most vigorous use of this form of discussion that I've seen yet. Well done, Slay, and thanks. We should be doing this once a month. Maybe take turns throwing out the month's topic? For those of you who missed it or are new… Continue reading The Value of Theatre, Summarized
How is Theatre Valuable?
Matt over at the theatrenet's one-stop shopping emporium Theatreforte and some friends are spending today blogging about the essential question concerning our corner of the art world: What is the value of theatre? This, I feel, is an outstanding topic for discussion, as the one thing the blogs in our galaxy can agree upon is… Continue reading How is Theatre Valuable?
Luckily for us, Red Light Winter held over until March 22.
This is not a review. We're not doing those right now (although we might start down the road a bit). This is a gush. This is a love letter to playwright Adam Rapp, and a fan letter to the cast and production team that make up the Speckled Bird Equity Co-op. This is one of… Continue reading Luckily for us, Red Light Winter held over until March 22.
This One Goes to Eleven: Cynnamon Schreinert
Certainly one of the hardest working women in Vancouver show business, Cynnamon is an actor/photographer/writer/publicist, whose boutique PR and communications agency C.L. Schreinert & Associates devotes an enormous amount of their client load to the local theatre scene. In amongst many others, she has handled publicity for Bard on the Beach and the Van Fringe.… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Cynnamon Schreinert
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