Toronto's Tarragon Theatre has announced a new incentive to encourage new Canadian stage work with, one imagines, a more youthful perspective: the National Under-30 Playwrighting Competition. The winning playwright will recieve $3000 and a spot in Tarragon's annual Play Reading Week. To be eligible your birthday must fall after April 30, 1979, and you must… Continue reading Tarragon Theatre unveils Under-30 Playwrighting Competition
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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
Selling at the fringes
A new approach to theatre marketing from a Canadian sellout By guest blogger Ian Mackenzie I cringe when I hear theatre people say the word “marketing.” It’s like when you hear your grandma say “Facebook” – you know she’s heard of it, but you can be damn sure she’s got no idea how to use it. I… Continue reading Selling at the fringes
Loving the hate: seeing the benefit in backlash
While we're on the topic of backlash, there's a play that has made the 'best of fest' at the just-wrapped Winnipeg Fringe (click here for reviews) that's got people talking about how we as artists handle negative response to our work. Keir Cutler is a seasoned Fringe writer and performer, whose last work Teaching As… Continue reading Loving the hate: seeing the benefit in backlash
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
Canadian Critical Culture Called into Question
Now first off, I know a lot of you are thinking: "we have a culture of criticism?". Well, apparently we in fact do, and the UK Guardian's Andrew Haydon offers as proof the web site of the Canadian Theatre Critics Association. Now I know a lot of you are thinking: "we have a Canadian Theatre… Continue reading Canadian Critical Culture Called into Question
Vancouver Prepares to Host Magnetic North
There is now but one short month between us and the resonating thud of the 2008 Magnetic North Theatre Festival landing in our backyard. It's time to clear the decks and start preparing, so we're going to be making a lot of fuss about it here at The Next Stage. This is such a cool… Continue reading Vancouver Prepares to Host Magnetic North
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