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.
Category: drama
This One Goes to Eleven: Kirsten Kilburn
I know that there are those of you out there with concerns for the future of our theatre. Rest assured, if it lies in the hands of young artists like Kirsten you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Ms. Kilburn is a Vancouver stage and screen actor. She opens Twenty-Something Theatre's one-woman show The Fever… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Kirsten Kilburn
Controversy in Canadian Theatre. No, Seriously.
Near the beginning of last year a big ol' Toronto theatre organization, The Canadian Stage Company (billed as Canada's largest not-for-profit contemporary theatre co.) gave a "political" play called My Name is Rachel Corrie some no-such-thing-as-bad publicity by canceling its planned production in their 07/08 season. Artistic Producer Martin Bragg dropped it from the line-up… Continue reading Controversy in Canadian Theatre. No, Seriously.
This One Goes to Eleven: Sabrina Evertt
A graduate of the theatre program at UVic, Sabrina has a solid academic footing in both directing and costume design. She is the artistic producer of Twenty-Something Theatre, a new, energetic Vancouver company that is already notable for its excellent taste in established material. Their next production is Wallace Shawn's The Fever, opening January 29th… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Sabrina Evertt
This One Goes to Eleven: TJ Dawe
TJ is probably the hardest working man in Vancouver independent theatre, and undoubtedly one of its most talented. His one-man shows are consistently sold out at the Fringe, both here and internationally. An acclaimed performer, writer, and director (One Man Star Wars Trilogy, among others), he was given the Jessie Richardson award for Best New… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: TJ Dawe
This One Goes to Eleven: Galen Olstead
Welcome back gentle reader, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce you to a true Vancouver theatreist, Mr. Galen Olstead. Furthering his life-long commitment to theatre, Galen is the artist relations manager at the gorgeous Kay Meek Center in North Vancouver, a relatively new facility that boasts a 500 seat Main Stage and an intimate… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Galen Olstead
Theatre is Process
Happy New Year, all y'all. I sincerely hope 2008 brings with it a fulfilling creative boon, and your art is seen by as many people as possible. Oh, and that you make some money at it, too. Not that that's what it's about, but it would be nice, wouldn't it? Just a few more coppers… Continue reading Theatre is Process
I’ll Go See Your Play if You’ll Come See Mine
This One Goes to Eleven: Ben Ayres
Next up in our jPod special series of interviews is Mr. Benjamin Ayres, a fixture on Vancouver's indie stages in between his burgeoning TV/film career (and, I should mention in respect of full disclosure, a regular collaborator with yours truly). The hardest working man is show business, Ben's theatre hyphenate list stretches the gamut from… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Ben Ayres
Getting the Ball Rolling…
My bogging has been a little blogged down of late, but my excuse is a good one: I'm back in the director's chair workin' on a new piece that I wrote for the company as my contribution to this summer's Write Club. The work my lovely cohorts turned up with was breathtaking (it turns out… Continue reading Getting the Ball Rolling…
This One Goes to Eleven: Torrance Coombs
I first caught Torrance onstage last year in Bard on the Beach's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead which, being one of my all-time favourite plays, I was nervously hoping they weren't going to screw up. They didn't, not by a long shot. They took a difficult play and made it look easy, top… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Torrance Coombs
This One Goes to Eleven: Brad Lepp
"My dear Minerva, It was not the best of times, it was not the worst of times, it was Ottawa." On June 9th of this year, at 7:45 pm, Kristian Bruun as Frank Dickens (son of Charles), launched the first of forty cross-country performances of his play Dickens of the Mounted with this line. Beginning… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Brad Lepp
Sarah Kane is my Kurt Cobain
Up until last week I hated Sarah Kane. Thought she was anathema to the theatre and pretty much civilization in general. Well, as it turns out, I'm an idiot. An idiot who just learned a great big lesson in judging a book by a single chapter, and had his already firm belief in the power… Continue reading Sarah Kane is my Kurt Cobain
Windy City Wisdom
"Art is not a victim. An eighteen month old diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia is a victim. A family losing their homes because of war are victims. Artists are not victims. Non-profit organizations are not victims; though, if you read many fundraising letters, you'd think they were. Many believe the arts are dying,… Continue reading Windy City Wisdom
Theatre is Dead, Long Live Theatre
Right, summer blogger break is officially over, as indicated by the pissy weather out of the dining room window, so it's time to resume my diligent blogging duties, instead of hanging this site on the interview series alone. Thank you to everyone who checked in during the summer, which has been one of many revelations,… Continue reading Theatre is Dead, Long Live Theatre
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