Waddya get when you throw a Fringe star, a spoken word rock star and an award-winning theatre actor into a bag and shake? I have no idea, but this here new blog of theirs might provide a few answers. Cara won the '09 Joanna Maratta Fringe Award for the artist who "best exhibits the original… Continue reading TJDawe + BrendanMcLeod (JoannaMarattaAward/CaraYeates) = a brand new theatre blog
Category: Theatre blogs
This one’s for the ladies
Over at the great Floridian theatre blog Drama, Daily, Nicole Stodard has a post up aggregating theatre blogs by the fairer sex, with a call out for additions. So of course I took the liberty of listing the Canadian Gals With Blogs in the comments, please stop by and see if I missed any to… Continue reading This one’s for the ladies
Blog this, Canada! A theatrospherical State of the Union – Round 3
This is the continuation of a conversation on the Canadian theatrosphere started by Michael Wheeler from Praxis Theatre in Toronto. Read Round 1 here, Round 2 here, and Round 2.5: a Kris Joseph Intermezzo here. It always amazes me that the people who should be pioneers in this new media landscape are the ones bashing… Continue reading Blog this, Canada! A theatrospherical State of the Union – Round 3
Blog this, Canada: a theatrospherical State of the Union – Kris Joseph Intermezzo
I'll be posting the next round of the cross-country back-and-forth between us and Praxis Theatre soon, for now there's a comment on the last entry left by Ottawa actor/blogger/bon vivante Kris Joseph that demands its own post. Because it manages to be hilarious and bang-on topic simultaneously. For you consideration: I certainly don’t mean to… Continue reading Blog this, Canada: a theatrospherical State of the Union – Kris Joseph Intermezzo
Blog this, Canada: a theatrospherical State of the Union
Guest Post by Michael Wheeler of Toronto's Praxis Theatre - first in a series... Simon Ogden and I are thoroughly 21st Century collaborators: I have directed one of Simon’s plays (twice), submitted another of his plays to SummerWorks (unsuccessfully), and we run parallel blogs in Toronto and Vancouver that have collaborated from early in their… Continue reading Blog this, Canada: a theatrospherical State of the Union
Advice to the playwright from Malachy Walsh
Recently American playwright and blogger Adam Szymkowicz decided to devote his blog to the interviewing of playwrights, which he has been doing at a rather relentless rate. They're wonderful and chock full o' inspiration, if you're into wonderful and inspiring things. Check them out when you've got the time. A lot of the young series… Continue reading Advice to the playwright from Malachy Walsh
The best comment threads, Isaac always has
Theatrosphere Yoda Isaac Butler published his first post on Parabasis* on June 18, 2004, and he still remains required reading for working theatre artists. There's a busy comment thread going on this post (which was, in turn, inspired by this post by the Phantom of the Blogosphere, 99 Seats), in which the community gets busy… Continue reading The best comment threads, Isaac always has
New Van theatre blog alert…and an invitation to kick off one of your own
When Vancouver is recognized as one of the top theatre cities in the world, Sabrina Evertt is going to have to accept her fair share of responsibility. After shooting out the other end of the theatre program of UVic she immediately rolled up her sleeves and went to work, producing and directing the kind of… Continue reading New Van theatre blog alert…and an invitation to kick off one of your own
The Return of the Blogfather
Good news, everyone. Canada's primogenial theatre blogger Ian Mackenzie has migrated his ground-breaking blog Theatre is Territory to a new corner of the internets, and re-launched with typically discussion-provoking content. Click here to absorb and subscribe to Theatre is Territory 3.0 Good news Part II: The old URL has not been forsaken, Praxis Theatre co-ADs… Continue reading The Return of the Blogfather
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
Green Thumb Theatre has a blog (?!)
Did you know that Green Thumb Theatre has a blog? I didn't, until just now. How did I not know that Green Thumb Theatre had a blog? And to top it all off, it's awesome! For those of you unfamiliar with this company, GTT... Creates and produces plays that explore social issues relevant to the… Continue reading Green Thumb Theatre has a blog (?!)
Totally Trucked
Here's a fun example of theatre getting some use out of blog marketing. The touring production of the multi-Tony winning and "form-breaking" musical Spring Awakening has started an on-line road diary, with random cast posts, behind-the-scenes video clips, photos from their flickr photostream and interviews with fans. Pretty cool and generous, and a great way… Continue reading Totally Trucked
Vancouver theatre blog watch
I have a dream. It's a particularly geeky dream, but nevertheless... I dream of a future where there is an open network of theatrists exchanging ideas, debating and supporting each other throughout the Greater Vancouver area, and doing it through the rather convenient medium of the internet. A sort of focusing of the existing theatre… Continue reading Vancouver theatre blog watch
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