If you want an example of absolute commitment to our theatre, look no further than Katrina Dunn, who has been on the front lines of the fight to bring great Canadian theatre to Vancouverites for many years. She's been the Artistic Director of Touchstone Theatre and its all-Canadian mandate since 1997, and was one of… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Katrina Dunn
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New Feature Alert – Video Listings Now Available
Marketing a play? Looking for some exposure? The Next Stage is pleased to offer a new section of video listings, free for a limited time to Victoria independent theatre companies. Features of your listing include: all your production and contact information, a brief write-up or synopsis of the play itself, embedded links to your company… Continue reading New Feature Alert – Video Listings Now Available
For Theatre Nerds Only
Why did no one tell me about this? Sometimes the murky depths of the internet yield up some astonishing treasures, like this internet radio station devoted to all things New York theatre. Playbill Radio features daily features like Playbill Presents: "Playbill Radio takes its microphones backstage and into the rehearsal rooms of Broadway for "Playbill… Continue reading For Theatre Nerds Only
Devoted and Disgruntled: A Journey Through “Open Space”.
Ian Mackenzie over at Theatre is Territory will occasionally drop a post entitled What should we talk about now?, a call to discourse that, in my opinion at least, neatly sums up the need we all have as theatre artists to develop a common language towards breaking down the barriers between us and our dream… Continue reading Devoted and Disgruntled: A Journey Through “Open Space”.
The Art of the Business – Part I
For a downloadable or streaming audio podcast of this article, click here. As actors, we spend a great deal of our time training to become masters of our art. We go to theatre school, we read all the books on acting, we train with coaches, and we apprentice. At some point a lot of us… Continue reading The Art of the Business – Part I
This One Goes to Eleven: Rebecca Coleman
And of course, no one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Put her in the comfy chair! 1.) In one word, describe your present condition: Buzzing. 2.) With no restrictions, describe the present condition of the Vancouver theatre scene. It feels very hierarchical to me. There is the nobility, the upper class, if you like, I’m talking… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Rebecca Coleman
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
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
…any questions?
"The revolution in theatre needs to happen at the business end of the stick: an army of Arts Admin rebels so furious with the injustice of the current creaking theatre apparatus that they lead the march to a new model. A model that empowers artists to ask the kinds of questions we need artists to… Continue reading …any questions?
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
Hey Toronto, Need a Laugh?
See that cute couple up there? That's Justin and Kristi; dear, sweet friends of mine. Many, many moons ago they were 2/5ths of my very first theatre company, Face Full of Theatre, a sketch comedy/sketch drama troupe that was poised to take over the world (as are all first theatre companies, aren't they?). We done… Continue reading Hey Toronto, Need a Laugh?
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
Simon Ogden 