One of the great success stories of the Vancouver acting world, John started down his career path at Simon Fraser University, moving on from there to New York to study and work in theatre. He is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. Returning to Vancouver, John helped found the storied Gastown Actor's Studio and… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: John Cassini
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This One Goes to Eleven: Britt Small
vaudeville (n) [vawd-vil]: a theatrical piece of light or amusing character, interspersed with songs and dances. Atomic Vaudeville: Vaudeville reconceived for the present age attempting to reach out to an audience that is ready for a live, entertaining and relevant theatrical art form. (From the company web site.) In 2004 Victoria-based actor/director Britt Small, together… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Britt Small
This One Goes to Eleven: David Mackay
Well, the tents are back up in Vanier Park, which means summer and Shakespeare are on their way. Has anyone noticed how good Bard on the Beach has gotten in the last few years? Not that it wasn't good before but seriously, they've really hit their stride. Thanks in no small part to this week's… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: David Mackay
A Concordance of Conditions
From the twenty-five first This One Goes to Eleven interviews: In one word, describe your present condition. Anxious Buzzing Charged Conscious Driven Growing Happy & Content Hectic Hopeful Hypoglycemic Inspired Muddled Next No Comment Optimistic Organized Chaos Poised Potent Recharging Recovering Searching Seated Simmering Uninhabited Up, Down and All Around
This One Goes to Eleven: Aaron Bushkowsky
If you're a young writer looking for a career high-water mark to aspire to, you don't have to look much further than Aaron Bushkowsky. A remarkably prolific poetry and prose author in addition to his non-stop playwrighting, he's already received two Jessie awards and seen his plays consistently produced across the country. He has been… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Aaron Bushkowsky
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
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
This One Goes to Eleven: Susan Stevenson
A lot of time is spent on this site and its interview series discussing the many potential ways that the theatre business in Vancouver may be improved. Lest this offer the impression that our theatre has a foot in the grave we present a conversation with Susan Stevenson. Susan is the Executive Director of the… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Susan Stevenson
This One Goes to Eleven: Jessica Van der Veen
Hi. My name is Simon, and I'm a playwright, actor, and working theatre artist. I can claim all of these things to be fact today because of Jess. Hers was the very first acting class I was dragged to, by a doorman at some club I was flipping bottles in at the time, 15 years… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Jessica Van der Veen
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
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
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 