Greetings and Salutations, gentle reader, a most Happy New Year to you, one and all. May 2010 be a year of renewal and growth, and prosperity. Nowhere to go but up, right? 2009 will surely be remembered as the year we were forced to defend ourselves as contributing citizens by our own government. Which made… Continue reading Looking ahead to 2010: fired up and ready to go
This One Goes to Eleven: Jessie van Rijn
I am convinced that to nurture a future audience for theatre - all theatre - we need to get 'em while they're young. In Vancouver, this is where Carousel Theatre comes in. General Manager Jessie came to Carousel via the Chemainus Theatre Festival on Vancouver Island with a BFA in Dramatic Arts from the U… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Jessie van Rijn
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
This One Goes to Eleven: Stephen Park
If you want to be a good actor you need to be continuously acting. This is the lesson I've learned over the past 4 years from watching Steve Park; as an actor in my ensemble, as a TV/film actor, and as an acting instructor at the Lyric Studios and the Vancouver Film School. Steve is… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Stephen Park
Another chance to catch Biographies of the Dead and Dying
Machinefair's "hotly-debated" Fringe hit Biographies of the Dead and Dying is getting another kick at the cat, a remount has just been scheduled for the end of the year. If you wanted to see it and missed it (like me), you have your 2nd chance December 16-20 at the Havana. Plus the trailer is just… Continue reading Another chance to catch Biographies of the Dead and Dying
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
This One Goes to Eleven: Dave Deveau
It's always a pleasure to feature young and determined local playwrights on TOGtE. With a BFA from York and an MFA from UBC, Dave's not just sitting around waiting for someone to stage his work. He created Zee Zee Theatre together with partner Cameron Mackenzie, and they just finished a successful run of his new… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Dave Deveau
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
This One Goes to Eleven: Emma Luna Davis
Emma is the true picture of Arts Administrator as Rock Star. With a MA in Arts and Media Management in a European Context from the Utrecht School of the Arts and a Theatre BFA from UBC, together with years of Stage Management and Logistics Coordination under her belt, she exemplifies the passion required on the… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Emma Luna Davis
One Night Stand returns! Killer stand-up back at Lyric this Saturday
The BC government has declared war on the Arts. Choose your weapons
Just to be clear, this is what we're talking about: ...in late August and early September of 2009, Gordon Campbell's government announced massive cuts. First, they announced that the share of casino revenues that traditionally went to support the activities of charities, including non-profit arts organizations, was going to be used for other, unspecified purposes.… Continue reading The BC government has declared war on the Arts. Choose your weapons
Artless
With Alex Ferris (RV, The Time Traveller's Wife). Directed By Kryshan Randel, written by Kryshan Randel and Cara Yeates
This BC Arts cuts PSA is titled “Movie”
With Peter New and Kathryn Dobbs, directed by Mike Jackson
After the Quake: Our best defence is exceptional art
Indie theatre is a tough little mistress. My investment in her, my drive to make her popular, to share her potential with just a few more people takes its toll on me. And I know it. Hackneyed theatre makes me, well, it makes me angry, if truth be told. I'm not saying that feeling is… Continue reading After the Quake: Our best defence is exceptional art
This One Goes to Eleven: Bill MacDonald
Meet a true vet of the Vancouver stage (and screen) scene. Bill's been wielding and teaching his craft for over two decades, and he's still going strong. His work in the recent Fringe production Matters Domestic with Nancy Sivak was universally praised. Bill can swing between gravitas and hilarious in a single beat, he's got… Continue reading This One Goes to Eleven: Bill MacDonald
Simon Ogden 