Monthly Archives: March 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Ontario Playwrights Master Class: Linda Griffiths

Linda Griffiths talks about visceral playwriting at the Playwrights Guild of Canada Linda Griffiths. Photo credit: David Leyes. Linda Griffiths shook things up last Monday evening at the Playwrights Guild of Canada. The fourth speaker in The Locomotion: Ontario Playwrights … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Montparnasse

Two artists bare body and soul for a provocative theatre experience Presented by Groundwater Productions in association with Theatre Passe Muraille Written and performed by Maev Beaty and Erin Shields Directed by Andrea Donaldson Erin Shields and Maev Beaty. Photo … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 21, 2011

The Time of Your Life

Soulpepper’s Dora Award-winning cast makes for great company Written by William Saroyan Directed by Albert Schultz Stuart Hughes, Kevin Bundy and Joseph Ziegler. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann. You know you’re having fun when you don’t want a two-hour-and-25-minute play … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 21, 2011

New Ideas Festival: Week Three

Letting Go Written by Neale Kimmel Directed by Joanne Williams Running time: 15 minutes Robin Cunningham & Sarah Cody in Letting Go by Neale Kimmel. Photo: Joanne Williams. Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you still have feelings for … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 21, 2011

New Ideas Festival: Q&A With David Nicholson

David Nicholson David Nicholson delights in giving new life to classic French comedies. His translations of Tartuffe (East Side Players) and Cyprienne (The Village Playhouse) were well-received by Toronto audiences. Currently, Nicholson is staging Two Weeks in Normandy (translated from Villégiature by … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 21, 2011

New Ideas Festival: Week Two

Reflections Written by Flora Stohr-Danziger Directed by Annie MacMillan Running time: 25 minutes Cast clockwise from centre of Susan Q. Wilson (Matilda): Marisa Crockett (Matty), Morna Wales (Mother & Psychiatrist), Adrian Yearwood (The Artist), and Anna Ross (Tilly) in Reflections … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 21, 2011

New Ideas Festival: Q&A With Neale Kimmel

Neale Kimmel Since completing her BFA in acting at the University of Windsor, Neale Kimmel has performed in New York, Minnesota and Montreal with the play How Does a Drug Deal Become a Decent Third Date? New to the world … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 21, 2011

New Ideas Festival: Q&A With Kelsey Blair

Kelsey Blair Kelsey Blair holds a BA in film studies from the University of British Columbia and an MA in cinema studies from the University of Toronto. A freelance writer and editor, Blair’s work has been published and produced both … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 21, 2011

New Ideas Festival: Week One

  Since 1989, Alumnae Theatre Company has hosted an annual festival of new works, which provides playwrights, directors, actors and technicians the opportunity to develop never-before-produced short scripts. The New Ideas Festival is now a juried, three-week annual festival of new writing, … Continue reading →

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage: Q&A With Carlos Avilas

Cast of Thomas Saves the Day. Photo courtesy of Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage. Carlos Avilas is currently playing the role of Stephen Hatt in Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. … Continue reading →

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage: Q&A With Shaun Rice

Shaun Rice as Sir Topham Hatt. Photo courtesy of Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage. Since finishing his training at the Americal Musical and Dramatic Academy, Shaun Rice has remained active in the theatre world as an actor, director and voice-over … Continue reading →

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage: Q&A With Ricky Whitfield

Percy the Engine. Photo courtesy of Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage. Ricky Whitfield will be performing the role of Percy Driver in the upcoming Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage (March 18 to 20, 2011) at the Sony Centre … Continue reading →

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