1) What the fuck is going on?Oh, left work early to ride my bike to the farmers’ market to buy organic heirloom tomatoes and an amusing pinot on the way to the beach to smoke some hydro and debate olympic spending vs. the homeless “problem”. You know, Vancouvery shit. 2) What’s the current state of […]
Month: August 2007
The liberty of ignorance – Part Two
L-R: James Spears, Greg Kirk, Simon Rice and Sara Wood in Waiting for Godot. The second in a series of short, photo-inspired essays on what it means – and how it feels – to be young, inexperienced and in love with the theatre.Waiting – and waiting – for GodotBy Greg Kirk The early stages of […]
So funny I forgot to laugh
Question: Anybody know of any good comedy writing resources? Comedy theory texts? Or any other resources that may provide some concrete ideas for dialing up the hilarity in a piece of writing?
10 questions: Daniel MacIvor
1) What the fuck is going on? I’m floating in that odd place in finishing a draft of a new play where one is at once giddily joyous and bone-crunchingly despondent. In other words, same old same old. 2) How has your creative process changed since you graduated from theatre school in 1986? It’s easier […]
What + Why = Who
New York-based playwright Joshua James is continuing his great Rapping on writing series at his Daily Dojo blog. Two great and recent posts cover The Dialogue Mix (in which he uses passages from The Departed as talking points) and Character Issues, in which he introduces – and riffs on – this killer equation: what + […]
GoLiveToronto
A cool TAPA initiative. Check it out here.
10 questions: Jennifer Norton
Photo by Shawn McPherson. 1) What the fuck is going on? Well, as we choke on the ubiquity of war, pollution, crumbling social structures and global malaise I am preparing a solo show. How dandy! Here is the more polite, less misanthropic answer. I am finishing a master of fine arts program at The University […]
Not just for laughs
“After a close examination of the existing literature on performance art, it is remarkable to see how much of the emphasis has been placed on the grim, the intense, and the masochistic. Indeed, performance audiences have come to expect to be shocked, to witness artists being covered with bodily fluids, pierced, hung, confined, and/or mutilated. […]
Script submission guidelines?
Here’s a quick link to an interesting post at Mr. Excitement News on script submission guidelines for smaller theatre companies. Check it out here. Further questions:Do most small theatre companies have firm script submission guidelines? What works? What doesn’t? Any tips? UPDATE:More further questions:What works for playwrights? How do you prefer to send your scripts […]
10 questions: Frances Shakov
STAF staff (L-R): Erica Reuter, Jackie McApline, Frances Shakov, Felicia Bana. 1) What the fuck is going on?We ask ourselves this on a daily (actually, hourly) basis. We love our clients and we love the work we do – but it is demanding and everyone wants something right now, damn it. Can’t they bloody well […]
George Hunka’s 95 sentences about theatre
George Hunka over at Superfluities started this great project back in March ’07 . . . and finished it a couple of days ago. A sampling: 20. In taking into the theatre the languages of mass culture, of advertising and marketing, we prove we have fallen in love with our screens. 30. The language of […]
Miss Marker at SummerWorks
For more info on this SummerWorks show, click here. And if you get a moment, check out this production’s awesome press stills gallery. Wow! It’s great to see so much care taken with the media materials – and is it just us, or are these images so clearly not digital? Here’s the company’s mandate statement: […]
Lift up your shirt!
Essential Collective Theatre Co.’s Hard Ways at SummerWorks.Click here for more info.
SummerWorks in Toronto
Here’s the festival’s Artistic Vision statement: “SummerWorks supports work that has a clear artistic vision and explores a specific theatrical aesthetic. It encourages risk, questions, and creative exploration while insisting on accessibility, integrity and professionalism. SummerWorks is the place where dedicated, professional artists are free to explore new territory and take artistic risks. Rather than […]
New political theatre
Ok. We already know that the good people at The Wrecking Ball are wicked smart. (Click here for ample evidence.) The even better news is that they’ve put together a special SummerWorks show for this Saturday night. (Click here for more info.)