1) What the fuck is going on?Well, we are not in a free world or country. It may seem so, but without going on for 10 pages, I’ll just say look at how the world is close to death and ask why. Maybe art and expression can help set it right, but if not – […]
Category: 10 questions
10 questions: The B-Girlz
BARBIE-Q: Some theatre company wants us to answer some questions about drag queens. KORA: Again? IVANA: I wonder why people keep asking us about drag queens? BARBIE-Q: I know I’ve only ever seen Tootsie once . . . and I didn’t even understand Priscilla Queen of the Desert . . . it was so confusing […]
10 questions: Christine Horne
1) What the fuck is going on? It finally feels like winter, which makes me a little less concerned that the world is ending. 2) How has your background in classical piano influenced your stage performance? My mortal terror over piano exams has morphed into my mortal terror over theatre auditions. Only instead of being […]
10 questions: Lea Ambros
Lea Ambros and the puppet. 1) What the fuck is going on? Puppets. And performing outdoors – that’s where the people are. 2) Do you have any unifying theories when it comes to stage management?I’m more like a jack of all trades (sadly, master of none). It would be a lie to call myself a […]
10 questions: Catherine Frid
1) What the fuck is going on? I’m writing a lot and I’m flooded with ideas for new projects. Life couldn’t be better. 2) What are you better at now, as a writer, than you used to be? Everything, I hope. I think I’m better at giving my dialogue legs to cover ground and say […]
10 questions: Danny Waugh
Danny Waugh in The Master and Margarita. 1) What the fuck is going on?You can swear on this thing? Alright then you sons of bitches . . . not much, hanging out, auditioning. I just did a 5am gig on Til Death Do Us Part with some wickedly trained dogs and a fake human skull. […]
10 questions: Santa
1) What the fuck is going on?Santarchy!Who is in charge here? – Santa!Who organized this event? – Santa!Who is paying for this round of drinks? – The tooth fairy! 2) Among Santa performers, how seriously are the performative aspects of the character taken?There are schools for playing Santa, but I think they are more to […]
10 questions: Josh Bloch
1) What the fuck is going on?Just finished ARCfest 2006 – the Art for Real Change Festival. Having difficulty departing from the whole taking-it-easy-for-a-while thing. 2) What’s the best way to empower people who are less fortunate?This local organization, Global Aware, just launched a “Make Affluence History” campaign to complement the more famous “Make Poverty […]
10 questions: Adam Paolozza
At The Opera by TheatreRUN. L to R: Adam Paolozza, Molly Feingold. On floor: Sophie Fletcher. 1) What the fuck is going on? The Conservatives are planning a sleight of hand with their proposed $1.1 billion in cuts in their 2006 budget. Cutting the fat, as they call it. So we have gathered together some […]
10 questions: Christopher Stanton
Photo by Ian Brown. 1) What the fuck is going on? YOU TELL ME. And for god’s sake, take that thing out of your MOUTH – it’s been on the floor. 2) Most challenging production you’ve attempted? Last summer UnSpun did a show called Don’t Wake Me at SummerWorks just 3 weeks (!!!) after closing […]
10 questions: Omie
1) What the fuck is going on?Clown, man. And I’m not talking about bad red afro-wigged primary-coloured face-painted children’s clown. I’m talking theatrical clown. 2) Is there an essential “clowness” that all clowns aspire to?I think that all styles of clown like to have a sense of play about them. If a clown enters a […]
10 questions: Leah Wahl
Leah Wahl and David Galpern. 1. What the fuck is going on?Ummm . . . Jeez. I’m just answering some questions. Didn’t you ask me to do this? 2. Any tips for looking great in photos?Make sure you are always surrounded by ugly people. 3. What’s the most common failing of independent theatre in Toronto?Not […]
10 questions: Tania McCartney
1) What the fuck is going on?Most frequent line used in bad movies about the end of the world.2) Most challenging role you’ve attempted?Queen Elizabeth in Richard III. Maybe one day I will play it again when I know what it’s like to have little babes and not be 18 years old.3) Seen any good […]
10 questions: Brendan Gall
1) What the fuck is going on? Man, I don’t know. I was heading down to the Westbound platform at Broadview Station and someone had left something inside a plastic bag on the stairs. I saw it and my heart just started pounding. I mean what is that about? And, okay, so we run out […]
10 questions: James Murray
1) What the fuck is going on?Well, I will be getting back into acting classes in a few weeks. My bathroom is clean. The new Robert Pollard album has been very good to me. I’m nursing a bar vodka/Bushmill’s hangover and my father just bought a $1000 kilt for the Tartan Day service at The […]