Ok. That was impressive: Theatreforté’s “What is the value of theatre” discussion-prompt snowballed into a theatrosphere-wide tsunami (apologies for the mixed metaphor) – and at last count there were 32 blogs that tackled the topic yesterday, and countless conversations falling from those posts. All of this adding up to an embarrassment of insight. Here at […]
Author: Ian Mackenzie
What is theatre good for?
Members of the theatre blog community across North America are putting their collective blogs together today in an attempt to answer one of our industry’s most pressing and elusive questions: What is the value of theatre? Organized by Theatreforte writer Matt Slaybaugh, here’s an outline of the topic that’s been sent around to theatre bloggers: […]
Tarragon Theatre announces new season
Lots of exciting-looking work on tap for Tarragon’s 2008-2009 season. Check it out here.
A little piece of Toronto theatre history
In a recent post called Theatre Kultur, New York-based theatre blogger Nick Fracaro reflects on his time spent in Toronto’s independent theatre trenches during the 1980s: “In the early ’80s we were living in the alternative theatre and punk scene in Toronto. Headquarters was at the Cameron. Paul Sannella was both bartender and owner. He […]
Out and about
Eric Peterson (Necessary Angel’s Half Life, TV’s Corner Gas) and Caroline Gillis (Tarragon’s How It Works, da da kamera’s A Beautiful View) outside the Capitol Event Theatre before Necessary Angel’s 3 Plays/1 Day Gala. (Thanks to Daniel MacIvor for the photo.) Spotted any hot theatre talent out and aboutin your neighbourhood?Send us your starstruck theatre […]
10 questions: Greatest hits – Volume V
Charles Nolte 1) What the fuck is going on?What the fuck is going on? Everything and nothing. The Royal Shakespeare from Stratford is in town giving us The Seagull and King Lear in repertory at the Guthrie. What the fuck does Trevor Nunn think he’s doing, casting Nina with a novice who plays Nina as […]
February round-up
A few selections from our February posts: Has Canadian theatre lost the plot Praxis Theatre fundraiser photos Build Your Own Theatre – Part II Theatre school in the age of compliance – by Scott Walters How theatre failed America Pretty tough – a new play by Brendan Gall
Out and about
Elsa Perez (right), Artistic Director of the Théâtre Bilingue de Montreal (TBM), was seen out celebrating a friend’s birthday at the Trattoria Piatto Pieno in Montreal’s Little Italy. Spotted any hot theatre talent out and aboutin your neighbourhood?Send us your starstruck theatre photos:celebrity@praxistheatre.com
10 questions: Mac Rogers
Photo by Saundra Yaklin. 1) What the fuck is going on?We are witnessing the Schiavo-ization of theat – wait, wrong cue-card . . . Sorry, I’m goofing off because the question freaks me out. I don’t know what the fuck is going on. I want there to be one spot I can look at and see the whole […]
Free arts marketing book!
Back in 2003, Nicky Nicolaou and the Arts Council of New Zealand put together an incredible manual on arts marketing called Smart Arts: Marketing the arts in New Zealand. The blurb on the back of the book says: “Inspire the public with your passion for the work. You know how much they’ll enjoy it so […]
Out and about
Celebrity fight director Joe Bostick (Dirty Dancing, A Nanking Winter) and Derrick Chua (left) co-producer of Studio 180’s Stuff Happens seen chatting it up and the opening night party of A Nanking Winter. Spotted any hot theatre talent out and aboutin your neighbourhood?Send us your starstruck theatre photos:celebrity@praxistheatre.com
Surprise Performance releases video teaser for its upcoming show
Here’s the poster:And here’s the video teaser: Click here for more info about this show.
10 questions: Maja Ardal
1) What the fuck is going on?We don’t talk on the phone any more. We silently communicate by email. Is this good? In a way. The phone is a most peculiar instrument; I mean I could be talking to someone who’s making faces at me and I’d never see it. Emailing can feel like letter […]
Out and about
Courtenay Stevens – who played the Architect/Sailor in CanStage’s The Overcoat – was spotted chatting on his cellphone outside Bread & Circus theatre bar in Toronto’s Kensington Market.Word on the street is that he’s remounting his production of Lawrence & Holloman at this edgy, downtown theatre in early April. Spotted any hot theatre talent out […]
Has Canadian theatre lost the plot?
Good question. Alec Scott address it and more in his insightful piece on the current state of Toronto theatre in this month’s issue of Toronto Life. A sample: “In general, there’s too much quirky self-indulgence, not enough committed storytelling; too much about other times, other places, too little about how we live here and now. […]