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. […]
January round-up
A few selections from our January posts: Can we talk about your theatre company’s website? Great women-focused theatre The importance of costume design in independent theatre Celebrity Theatre – Beatriz Yuste Support Local Artists Working (SLAW) 10 First Nations comedians 101 sentences about theatre – conclusion
10 questions: Autumn Smith
1) What the fuck is going on? 21-year-old Bushmills; Curb Your Enthusiasm – Season 6; and my upcoming tickets to Flogging Molly (Toronto) and The Pogues – Shane MacGowan is still breathing – fuck yeah! (Boston). In between, working on Disco Pigs (MacKenzieRo) and The Rake’s Progress: Do You Know Where Tom Rakewell Is? (Equity […]
The Rhubarb Festival is on
It’s Hard To Count To A MillionMarc Tellex, Megan Flynn, Frank Colc O’Connell, Evan Webber(photo by istoica) Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s awesome Rhubard Festival kicks off this week in Toronto. Week One of the festival brings 1848 Experiment #1, It’s hard to count to a million, HOMOgeius, Where the wild things are: A manifesto, […]