Jael Richardson: 10 years of celebrating diverse storytellers at FOLD
“Books can and do provide a magical way of escaping and an incredible way of understanding the world better.” ~ Jael Richardson
Korin Thomas-Smith on Wozzeck, Onegin and his unexpected path to opera
“Only after taking my first lessons and learning what classical singing was about did I realize that this was something I even liked – much less wanted to pursue.” ~ Korin Thomas-Smith
Charlotte Dennis confronts tech, trauma, and identity In JOB
“It’s rare for women my age to have the opportunity to play someone so complex, intelligent, wild, and spiky — someone who feels things on an epic scale.” ~ Charlotte Dennis
Review: King Theatre Company’s “ART” explores friendship, ego, and the value of art
“What begins as an argument about art spirals into a deeper confrontation: about values, validation, and the roles the men play in one another’s lives.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Opera Atelier’s epochal celebration: a love story and Canadian premiere
“When we first produced David and Jonathan for the Royal Chapel in Versailles in 2022, we were struck by the fact that the work was almost Shakespearean…” ~ Marshall Pynkoski
Opera meets epic: Meher Pavri sings the Gita in “Mahabharata”
“It feels like a dream every time I get to sing it.” ~ Meher Pavri
Julia McLellan’s “Waitress” at The Grand is strong, sweet, and irresistible
“I was working on Broadway in a show called Kinky Boots when Waitress was in New York, and any time my schedule would allow it, I would sneak in to see the show.” ~ Julia McLellan
“Expect the unexpected” at this year’s Montreal Clown Festival
“Connecting with a global community continues to inspire my work as the director of the festival.” ~ Vanessa Rigaux
“Red Death” gets radical in bold new stage experience
Stella Kulagowski Reimagines Poe with Revolution, Resilience, and Red Glitter in “The Masque of the Red Death”
Love theatre or not, the ensemble-driven “Irish Pub Play” delivers
“We need to make sure that we’re giving ourselves permission to feel, and to laugh, and to just be, and have a place to feel safe.” ~ Grisha Pasternak