How love conquered the “First Métis Man of Odesa”
Interview with Mariya Khomutova and Matthew MacKenzie about their award-winning “First Métis Man of Odesa”
Mai Nguyen’s “Sunshine Nails” shines with heart and humour
Interview with author Mai Nguyen
A May missive on “Christmas Clichés: A Sisterly Cabaret”
Interview with Rachel Delduca and Eva Petris
Faith, family, loss and love: Louisa Onome’s Pride and Joy
Interview with author Louisa Onomé about her adult fiction debut, Pride and Joy
13 years later, Cliff Cardinal’s “Huff” still blows the house down
“Huff remains an important and still-resonant exploration of deep-seated societal ills that are both specific and universal.” Review of “Huff”
Can “Tyson’s Song” inspire new “conversations amongst Black men”?
Interview with Peter N. Bailey about “Tyson’s Song”
See a new production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
“Who’s afraid of theatre that challenges, provokes and gets right in your face …” Review of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Szivi Quartet + 1 killer program = “5 at the First”
“With music, there is always a link between people.” Interview with Glimmer Ng and Paula Kokot, Szivi Saxaphone Quartet
Saumiya Balasubramaniam reunites Maya and Grandma in new picture book
“I envision that all children in our world see themselves reflected in the literature of their times.” Interview with author Saumiya Balasubramaniam
Katherine Cullen’s unusual role in “Death of Walt Disney”
“Cullen delivers a compelling performance which moves from understated and acted upon, to assertive and enraged, and finally to resigned and in control.” Interview with Katherine Cullen