From the ashes of Langston Hughes rises Jordan Laffrenier’s A New Black Poet
Jordan Laffrenier and Aaron Jan speak about the origin and development of the multidisciplinary new work A NEW BLACK POET
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Festival Players of Prince Edward County’s ‘Six Feet Festival’ offers an ecelectic, safe return to live performance this summer
“It’s a really beautiful, eclectic mix all centered around the very broad, universal theme of hope.”
Interview with Graham Abbey, Artistic Director of Festival Players of Prince Edward County, about the safe return to live performances with this summer’s Six Feet Festival
Upside-down and perfectly of this pandemic moment: Mirvish’s presentation of “Blindness” enthralls
“Well, it’s a gripping yarn. A unique, unsettling, uplifting experience. An occasion for meditating on what we’ve been missing – and what we may yet get back. ” Scott Sneddon ruminates on experiencing “Blindness” in person.
“Drama does come with the territory”: Tarragon Theatre’s Andrea Vagianos on the LMJH Award and the challenges of live theatre right now
“We are in the business of making theatre, after all, and drama does come with the territory…” Interview with Andrea Vagianos, Managing Director of Tarragon Theatre and recipient of this year’s the Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award for Outstanding Leadership in Administration
Backstage, outdoors and center stage at the Shaw Festival with Artist Gabriella Sundar Singh
“There’s so much generosity and so much love here. I’m truly overwhelmed.” Interview with multidisciplinary artist Gabrielle Sundar Singh
Time Limits Dropped on Easter Sunday dazzles with digital brilliance at the 2021 Toronto Fringe Festival
“This is an engrossing and surprising show whose brilliance begins with its fundamental design.” Read Scott Sneddon’s in-depth review of the digital play “Time Limits Dropped on Easter Sunday” now on at the 2021 Toronto Digital Fringe Festival.
More Fringe-y, diverse and interactive – it’s Toronto’s 2021 Digital Fringe Festival!
Interview with Toronto Fringe Festival’s Executive Director Lucy Eveleigh about the Toronto Digital Fringe Festival and all the ways to fringe your way
The PlayMe Podcast of Jordi Mand’s Between the Sheets is a pandemic silver lining
Interview with playwright Jordi Mand about the audio version of her hit play Between the Sheets
Louise Pitre’s film “On the Rocks” is a revealing portrait of the artist’s life
“It became obvious that I wanted to be ME.” Interview with Canadian musical-theatre star Louise Pitre about the genesis of “On the Rocks…Stirred not Shaken” her autobiographical solo show filmed live at Theatre Passe Muraille and streaming on May 27-31, 2021.
Miriam Fernandes brings global experiences to her new role at Why Not Theatre
Interview with Miriam Fernandes about her new role as Co-Artistic Director of Why Not Theatre company and contribution to two of Why Not’s key initiatives, the ThisGen Fellowship and Riser National expansion.