Fresh kibbeh with tahini, hummus, warm pita, and grape leaves. Macaroni and cheese. A popsicle on a hot day; specifically one of those red, white, and blue ones, preferably from the local ice cream truck. Everyone’s comfort foods are as unique as they are; it’s reflective of a life lived and the food we take…
Do you know who you were in a past lifetime? Maybe you were the face of a maize flour company, or a stripper working on Christmas Eve. Maybe you made arepas with love or maybe you made love to strangers. Genrefuck. explores the complexities of life through two different stories: Reina by Augusto Bitter and…
Grammy-winning baritone Elliot Madore brings his full self and heritage to his new piece, Identity: A Song Cycle. A mixture of music, poetry, and performance, Identity: A Song Cycle is a love letter to the self, our pasts, and to passing along this knowledge for the future. I asked Elliot about the inspiration for this…
Montreal native Oren Safdie has been cheering for the Canadiens for as long as he can remember. He infuses this love of hockey, and the player he idolized in his youth, into his latest theatrical work Beyond Ken Dryden. I get to talk to Oren about the show, his prolific work on both stage and…
Lynda Hill has certainly made her mark on Toronto's theatre scene, particularly for the smallest of theatre-goers. With a passion for theatre for young audiences, she's the founder of the WeeFestival! I got to ask Lynda about the festival, what audiences can expect, and what it's like making theatre for young audiences! Lynda Hill Could…
What is life like through the eyes of an elephant? Is it lush and green, or lonely and chained? Sydney has experienced it all, and is here to tell the tale. Sanctuary Song, libretto by Marjorie Chan 陳以珏, composed by Abigail Richardson-Schulte, and directed by Michael Hidetoshi Mori, is an opera for all ages about…
Gather round for the cheapest opera in town, it’ll only cost you threepenny! Or so the Balladeer says. But in an underworld of debauchery, stealing, and a cutthroat boss or two, there’s much more than simply money at stake. Bertold Brecht’s famous The Threepenny Opera, directed by Anita La Selva, is an ambitious choice for…
God needs better representation, or at least Monica certainly thinks so. She’s been under the impression that God hates queer people, but when she finds out that God made her a lesbian, her whole world shifts. The Cunning Linguist, written and performed by Monica Garrido Huerta and directed by Beatriz Pizano, invites audiences to journey…
The critic sits on her balcony, writing a review about a musical about a fat Black gay man writing a musical about a fat Black gay man writing a musical. A Strange Loop indeed, a never ending cycle of writing about theatre which is itself about writing theatre. As she reflects on the soul-touching lyrics…
Ever wonder how certain videos or photos online get deemed unfit for viewing? Believe it or not, there are people in charge of completing that task. Jane is one of those people, and now she finds herself forced into a therapy session to be allowed back to work. Max Wolf Friedlich’s Job, artfully directed by…
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