If your child went missing for a year, would you know them if they returned? More importantly, would they know you? Leslie Rhodes faces this unfathomable situation in Tommy Rhodes, a new true crime musical written by Aveleigh Keller and Mateo Chavez Lewis who also directs. Based on a true story from Louisiana in 1913,…
Stage Door Dialogues – Fringe Five
Getting prepped for Fringe? Me too! To help you all get to know some of the artists better and learn a bit about their shows, I've made up the Fringe Five: it's a series of five questions which I've distributed to several Fringe artists. All of their answers will be compiled here, along with the…
AVftB Goes to Toronto Fringe 2024!
Sing it with me folks, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” It’s FRINGE! Well, almost. With less than two weeks to go until the Toronto Fringe Festival, I wanted to let you all in on what I’m going to be up to, and how I’m preparing for the most intense two weeks of…
Makeshift Company’s “When You Close Your Eyes”
Are you feeling stuck in your life? Dreams not coming true? Is your household cat making your life miserable? Then Mother Moon has a solution for you! Come and become part of the sisterhood as they escape reality to The Middle, where all things are possible. For it is only When You Close Your Eyes…
Stage Door Dialogues – Adrienne Wong of “SmartSmart” at FOLDA
The Festival of Live Digital Art is back for its 7th year. The only festival of its kind in the country, it explores the idea of live performance mixed with digital technologies. Adrienne Wong has come to Kingston from the West Coast to present SmartSmart, a show featuring the phones you’re likely reading this review…
The R.A.V.E. Institute and Outside the March, in association with Luminato Festival Toronto’s “R.A.V.E.”
Are you ready to face your fears, face your future, face forward, and face the music? Then The R.A.V.E. Institute is ready for you, too! Get ready to get your sweat on as you dance your way towards transcendence and (hopefully) the upload. Devised by DJ Me Time (a.k.a. the Founder), R.A.V.E. will lift your…
Modern Times Stage Company and The Aga Khan Museum, in association with Theatre ARTaud’s “The Caged Bird Sings”
The echo of the courtyard of the Aga Khan Museum allows the call to prayer which signals the beginning of The Caged Bird Sings to reverberate up into the heavens. It draws our eyes upward towards a clear blue sky; though as in the cave, the sun can no longer be seen as the story…
Moving In Theatre’s “Speaking of Hilary”
Something is clearly wrong with Hilary, but even her best friend isn’t sure what it is, or if it’s even real. Elias Campbell’s Speaking of Hilary delves deep into the world of two friends as they navigate post-school life, illness, and caring for one another. A slice-of-life two hander, Speaking of Hilary is an emotional…
Beyond the Box – June 2024
There's plenty of theatre happening in the GTA, and in other provinces too! Here's a list of a few other productions which are coming up this month. Discovering Allan Sherman - Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company The songs of Allan Sherman will have you rolling in the aisles as we learn about the man who…
Waiting in the Wings – June, 2024
Hard to believe that June is upon us already! It feels like this year has flown by. I've seen so much incredible theatre this year, and this will certainly be continuing into June. Speaking of Hilary - Moving Theatre Speaking of Hilary is an original one-act play premiering at Toronto’s Red Sandcastle Theatre on June…
A View from the Box 