The art of letter writing has certainly fallen by the wayside in popular culture; immediacy is now the name of the game. Long gone are the days of anxiously waiting by the post box for the mailman to deliver the next note from your love in the next town over. That nostalgia, the good and…
Hummed hymns are the first sounds to grace our ears as the lights come up on a quaint convenience store. Mr. Kim is getting ready to start his day, but he certainly doesn’t know how this day is going to end. Written by Ins Choi and directed by Weyni Mengesha, Kim’s Convenience is not only…
Growing up in South Western Ontario, I knew that where I lived was one of the first Canadian safe-havens for formerly enslaved peoples on the Underground Railroad, however I never learned about where that pathway to freedom actually ended. Lost Heroes of Oro, written and directed by Alinka Angelova, is a new musical about just…
Could there possibly be a show at the centre of a Venn diagram of clever 80’s references, musical theatre, and the hit Netflix show “Stranger Things”? There is only one that fits the bill: Stranger Sings. Directed by Zachary Mansfield, this parody musical has a little something for everyone, not just die-hard fans of the…
The Japan Foundation is showing the world of Kabuki Theatre through film with their exciting event “Cinema Kabuki.” I was able to ask organizer Toshi Aoyagi about the event, about his own experience with Kabuki, and what audiences can expect from this day of Kabuki on film. Can you please introduce yourself to my readers…
Going through puberty is hard enough as it is, forget about having all of those feelings while a succubus lives under your bed! Created and performed by Eric Woolfe, The Strange and Eerie Memoirs of Billy Wuthergloom, directed by Mairi Babb, is a relatable, spooky, musical, and magical journey in the not-so-average life of young…
What do you remember about 1999? I had turned 9 just days before New Year’s Eve, and the panic around Y2K was real. Adam Meisner’s For Both Resting and Breeding imagines a timeline where Y2K, or something like it, happened. For Both Resting and Breeding is an intriguing look at history, memory, and our tendency…
Have you ever seen a scene in a movie where they’re trying to get a dog to decide which owner it likes best? The set the dog in the middle of the room while the two contenders call to it, seeing whose call will make the dog yield. John, the central figure of Mike Bartlett’s…
What happens when you, as a person, become synonymous with your work? When it’s all consuming and becomes the foundation of your entire life? Nick Green’s Dinner with the Duchess takes a look at one such artist at a pivotal moment in her career: her retirement. After a hit run at Here For Now Theatre…
Ding dong! An unexpected visitor is at the door! But is he a man, or is he an idea that’s come to disrupt this middle-class family? And what’s most important, can they recognize his influence before it’s too late? Director Alan Dilworth takes on Roland Schimmelpfennig’s iconic play Winter Solstice, translated by David Tushingham. Featuring…
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