When I initially started actively writing here in Toronto back in April, I had the idea to talk about masking policies but at the time I had thought that the issue wasn’t very topical any longer. Most companies had their policies in place (wear a mask and show proof of vaccination at the door). As…
The Spring Works Festival, located in Stratford, Ontario, is currently offering a short works project entitled Tapashta. The Michif word for “renew,” all of the works in this eleven episode series are focused on this concept, a perfect way to celebrate the world reopening as well as this beautiful spring season! Tapashta is entirely online,…
The Edge Productions opens its tantalizing production of Venus in Fur this week at Shō Studios. This dynamic, intriguing two person play by David Ives is perfectly suited to the intimate setting at Shō, and beguiles audience members with a story of art, love, and the politics of sex. Venus in Fur is based on…
Perf(ucked), a new piece conceived and performed by Somerville Black, premiered at the University of Windsor. A true display of vulnerability, both physically and emotionally, Perf(ucked) explores the evening of a model/waitress as she discusses her life with the artists sketching her. I was astounded at the level of openness Black infused into this piece, as…
In October of 2016 a group of writers collected to workshop and create new pieces of theatre to then be produced by local theatre companies. This group, The Windsor Writer's Series, created four plays which were then produced over four months at Mackenzie Hall beginning in March, 2017. Each play was unique and intriguing, leaving…
Drawing Board Production's latest creation, Bedwetter, depicts the real life trials and victories of Tamlynn Bryson, the co-creator and story-teller. Directed and co-created by Kyle Kimmerly, Bryson reflects on her childhood from ages seven to fifteen and what it feels like to have "accidents" even when entering into young womanhood. What I loved the most about the…
I had the pleasure of seeing The Cog and Sprocket's production of Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waitor at Shō, a fantastic piece of absurdist theatre which had me hooked from beginning to end. Samuel Beckett's influence on Pinter is clearly evident in The Dumb Waitor, but Pinter makes some very calculated deviations from the conventions…
A View from the Box 