It’s been a while since I’ve had a Stage Door Dialogues to share with you, and I’m so excited that this interview gets to be with 郝邦宇 Steven Hao. 郝邦宇 Steven Hao is an award winning director, actor, writer, and the Artistic Director of Pucker’s, currently based in Tkaronto. Born and raised in China, Steven…
It's that time of year again: The Toronto Fringe Festival! I'm getting my schedule ready for this year's Festival, and with around 100 shows on offer again this year, that's no small task. So I've sent my Fringe Five questions to more Fringe artists this year to help us all get to know them and…
Centaur Theatre is finishing off their season with the moving For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again. Gabriel Tsampalieros is bringing his extraordinary talent in set design to the stage for this special production. I got to ask Gabriel about this show, his work outside of set design, and what's coming up next for him!…
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…
With the holidays just around the corner, there's no better way to get into the spirit of the season than with a classic holiday play like Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Putting his unique spin on this holiday classic is Ryan G. Hinds! I asked him about his relationship with this text, his focus on…
Tarragon Theatre has a thrilling and thought provoking World Premiere co-production on the boards this November. Working with Modern Times Stage Company and Theatre ARTaud to bring this story to life, CRAZE is sure to be a unique and exciting experience. I asked playwrights Rouvan Silogix and Rafeh Mahmud about their inspiration for this play,…
Theatre Passe Muraille is coming alive with a stunning physical theatre piece Erased by Coleen Shirin MacPherson. Coleen is a multi-talented artist who has collaborated with artists all over the globe to create this new work. I got to ask Coleen about her inspiration for this play, why make it about greeting cards, and what…
Factory Theatre is host to the second stop in the national tour of Tiny Bear Jaw's I Don't Even Miss You. A "dystopian pop "solo" show" of epic proportions, I Don't Even Miss You is an exciting piece you won't want to miss. I got to send Elena Belyea some questions about their new show,…
Rosa Laborde is an actress, screenwriter, director, and playwright whose work is coming to the stage once again with the World Premiere of Interior Design at Tarragon Theatre. We chat about her writing process, where she got her inspiration for the play, and where life's messes come from. Rosa Laborde Photo by Dahlia Katz Could…
Michi Barall does it all: playwright, actor, and academic. Though she's been living in NYC for over 30 years, she's still very much in touch with her Canadian roots. Barall's new play, Drawing Lessons, is set to premiere at Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis next month. I got to ask Michi some questions about her…
A View from the Box 