We all know that Pride started as a protest, right? But did you know that Toronto’s Pride has a similar origin story? The history of Toronto’s queer village is almost as old as the city itself, and yet few of us know the details. Jonathan Wilson takes audiences back to 1979 in his solo show…
Music is magic: a song can express a part of our souls that we’re too afraid to. Carolyn Fe and her ghostly group are lifting their voices, and potentially more than just the spirits of the audiences, with their concert Grave Songs: A Concert to Thin the Veil. With pieces from France to Broadway, this…
“What do you see?” Two men. Both artists. One older, one younger. Both on a precipice. And RED, so much red. Written by award-winning author John Logan, RED takes audiences inside the studio of Mark Rothko and into the psyche of one of America’s most renowned artists. Directed by Kenzie Dalie, RED is a love…
Robots taking over our jobs, and sometimes our lives, has been the stuff of science fiction as long as the genre has existed. Yet it seems that more and more, those visions of the future are becoming closer to reality. Graham Isador’s TRUCK takes those anxieties about job loss and widespread automation and makes them…
The Montreal Clown Festival is about to be underway! With nine days of offerings, you're sure to find something to tickle your funny bone! Vanessa Rigaux is the Montreal Clown Festival's Director, and she was kind enough to answer some questions about the Festival, about clowning as an art form, and what audiences can expect…
What happens when you’ve had enough? You’re at the end of your rope and you just can’t take another bad thing happening in your life? Do you cry, scream, or both? Or do you try to set the grocery store you were just fired from on fire, like Beth. There is Violence and There is…
Everyone has their own secrets, but when Kai’s mother unexpectedly passes away, she discovers that her mother had been keeping plenty of secrets...about Kai. Carried by the River, written by Diana Tso 曹楓 and directed by William Yong 楊漢源 is about the importance of both ancestry and discovery, told through the eyes of a queer…
What does your resume say about you? That you’re hard working, dedicated, customer-oriented, have a bubbly personality, or works well with others? But what about what’s happened at those previous jobs? How have they shaped who you are today? Rosamund Small takes us on that journey, through her past careers and their adventures, in her…
Propriety. Purity. Power. Of Shakespeare’s canon, Measure for Measure is one of the more hotly contested works. Rife with moral ambiguities, deception, and silent women, Measure for Measure perpetually leaves audiences and scholars alike perplexed. House + Body’s production, helmed by Christopher Manousos, visually and textually highlights these ambiguities and takes them to new heights…
May I have the definition please? Could you use it in a sentence? What’s the country of origin? If you’ve watched even one round of the Scripp’s National Spelling Bee, you know these questions. But are YOU ready to take on the Bee yourself? Directed by Jennifer Walls, with music direction by Michael Ipplito, and…
A View from the Box 