They might just be “four Jews in a room, bitching,” but their lives are so much more complicated than that! Falsettos, with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Finn and James Lapine, is simultaneously a laugh-out-loud comedy and heartbreaking drama about a group of friends living in New York City whose lives…
In the lobby outside of the Franco Boni Theatre there’s a quote projected onto the wall: “What you are about to see is not wholly inaccurate. But close.” Rose Napoli, author and star of Mad Madge, sets up our expectations for her play perfectly in two brief sentences. Mad Madge explores the extraordinary life of…
Imagine having ideas and plans so big that you simply knew you couldn’t fit them into a single lifetime. What’s a billionaire like Walt Disney to do but freeze his own head in hopes of one day being revived in time to help save the world. Lucas Hnath’s A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay…
You might think you know about Louis Riel and his place in Canada’s History, but I can guarantee you’ve never heard it told like this! Frances Končan’s Women of the Fur Trade, which is being presented by the National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre and Great Canadian Theatre Company, looks at this tumultuous time in Canada’s…
An American horror writer and a British children’s story author walk into a bar...or in the case of Eldritch Theatre’s The House at Poe Corner, they walk into the Woodland of Weir, never to be heard from again. Resurrected for its ten year deathiversary, The House at Poe Corner (written by Micheal O’Brien and Eric…
Who is Shaniqua Jenkins? The casting directors certainly think they know, but under the “sassy” and “bold” exterior they want, lies a whole other woman ready to show them what’s what. Writer and performer bahia watson brings her unique sense of humour and point of view with her play shaniqua in abstraction. In its World…
Opera Atelier is revitalizing its original work ALL IS LOVE for their spring offering this year. An exploration of love in its many forms, ALL IS LOVE combines pieces from several different French composers to create an inspiring and moving programme. Helmed by Opera Atelier’s Co-Artistic directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, ALL IS…
Rose Napoli is once again delving into the realm of historical fiction with her new play Mad Madge. Like her stunning performance in WILDWOMAN, Napoli is bringing to life author, poet, and would-be empress Margaret Cavendish to life. I asked Rose about what it’s like to write and star in a play, how Cavendish’s writing…
Writer, actor, creator: bahia watson truly does it all. From her recent work on some of Toronto’s biggest stages to her work on several familiar television shows, you’ve definitely seen her infectious smile and brilliant talent somewhere before. Now, watson is embarking on a new adventure: a solo show which they’ve written and are starring…
Mairi Babb is back in the world of spooky stories and happy haunts acting in Eldritch Theatre’s production of “The House at Poe Corner.” I’m so thankful to get to interview Mari once again about this new adventure this year, where she will be puppeteering some of your favourite Disney characters (though there is no…
A View from the Box 