“How do you feel today?” A simple sounding question, yet one which we never truly ask in full because the answer will be more difficult than we’re usually willing to express. Solomon Goudsward’s How To Feel looks at the complexities of our emotional lives through the eyes of a down-on-his-luck young man and his close…
Imagine waking up for the first time. You haven't been asleep, but you haven't been awake either. No one around you notices. What is different? What has changed? Will this society cast you out as defective? Can you return? And even if you do return, will it be what you remembered? Devon Healey’s Rainbow on…
The hair salon is a sacred space; women to go unburden themselves, to feel glamorous and pampered, and in a small town, that salon community is even more tight knit. Steel Magnolias allows the audience to be a fly on the wall in one such salon in Louisiana, how their lives intertwine and how they…
I had another fabulous day at Fringe! I spent the whole day at Soulpepper, and got to see so many friends! It’s so great bumping into folks and getting to connect with them at the Fringe! Maurice Henry Carter and Doug Tjapkes Next Stage Festival - Justice for Maurice Henry Carter - Arbez Drama Projects…
It was a HOT day at Fringe! But it was also a full day of seeing shows, having delicious meals, and running into lovely friends. The community is what I love the most about Fringe and today was a great reminder of that. Photo by Mia Safdie James & Eddie - Skylark Productions What do…
Grammy-winning baritone Elliot Madore brings his full self and heritage to his new piece, Identity: A Song Cycle. A mixture of music, poetry, and performance, Identity: A Song Cycle is a love letter to the self, our pasts, and to passing along this knowledge for the future. I asked Elliot about the inspiration for this…
What is life like through the eyes of an elephant? Is it lush and green, or lonely and chained? Sydney has experienced it all, and is here to tell the tale. Sanctuary Song, libretto by Marjorie Chan 陳以珏, composed by Abigail Richardson-Schulte, and directed by Michael Hidetoshi Mori, is an opera for all ages about…
Gather round for the cheapest opera in town, it’ll only cost you threepenny! Or so the Balladeer says. But in an underworld of debauchery, stealing, and a cutthroat boss or two, there’s much more than simply money at stake. Bertold Brecht’s famous The Threepenny Opera, directed by Anita La Selva, is an ambitious choice for…
The critic sits on her balcony, writing a review about a musical about a fat Black gay man writing a musical about a fat Black gay man writing a musical. A Strange Loop indeed, a never ending cycle of writing about theatre which is itself about writing theatre. As she reflects on the soul-touching lyrics…
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…
A View from the Box 