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Review: Tarragon Theatre’s “Orestes” by Rick Roberts


For Youth, Theatre is Action






Invisible Diaries: Lay Your Burdens Down Day



Invisible Diaries: Who Is That Masked Man?

Invisible Diaries: Sympathetic Magic





Review of Porte Parole’s “The Assembly – Montreal”



“5 O’clock Bells:” The Story of Lenny Breau




Well-Executed “Waitress” Hampered by Poor Sound





“Casablanca:” We’ll Always Have the Radio!!!







“Oleanna’s” Take on Sexual Harassment Holds Up Well



“Happy Days” at Theatre Kingston

GCTC’S “Bang Bang”: A Fast-Paced, Funny Satire



Mòshkamo: “Finding Wolastoq Voice”

“Asking For It” at 1000 Islands Theatre





“The Unnatural and Accidental Women” in Ottawa


“The Ugly One:” Re-adaptation Attempts Face-Lift























2 Sherlock Holmes Adventures

The Toronto Theatre Laboratory

















“Albumen”: A Living Hotblooded Art Piece






A Feminist Documentary Play From Toronto: “Grace”




Undercurrents Festival: Bark And Lots Of Bite




Review: Who Needs To Be Reminded “We Are Not Alone”?






“After The Fire’s” Wit And Rage Is Incendiary

“Deer Woman” Is A Work Of Immense Power And Artistry

Artistic Director Eric Coates remaking GCTC










Solo 70: Dance Is A Mechanism For Letting Go

“The Drowning Girls”: A Story Of Misogyny And Murder






Peter Hinton’s Return To The NAC Stage


“Fierce” Offers A Believable Portrayal Of Loneliness

“The Virgin Trial”: A Gritty Political Crime Drama


“Fierce” Premise Hard To Buy





B+ For Broadway Across Canada’s “School Of Rock”


Ottawa Little Theatre’s Two Paws Up For “Sylvia”






Review: “Julius Caesar” At The Stratford Festival


The Gladstone Celebrates A Decade Of Drama

Review: “Sisters” At Soulpepper Theatre


“The Tempest” At The Stratford Festival


Seana Mckenna Shines As Julius Caesar At Stratford



“I Don’t See Race” And Other White Lies

“Orlando” At Soulpepper Theatre




“Don’t Read The Comments” (Montreal Fringe)










A Reboot Of “Doctor Faustus” For The Cyber Age






“Wicked”–North American Tour




“#Faustus” At Arts Court Theatre


“Anjou”: Lady Chamberlain





Review: “An Ideal Husband” At The Stratford Festival

Review: “The Music Man” At The Stratford Festival











All Love for “Black Boys’” Black On Black Love


“Up To Low” Has Universal Appeal!


“Dissidents” At ARC

“BANG BANG” Is Equal Parts Disarming And Disturbing



Foster On Aging: Amusing But Often Tasteless

“Snake Oil”: A Thought Provoking Show









The NAC Comes Up Trumps With “carried away”


“Idomeneus”: Digging For Truth In Myth






On Words In Motion: “Brodsky/Baryshnikov”












Tracing With Body And Music In Jeff Ho’s “Trace”

Sitting With Amanda Parris’ “Other Side Of The Game”



Fresh Takes On Fresh Meat, Part 1






Edmonton Fringe: Political and Physical



“In Sundry Languages” Is A Feast for the Ears








“Come From Away” – New Canadian Musical on Broadway





“Concord Floral” at Canadian Stage

Olivier Kemeid’s “The Aeneid” at Stratford Festival
New York’s Secret Theatre Brings an Experiential Horror-Thriller Play to India
by Gowri S | Mar 1, 2021 | Devised Theatre, India, New York, Transmedia, United States of America | 0
Redemption Room, an experiential horror-thriller theatre performance by New York-based Secret...
New York’s Secret Theatre Brings an Experiential Horror-Thriller Play to India
by Gowri S | Mar 1, 2021 | Devised Theatre, India, New York, Transmedia, United States of America | 0
Redemption Room, an experiential horror-thriller theatre performance by New York-based Secret...
The Annoyance’s “Splatter Theater:” Sharing a Chicago Halloween Tradition with an Online Audience
by Andrew Agress | Oct 26, 2020 | Chicago, Featured, Interview, Transmedia, United States of America | 0
While theaters around the United States typically produce The Rocky Horror Picture Show around...
On Screen And On Stage, Disability Continues To Be Depicted In Outdated, Cliched Ways
by Magda Romanska | Nov 15, 2020 | Essay, Los Angeles, Theatre and Disability, United States of America | 0
The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have forced Hollywood and other artists and filmmakers...
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Lessons Wanted, But Not Found, in “Daisy”
by John Brunner | Nov 5, 2020 | Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America | 0
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“Sweat” at Left Edge Theatre
by Heather Waters | Oct 8, 2020 | Los Angeles, Playwriting, Theatre and Politics, United States of America | 0
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Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
by Taurie Kinoshita | Feb 24, 2021 | Hawaii, LGBTQ Theatre, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America | 0
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
Exploring and Humanizing the Nuances of Black American History Through Theatre: Conversation With Playwright and Actor Stephen Sampson.
by Irina Yakubovskaya | Feb 11, 2021 | Boston, Education, Interview, Playwriting, United States of America | 0
Driven by his appreciation for authenticity and history, Stephen Sampson created his theatre...
Perceptions of Each Other’s Cultures: Open Letter to an American Theater Critic
by Henrik Eger | Aug 19, 2019 | Philadelphia, Transcultural Collaborations, United Kingdom, United States of America | 1
Most theater productions will never become available again, no matter how great the quality,...
“Chicago:” Presenting Crime as a Show
by Lorena Meeser | Jan 13, 2020 | Mexico, Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Dance | 0
Chicago combines passion, adultery, crime, murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation and...
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“Distancias Cortas” (Short Distances): Four Spaces, Four Moments
by Lorena Meeser | Sep 23, 2019 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, Mexico, Review | 0
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Of Blood and Metaphors: Bárbara Colio’s “Casi Transilvania”
by Margarita Vargas | Jun 11, 2019 | Mexico, Review | 0
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The Magical World Of Leonora Carrington
by Margarita Vargas | Jun 24, 2018 | Adaptation, Mexico, Review, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Gender | 0
Once Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19
by Alvina Ruprecht | Dec 26, 2020 | Barbados, Covid-19, Review | 0
Independence in Barbados is not without its many activities in celebration. We are accustomed to...
Performative States In Cuba: Coco Fusco In Conversation With Stephanie Bailey
by Stephanie Bailey | Sep 18, 2017 | Cuba, Interview, United States of America | 0
In this conversation, Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco talks about...
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New York’s Secret Theatre Brings an Experiential Horror-Thriller Play to India
by Gowri S | Mar 1, 2021 | Devised Theatre, India, New York, Transmedia, United States of America
Redemption Room, an experiential horror-thriller theatre performance by New York-based Secret...
Read MoreRadical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
by Taurie Kinoshita | Feb 24, 2021 | Hawaii, LGBTQ Theatre, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
Read MoreThe Story Of Shakuntala And Dushyant Set In Contemporary Times Reaches Broadway
by Gowri S | Feb 22, 2021 | Adaptation, India, New York, Review, United States of America
The Mahabharata’s Shakuntala and Dushyant find themselves in a modern-day setting, addressing the...
Read MoreA Point and Click Music Session With “Modulation”
by Marcina Zaccaria | Feb 21, 2021 | New York, Prototype 2021, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
I was mesmerized by Courtney Love, performing in Kansas City Choir Boy at Prototype in 2015....
Read MoreDon’t Worry, Guy: Toronto’s Indie Theatre Community Stays Resilient
by Katherine Cappellacci | Feb 19, 2021 | Canada, Festivals, News
On February 20th at 7pm, Sebastian Biasucci’s family will be in their kitchen eating dinner. One...
Read MoreIceland’s “Wide Slumber for Lepidopterists” Undergoes Metamorphosis by Means of Metaphor
by Alexander Fatouros | Feb 18, 2021 | New York, Prototype 2021, Review, Theatre and Opera, Theatre and Science, United States of America
Composed by Valgeir Sigurðsson and directed by Sara Martí, Wide Slumber for Lepidopterists is an...
Read MoreWorks Process at The Guggenheim: Isolation to Creation Docuseries
by Clare Cioffero | Feb 16, 2021 | New York, News, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Dance, United States of America
Midway through the first episode of Isolation to Creation, a docuseries produced as part of this...
Read More“A Strange Loop” by Michael R. Jackson
by Jack Wernick | Feb 14, 2021 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Jackson’s brave and ingenious dismantling of race and sexuality norms provides a portal from which those who have experienced discrimination based on their identity can readily embrace his insight and wit.
Read MoreIn Space, No-One Can Hear you Quarantine: San Diego Fringe Theatre Artists Discuss a Year-Long Collaborative Online Monologue Project.
by Irina Yakubovskaya | Feb 13, 2021 | Devised Theatre, Interview, Transmedia, United States of America
The works of San-Diego-based theatre company Lonesome Whistle Productions thrive in the...
Read MoreReview: Tarragon Theatre’s “Orestes” by Rick Roberts
by Laurie Fyffe | Feb 13, 2021 | Canada, Review, Transmedia
Tarragon Theatre’s technological foray into the virtual reality of a Covid-19 lockdown begins with...
Read MoreExploring and Humanizing the Nuances of Black American History Through Theatre: Conversation With Playwright and Actor Stephen Sampson.
by Irina Yakubovskaya | Feb 11, 2021 | Boston, Education, Interview, Playwriting, United States of America
Driven by his appreciation for authenticity and history, Stephen Sampson created his theatre...
Read MoreCinematic Opera Unveiled: Philip Glass and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”
by Katrina Holden-Buckley | Feb 5, 2021 | Boston, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
Speaking to a class in Rome years ago, I heard Tito Schipa Jr. speak about how opera is simply too...
Read MoreTen Ableist Tropes to Jettison in 2021
by Melissa Hillman | Jan 28, 2021 | Essay, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
Disabled people need people who live in privileged bodies to do better. People with disabilities...
Read More“A Black and White Cookie” at TNC
by Jack Wernick | Jan 28, 2021 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Gary Morgenstein’s nostalgic yet au courant play A Black and White Cookie is an invigorating...
Read More“Times3 (Times x Times x Times)” Takes Bite Out of Big Apple
by Alexander Fatouros | Jan 28, 2021 | New York, Prototype 2021, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
Created by theatre-artist Geoff Sobelle and composer-performer Pamela Z, Times3 (Times x Times x...
Read MoreOn Changing The Disability Inclusion Narrative: An Interview With Theater Breaking Through Barriers’ Nick Viselli
by Madison Parrotta | Jan 26, 2021 | Interview, New York, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
Inclusion has quickly become the commanding narrative in the theater world, but when it comes to...
Read More“The Book of Magdalene” at Main Street Theater: Interview with Playwright Caridad Svich
by Trevor Boffone | Jan 23, 2021 | Covid-19, Interview, Playwriting, United States of America
When Rebecca Greene Udden graduated from Rice University, she decided to make Houston her...
Read MoreDigital Ghost: The Modern Vignette Between Two Worlds. Ansky’s “The Dybbuk” on Zoom
by Boris Sandler | Jan 21, 2021 | Adaptation, New York, Russian Theatre Abroad, Transmedia, United States of America
This article has been translated from it’s original Yiddish by Vassili Schedrin The year...
Read MoreInteractive Online Theater – “Life on Earth”
by Qi Zhu | Jan 21, 2021 | Review, Transmedia, United States of America
Charles Mee’s Heaven on Earth conveys the message that our civilization, too, has come to an end;...
Read MoreCards For Humanity: “Social Alchemix (Live!)” by Wil Petre
by Emily Cordes | Jan 17, 2021 | Participatory Theatre, Review, United States of America
The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned an interesting social paradox: even as online platforms have...
Read More“The Dybbuk” Or a Play Possessing Audiences for a Century
by Agnieszka Legutko | Jan 17, 2021 | Adaptation, Poland, Review, Russia, Transmedia, United States of America
December 9, 2020, marked an important anniversary in Jewish theater history: a centennial of the...
Read MoreIntriguing and Peculiar Immersive Theater with Grounded Aerial’s “The Insectinside”
by Megan McCormick | Jan 16, 2021 | Review, Theatre and Dance, United States of America
An intriguing, quirky, movement and aerial experience, The Insectinside performed by the company...
Read MoreChoosing the Stories You Tell: An Interview with Kelley Girod
by Jennifer Delac | Jan 14, 2021 | Directing, Interview, United States of America
We live in a world that is demanding change, moving at a rapid pace while simultaneously crawling...
Read More2021 Flying Start For Human Rights Art Festival
by Alexander Nderitu | Jan 13, 2021 | Festivals, New York, News, Theatre and Art, United States of America
First of the block is ‘Human Freedom 2021- A Theater for Human Rights Campaign’. This initiative is spearheaded by newly-appointed 2021 IHRAF International Fellow, Alessandro Lenzi. It is organized through a global collaboration between Raizes Teatro (Palermo), International Human Rights Art Festival (NYC), Avant – Garde Lawyers (Paris), and Global Campus of Human Rights (Venice). Alessandro Lenzi is the Director of Raizes Teatro. The Last Era, a play written by Alessandro Ienzi will be one of the features of the campaign.
Read MoreMinecraft Plays in Covid Times with Director/Artist Susie Lawrence
by Melissa Trepa | Jan 11, 2021 | Covid-19, Education, Interview, Transmedia, United States of America
Artist and Director, Susie Lawrence, takes on the challenging aspects of Covid-theatre to a new...
Read MoreOut of the Darkness: A “Visit” with Lighting Designer Japhy Weideman
by Colden Lamb | Jan 10, 2021 | Design, Interview, United States of America
“That’s what we as lighting designers do – we observe, interpret, and find ways to recreate...
Read MoreTheatre Shows How The Art of Inclusion Can Help Build a Better Canada in 2021
by Taiwo Afolabi | Jan 8, 2021 | Canada, News, Transcultural Collaborations
As we bid the pandemic year goodbye and herald the new year, it’s worth asking about the kind of...
Read MoreThe Rise of the Ridiculous in “Circle Jerk” by Fake Friends
by Timothy L'Ecuyer | Jan 6, 2021 | Interview, LGBTQ Theatre, Transmedia, United States of America
Lights up. Enter a troll. Literally. Circle Jerk, returning to stream on demand January 1 –...
Read MoreAmir Nizar Zuabi’s “This Is Who I Am:” A Reminder of Family, Humanity, and the Power of Theatre
by Rhiannon Ling | Jan 2, 2021 | Covid-19, Review, United States of America
The issue with Zoom theatre is that, oftentimes, the two do not comply: theatrical performance is...
Read MoreAbout “December”
by Aleks Sierz | Dec 31, 2020 | London, Playwriting, Review, United States of America
Yesterday, I watched the streamed version of December, written and directed by Alexander Knott,...
Read MoreNew Musicals Presented at the National Alliance of Musical Theatre’s 32nd Annual Festival
by Megan McCormick | Dec 31, 2020 | Festivals, Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America
*Content Warning: This article discusses and describes new musicals that deal with such topics as...
Read MoreMaintaining Whoville: Interview with Designers Chris Rynne and Shelly Williams
by Colden Lamb | Dec 27, 2020 | Design, Interview, United States of America
For the past twenty-three years, The Old Globe’s production of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole...
Read MoreOnce Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19
by Alvina Ruprecht | Dec 26, 2020 | Barbados, Covid-19, Review
Independence in Barbados is not without its many activities in celebration. We are accustomed to...
Read MoreRadio-Drama Vibe of Resounding’s “Treasure Island: LIVE” Captivates
by Alexander Fatouros | Dec 19, 2020 | Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America
Based on Orson Welles’ 1938 radio play and adapted by Creative Director Steve Wargo,...
Read More“Imagining Marvin”: A Tribute to How Far (and Not Far) We’ve Come
by Amy Oestreicher | Dec 19, 2020 | Interview, Musical Theatre, United States of America
An interview with Ryan Shaw In our new digital era, it was an honor to have a Zoom sit-down with...
Read MoreEmbrace The Chaos: “Readymade Cabaret 2.0”
by Emily Cordes | Dec 17, 2020 | Devised Theatre, Participatory Theatre, Review, United States of America
Given the year’s unsettling mixed-bag of a global pandemic, racial reckoning, political strife,...
Read MoreAfro-Latinidad And The Greater Good Of The Latinx Playwrights Circle
by Trevor Boffone | Dec 12, 2020 | Festivals, Playwriting, United States of America
In October 2017, a group of Latinx playwrights came together in New York City to share space,...
Read MoreA Marriage of Art and Cultures: Leung Ming-kai and Kate Reilly
by Elizabeth Kerr | Dec 11, 2020 | Hong Kong, Interview, Management, United States of America
Written by: Elizabeth Kerr Sitting in a decidedly Hong Kong-flavoured café in Prince Edward, Leung Ming-kai and Kate Reilly present as an old married couple, even if they’ve only been bound in matrimony for seven years. They...
Read MoreLeaving Reality with “Dave’s Roleplays”: An Interview with Actor David French
by Colden Lamb | Dec 7, 2020 | Acting, Covid-19, Interview, Transmedia, United States of America
At first glance, one might consider portraying someone’s older brother, boyfriend, or therapist,...
Read MoreUnder the Influence of Dada: Readymade Cabaret 2.0 Breaks Out of Linear Time, Celebrates Chance
by Alexander Fatouros | Dec 4, 2020 | Featured, New York, Participatory Theatre, Review, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Dance, United States of America
The brilliant performance reaffirms its disregard for conventional attitudes and unjustified inequalities—a nod to the social and political context from which the work sprang.
Read MoreOn Screen And On Stage, Disability Continues To Be Depicted In Outdated, Cliched Ways
by Magda Romanska | Nov 15, 2020 | Essay, Los Angeles, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have forced Hollywood and other artists and filmmakers...
Read More“Keely and Du” at The Seeing Place
by Rhiannon Ling | Nov 15, 2020 | Covid-19, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Keely and Du, Jane Martin’s seminal work from 1993, is a piece often touted for its emotional...
Read MoreOf Wizards and Trolls: “Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy”
by Michael Schweikardt | Nov 10, 2020 | Design, Review, Transmedia, United States of America
Co-workers Masha and Nikolai sit side by side in separate black boxes on my laptop screen. Their...
Read MoreFor Youth, Theatre is Action
by Kristina Watt | Nov 8, 2020 | Canada, Interview, Theatre and Politics, Theatre for Young Audiences
Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of inviting a group of teenagers in Canada, ages...
Read More“Señor Ruiseño (Monsieur Rossignol)”: Ce Commentaire Féroce Sur la Politique Catalane Actuelle Ouvre Une Nouvelle Voie de la Critique au Canada!
by Francois Guillon | Nov 7, 2020 | Canada, Essay, Review
La compagnie catalane Els Joglars, crée en 1962 par Albert Boadella, Carlota Soldevila, propose...
Read MoreLessons Wanted, But Not Found, in “Daisy”
by John Brunner | Nov 5, 2020 | Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
On September 7, 1964, during an NBC Monday night movie, the democratic campaign to reelect...
Read More“All Hallows Eve”
by David Vernon | Nov 3, 2020 | Musical Theatre, New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America
All Hallows Eve is one of those rare productions that contain all the spicy ingredients of a...
Read MoreCreative Freedom and the Craft of Acting: Interview with Scott Fielding, Founder of Michael Chekhov Actor Studio in Boston.
by Irina Yakubovskaya | Nov 2, 2020 | Acting, Boston, Interview, United States of America
Michael Chekhov Actor Studio Boston, or MCASB, has been one of the leading New England acting...
Read MoreHybrid Vigor: Frankenthaler and Ravel, Part of the “Hearing Color, Seeing Time” Series
by Clare Cioffero | Oct 31, 2020 | Review, Theatre and Art, United States of America
To the right of the piano, hung on the far wall of the space, was the ravishing 103 x 172.5 inch acrylic on canvas. The Frankenthaler abstract painting dominated the space with a wash of undulating colors and shapes. Rothenberg opened with commentary about the connections between these two works of art explaining that while it’s challenging to talk about abstract works, as Baudelaire wrote, sometimes the combination of two difficult pieces can clarify and reveal the heart of the works.
Read More“Inside the Box” at the Geffen Playhouse – A Puzzler’s Delight
by Christine Deitner | Oct 29, 2020 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America
I won’t be the first or last person to note that 2020 has been a challenging year. It has...
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