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How I Met TheTheatreTimes.com

Review: “UnTuned” (Golvareh)



Performing Shakespeare in the Era of COVID-19

Battery Dance Festival+: Canadian Voices in Dance

Online Acting Classes? Here Are the Pros and Cons



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
“Trade/Motorhead” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 23, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Opera, United States of America | 0
A double bill by Irish composer Emma O’Halloran and her uncle, librettist Mark O’Halloran,...
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“Undine” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 21, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, Transmedia, United States of America | 0
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“In Our Daughter’s Eyes” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 20, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America | 0
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“note to a friend” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 18, 2023 | Festivals, Japan, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America | 0
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“Morning//Mourning” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 17, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America | 0
“Trade/Motorhead” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 23, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Opera, United States of America | 0
A double bill by Irish composer Emma O’Halloran and her uncle, librettist Mark O’Halloran,...
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“Undine” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 21, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, Transmedia, United States of America | 0
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“In Our Daughter’s Eyes” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 20, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America | 0
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“Morning//Mourning” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 17, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America | 0
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“The Fall” at Soho Playhouse
by Clare Cioffero | Jan 12, 2023 | Adaptation, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America | 0
Emerging Playwright Embarks on Gershwin Era Musical
by Alexander Fatouros | Aug 23, 2022 | Chicago, Musical Theatre, News, Playwriting, United States of America | 0
American playwright and concert pianist, William Robert Martin, is an emerging artist whose star...
“(It’s Been 76 Years and We’re) Still Waiting for Lefty” – Theatre Unleashed at Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Christine Deitner | Sep 5, 2021 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America | 1
Seventy-six years after Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty premiered in New York, Theatre Unleashed...
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...
“Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King” and Dialogue of Civilizations at American Repertory Theater: An Interview with the Creative Team
by Heather Waters | Jan 9, 2023 | Boston, Interview, Theatre and Politics, United States of America | 0
Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King, will be performed January 12 – 15, 2023, at the Loeb...
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,...
Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2021 Retrospective
by Suzi Elnaggar | Jan 13, 2022 | Covid-19, Dramaturgy, Mexico, Review, United States of America | 0
In the face of many challenges in Summer 2021, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...
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“Black Dove” – Chekhov in Mexico
by Antonio Hernández Nieto | Mar 31, 2021 | Mexico, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad | 0
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“Chicago:” Presenting Crime as a Show
by Lorena Meeser | Jan 13, 2020 | Mexico, Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Dance | 0
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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
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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“Trade/Motorhead” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 23, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
A double bill by Irish composer Emma O’Halloran and her uncle, librettist Mark O’Halloran,...
Read More“Undine” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 21, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, Transmedia, United States of America
Undine is a three-act animated opera composed by Stefanie Janssen and Michaël Brijs. The pandemic...
Read More“In Our Daughter’s Eyes” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 20, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
In Our Daughter’s Eyes, composed by Pulitzer prize winning composer Du Yun and librettist Michael...
Read MoreToronto’s Next Gen Theatre Makers are Looking for Answers to Big Questions
When I thought about why I wanted to write this article, a simple, almost childlike thought came...
Read More“note to a friend” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 18, 2023 | Festivals, Japan, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
note to a friend, composed by Pulitzer prize-winning composer David Lang, is a chamber opera...
Read More“Morning//Mourning” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
by Jingyi Zhang | Jan 17, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
Gelsey Bell’s Morning//Mourning is a quirky, experimental opera that defies categorization. It is...
Read MoreKennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2022
by Lydia Cochran | Jan 14, 2023 | Dramaturgy, Essay, United States of America
During a summer of uncertainty and anxiety for American theatres and artists alike, a cohort of...
Read More“The Fall” at Soho Playhouse
by Clare Cioffero | Jan 12, 2023 | Adaptation, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
On a cold November, New York Friday night, when temperatures approached freezing, the shivering...
Read More“Lazarus 1972–2022” by Ping Chong
by Clare Cioffero | Jan 10, 2023 | Design, New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America
The show Lazarus 1972-2022 is difficult to pin down. How can what a thought looks like be...
Read More“Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King” and Dialogue of Civilizations at American Repertory Theater: An Interview with the Creative Team
by Heather Waters | Jan 9, 2023 | Boston, Interview, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King, will be performed January 12 – 15, 2023, at the Loeb...
Read More“Ain’t No Mo Play” on Broadway at Belasco Theatre
by Ademola Bello | Jan 7, 2023 | LGBTQ Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, United States of America
The young playwright Jordan E. Cooper deserves kudos for writing the play Ain’t No Mo. He is...
Read MoreArt, Dance, and Film of Ingrid Nachstern and Cate McNider
by Alexander Fatouros | Jan 5, 2023 | Interview, Ireland, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom, United States of America
It was a chance meeting at MoMA’s dance series “Some sweet day” that brought Ingrid Nachstern and...
Read More“Once Upon A (Korean) Time:” Review
by Clare Cioffero | Jan 3, 2023 | New York, Playwriting, Puppetry, South Korea, United States of America
The simplicity of the set was enriched with exquisite lighting design, by Oliver Wason, depicting the starry heavens above, exploding bombs, flocks of butterflies, even projections of characters.
Read More“&Juliet”: What if?—A Review.
by Lisa Monde | Dec 19, 2022 | Adaptation, Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
The previews of &Juliet the musical, began October 28th 2022 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre...
Read MoreThe Blackest Raisin: “A Raisin in the Sun” at The Public Theatre
by Jonathan Kalb | Dec 9, 2022 | New York, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, as anyone reading this knows, is a cornerstone of...
Read More“In a World Without Roe,” Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre Fosters Theatrical Parity
by Rhiannon Ling | Dec 4, 2022 | New York, News, Playwriting, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
Walking to the back of Sisters on Fulton, the excitement is palpable. A sizable group has gathered...
Read MoreGodless Clergy Members in “The Unbelieving”
by Morgan Skolnik | Nov 18, 2022 | Documentary Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Religion, United States of America
The Unbelieving is documentary theater (all the lines are taken from real interviews), but this...
Read MoreGrowing Up and Getting Through in Jill Sobule’s “F*ck7thGrade”
by Morgan Skolnik | Nov 17, 2022 | LGBTQ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
F*ck7thGrade is messy, it’s awkward, it’s unrelentingly earnest, and it’s utterly delightful....
Read MoreMartin Crimp’s “Not One of These People” at the Royal Court: Radical Investigation of Presence and Absence in Fiction
by Aleks Sierz | Nov 12, 2022 | Canada, Dramaturgy, Review, Theatre and Science, United Kingdom
The fictional world is our world, but at the same time it’s another place; likewise, the digital...
Read MoreClowning “On Beckett,” Irwin Delights at the Emerson Paramount Center
by Matthew McMahan | Oct 31, 2022 | Adaptation, Boston, Directing, Ireland, Review, United States of America
Bill Irwin greets the audience by conveying that the performance will be around 90 minutes (by way...
Read MoreMelissa Etheridge’s Queer Joy: “My Window—A Journey Through Life”
by Morgan Skolnik | Oct 28, 2022 | LGBTQ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America
I was struggling to find my seat at New World Stages when two people a bit older than me wearing...
Read MorePrequel, Sequel and Two Fangs: An Exclusive Interview with Dacre Stoker
by Lisa Monde | Oct 26, 2022 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America
This year is the 125th Anniversary of the famous gothic novel written by the Irish writer Bram...
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