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Phil Rickaby is on a quest to learn as much about the Canadian theatre world as he can: Who are the people who work in theatre? What is unique about theatre communities across Canada? What is it like to be a theatremaker in Canada? What are the important issues the industry faces? Each week Phil talks to mainstream creators you may have heard of, or indie artists you should really know, all to find out what it takes to be…Stageworthy.

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Sue Edworthy

December 04, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 69 MB

Sue Edworthy has worked in theatre, dance and opera organizations in and around Toronto such as Luminato, Opera Atelier, and Theatre Passe Muraille. She is a 2010 Harold Award recipient and recipient of the CharPR Prize for best publicity 2012 and 2013, and the 2015 recipient of the Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award for Arts Leadership. Sue also runs Sue Edworthy Arts Planning, a freelance marketing/PR, producing and strategic planning company for the Toronto independent arts community...

#159 – Mairi Babb

November 27, 2018 06:00 - 59 minutes - 50.2 MB

Mairi Babb is Toronto based actor, originally from Ireland, who came to Toronto via Winnipeg. She's been seen in everything from The Rocky Horror Show, to The Pirates of Penzance, to War Horse. You can see her now in Eldritch Theatre's Space Opera Zero, on now until December 2 at the Red Sandcastle Theatre. Twitter: @mairibabb1 Tickets to Space Opera Zero: eldritchtheatre.ca/tickets

Mairi Babb

November 27, 2018 06:00 - 59 minutes - 50.2 MB

Mairi Babb is Toronto based actor, originally from Ireland, who came to Toronto via Winnipeg. She's been seen in everything from The Rocky Horror Show, to The Pirates of Penzance, to War Horse. You can see her now in Eldritch Theatre's Space Opera Zero, on now until December 2 at the Red Sandcastle Theatre. Twitter: @mairibabb1 Tickets to Space Opera Zero: eldritchtheatre.ca/tickets

#158 – Lisa Norton

November 20, 2018 06:30 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

A Toronto native and graduate of George Brown Theatre School, Lisa Norton has had the pleasure of splitting her time between the worlds of stage, screen and voice acting. Her twenty-year theatre career has taken her across Canada to major venues including The Arts Club (Vancouver), Citadel Theatre (Edmonton), Theatre Calgary, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, The Globe (Regina), The Segal Centre (Montreal), Odyssey Theatre (Ottawa), Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton), and Thousand Islands Playhouse,...

Lisa Norton

November 20, 2018 06:30 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

A Toronto native and graduate of George Brown Theatre School, Lisa Norton has had the pleasure of splitting her time between the worlds of stage, screen and voice acting. Her twenty-year theatre career has taken her across Canada to major venues including The Arts Club (Vancouver), Citadel Theatre (Edmonton), Theatre Calgary, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, The Globe (Regina), The Segal Centre (Montreal), Odyssey Theatre (Ottawa), Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton), and Thousand Islands Playhouse,...

Johnny Wideman - Theatre of the Beat

November 13, 2018 06:00 - 52 minutes - 44.1 MB

Johnny is the Artistic Director and a founding member of Theatre of the Beat. Studied Drama at the University of Waterloo & Theatre at the University of Sussex where he focused on politically oriented theatre & practitioners. He enjoys hypothetical jokes, riding his motorcycle and lives in Stouffville, ON. #CHURCHTOO Artfully depicted through a variety of scenes and relationships, #ChurchToo explores the struggle of wading into the realities of sexual assault and examines the difficulties...

#157 – Johnny Wideman - Theatre of the Beat

November 13, 2018 06:00 - 52 minutes - 44.1 MB

Johnny is the Artistic Director and a founding member of Theatre of the Beat. Studied Drama at the University of Waterloo & Theatre at the University of Sussex where he focused on politically oriented theatre & practitioners. He enjoys hypothetical jokes, riding his motorcycle and lives in Stouffville, ON. #CHURCHTOO Artfully depicted through a variety of scenes and relationships, #ChurchToo explores the struggle of wading into the realities of sexual assault and examines the difficulties...

Siobhan Richardson & Jade Elliott McRae of Crux Encounter Productions

November 06, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 60 MB

Crux Encounter Productions combines performance, research and development, and training to create a company unlike any other. Our mission is to be a home for stage combat. A sandbox for fellow fight directors and performers. A place to tell stories of conflict with honesty, reverence, and a commitment to safety. It is the world’s first multimedia, multiplatform stage combat company. Founders Siobhan Richardson and Jade Elliott McRae recognized that combattual theatre needs a place to live ...

#156 – Siobhan Richardson & Jade Elliott McRae of Crux Encounter Productions

November 06, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 60 MB

Crux Encounter Productions combines performance, research and development, and training to create a company unlike any other. Our mission is to be a home for stage combat. A sandbox for fellow fight directors and performers. A place to tell stories of conflict with honesty, reverence, and a commitment to safety. It is the world’s first multimedia, multiplatform stage combat company. Founders Siobhan Richardson and Jade Elliott McRae recognized that combattual theatre needs a place to live ...

Zazu Oke & Vince Deiulis Theatre Nidana’s Gods like Us

October 30, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes - 38.4 MB

To commemorate the 100<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Armistice of the First World War, this worldwide premiere takes a look at the conflict through a lesser-known perspective. In November 1917, on a yam field in Nigeria, a farmer is approached by a Canadian war recruiter to join the Allied troops to push back the German advance in East Africa. The Nigerian farmer’s morality is challenged in ways he never expected. An allegory interwoven with traditional Nigerian music and stories, this ne...

#155 – Zazu Oke & Vince Deiulis Theatre Nidana’s Gods like Us

October 30, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes - 38.4 MB

To commemorate the 100<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Armistice of the First World War, this worldwide premiere takes a look at the conflict through a lesser-known perspective. In November 1917, on a yam field in Nigeria, a farmer is approached by a Canadian war recruiter to join the Allied troops to push back the German advance in East Africa. The Nigerian farmer’s morality is challenged in ways he never expected. An allegory interwoven with traditional Nigerian music and stories, this ne...

#154 – Cora Matheson, Kararina Hatzinakos, and Mark Kreder from The Spur-Of-The-Moment Shakespeare Collective's Shakespeare in Hospitals

October 23, 2018 05:00 - 46 minutes - 39.8 MB

The Spur-Of-The-Moment Shakespeare Collective (SOTMSC) was founded in 2010 by Victoria Urquhart and Sean Horbatiuk, to cultivate a community of emerging artists with a shared interest in Shakespeare and community engagement. Annually the SOTMSC performs "Shakespeare in Hospitals". A project that is exactly what it sounds like: we create new shows, using Shakespeare’s words, designed specifically to bring to patients in hospitals across the GTA, like Mount Sinai, Sunnybrook and CAMH and more...

Cora Matheson, Kararina Hatzinakos, and Mark Kreder from The Spur-Of-The-Moment Shakespeare Collective's Shakespeare in Hospitals

October 23, 2018 05:00 - 46 minutes - 39.8 MB

The Spur-Of-The-Moment Shakespeare Collective (SOTMSC) was founded in 2010 by Victoria Urquhart and Sean Horbatiuk, to cultivate a community of emerging artists with a shared interest in Shakespeare and community engagement. Annually the SOTMSC performs "Shakespeare in Hospitals". A project that is exactly what it sounds like: we create new shows, using Shakespeare’s words, designed specifically to bring to patients in hospitals across the GTA, like Mount Sinai, Sunnybrook and CAMH and more...

#153 – Jordi O'Dael & Andew Gaunce of Aberrant Theatre, Presenting the Ghost Light Anthology

October 16, 2018 05:00 - 50 minutes - 43.8 MB

Jordi O'Dael Jordi is a Toronto based trans nonbinary performer, director, dramaturg, and producer. A UWinnipeg/Randolph College alum, Jordi has based their career on portraying 12 year old children, ancient evil constructs, and creating queer punk feminist impressionist pieces. In 2017, Jordi served as co-writer, dramaturg, producer, and performer for the award winning, breakout hit ‘NASTY’ at the Toronto Fringe. Their primary interests are the unexplained and unsettling, ghosts and ghouls...

Jordi O'Dael & Andew Gaunce of Aberrant Theatre, Presenting the Ghost Light Anthology

October 16, 2018 05:00 - 50 minutes - 43.8 MB

Jordi O'Dael Jordi is a Toronto based trans nonbinary performer, director, dramaturg, and producer. A UWinnipeg/Randolph College alum, Jordi has based their career on portraying 12 year old children, ancient evil constructs, and creating queer punk feminist impressionist pieces. In 2017, Jordi served as co-writer, dramaturg, producer, and performer for the award winning, breakout hit ‘NASTY’ at the Toronto Fringe. Their primary interests are the unexplained and unsettling, ghosts and ghouls...

#152 – Philip Akin

October 09, 2018 05:00 - 51 minutes - 54.2 MB

Philip Akin has been acting and directing for over 40 years. In 2000, he was a founding member of Obsidian Theatre, Canada’s leading black theatre company, and has served as its Artistic Director since 2006. In this role, he has worked tirelessly to provide opportunities and guidance for emerging artists. In 2002, he was part of the team that launched the Obsidian Mentor/Apprentice Program, a one-of-a-kind program that has so far helped 61 black artists embark on exciting careers as director...

Philip Akin

October 09, 2018 05:00 - 51 minutes - 54.2 MB

Philip Akin has been acting and directing for over 40 years. In 2000, he was a founding member of Obsidian Theatre, Canada’s leading black theatre company, and has served as its Artistic Director since 2006. In this role, he has worked tirelessly to provide opportunities and guidance for emerging artists. In 2002, he was part of the team that launched the Obsidian Mentor/Apprentice Program, a one-of-a-kind program that has so far helped 61 black artists embark on exciting careers as director...

#151 – Rosanna Saracino

October 02, 2018 04:00 - 53 minutes - 46.8 MB

Rosanna Saracino is an Italian-Canadian director, dramaturge, educator, acting coach and costume designer, who has worked in the professional theatre industry for more than twenty years, with forays into directing and acting coaching in film, TV, video and documentaries. She received her MFA from York University in Directing, was the Director in Residence at the Canadian Stage Theatre and at Shadowpath Theatre as part of the Femme5 Operative, is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of art & ...

Rosanna Saracino

October 02, 2018 04:00 - 53 minutes - 46.8 MB

Rosanna Saracino is an Italian-Canadian director, dramaturge, educator, acting coach and costume designer, who has worked in the professional theatre industry for more than twenty years, with forays into directing and acting coaching in film, TV, video and documentaries. She received her MFA from York University in Directing, was the Director in Residence at the Canadian Stage Theatre and at Shadowpath Theatre as part of the Femme5 Operative, is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of art & ...

#150 – Thea Fitz-James & Wes Babcock of Dark Day Monday

September 25, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes - 38.6 MB

Dark Day Monday is a curated monthly performance series featuring artists who defy expectations and break boundaries. We seek out acts that explore, play, and fuck with performance forms or genres. www.darkdaymonday.com Instagram: darkdaymonday Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/darkdaymonday Thea Fitz-James Thea Fitz-James is part academic, part journalist, and part theatre practitioner. She is a theatre maker and performance artist, having created work with FADO in Toronto, Secre...

Thea Fitz-James & Wes Babcock of Dark Day Monday

September 25, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes - 38.6 MB

Dark Day Monday is a curated monthly performance series featuring artists who defy expectations and break boundaries. We seek out acts that explore, play, and fuck with performance forms or genres. www.darkdaymonday.com Instagram: darkdaymonday Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/darkdaymonday Thea Fitz-James Thea Fitz-James is part academic, part journalist, and part theatre practitioner. She is a theatre maker and performance artist, having created work with FADO in Toronto, Secre...

#149 – Jennifer Walls

September 18, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MB

Jennifer Walls is a performer producer, and voice-over actor. As a musical theatre performer she has played leading roles in a wide variety of musicals including RENT, Beauty And The Beast, The Wizard of Oz and number of Canadian premiers as well as the Dora Award nominated original musical review Off-Broadway, On Stage. She was also a finalist in the CBC hit show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? As a voice actor she has voiced recurring characters on a number of animated series' incl...

Jennifer Walls

September 18, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MB

Jennifer Walls is a performer producer, and voice-over actor. As a musical theatre performer she has played leading roles in a wide variety of musicals including RENT, Beauty And The Beast, The Wizard of Oz and number of Canadian premiers as well as the Dora Award nominated original musical review Off-Broadway, On Stage. She was also a finalist in the CBC hit show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? As a voice actor she has voiced recurring characters on a number of animated series' incl...

#148 – Halifax Fringe Roundup #2

September 08, 2018 15:50 - 40 minutes - 43.2 MB

The second Halifax Fringe Roundup! In this episode we check in with Andrew Gaunce, Laura Thornton, and Mariel Kathryn Hunter to see how their Fringes have been going, talk about shows they have loved, and about surviving Fringe exhaustion! Andrew Gaunce Instagram: @TempleGaunce Aberrant Theatre Instagram: @aberranttheatre Something Wrong Laura Thornton Walesong Theatre Twitter: @whalesongprod Instagram: @whalesongtheatre The Birthday Mariel Kathryn Hunter Instagram: @comehomeplay I Wa...

Halifax Fringe Roundup #2

September 08, 2018 15:50 - 40 minutes - 43.2 MB

The second Halifax Fringe Roundup! In this episode we check in with Andrew Gaunce, Laura Thornton, and Mariel Kathryn Hunter to see how their Fringes have been going, talk about shows they have loved, and about surviving Fringe exhaustion! Andrew Gaunce Instagram: @TempleGaunce Aberrant Theatre Instagram: @aberranttheatre Something Wrong Laura Thornton Walesong Theatre Twitter: @whalesongprod Instagram: @whalesongtheatre The Birthday Mariel Kathryn Hunter Instagram: @comehomeplay I Wa...

Mariel K. Hunter

September 04, 2018 05:00 - 50 minutes - 53.8 MB

Mariel Kathryn Hunter hails from Saint John, New Brunswick and moved across the country to pursue her acting career in 2012. She has since appeared in a number of independent films and web series, as well as on stage. Most recently she has performed her one woman show on both coasts to tremendous reviews and oversold houses. Recent credits include Sarah in Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still. She has also founded Fort Heart Productions and directed under their banner a number of shows inclu...

#147 – Mariel K. Hunter

September 04, 2018 05:00 - 50 minutes - 53.8 MB

Mariel Kathryn Hunter hails from Saint John, New Brunswick and moved across the country to pursue her acting career in 2012. She has since appeared in a number of independent films and web series, as well as on stage. Most recently she has performed her one woman show on both coasts to tremendous reviews and oversold houses. Recent credits include Sarah in Donald Margulies’ Time Stands Still. She has also founded Fort Heart Productions and directed under their banner a number of shows inclu...

Halifax Fringe Roundup #1

September 01, 2018 17:27 - 44 minutes - 47.7 MB

<img src= "https://stageworthypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Halifax-Fringe-Logo-Option-3-1024x791.png" alt="" width="537" height="415" /> The first of two Fringe Roundups for Halifax Fringe, with Andrew Gaunce, Laura Thornton, Emilie Alexandre, and Mariel Kathryn Hunter! Andrew Gaunce Instagram: @TempleGaunce Aberrant Theatre Instagram: @aberranttheatre Something Wrong Laura Thornton Walesong Theatre Twitter: @whalesongprod Instagram: @whalesongtheatre The Birthday Emilie Ale...

#146 – Halifax Fringe Roundup #1

September 01, 2018 17:27 - 44 minutes - 47.7 MB

<img src= "https://stageworthypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Halifax-Fringe-Logo-Option-3-1024x791.png" alt="" width="537" height="415" /> The first of two Fringe Roundups for Halifax Fringe, with Andrew Gaunce, Laura Thornton, Emilie Alexandre, and Mariel Kathryn Hunter! Andrew Gaunce Instagram: @TempleGaunce Aberrant Theatre Instagram: @aberranttheatre Something Wrong Laura Thornton Walesong Theatre Twitter: @whalesongprod Instagram: @whalesongtheatre The Birthday Emilie Ale...

Kendall Savage

August 26, 2018 21:47 - 39 minutes - 34.8 MB

A graduate of The Randolph Academy of Performing Arts as well as The Players Academy Toronto, Kendall completed her Undergraduate BFA in Performing Arts at Concordia University Alumna 2013. Focusing her gifts in the direction of clown and comedy, Kendall set out to fulfill her calling as a professional clown. She has trained with the likes of Francine Coté, Aron DeCasemaker, Joe DePaul, Aitor Basauri, Philippe Gaulier and her Clown mentors Mike Kennard and John Turner of Mump and Smoot. Curr...

#145 – Kendall Savage

August 26, 2018 21:47 - 39 minutes - 34.8 MB

A graduate of The Randolph Academy of Performing Arts as well as The Players Academy Toronto, Kendall completed her Undergraduate BFA in Performing Arts at Concordia University Alumna 2013. Focusing her gifts in the direction of clown and comedy, Kendall set out to fulfill her calling as a professional clown. She has trained with the likes of Francine Coté, Aron DeCasemaker, Joe DePaul, Aitor Basauri, Philippe Gaulier and her Clown mentors Mike Kennard and John Turner of Mump and Smoot. Curr...

#144 – Fundy Fringe Roundtable

August 25, 2018 15:33 - 44 minutes - 49 MB

A roundtable discussion featuring Fundy Fringe artists Franny McCabe-Bennett (actor/playwright of Bar Star), Elliot Delage (actor/playwright of 25), and Mark Foster (playwright of The Waiting Gentlewoman). Franny McCabe-Bennett www.frannymcb.com Twitter: @Franny_McB Elliot Delage elliotdelage.artfolio.com Twitter: @elliotdelage Mark Foster tabootheatre.wordpress.com Twitter: @tabootheatre

Fundy Fringe Roundtable

August 25, 2018 15:33 - 44 minutes - 49 MB

A roundtable discussion featuring Fundy Fringe artists Franny McCabe-Bennett (actor/playwright of Bar Star), Elliot Delage (actor/playwright of 25), and Mark Foster (playwright of The Waiting Gentlewoman). Franny McCabe-Bennett www.frannymcb.com Twitter: @Franny_McB Elliot Delage elliotdelage.artfolio.com Twitter: @elliotdelage Mark Foster tabootheatre.wordpress.com Twitter: @tabootheatre

#143 – James McClure

August 21, 2018 05:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

James McClure is an award-winning writer, journalist, scholar and undergraduate instructor. In 2018, James’ newest play, Glass Closets, was chosen to be workshopped at Mount Allison University as part of the 2018 Playwrights’ Colony hosted by the Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre. 'Glass Closets' is his second Fundy Fringe Festival production. In 2017, he wrote and directed ‘Faking It,’ a coming-of-age comedy that was also one of three winners in the Saint John Theatre Company’s playwrigh...

James McClure

August 21, 2018 05:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

James McClure is an award-winning writer, journalist, scholar and undergraduate instructor. In 2018, James’ newest play, Glass Closets, was chosen to be workshopped at Mount Allison University as part of the 2018 Playwrights’ Colony hosted by the Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre. 'Glass Closets' is his second Fundy Fringe Festival production. In 2017, he wrote and directed ‘Faking It,’ a coming-of-age comedy that was also one of three winners in the Saint John Theatre Company’s playwrigh...

#142 – Sarah Rankin

August 18, 2018 19:26 - 51 minutes - 55.7 MB

Sarah Rankin is an actor educator, and the director of the Fundy Fringe. Twitter: @sarahrankin03 www.fundyfringefestival.com Twitter: @fundyfringefest

Sarah Rankin

August 18, 2018 19:26 - 51 minutes - 55.7 MB

Sarah Rankin is an actor educator, and the director of the Fundy Fringe. Twitter: @sarahrankin03 www.fundyfringefestival.com Twitter: @fundyfringefest

#141 – Aleena Needham

August 14, 2018 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Aleena resides in London, ON with her husband William – who Directed “Passing Notes.” Aleena and William are very proud parents to their two sons, Lennon and Fletcher. Aleena is an actor, playwright and the proprietor of My Neighbour’s Attic. She has co-written and appeared in “Two Prozacs Short of a Hap-P Meal” and “Occupy the Man Cave,” both of which were produced by Theatre Provocateur. She is thrilled to be premiering her new solo project, “Passing Notes,” at Fundy Fringe Festival in Sai...

Aleena Needham

August 14, 2018 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Aleena resides in London, ON with her husband William – who Directed “Passing Notes.” Aleena and William are very proud parents to their two sons, Lennon and Fletcher. Aleena is an actor, playwright and the proprietor of My Neighbour’s Attic. She has co-written and appeared in “Two Prozacs Short of a Hap-P Meal” and “Occupy the Man Cave,” both of which were produced by Theatre Provocateur. She is thrilled to be premiering her new solo project, “Passing Notes,” at Fundy Fringe Festival in Sai...

Alexander Thomas

August 07, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes - 37.9 MB

Married to a spouse who works for the foreign service, American born Alexander, has lived in London, Berlin and currently in Toronto. He made his Toronto stage debut in HANGMAN at Storefront Theatre. Last summer he performed at the Toronto Fringe Festival in LETTERS TO ANNEBELLE as well as the Summer Works Festival in THE NAILS and was most recently seen in the world premiere of FOR BOTH RESTING AND BREEDING for Talk Is Free Theatre in Barrie. And A GIRL LIVES ALONE another Summer Works proj...

#140 – Alexander Thomas

August 07, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes - 37.9 MB

Married to a spouse who works for the foreign service, American born Alexander, has lived in London, Berlin and currently in Toronto. He made his Toronto stage debut in HANGMAN at Storefront Theatre. Last summer he performed at the Toronto Fringe Festival in LETTERS TO ANNEBELLE as well as the Summer Works Festival in THE NAILS and was most recently seen in the world premiere of FOR BOTH RESTING AND BREEDING for Talk Is Free Theatre in Barrie. And A GIRL LIVES ALONE another Summer Works proj...

#139 – Eric Benson, Chanakya Mukherjee & Kate Werneburg from Dauntless City Theatre's Much Ado About Nothing

July 31, 2018 04:00 - 50 minutes - 43.1 MB

Dauntless City Theatre presents Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. In this fast-paced queer contemporary staging, the hijinks and heartbreak of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing come to life as you've never seen them before. You'll follow the story around the park on foot, getting up close and personal with all the adventure, romance, and deception of this timeless tale. This event is welcoming to humans and dogs of all ages, and is wheelchair-accessible. Berczy Park, Toronto. Admi...

Eric Benson, Chanakya Mukherjee & Kate Werneburg from Dauntless City Theatre's Much Ado About Nothing

July 31, 2018 04:00 - 50 minutes - 43.1 MB

Dauntless City Theatre presents Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. In this fast-paced queer contemporary staging, the hijinks and heartbreak of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing come to life as you've never seen them before. You'll follow the story around the park on foot, getting up close and personal with all the adventure, romance, and deception of this timeless tale. This event is welcoming to humans and dogs of all ages, and is wheelchair-accessible. Berczy Park, Toronto. Admi...

#138 – Kristi Boulton

July 24, 2018 05:00 - 57 minutes - 50.2 MB

Kristi Boulton an improv artist and is one of the members of the Improv Troupe, The Understudies, presenting Waaaay Off Broadway at the 2018 Hamilton Fringe. Waaaay Off Broadway: A Musical Improv Show! Waaaay Off Broadway is the musical improv show that you’ve always dreamed of seeing, especially because you create the show! Watch as the Understudies improvise dynamic scenes peppered with songs, topped off with a mini-musical inspired entirely by audience suggestions! Musical accompaniment...

Kristi Boulton

July 24, 2018 05:00 - 57 minutes - 50.2 MB

Kristi Boulton an improv artist and is one of the members of the Improv Troupe, The Understudies, presenting Waaaay Off Broadway at the 2018 Hamilton Fringe. Waaaay Off Broadway: A Musical Improv Show! Waaaay Off Broadway is the musical improv show that you’ve always dreamed of seeing, especially because you create the show! Watch as the Understudies improvise dynamic scenes peppered with songs, topped off with a mini-musical inspired entirely by audience suggestions! Musical accompaniment...

Carolyn Bennett & Jennifer McKinley

July 17, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB

Carolyn Bennett is an award-winning writer (2013 TIFF Screenwriting Intensive Jury Prize) and comedian living in Toronto. She was part of the 2017 Thousand Islands Playwrights' Unit and developed the full-length play The Monarchists. Produced plays include Mixed Media, Pure Convenience (CBC Radio), Runtkiller, The Short List,Hitler's Ass, Canis Familiaris and Sick Kids Wanna Talk To You. Her debut novel Please Stand By from Vancouver's NON Publishing will be released Fall 2019. Etc, etc...ht...

#137 – Carolyn Bennett & Jennifer McKinley

July 17, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB

Carolyn Bennett is an award-winning writer (2013 TIFF Screenwriting Intensive Jury Prize) and comedian living in Toronto. She was part of the 2017 Thousand Islands Playwrights' Unit and developed the full-length play The Monarchists. Produced plays include Mixed Media, Pure Convenience (CBC Radio), Runtkiller, The Short List,Hitler's Ass, Canis Familiaris and Sick Kids Wanna Talk To You. Her debut novel Please Stand By from Vancouver's NON Publishing will be released Fall 2019. Etc, etc...ht...

Toronto Fringe Roundup #2

July 14, 2018 15:35 - 1 hour - 55 MB

A roundtable conversation about Toronto Fringe on the last Saturday, as Tom McGee (Featherweight), Janelle Hanna (Robert.), Al Lafrance (I think I'm Dead), Danny Pagett (Prank), and Rebecca Perry (Bikeface) join host Phil Rickaby to talk about Toronto Fringe so far, what they’ve seen, what they are looking forward to seeing and much more. Recorded 10:00, July 14, 2018. Tom McGee Twitter: @mcgeetd Website: www.tdmcgee.com Theatre Brouhaha: www.theatrebrouhaha.com/ Featherweight: https://...

#136 – Toronto Fringe Roundup #2

July 14, 2018 15:35 - 1 hour - 55 MB

A roundtable conversation about Toronto Fringe on the last Saturday, as Tom McGee (Featherweight), Janelle Hanna (Robert.), Al Lafrance (I think I'm Dead), Danny Pagett (Prank), and Rebecca Perry (Bikeface) join host Phil Rickaby to talk about Toronto Fringe so far, what they’ve seen, what they are looking forward to seeing and much more. Recorded 10:00, July 14, 2018. Tom McGee Twitter: @mcgeetd Website: www.tdmcgee.com Theatre Brouhaha: www.theatrebrouhaha.com/ Featherweight: https://...

#135 – Eliza Martin

July 10, 2018 04:00 - 48 minutes - 41.1 MB

​Eliza was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts with a Drama Specialist before attending the Theatre and Drama Studies program at the University of Toronto and Sheridan College.Eliza workshopped her one-woman show O, an exploration of Hamlet’s Ophelia as an early version in 2014 before creating and developing O in partnership with Ali Joy Richardson in the 15th annual Paprika Festival in 2016. The show has since been performed at the Ar...

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