This play was updated in the most stunning way. For those of you who don’t know it, it is about the demise of a relationship between a pregnant teenager and her equally young boyfriend. It is the process of conflict – the action leads us through their discussion of hopes, dreams, responsibility, and their changing… [Read more…]
June 16, 2010
Imagine you are a mega film producer who makes some of the goriest films ever produced to fund independent projects that directly deal with ignorance and racism. You are attending the wedding of your only child, a golden daughter – a brilliant cross-cultural success, an extraordinary beauty, and the object of your deepest affection. The… [Read more…]
June 16, 2010
Enter a scene, through the scene. In the middle of a black box made round through a two story wood structure – four parts, on the edges with audience sitting in arcs – four again. There are two rows of seating on each arc. In the middle of the circle, a series of benches. The… [Read more…]
June 14, 2010
Apparently, in a strange, brutal, and similarly pathetic way to humans. A stage, anything but minimal – intense set collection featuring a prominent fur-covered chair, a glowing mountainesque statue, a stool covered with s rough rag, a large rocky pedestal, two hammock-style hanging pods, a cart with what looks like a chemistry set. Atmospherically decorated… [Read more…]
June 12, 2010
Centre in the Square is such a big venue. It is one of Canada’s largest and it also boasts some of the best acoustics. With a productions like Norman, these two are necessary. Word of warning: if you are prone to headache or seizure from strobe lights, please be forewarned that this show relies heavily… [Read more…]
June 10, 2010
Right… This one is hard to write about because this is one of my “must see” shows of the festival. As for insider information, let’s stick to this: Norman by Lemieux Pilon 4D art is a BIG HONKIN’ SHOW according to Ken Cameron. So big, in fact, that it has almost never been mounted for… [Read more…]
June 10, 2010
Ken Cameron, Artistic Director from Magnetic North, sat with me for a chat (blogged here) over lunch. In this time, not only did he give me the nuts and bolts of the festival itself, but some of the inside scoop about the shows being presented. In this entry, I will present you with a guide… [Read more…]
June 9, 2010
I had the pleasure of having a lunch with Ken Cameron, the Artistic Director of Magnetic North Theatre Festival on Monday. Ken walks with purpose and buzzes with energy like few people I know. In an extraordinarily animated interview, Ken enlightened me on the nuts and bolts of this amazing festival. Magnetic North, at first… [Read more…]
June 5, 2010
My reviews of KWYT end tonight with the performance of Othello at the Galt Little Theatre. Starting next week, I will be gearing up to review Magnetic North Theatre Festival. It is my hope to attend a performance, and then have a review published at some point the next day. Here is the schedule I will… [Read more…]
June 21, 2010
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