Michaela Washburn

Native Earth Performing Arts Presents The World Premiere Of NIIZH
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 31, 2023

Native Earth Performing Arts presents the World Premiere of NIIZH written by Joelle Peters and directed by Desirée Leverenz.

Young People's Theatre Presents FROZEN RIVER An Award-Winning Tale Of Reconciliation Spanning Seven Generations
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2023

Young People's Theatre will present Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy), a timely play from Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP). This award-winning production tells a story that spans seven generations, and explores themes of reconciliation, connection, and learning from those who have protected our waterways for centuries.

Carousel Theatre Explores Indigenous Reconciliation + Environmentalism In West Coast Premiere Of FROZEN RIVER
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2022

Carousel Theatre for Young People (CYTP) opens its 2022/23 season with the West Coast premiere of Manitoba Theatre for Young People's award-winning play Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy), at Granville Island's Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St), from September 28 to October 16, 2022.

Carousel Theatre For Young People Explores Indigenous Reconciliation In West Coast Premiere Of FROZEN RIVER
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2022

Carousel Theatre for Young People (CYTP) opens its 2022/23 season with the West Coast premiere of Manitoba Theatre for Young People's award-winning play Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy), at Granville Island's Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St), from September 28 to October 16, 2022.

Native Earth Welcoming Joelle Peters as Interim Artistic Director and Himanshu Sitlani as Managing Director
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 1, 2022

As Native Earth Performing Arts begins its 40th year, the Board of Directors announces the appointments of Joelle Peters as Interim Artistic Director and Himanshu Sitlani as Managing Director. 

Necessary Angel Theatre Company Announces 2022 Artistic Residency Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2022

Alan Dilworth, Artistic Director of Necessary Angel Theatre Company, has announced the 2022 Necessary Angel Theatre Company Artistic Residency program, with Dian Marie Bridge, Deanna H. Choi, and Michaela Washburn as 2022 Resident Artists.

New Appointments In Stratford Festival's Directors' Office
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2021

Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino has announced some changes in the Stratford Festival's Directors' Office, which will open the Festival to a broader range of artistic voices and influences as it prepares to mark its 70th season in 2022.

Nightwood Theatre Presents A Live Encounter By UnSpun Theatre LOST TOGETHER
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2021

Nightwood will present UnSpun Theatre's Lost Together, conceived by Shira Leuchter and created and realized by Shira Leuchter and Michaela Washburn, from May 25th to June 5th, 2021.

Stratford Festival Announces 2021 Outdoor Season Featuring Plays & Musical Cabarets Starring Canada's Top Talent
by Alan Henry - Apr 7, 2021

The Stratford Festival is transforming, for this summer, into an outdoor festival offering a season of six plays and five cabarets reflecting on the theme of Metamorphosis, with performances held under beautiful canopies that will hark back to the Festival’s founding under a tent in 1953.

Nightwood Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts Present EMBODYING POWER AND PLACE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2021

This spring Nightwood Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts are honoured to present Embodying Power and Place, curated by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and New Harlem Productions. In 2019, the federal commission on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released their final report, Reclaiming Power and Place.

Necessary Angel Theatre Company Announces New Artistic Residency Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2021

Alan Dilworth, Artistic Director of Necessary Angel Theatre Company, today announced the inaugural Necessary Angel Theatre Company Artistic Residency program, with Alana Bridgewater, Carlos Rivera, and Michaela Washburn as 2021 Resident Artists.

Nightwood Theatre Announces 2020/21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 24, 2020

Nightwood Theatre has announced their 2020/21 season. As theatres, artists and citizens around the globe contend with the pandemic, Nightwood invites theatregoers to a season that promises to ignite conversation, spark creativity and celebrate community in their most intimate season to date.

Nominations for the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2020

At an online media announcement - pre-taped in front of Meridian Hall with physically distanced protocols in place - streamed June 8 on the Dora Awards YouTube channel, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 243 nominations for the 41st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

FIGHT ON! Comes to Infinithéâtre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2020

Following two years of applauded, in-depth workshop productions, Infinithéàtre continues its mandate of reflecting life in the 21st century with the combined and refined full-scale production of parts 1&2 of Fight On! (Nôtinikiy). With vital, overdue recognition of Indigenous Peoples manifested by Wet'suwet'en supporters joining the protest of Coastal GasLink's pipeline project running through traditional territories, Québec's signing of the Grand Alliance respecting Cree values and wildlife habitat protection in a clear break from colonial policies, and Canada Post honouring Louis Riel and the Red River Resistance with a 150th anniversary commemorative stamp, playwright and Infinithéâtre Artistic Director Guy Sprung's timely examination of Canada's ignoble past is a dynamic bonanza. Blending comedy and Dickensian irony with tragedy, Fight On! is performed mainly in English, with significant characters speaking French, Cree and Kanienʼkéha (Mohawk), from March 16-29 at the beautiful downtown Centre St Jax. There will be moderated talkbacks after a number of performances.

ACTRA Toronto 2020 Award Winners Announced
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2020

ACTRA Toronto has announced the winners of the 18th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto.

Native Earth Performing Arts to Present THIS IS HOW WE GOT HERE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2019

Native Earth Performing Arts will present its production of the 2018 Governor General-nominated play This Is How We Got Here, written and directed by Keith Barker, featuring Kristopher Bowman, Tamara Podemski, James Dallas Smith and Michaela Washburn on January 26-February 16, 2020.

BWW Review: Profound Beauty in ALMIGHTY VOICE AND HIS WIFE at Soulpepper
by Louis Train - Oct 20, 2019

ALMIGHTY VOICE IS AND HIS WIFE is an enormous play, spanning an incredible breadth of theatrical technique and exploring, in depth, some of the most challenging questions of Canadian cultural memory.

Stratford Festival Announces Casting For 2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2019

With the new Tom Patterson Theatre taking shape on the banks of the Avon River, the Stratford Festival is thrilled to announce key casting as it builds the acting company for its monumental 2020 season.

BWW Contest: Win Two Tickets to Almighty Voice and His Wife in Toronto!
by BWW Contests - Oct 11, 2019

Get ready because BroadwayWorld is giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Soulpepper Theatre Company's production of Almighty Voice and His Wife! The winner will receive a pair of tickets to their choice of the production's October 15th or October 16th performance. The contest will run now through October 13th at 11:59PM EST, so make sure to enter for your chance to win TODAY!

COME FROM AWAY's Astrid Van Wieren To Star In NYC Premiere Of THE RIVER YOU STEP IN Film
by Alan Henry - Sep 23, 2019

INDIECAN, Film Coop, Marjory Avenue Productions and Aliyah Films present the New York Premiere of this Canadian Indie feature starring Astrid Van Wieren who is currently in the smash Broadway hit, Come From Away. Jon Michaelson is writer, director and co producer of this timely and provocative piece.