THE GUIDE TO BEING FABULOUS Comes to Soulpepper Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2023
Soulpepper Theatre will present The Guide to Being Fabulous, featuring stories and original songs that follow icon Sandra Caldwell’s journey from a pickpocketing youth to a star of stage and screen. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
2023 Marks 40 Years of Dream in High Park
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2023
This summer, Canadian Stage celebrates 40 magical years of Dream in High Park by bringing back one of Shakespeare's most beloved plays, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The first play ever presented in the High Park amphitheatre in 1983, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM has long been associated with the time-held tradition of Shakespeare under the stars.
Tarragon Announces 2022-23 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2022
Artistic Director Mike Payette and Managing Director Andrea Vagianos today announce Tarragon Theatre's 2022-23 season: a season that embraces the range of artistic form within the theatre experience and encourages interdisciplinary, intercultural and intergenerational exchange.
BWW Review: ORPHAN SONG at Tarragon Theatre
by Samantha Wu - Apr 12, 2022
Set over 40, 000 years BCE, ORPHAN SONG follows the story of a Homo-sapiens couple struggling through the recent loss of a child. In their travels, they come across a being they've never seen before - a Neanderthal child orphaned and alone. Instinctively, they take the child under their care but language ultimately keeps them apart.
Photo Coverage: Dancing Under The Stars At The Ballet Palm Beach Gala
by Stephen Sorokoff - Jan 28, 2022
Palm Beach is affectionately nicknamed “paradise” by those who reside and vacation here. Since it’s early beginnings the town has been a cultural hub inhabited by a community that generously and enthusiastically supports the performing arts. This was no more evident than at the legendary Colony Hotel last night as Ballet Palm Beach held their “WE BELIEVE” Season of Dance Gala.
Theater Breaking Through Barriers to Present VIRTUAL PLAYMAKERS' INTENSTIVE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2020
Theater Breaking Through Barriers today announced their first-ever Virtual Playmakers' Intensive. This unique online workshop will feature the world premiere of seven original works, created by and for TBTB artists and written exclusively to be performed on the Zoom conferencing platform.
BWW Review: THIS WAS THE WORLD at Tarragon Theatre
by Louis Train - Feb 7, 2020
In the opening scene of THIS WAS THE WORLD, on now at Tarragon Theatre, a law professor (R.H. Thomson) meets with his supervisor (Kim Nelson) to discuss a problematic statement he made in class. a?oeI apologised immediatelya??, he insists, but the fact that he's reclining with his feet up on his briefcase suggests he is anything but apologetic. His supervisor (we later learn she is the associate dean) also informs him that the department has gone ahead with the hiring of a new law professor, an Indigenous woman, despite his complaints that she is unintelligent and unimaginative. It's important, the dean argues, Canada's legal system include more Indigenous perspectives.
ALBERTA THEATRE PROJECTS Presents Their 2020-21 Season
by Vicki Trask - Jan 28, 2020
Alberta Theatre Projects has announced their 49th season line-up, which will run from September 2020 to May 2021. The season will feature a made-in-Calgary world premiere, a ground-breaking Shakespeare adaptation, two hit Canadian plays, a high-flying family adventure, and a gritty, immersive music theatre masterpiece, and four different seating configurations.
BWW Review: BUFFOON Laughs Through Bared Teeth at Tarragon Theatre
by Louis Train - Nov 21, 2019
In the world premiere of Anosh Irani's BUFFOON, at Tarragon Theatre, Anand Rajaram plays Felix the clown, a child of the thrilling, vicious world of the circus. On a bare gray stage with nothing but a chair for company, Felix tells his life's story, beginning with his frightening birth, through the first book he read (Moby Dick), his first kiss (a?oeThat's the tree trunk, Felixa??) and many, many moments of loss.
Richard Rose Announces Upcoming Retirement; Katy Brown Appointed Producing Artistic Director Of Barter Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2019
In conjunction with the unveiling of Barter Theatre's 2020 season, Richard Rose today announced his plans to retire from the organization on December 31, 2019. Rose is leaving his post as producing artistic director after a long and storied career, including 27 years of dedicated service at Barter Theatre and over 150 productions directed. He is known throughout the region and the country as a bold and innovative leader who propelled Barter Theatre to unprecedented success and acclaim.
Arter Theatre Announces 2020 Season With Special Preview
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2019
Barter Theatre will announce the upcoming 2020 season on October 24 at 10:00 am on Gilliam Stage at Barter Theatre. This event is free to the public. Tickets must be reserved through the box office at 276-628-3991.
Barter Theatre Announces Fundraising Event What We Do For Love
by Julie Musbach - Sep 19, 2019
Barter Theatre has announced a new fundraising event, What We Do For Love, celebrating and featuring Barter's resident acting company. The informal event is set for Oct. 6 at Food City Corporate Support Center in Abingdon, with a reception at 5:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner and performance beginning at 6 p.m. Event proceeds benefit Barter Theatre's Annual Fund for Artistic Excellence.
Barter Theatre Holds Fundraising Drive
by Julie Musbach - Aug 22, 2019
Barter Theater, one of the nation's longest running professional theatres and an anchor of the region's arts scene since 1933, announced today that it has launched a fundraising drive to address a severe revenue shortfall.