Podcasts about Daniel MacIvor

Send us a textBefore the World Premiere of his very first play, Judson Jones streamed into the Playwright's Spotlight. We discussed his background in theatre, film, and television and his journey to writing his first play and any challenges he overcame. We dove into hitting  the flow state, introducing new ideas, the appreciation of new works, storytelling through Post-It notes, working with deadlines, collaborating with designers and the benefits of simplicity and justification as well as eliminating and having an outside eye. We wrap with delving into devices vs dialogue, working with sensitive subject matter, writing out of order, and observing the loss of grace in society. It's a very heartwarming conversation. Enjoy!  His play Canaan Unremembered opened March 24th at the Court Square Theater in Long Island City, New York and runs through April 19th, 2025. For tickets, visit -https://www.theatreeast.org/canaan-unrememberedJudson Jones is a playwright and award-winning producer and director who has had the privilege of collaborating on the premieres of Tim Blake Nelson's Eye Of God, Christopher Durang's The Vietnamizaton of New Jersey, David Crawford's Harvest, Bennett Windheim's Normalcy, Megan O'Brien's The Jungle Book, Daniel MacIvor's The Soldier Dreams, and Devil and the Deep with Air Supply‘s Graham Russell. He serves on the Board of Directors for Texas Dramatists, is a member of Actors' Equity and SAG/AFTRA, and an instructor at the Kanbar Institute of Film & Television, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.To watch the video format of this episode, visit - https://youtu.be/IiK0f9MXhlELinks to resources mentioned in this episode -Powerhouse Theatre - https://www.vassar.edu/powerhouseWebsite and Socials for Judson Jones -IG - @judsonjonesFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/judson.jonesWebsites and socials for James Elden, PMP, and Playwright's Spotlight -Punk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods                  - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods       - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir        - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightPlaywriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the show

Steven sings some amazing songs and talks about The BareNakedLadies, Trans-Canada Highwaymen, the creative process, blowing up your life, breaking up with your partners, repairing your life, finding freedom working for yourself, being a self starter, zoom shows, Brian Wilson, Yoko Ono, band camp, and getting pelted with mac & cheese. Bio: Over the last thirty-five years, Steven Page has established himself as one of the most recognizable and enduring voices in music. The release of his latest album, Excelsior, shows that he has no plans of slowing down anytime soon. Since its release, Steven has toured Canada, The US and the UK with The Steven Page Trio, and has performances planned well into 2024. As a co-founder, vocalist and songwriter for Barenaked Ladies, Steven sang and wrote classics like “Brian Wilson,” “If I Had A Million Dollars,” “What A Good Boy,” “It's All Been Done” and many more. With the band, he sold over 15 Million albums and scored multiple Junos, Billboard Music Awards, SOCAN awards, Gemini Awards and two Grammy nominations. After leaving the band in 2009, Steven embarked on a solo career that has produced five solo albums, including 2022's Excelsior, and has seen him tour worldwide, from folk festivals to cabarets and theatres, all the way to packed arenas on his recent string of dates opening for rock legends The Who.  Steven performs in many configurations, from solo to full band with horn section, but, since 2016, he has been playing most often with his pals in The Steven Page Trio, Craig Northey of Vancouver legends Odds on guitar, and Kevin Fox on cello. The trio configuration provides the right amount of portability, intimacy and power to fill just about any venue imaginable. Steven has performed arrangements of some of his best-loved songs from his long career with orchestras including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Victoria Symphony, Symphony New Brunswick and has more symphony shows on the horizon in the next two years. A passionate mental health advocate, Steven has been in demand as a public speaker since 2011, sharing his own story with audiences across North America. In 2018, Steven was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame with his former bandmates in Barenaked Ladies, at the Juno Awards Ceremonies in Vancouver. In 2020, when work on the musical he wrote with playwright Daniel MacIvor for Canada's Stratford Festival, Here's What It Takes, was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Steven began performing weekly livestream concerts over Zoom, Steven Page Live From Home. These Live From Home shows, sometimes selling 1000 tickets at a time, cultivated a tightly-knit community of music fans from all over the world, and kept them feeling connected when it was most needed. Steven continues to perform Live From Home shows on Saturdays when he's not on the road, with the 100th episode planned for early in 2023.  The Governor-General's Performing Arts Awards approached Steven in 2021 about writing a song as a surprise tribute to his friend, Ryan Reynolds, and the result was “Canada Loves You Back,” a song as poignant, humourous and Canadian as the actor it honours. Steven is a frequent collaborator with Toronto's Art of Time Ensemble, made up of some of Canada's best classical, jazz and pop musicians. With them, he released an album of covers, A Singer Must Die, in 2009, and also appears on their Sgt. Pepper and Songs of Leonard Cohen albums. Along with Chris Murphy (Sloan), Moe Berg (The Pursuit of Happiness), and Craig Northey (Odds), Steven makes up a quarter of The Trans-Canada Highwaymen, four lead singers of classic Canadian bands, whose first album of Canadian covers is set to be released in the fall of 2023.

Today's story belongs to Jackie, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.How do you communicate with the world? This weeks guest seeks connection through the stories she shares as a filmmaker, actor and journalist.Jackie Torrens is one of Canada's brightest talents. Winning awards for performances on stage and screen, she has directed multiple critically acclaimed feature documentaries and broken glass ceilings as a writer. There is a good chance you've been moved to laughter or tears by her work on screens small and big, over the last 25 years.She and producer Jessica Brown own & operate Peep Media, a female-owned production company based in Halifax. Their films for CBC, the Documentary Channel, and Bravofactual include Edge of East, My Week on Welfare, Small Town Show Biz and their most recent, Bernie Langille Wants to Know Who Killed Bernie Langille, which premiered at Hot Docs in 2022 & won WIFT-AT's Best Director, Best Documentary at the FIN Atlantic Film Festival and Best Atlantic Filmmaker from the Lunenburg Documentary Festival. She was nominated for a Gemini for her writing on Trailer Park Boys. For 10 years, she was a regular contributor and guest host for CBC Radio. Torrens' CBC radio documentaries include The Poet Laureate of Youth Now, which received an Atlantic Journalism Award & also Camp Mini Ha Ha, which received a CBC Award of Excellence. As a playwright, her play Georama premiered at the National Arts Center. As an actor, theatre highlights include playing Shakespeare's Hamlet, Katurian in Martin MacDonaugh's Pillowman, and Liz in Daniel MacIvor's A Beautiful View at Neptune Theatre. Read more about her amazing career here.Her creative love letters to the world are informed by a childhood filled with tragedy and an adolescence that forced her to firmly stand on her own two feet. But as you'll hear, Jackie has an inner strength that has propelled her through any obstacle society and fate threw at her. Today, her life is full of love, joy and new opportunities to tell us stories, in ways only she can.Presented by Charm Diamond CentresHosted by Nancy ReganProduced by PodstarterDo you have a great love story? You could be the next guest on the Canadian Love Map! Apply here!

One of the first times Daniel MacIvor ever felt confident in his writing was in the eighth grade when he saw the words “you have talent” written on a short story he wrote. Now, decades into his career as a playwright, Daniel's two renowned one-person shows, “Monster” and “Here Lies Henry,” are playing at Toronto's Factory Theatre. Daniel tells Tom about his love of theatre, how his late friend and collaborator Daniel Brooks came to him in a dream and told him the title of his upcoming work, and what he thinks the greatest gift theatre has ever given him is.

Welcome to our In Conversation Series. Today, we get to sit down with Director Soheil Parsa and Director Tawiah M'Carthy and talk about their process and approach to our productions of Daniel MacIvor in Monster and Here Lies Henry.Monster and Here Lies Henry on stage at Factory Theatre until December 17, 2023.Book Tickets to Monster by visiting www.factorytheatre.caBook Tickets to Here Lies Henry by visiting www.factorytheatre.ca

Cass Van Wyck (she/her) is double Dora-nominated actor/producer who splits her time between her positions as Co-Artistic of the Assembly Theatre and Artistic Director of One Four One Collective. Throughout her 10+ year acting career, she has performed in the UK and all throughout Canada working with many notable directors including Daniel MacIvor, Soheil Parsa, and Marie Farsi. Select credits include Tracy in Two Minutes to Midnight (The Assembly Theatre, 2022 Dora Nomination – Outstanding Performance by an Individual), Shelley in The Huns (One Four One Collective, 2022 Dora Nomination – Outstanding Performance by an Individual) and Moira in Therac 25 (Unit 102 Actors Co., 2019 My Entertainment World Critics' Pick Award Nomination - Outstanding Leading Performance). Cass is excited to be making her directorial debut this coming May 2023 with Bone Cage by Catherine Banks at The Assembly Theatre. Originally from the small town of Fenwick, Ontario, Cass currently lives in Toronto and can normally be found baking chocolate chip cookies and cheering on the Blue Jays. www.cassvanwyck.com Twitter: @classvanwyck Instagram: @classvanwyck Bone Cage Tickets: https://www.theassemblytheatre.com/bonecagebycatherinebanks Support Stageworthy Donate: tips.pinecast.com/jar/stageworthy

Our guest this week is Vancouver-based scriptwriter, story editor, award-winning director AND our co-head of our Writing Department LIESL LAFFERTY! Liesl focuses mainly on creating and developing new works.  In 2020, she facilitated scriptwriting workshops in Vancouver with WET INK COLLECTIVE, a writer-driven initiative for women,  WESTERN GOLD THEATRE, a premier company that fcouses on sharing and celebrating the talents of senior professional theatre artists and REALWHEELS THEATRE, a threatre that creates and produces performances that deepens understanding of the disability experience.  At REALWHEELS in 2020, Liesl was the dramaturg for their inaugural Playwright in Residence. Liesl performed THE REPUBLIC OF INCLUSION, a short autobiographical one-person comedy about the isolation of disability, at Judith Fair 2020. She won the Jessie Richardson – Larry Lillo Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play for directing HOUSE, by Daniel MacIvor, and directing A TOWN CALLED HOCKEY at the Arts Club Theatre, which she also co-wrote. Liesl was dramaturg for Fugue Theatre's VIA BEATRICE, by Jenn Griffin, which was nominated for a 2019 Jessie Richardson Outstanding Original Script Award.  Liesl received Jessie nominations for directing and producing DRINKING WITH PERSEPHONE by Jenn Griffin, and for co-writing and directing BLOODLINE.  While Liesl was studying for her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia, she created and produced the first six episodes of the LIESL LAFFERTY PODCAST where she interviewed theatre artists from around the world, including Canadian theatre greats Brad Fraser, Alison Kelly, and Yvette Nolan.   https://liesllafferty.com/ Write on the Clock @writeontheclock http://writeontheclock.com Firecracker Departmnet Save the Cat Book Club Thursdays - Thu Mar 10 to Thu May 12 (except Apr 07 and May 05)  Time: 7:15pm to 8:30pm ET.  Application deadline: Thu Mar 03  To register: https://forms.gle/YeHuVzefjqyJ9KP56 Podcast Team Head Producer and Editor: Winnie Wong @wonder_wong Editor:  Shayne Stolz @shaynestolz Graphic: Vicki Brier @brier2019 To listen to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/firecrackerdept   Subscribe to our newsletter at https://www.firecrackerdepartment.com and follow us @firecrackerdept!

It's inter-generational theatre time! Rick speaks with Daniel MacIvor and Zach Running Coyote. Daniel's one of Canada's most renowned writer/performers, winner of the 2008 Siminovitch Prize, and too many other awards to list here. If you've been through theatre school in Canada, you've probably studied one of his monologues. Zach's a twenty-something, multi-talented writer/performer, only a couple of years out of acting school, who I bet the next generation of theatre students will be studying. As a trio, they dig into generational cuspers, the recognition of intersection, solo vs multi-actor performance, cross-generational writing, repeating past mistakes, failing better, Betty White vs. Satan, Why Twitter makes us want to leave social media, and the trainwreck of Reality TV. Plus the players play a game show!  #BuildBridgesNotWallsXingTheGap.comBoomTheShow.comRickMiller.ca@rickmilleractor@xingthegap@daniel_mac_ivor@tommi.b.coyote

Laura talks to celebrated playwright and performer Daniel MacIvor, who shares what it was like growing up as a gay kid in the 70s in Cape Breton and how it influenced his writing. He talks about why being raised on an island has made him more aware of endings, how he modelled the protagonist of his play in New Magic Valley Fun Town after his real-life brother and why he's drawn to creating characters who struggle with mental health.

We have three delightful guests straight from Open Fist Theatre Company visiting the Gayborhood to discuss their fantastic play The Soldier Dreams! Conor Lane, Ethan Niven, and David Shofner join us to discuss the "phoenix rising from the ashes" experience that is returning to the West Coast premiere of Daniel MacIvor's daring gay romance after an era of pandemic. We hear all about their unique years-long rehearsal process, their paths to acting, and some powerful anecdotes about the importance of education - even if it's learning what not to do!  The Soldier Dreams plays at Los Angeles' Open Fist Theatre Company until December 12, 2021, and go on Instagram to follow Open Fist at @openfisttheatrecompany to get all the info about how to see Conor, Ethan, and David's wonderful performances. Plus, learn everything you can about the folx highlighted in this week's Gayborhood Watch: the iconic Miranda Priestley, Conor's former teacher Father G, the stars of We're Here, Crush by Richard Siken, author and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz, Bill Gunn of Ganja & Hess, horror mastermind Clive Barker, and casting director Mark Bennett (David's amazing husband, and it's a treat to hear David speak so movingly about their marriage!). And don't forget to follow @rogerq.mason, @lovell.holder, @miachanger, and @dgonzalezmusic on Instagram for all your Gayborhood updates!

We have two segments today!  Part one... we talk to Brennan Suen, the LGBTQ program director at Media Matters, about his article that shows Facebook to be a haven for right-wing anti-trans propaganda.  He has been a vibrant part of Media Matters since July 2015. He has a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, and he formerly interned at the Human Rights Campaign and SKDKnickerbocker. In part two of our show, we talk to playwight Daniel MacIvor about the newest productions of his plays The Soldier Dreams and Never Swim Alone.  These productions mark Open Fist Theatre Company returning to live, in-person performances at Atwater Village Theatre in Los Angeles.  The Soldier Dreams is a darkly funny and moving play --As David lies in a virus-induced coma, his lover, Richard, plays host to David's family members, each of whom feel they had the most special connection. In the slyly witty and unexpectedly suspenseful Never Swim Alone, two men, Frank and Bill are locked in a ruthless competition of one-upmanship. Daniel's plays have been seen across Canada and abroad. He has twice won the Dora Mavor Moore Award, is a Chalmers Award laureate, and in 2006 won the Governor General's Award for his collection of five plays, I Still Love You, which includes The Soldier Dreams. He was a recipient of the Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, Canada's largest annual theater award. Open Fist Theatre Company is a collective, self-producing artistic enterprise with all facets of its operation run by its artist members.  With co-host Brody Levesque

We have two segments today!  Part one... we talk to Brennan Suen, the LGBTQ program director at Media Matters, about his article that shows Facebook to be a haven for right-wing anti-trans propaganda.  He has been a vibrant part of Media Matters since July 2015. He has a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, and he formerly interned at the Human Rights Campaign and SKDKnickerbocker. In part two of our show, we talk to playwight Daniel MacIvor about the newest productions of his plays The Soldier Dreams and Never Swim Alone.  These productions mark Open Fist Theatre Company returning to live, in-person performances at Atwater Village Theatre in Los Angeles.  The Soldier Dreams is a darkly funny and moving play --As David lies in a virus-induced coma, his lover, Richard, plays host to David's family members, each of whom feel they had the most special connection. In the slyly witty and unexpectedly suspenseful Never Swim Alone, two men, Frank and Bill are locked in a ruthless competition of one-upmanship. Daniel's plays have been seen across Canada and abroad. He has twice won the Dora Mavor Moore Award, is a Chalmers Award laureate, and in 2006 won the Governor General's Award for his collection of five plays, I Still Love You, which includes The Soldier Dreams. He was a recipient of the Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, Canada's largest annual theater award. Open Fist Theatre Company is a collective, self-producing artistic enterprise with all facets of its operation run by its artist members.  With co-host Brody Levesque

No 19o episódio do SALA TUSP, podcast do Teatro da USP, nosso convidado é o ator, diretor e dramaturgo Márcio Abreu. Natural do Rio de Janeiro, sua formação passou pela EITALC (Escola Internacional de Teatro da América Latina e Caribe) e pela ISTA, (Escola Internacional de Antropologia Teatral). Nos anos 1990, em Curitiba, fundou o Grupo Resistência de Teatro, com o qual trabalhou por 6 anos. Diretor da companhia brasileira de teatro em 1999, sediada em Curitiba, desenvolve pesquisas e processos criativos em intercâmbio com artistas de várias partes do Brasil e de outros países. Em 2012 foi escolhido como personalidade teatral do ano pelo jornal Folha de São Paulo. Recebeu o Prêmio Shell RJ de melhor direção pelo espetáculo Esta criança. A peça "Isso te interessa?", de Noëlle Renaude, recebe em 2012 o Prêmio APCA e o Prêmio Bravo! de melhor espetáculo do ano, além de 5 indicações ao Prêmio Questão de Crítica, levando o prêmio de melhor diretor. Em 2013 colaborou na direção da peça "Cine Monstro", de Daniel MacIvor, dirigida e interpretada por Enrique Diaz. Dirigiu "Nus, ferozes e antropófagos", em colaboração com a companhia francesa Jakart/Mugiscué e o Centro Dramático Nacional de Limousin. Em 2015 dirigiu "KRUM" de Hanock Levin numa segunda parceria de produção com a atriz Renata Sorrah, que renderam prêmios como os de melhor espetáculo (Cesgranrio e Questão de Crítica). Em 2015, também escreveu e dirigiu "PROJETO bRASIL" com os parceiros da companhia brasileira de teatro. Em 2016 dirigiu o renomado Grupo Galpão no espetáculo "Nós", escrito em parceria com Eduardo Moreira. Em 2017 coordenou e dirigiu o projeto "Preto" da companhia brasileira de teatro, parceria com a atriz e dramaturga Grace Passô e com a atriz Renata Sorrah. Orienta regularmente desde os anos 1990, oficinas, cursos, seminários e palestras relacionados ao trabalho do ator e à criação dramatúrgica. Atualmente é orientador do Núcleo de Direção do SESI/PR. Segue ministrando oficinas de dramaturgia em diversas partes do país, além de atividades de curadoria e intercâmbio com outros artistas nacionais e internacionais. Em 2012, teve seu texto "Vida" e "Maré" traduzido para o francês pela Maison Antoine Vitez. Em 2016, publicou pela Editora Cobogó os textos "PROJETO bRASIL" e "Maré". http://www.companhiabrasileira.art.br/ ABREU, Márcio. MARÉ / PROJETO bRASIL. Ed. Cobogó. Rio de Janeiro, 2016. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teatrodausp/message

Jillian speaks with Daniel Brooks, one of Canada’s foremost directors and inaugural Siminovitch Prize laureate, about his expansive and unyielding devotion to process and his ethos (with longtime collaborator Daniel MacIvor) of maximum preparedness, maximum spontaneity. Also: trusting the intuition of your body as a director.

Abdulaziz and his guest Braidan Patrick discuss the play BEST BROTHERS BUNNY AND HER TWO SONS ARE ‘THE BEST BROTHERS’ February 19, 2020 By Abdulaziz Yusufjanov BasBleu theatre in Fort Collins Colorado opened the 2020 year with a one act play about family and faith “The Best Brothers” written by Daniel MacIvor and directed by Lynn Bogner. This intricately played black comedy is at the BasBleu theatre here in Fort Collins through Feb 23rd. Featuring two actors, Jeffrey Bigger who plays Hamilton Best, and Kevin Crowe plays the other brother Kyle Best. “This play reminds us that love can come in many forms and romantic love is not the end-all-be-all” says the director Maclover; he also explains this mini-journey of a non-romantic love for a deceased mother will hit home for many. Two brothers make funeral arrangements for their dead mother. This play is perfect for those who would like a little bit of black comedy to chuckle at and see a gay themed progressive play. There are many comedy scenes scattered throughout the play and one of the two brothers is gay and the other is just as controlling. The story is built around the death of their mother who died at a LGBT parade, and the concept of a rainbow lifestyle is brought up many times throughout the 80 min One act. Playwright MacIvor past work has been powerful monologue performance including Here Lies Henry, Monster, and his first multicharacter play Marion Bridge. The Best Brothers is his is first black comedy and it almost works. In this story the two brothers are in the housing industry, one of them, Hamilton, is a house designer and the queer brother Kyle is a real-estate agent. They hear the news of their mothers death over a telephone call in the middle of their jobs. The play creatively shows the foil of characters between the brothers as they hear the news. Kyle says, “Why do you humiliate me?” and Hamilton replies “Because you make it so easy.” These two lines show the great contrast between the two. Kyle is very nonchalant about their mother dying, wanting to use the funeral as a way to pass out his business cards. And Hamilton is deeply saddened by the passing of their mother. Hamilton handles the news in a different fashion than Kyle. This is where the arc of the play takes place. The characters do not develop throughout the story, rather the audience finds out more details about the differentiating characteristics of the two siblings through their conversations. Shay Dite did a phenomenal job creating the amazing set which showed half of each brother’s living room in their separate apartments. Both these rooms were overlooking the beautiful skyline of Toronto, Canada through large “windows” in the wall. The Toronto skyline backdrop was also lit up in a very creative manner to match either the mood of the scene or the time period. When it was night, it was a dark blue, when it was the evening, it glowed of a sunset orange. Both halves of the set representing the two apartments were designed to align with the characteristics of each brother. Annie Ann Tran, the props master is responsible for matching the props within the rooms such as the paintings on the wall to match the characters’ own personalities.

Laura and Chris host conversations with some of Canada's most celebrated playwrights in front of a live audience. Together, they explore their favourite monologues. Daniel MacIvor talks about his monologue from Who Killed Spalding Gray.

William and Chris welcome listeners through the back door to hear their thoughts on Marion Bridge. The movie is based on the play by Daniel MacIvor. Family secrets are not explicitly revealed but they compare this tale of sisters to the movie Sisters (1972) and the movie Sisters (2015). Download this episode here. (40 MB) Find out more about the movies we mentioned on the IMDb pages for Marion Bridge, Short Term 12 and Lady Bird.

Stephen Near is a playwright and performer from Ottawa, ON and a graduate of York University. His plays have been performed across Canada in such festivals as the Ottawa Fringe, the Toronto Fringe, the Hamilton Fringe, New Ideas, and Summerworks. He is an alumnus of the Sage Hill Writing Experience and the Banff Centre and has studied playwriting with Linda Griffiths, David Copelin, Daniel MacIvor, Brian Quirt, and Beverley Cooper. In 2015, Stephen established the First Stage Series of new play development at the Players Guild of Hamilton. Stephen is a member of the Playwright’s Guild of Canada and the Theatre Aquarius Playwrights Unit. Recent writing credits include Monstrous Invisible (Theatre Aquarius), Interface (2011 Hamilton Fringe – New Play Contest 1st Prize), Plain Speak (2012 HamilTEN Festival), Test (2013 Hamilton Fringe – New Play Contest 2nd Runner-Up), The Conspiracy of Michael (2014 Hamilton Fringe), and Finding Mr. Right (2015 Hamilton Fringe). He lives in Hamilton with his wife Leanne, daughter Rebecca, and son Brenden.Twitter: @snear23Same Boat Theatre:www.sameboattheatre.com Twitter: @sameboattheatreYour Own Sons: Pauline’s son travels overseas to fight for ISIS while Dan’s son joins the Canadian Forces. Desperate to understand, both parents set out on a journey to confront the fate of their sons. But as their paths draw them closer to each other, will they be ready for the answers that await them? From the creators of Finding Mr. Right and Test, comes this searing and critically-acclaimed drama tackling the politics of faith and fear and the collision between love and loss.Written by Stephen Near Directed by Aaron Joel Craig Stage Managed by Rose HopkinsFeaturing: Terri Brunsting, Adam Lemieux, Stephen Near, Jennifer Walton, Amber Wood, and Ramzey ZourobVENUE: The Pearl Company Arts Centre, 16 Steven Street, Hamilton, ON TICKETS: $20 (purchase at Brown Paper Tickets) OPENING: Thursday, April 19 at 8:00 PM Friday, April 20 at 8:00 PM Saturday, April 21 at 8:00 PM Thursday, April 26 at 8:00 PM Friday, April 27 at 8:00 PM Saturday, April 28 at 2 PM CLOSING: Saturday, April 28 at 8:00 PM

Naked Goddessess, Sandra Medeiros and Melissa Oei talk about their latest production of "A Beautiful View" by Daniel MacIvor.

Wiebke was born and raised in Germany, eventually moving to Toronto, and starting out as an Assistant Editor for Ron Sanders on David Cronenberg's M. Butterfly. Wiebke made her directorial debut with Marion Bridge, starring Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, and Ellen Page, with by Daniel MacIvor, which won Best First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival. Other films Wiebke wrote as well as directed include the documentary Walk with Us, the Canadian/Irish co-production Stay, and more recently The Saver, starring Imajyn Cardinal and Brandon Oakes. Wiebke's credits as Film Editor include: Shoemaker, The Five Senses, Eisenstein, The Bay of Love and Sorrows, Fugitive Pieces, and Wrecked. 

On June 13th, Toronto theatre artists were feted again by the irreverent and always random Harold Awards. Established in 1995 by 13 bad-ass independent theatre artists, the awards have wound their way through the theatre community, establishing a timeline of independent theatre creators that have pushed the boundaries and held everything together in the Toronto theatre scene.  The new artists are "Harolded" by the previous year's winners, who look for theatre creators who inspire them professionally, or personally, or surrealistically and come from all aspects of the theatre, on stage and off. Stage managers, producers, educators, administrators designers and yes actors and directors make up all of the recipients of what Daniel MacIvor has called "the most important award a theatre artist can win".

Welcome to the House of Crouse. To me the still shot of two teens, one wearing an Edward Bear t-shirt, hitchhiking on a two-lane highway is a powerfully nostalgic Canadian image. I grew up in 1970s era Nova Scotia where hundreds of kids (me included) hitchhiked on roads big and small. The image is iconic, a sentimental picture of a simpler time brought to vivid life in “Weirdos,” Bruce McDonald and Daniel MacIvor's sweet new coming of age story. So pull up a beanbag chair, pull on your tie dyed t-shirt and listen to Bruce and Daniel as they transport us back to the 1970s. C'mon in and sit a spell.

As he prepares for the world premiere of his new movie Weirdos at TIFF this Friday, screenwriter (and actor, and director, and playwright, and living legend) Daniel MacIvor stops in to talk about Sunday Bloody Sunday, John Schlesinger’s quietly searing 1971 drama starring Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson and Murray Head as a man, a woman and the lover they share. Your genial host Norm … Continue reading Daniel MacIvor on Sunday Bloody Sunday →

Ok, taking a slight liberty there with Daniel MacIvor’s play title, but it’s probably appropriate. I’m still taking the colourful wrapping paper off of this site, and as a “beta” work in progress, I’m pleased to give you a quick listen to what you can expect on the podcast. Random note: mixed up metaphors are […]

Mike has worked with several notable Canadian independent film directors, including Bruce McDonald on the film Roadkill, Daniel MacIvor on Past Perfect and Wilby Wonderful, and Peter Mettler on Tectonic Plates and Picture of Light. Mike has also worked on several rock documentaries with Sam Dunn, including Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Iron Maiden: Flight 666, and the award-winning Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage. Mike’s other diverse editing projects include the film Owning Mahowny with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mad Ship with Gil Bellows, as well as work on several television documentaries and fiction pieces. Mike’s most recent project was editing actress and director/writer Sarah Polley’s documentary Stories We Tell, in which she strives to uncover some uncomfortable truths about her family history.

Daniel is a Screenwriter, Director, and Actor from Canada.  He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and was educated in Halifax and Toronto.  Daniel started the theatre company da da kamera in Toronto for whom he has written, directed, and acted. Daniel is now one of Canada's best known playwrights.Daniel has written, co-written, acted, and directed several independent films, which are usually made in his home province of Nova Scotia. They include: Past Perfect, Marion Bridge, Wilby Wonderful, Whole New Thing, and more recently Trigger.Wilby Wonderful which he wrote, directed, and acted in is about 24 hours in the life of the small town of Wilby, where the municipal festival is in preparation as development comes to the island and threatens to change the world around them.  Whole New Thing, co-written with Amnon Buchbinder, is unconventional coming-of-age narrative of a 13 year old boy, Emerson, who lives with his counter-cultural parents and develops a crush on his teacher, Don Grant, played by Daniel.Trigger was written by Daniel and directed by Bruce MacDonald, starring Tracy Wright and Molly Parker.  Trigger is the story of two rock n' roll women who once shared a friendship, a band and a chaotic lifestyle. A dozen years later they meet again, and over the course of one evening rediscover friendship, remember their rock n'roll days, and reignite chaos.

In this episode we cover the final show of the GCTC season: Daniel MacIvor's "This is What Happens Next" playing in the Irving Greenberg Theatre in partnership with the Magnetic North Theatre Festival; Third Wall Theatre's "Exit the King" directed by James Richardson and starring Andy Massingham; and "YICHUD (Seclusion)", another Magnetic North show, originally from Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto, playing in Academic Hall at the University of Ottawa.

The 2008 Banff Playwrights Colony includes: John Murrell ; Maureen LaBonte ; Fran Gebhard ; Joan MacLeod ; Don Hannah ; Daniel MacIvor ; Linda Gaboriau ; Michel Marc Bouchard ; Bob White ; Mieko Ouchi ; Michael Healey ; Eugene Stickland ; Joyce Doolittle ; Hannah Moscovitch ; Robert Chafe ; Jane Maggs ; Lenora Steele ; Beth Graham ; David van Belle ; Kendra Fanconi.