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Jonathan Brett is a Performer, Director, and Teacher (Credentialed in English/Theatre with a Master's Degree in Social Emotional Learning). He is a proud member of Sag Aftra. Some of his favorite theatrical performances include “Bye Bye Birdie” (Albert), “Let it Rain” (Mick, Best Actor- Professional, 2024 Desert Star Awards Nominee), “Little Shop of Horrors” (Seymour), “Fiddler on the Roof” (Motel), and “South Pacific” (Stewpot). He has also acted in TV shows such as “Zoey 101,” “Big Time Rush,” and “Cold Case,” as well as various other films, shows and commercials. Directed works include “Legally Blonde: The Musical” (Best Director, Best Musical, 2024 Desert Star Awards Nominee) “It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” (Best Director, Best Play, 2024 Desert Star Awards Nominee) Nominee “Trap” (Best Director, 2024 Desert Star Awards Nominee), “Little Shop of Horrors” (Best Musical, 2023 Desert Star Awards Nominee), “A Christmas Carol” (Best Director Nominee, Best Play WINNER 2023 Desert Star Awards), “Theatre Duranged,” “Aladdin Jr., ” “Starlight Spotlight,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “The Sound of Music,” “Disney's Deviants” and more. As the head of the Theatre department at La Quinta High School, Mr. Brett teaches beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of theatre (including audition technique, scene study, improvisation, playwriting, history, and mindfulness, etc.). Currently, he is Directing “She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition” at La Quinta High School. The show runs November 14, 15, 16 (6:30 PM) and November 17 (2:30 PM). Tickets are available at the box office on performance days. He is thrilled to have an amazing husband (Randy) and fur-child (Clarence). If you would like to contact him, please email him: jonathanbretteb@gmail.com
In our fifth Fizzy Chat we talk to Rosie Thorpe, Ilya Parenteau and Olivia Woodrow about their company English Theatre Düsseldorf. This episode is hosted by Tamara von Werthern and Lily McLeish, edited by Lily McLeish, with intro music by Jane Dickson. Cover Art by Alice Müller.
Daniel John Nicolai ist Leiter des English Theatre Frankfurt, des größten englischsprachigen Theaters auf dem Kontinentalfestland. Der Theatermacher kam 1963 als Sohn einer deutschen Mutter und eines US-Amerikanischen GI in Frankfurt zur Welt. Als junger, schwuler Mann wollte er eigentlich zuerst Fotograf werden und begann Kommunikationsdesign in an der FH in Darmstadt zu studieren, bevor sein Leben einen der ersten "Purzelbäume" machte. (Wdh. vom 29.03.2023)
Welcome to our podcast where we discuss and deliberate over memoirs and biographies found in thrift shops. This is a great way to do things as we are not choosing who to read about. We may not be fans of the person, we may never have heard of the person and we never know who we are going to find next...There are only 2 rules to this podcast. The book has to be found in a thrift shop and we are not allowed to talk about the book until we press record, which is sometimes agonising.We have lots of episodes coming up so if you find yourself enjoying our podcast, please be sure to subscribe to be among the first to hear about each episode.Support the show
Host Mark Spina sits down with Fred Kinney, a professor of scenic design at California State University, Fullerton to walk us through what the set design process might be for a production of The Glass Menagerie. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:Bio: Fred Kinney is a California based designer who has designed over 80 theatre productions as well as trade shows and television. He has worked at numerous theaters, including California's South Coast Repertory and San Diego Repertory, and New Jersey's Shakespeare Theatre, New Jersey Repertory Company, and even The Theater Project. He has also designed in Europe at Vienna's English Theatre. TV credits include Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Extravaganza, Jeopardy!, Urban Monk, and Basketball Wives. Fred is a professor of scenic design at California State University, Fullerton. He has been a Visiting Artist at Stanford University & at Montclair State University, NJ. The Glass Menagerie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_MenagerieThe Burgdorff Center for the Artshttp://www.maplewoodartsandculture.org/the-burgdorffProofhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(play)Arthur Millerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_MillerTennessee Williamshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_WilliamsRomeo & Juliethttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/Companyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(musical)West Side Storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_StoryJessica Tandyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_TandyKathereine Hepburnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_HepburnLaurette Taylorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurette_TaylorFrench ScenesDefinition: A "scene" division within a play marked (as in French drama) by the entrance or exit of an actor.Withttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_(play)The Glass Menagerie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_MenagerieThe Burgdorff Center for the Artshttp://www.maplewoodartsandculture.org/the-burgdorffProofhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(play)Arthur Millerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_MillerTennessee Williamshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_WilliamsRomeo & Juliethttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/Companyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(musical)West Side Storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_StoryJessica Tandyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_TandyKathereine Hepburnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_HepburnLaurette Taylorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurette_TaylorFrench ScenesDefinition: A "scene" division within a play marked (as in French drama) by the entrance or exit of an actor.Withttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_(play)The Glass Menagerie The Burgdorff Center for the ArtsProofArthur MillerTennessee WilliamsRomeo & JulietCompanyWest Side StoryJessica TandyKatharine HepburnLaurette TaylorFrench ScenesWithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_Menageriehttp://www.maplewoodartsandculture.org/the-burgdorffhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(play)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Millerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Williamshttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(musical)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Tandyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hepburnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurette_TaylorDefinition: A "scene" division within a play marked (as in French drama) by the entrance or exit of an actor.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_(play)
Daniel John Nicolai ist Leiter des English Theatre Frankfurt, des größten englischsprachigen Theaters auf dem Kontinentalfestland. Der Theatermacher kam 1963 als Sohn einer deutschen Mutter und eines US-Amerikanischen GI in Frankfurt zur Welt. Als junger, schwuler Mann wollte er eigentlich zuerst Fotograf werden und begann Kommunikationsdesign in an der FH in Darmstadt zu studieren, bevor sein Leben einen der ersten "Purzelbäume" machte.
What would it take to transform dementia care? While a lot of hope and money is being put into new monoclonal amyloid antibodies like lecanemab, the evidence is that while they are great in reducing amyloid in the brain for those with early Alzheimer's disease, the effects are at best modest in slowing down the decline in cognition and function (more to be said on that in an upcoming podcast). In order to truly transform dementia care we need to think much broader than the amyloid hypothesis. So on today's podcast we invite four brilliant individuals to talk about their perspective on how to change how we as a society and health care system partner with individuals with dementia. These amazing guests include: Susan McFadden, PhD, retired professor emerita (psychology and gerontology) at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, an experienced researcher and practitioner in the field of dementia, and creator of the Fox Valley Memory Project. Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them Anne Basting, PhD, a MacArthur Genius Grant awardee and professor (English/Theatre), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She created TimeSlips which we talk about in our podcast. Her most recent book is Creative Care: a revolutionary approach to dementia and elder care Abhilash Desai, MD, geriatric psychiatrist, adjunct associate professor in the department of psychiatry at University of Washington School of Medicine, and poet! He wrote a book titled “Psychiatric consultation in long term care” that has a strengths based approach to staging dementia (how cool is that) Judy Long, MDiv, BCC, palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. She directs UCSF MERI's patient, family, and clinician support with classes and consultation on resiliency, well-being, and grief. We discuss the importance of viewing individuals with dementia from a lens of resilience, the importance of creative engagement (as noted in Anne and Susan's wonderful article on this subject), the role of collaborative care, and what we can do to improve inclusivity for individuals with dementia in our community and health care systems.
In this episode we are joined by David Stewart, talking all things production in entertainment. David Stewart holds multiple roles within Disney Live Entertainment Global, such as Producer, Creative Development, Content, and Inclusive Strategies. David's produced works at Disney include: Magic Kingdom's 50th Anniversary spectacular Disney Enchantment, Beacons of Magic, Remount of Happily Ever After, NBA and MLS sports ‘bubbles', DJ's Ready, Set, Party Time!, Wonderful World of Animation and Joyful!. D-Stew has worked for the National Association of Black Journalists, the Guthrie Theater, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Wisconsin. He has been a Stage Manager for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, AEA stage manager for Madison Repertory Theatre, Studio Arena Theatre, St. Louis MUNY, Kansas City Starlight Outdoor Musicals, The Little Theatre on the Square and Vienna Austria's English Theatre. D-Stew is a member of USITT, Chair EDI committee, board of directors, co-founder Gateway Program. D-Stew is also the founder of Production on Deck, a production search and consulting firm. https://www.productionondeck.com/ We want to hear from YOU and provide a forum where you can put in requests for future episodes. What are you interested in listening to? Please fill out the form for future guest suggestions here and if you have suggestions or requests for future themes and topics, let us know here! @theatreartlife Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music.
Welcome to Bittersweet Symphony, a podcast about the bitter, the sweet and the bittersweet of life for classical musicians when the music suddenly stopped. Hosted and produced by me, Cliodhna Ryan, a violinist, it's an intimate and heart-warming exploration of the human spirit. My guest in episode thirteen is oboist Dan Bates, my colleague in the Irish Chamber Orchestra. After an initial sense of exhilaration in the first few weeks of lockdown, Dan shares his experience of a crushing depression, the treatment he was offered, and the impact this had on him. His sweet memory is of the three chickens he reared; Anastasia, Garbo and Clemmie Bunting. His bitter was witnessing the effect of lockdowns on his Mum. This conversation was recorded in September 2021. Daniel Bates (MA CANTAB, FRSM, FTCL, ARAM, AGSMD) is principal oboe with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, the City of London Sinfonia and co-principal oboe of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Previously, he also held the principal oboe position with the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Sage, Gateshead. He has played guest principal for all the major UK orchestras as well as various international orchestras such as the National Orchestra of Colombia, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. As a session musician, he has recorded for numerous pop acts and films, including the Harry Potter franchise and for Barbra Streisand, Mary J Blige, Rihanna and Stevie Wonder. Born in London, Daniel attended the Purcell School of Music. He was subsequently offered scholarships to every music college in the country and chose to study at the Royal Academy of Music under Celia Nicklin and Dougie Boyd. This was followed by a music scholarship to study at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read Music and the History of Art. He has performed solo concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra, the City of London Sinfonia, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, the Brasov Filharmonica, the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and the English Chamber Orchestra. Solo recitals include venues such as the Wigmore Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Usher Hall and the Purcell Room. Internationally, he has given solo recitals in venues such as the Pushkin Museum in Moscow and at various European festivals partnered with musicians of international renown including Jörg Widmann, Elizabeth Leonskaya, Joan Rodgers and Anthony Marwood. As an actor, having studied classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, his credits include the title role in The Picture of Dorian Gray (Vienna's English Theatre), Fedotik in The Three Sisters (alongside Kristen Scott Thomas and Eric Sykes in the West End) and Adrian Green in Casualty (BBC TV). Daniel is the founder and Artistic Director of FitzFest (www.fitzfest.co.uk), a community chamber music festival, based in Fitzrovia, central London. GET IN TOUCH WITH DAN/LINKS Dan's Website Instagram FitzFest Website GET IN TOUCH WITH BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Instagram Twitter Facebook #bittersweetsymphony CREDITS Thumbnail Art || Colm MacAthlaoith Writers || Mick Jagger, Richard Ashcroft, Keith Richards Violin || Cliodhna Ryan Production || Cliodhna Ryan Mastering || Patrick Stefan Groenland
We're back for a 3rd interview with our friends Tanya, Alex and Dimar to talk about life in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, during the Russia Ukrainian war. Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/therealnormalpodcastDONATE to Pro English Theatre Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/proenglish_theatrePro English Theatre IG: https://www.instagram.com/proenglish_theatre/Visit our very first (and probably last) sponsor: https://www.instagram.com/dipssauces/Follow us on Gettr: https://www.gettr.com/user/realnormalpodPlease leave us a review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-real-normal/id1528841200 TELL YOUR MATES ABOUT US!Send us an email: therealnormalpodcast@gmail.comLockdown Sceptics Forum: https://dailysceptic.org/forums/general-discussion/the-real-normal-podcast-news-threadFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realnormalpodFollow us on our SubReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RealNormalPodcast/
In a departure from our usual show we're back with our friend Tanya Shelepko. She's also joined by Alex and Bogdan. We are going to find out what life is like back in Kyiv, Ukraine, in a bunker hiding from the Russian shelling. We'll discuss survival during the War, plans for the future, Ukraine's spirit and when we will one day meet. DONATE to Pro English Theatre Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/proenglish_theatrePro English Theatre IG: https://www.instagram.com/proenglish_theatre/More ways to help Ukraine: https://how-to-help-ukraine-now.super.site/Visit our very first (and probably last) sponsor: https://www.instagram.com/dipssauces/Follow us on Gettr: https://www.gettr.com/user/realnormalpodPlease leave us a review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-real-normal/id1528841200 TELL YOUR MATES ABOUT US!Send us an email: therealnormalpodcast@gmail.comLockdown Sceptics Forum: https://dailysceptic.org/forums/general-discussion/the-real-normal-podcast-news-threadFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realnormalpodFollow us on our SubReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RealNormalPodcast/
RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjarding MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio audio described theatre reviews. This time Vidar was reviewing the longest running Christmas show in English Theatre history, ‘The Snowman' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre with live audio description by Julia Grundy and Caroline Smith. This is the theatre production of the classic film directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates which was first shown on Channel 4 on Boxing Day 1982. Based on Raymond Brigg's much-loved book and featuring Howard Blake's classic song Walking In The Air, this enchanting live show has thrilled audiences throughout the world since first appearing on stage over twenty-five years ago, going on to become the West End's longest running Christmas show. When a young boy's snowman comes to life on Christmas Eve, the two set off on a night-time quest for adventure. They meet Father Christmas, dancing penguins, reindeer and crowds of The Snowman's friends, but will they escape evil Jack Frost and get back home for Christmas morning? Vidar began by metaphorically taking Toby ‘Walking in the Air' as the famous song by Harold Blake goes and he explained to Toby how a show like The Snowman, which is purely a magical Christmas dance production with no dialogue at all apart from Farther Christmas going ‘Ho, Ho, Ho' was brought to life to him through the well crafted audio description by Julia Grundy and Caroline Smith. Sadly due to Covid restrictions there was not the opportunity of a touch tour to explore some of the 60 costumes that are used in the production including 11 alone for The Snowman. As Vidar is a real fan of anything to do with Christmas ‘The Snowman' always features on his Christmas theatre wish list and hopefully next year when the longest running Christmas show in English Theatre returns to the Birmingham Rep there will be the opportunity for blind and partially sighted patrons to go on a touch tour to explore the costumes, props and the set of this magical production too. (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)
Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare loom large in the canon of English drama. Two new books explore their lives, their work, their driving forces and their impact on theatre.
Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare loom large in the canon of English drama. Two new books explore their lives, their work, their driving forces and their impact on theatre.
Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare loom large in the canon of English drama. Two new books explore their lives, their work, their driving forces and their impact on theatre.
Pioneering theatre producer Nina Lee Aquino will be taking over as artistic director of the National Arts Centre's English Theatre later this year. She joins us to talk about the complex questions surrounding Canadian identity and the role theatre plays in answering them.
'SCALE (Sectoral Climate Arts Leadership for the Emergency) is a national round table for the arts and culture sector to mobilize around the climate emergency. A few months ago, you and I, and a few others were all having the same realization that while there was a lot of important work and projects happening at the intersection of arts and sustainability in Canada, there lacked some kind of structure to bring this work together, to align activities, to develop a national strategy, and to deeply, deeply question the role of arts and culture in the climate emergency and activate the leadership of the sector in terms of the mobilization that needs to happen in wider society. SCALE is really trying to become that gathering place that will engender that high level collaboration, which hopefully will create those positive tipping points.'Judi Pearl, e59 conscient podcast, OttawaJudi Pearl is currently Associate Producer, Artistic Projects for English Theatre at the National Arts Centre and a board member for The Only Animal. Previously, she served for ten years on the board of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres. A passionate environmental activist since her teen years, she is honoured to be a part of the inaugural Coordinating Circle for Sectoral Climate Arts Leadership for the Emergency (SCALE), an emergent national hub dedicated to developing strategy, aligning activities and activating the leadership of Canada's arts and culture sector in the climate emergency. She is grateful to live and work on unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory, nestled between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River.I first met Judi while I was working on greening activities for the Canada Council for the Arts. Judi was doing similar work at the National Arts Centre and we collaborated on a number of projects. I then had the privilege of working with Judi to set up SCALE, where we both put our organizational skills to use and enjoy taking the climate emergency bull by the horns. Judi's positive and ‘can do' spirit is remarkable and contagious. I was uplifted by our walk by the Rideau River in Ottawa and think you will be as well. I would like to thank Judi for taking the time to speak with me, for sharing her passion for theatre and the environment, her deep commitment to climate justice and her exceptional skills as an organizer and eco arts leader. For more information on some of Judi's work, see https://nac-cna.ca/en/englishtheatreLinksMichael E. Mann, The New Climate WarOutrage & Optimism PodcastDavid Maggs' Art and the World After This *END NOTES FOR ALL EPISODESHere is a link for more information on season 5. Please note that, in parallel with the production of the conscient podcast and it's francophone counterpart, balado conscient, I publish a Substack newsletter called ‘a calm presence' which are 'short, practical essays for those frightened by the ecological crisis'. To subscribe (free of charge) see https://acalmpresence.substack.com. You'll also find a podcast version of each a calm presence posting on Substack or one your favorite podcast player.Also. please note that a complete transcript of conscient podcast and balado conscient episodes from season 1 to 4 is available on the web version of this site (not available on podcast apps) here: https://conscient-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes.Your feedback is always welcome at claude@conscient.ca and/or on conscient podcast social media: Facebook, X, Instagram or Linkedin. I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this podcast, including the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation systems and infrastructure that made this production possible. Claude SchryerLatest update on April 2, 2024
Sehnsuchtsort und Höllenkammer - Inseln können vieles sein. Das English Theatre Berlin lotet all die Projektionen und Verkörperungen gedachter, empfundener und wirklicher Inseln aus. Von Barbara Behrendt www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Rang I Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei
The Educator Canvas is a free 1-page organizer that helps teachers take ideas into action whether it is self-care, classroom management, or anything- Darcy Bakkegard talks about the Educator Canvas and also shares some about the 30 day PD Challenge starting on June 1st. This is episode 744, "A Simple Free Way to Turn Ideas into Action" Show Notes: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e744 Sponsor: Advancement Courses. Recently, I shared 21 Hot Topics for Teacher Professional Development for Summer 2021. If you have accreditation or learning requirements as I do, take the opportunity to look at this post. And join me as I take my courses this summer from Advancement Courses. Remember to use COOL20 to receive 20% off your course. Darcy Bakkegard - Bio as Submitted Darcy Bakkegard is an English/Theatre teacher and professional development coach who got tired of traditional sit-n-get PD and now creates the type of PD she always wanted. With 10 years of experience teaching English and Theatre, Darcy specializes in interactive strategies for the classroom, meaningful technology integration, and building relationships with students. She is an ISTE Certified Educator, an experienced international presenter, and a dedicated teacher-empowerer. Darcy hopes her book, The Startup Teacher Playbook helps teachers rekindle their joy and passion for teaching. She lives in Fargo, ND with her husband Jeff and their 15-month-old triplets, Kurtis, Benjamin, and Cordelia. You can reach her at darcy@educatorslab.io or @dbakkegard on Twitter.
Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare loom large in the canon of English drama. Two new books explore their lives, their work, their driving forces and their impact on theatre.
Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare loom large in the canon of English drama. Two new books explore their lives, their work, their driving forces and their impact on theatre.
Tom Stoppard and William Shakespeare loom large in the canon of English drama. Two new books explore their lives, their work, their driving forces and their impact on theatre.
Episode 18 is now out on YouTube and all podcast platform on the 25th of May.Welcome to the stage Paul Glaser! Managing Director of English Theatre Of Hamburg and @paulglaserproductions. The full episode is now available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiAX-AnlfbY Please Subscribe and share the episode if you watch and enjoy it I would be very grateful.How to use actors, dancers, singers and any other performers involved in a successful way to create a wonderful show. There are some worthy learning points here, for aspiring and experienced directors and choreographers. This advice coming from someone with over 35 years experience in the industry, having worked across the board in all avenues. Performers: Have you had a similar experience..?#performers #actors #actorslife #singers #dancers #choreography #dSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=UF2KW28X2SVPY)
Cooking for Grief After a sudden death in his family, Rob is forced to come to terms with his own identity and the actions that inform his role as a son, partner and friend. He returns to group therapy— after a sudden hiatus— on the heels of a fractured realization of self. As the members of Group work together in their healing process, they find common ground in their experiences with loss, pain and addictions. Cooking for Grief explores familial relationships, toxic masculinity, and what it means to accept healing into one’s life Breanna Maloney (she/her) is an actor, writer and indie theatre producer based in and around Toronto. Coming from a background in movement and devised theatre, her current practice focuses on the research and exploration of shame, grief and the healing process through use of dialogue and movement. Recently, Breanna has contributed writing to Tall Tale Theatre's Night Terrors podcast, the Windsor-Essex Nature Poetry and Environmentalism zine and The Tank NYC's_ Rule of 7x7_. Breanna is a co-founder of Skipping Stones Theatre, a Toronto-based, independent collective whose mandate is to explore stories through the lens of mental health and neurodiversity. Breanna is a graduate of East 15 Acting School (MFA) and the University of Windsor (BFA). Recent credits include: Imposter's Sin Room (Hamilton Fringe, 2021), A Christmas Carol (White Mills Theatre), Hamlet(s) (Skipping Stones Theatre) and Crave (Pure Carbon Theatre).**** www.breanna-maloney.com Twitter: @bree_maloney Instagram: @bree_maloney Sarah Marchand is an award-winning performer, producer, and founder of Alma Matters Productions. She has worked in television (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Umbrella Academy), and theatre extensively. Select awards include: The Hnatyshyn Foundation's Emerging Artist Grant (Best Actress in English Theatre), The Second City’s Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award (nominated), and the Carolyn and Richard Renaud Grant for Acting. She received her BFA in Acting at Concordia University and her MA in Performance Studies at the University of Toronto. Sarah recently completed Nightwood Theatre's 19-20 Young Innovators Program and is currently a participant in the Women in Film and Television (WIFTV) Actor Career Mentorship program under the guidance of Carly Pope. Select Recent Credits: Winter of ‘88 (NNNNN) Nowadays Theatre, 2020 Next Stage Festival (Performer/Co-Producer), Swim Team (NNNN) Nowadays Theatre, SummerWorks Performance Festival (Producer/Assistant Director), Drink of Choice (Toronto Fringe Patron’s Pick) Produced by Alma Matters Productions. In keeping with her creative mandate, Sarah’s work continues to produce and create works that explore mental health, intersectional feminism, queerness, and body image. www.sarahmarchand.com Twitter: @sarahamarchand Instagram: @sarahamarchand www.almamattersproductions.com Twitter: @almattersprod Instagram: @almattersprod
Michelle is an educator striving to improve how we treat, train, and value our teachers. After ten years of experience working with young people, she founded the Educators' Lab, which supports teacher-driven solutions to educational challenges. Michelle earned a master's in international relations from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. She has taught social studies in Switzerland and the U.S. and has presented at numerous events, including SXSWedu and TEDxLausanne. Michelle is a part of the Global Shaper Community of the World Economic Forum. She has worked with organizations like PBS Education, the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, Ashoka, and the Center for Curriculum Redesign. The Startup Teacher Playbook is her first book.Darcy is an English/Theatre teacher and professional development coach who got tired of traditional sit-n-get PD and now creates the type of PD she always wanted. With 10 years of experience teaching English and Theatre, Darcy specializes in interactive strategies for the classroom, meaningful tech integration, and building relationships with students. Darcy is an ISTE Certified Educator, an experienced international presenter, and empowerer of teachers. She loves helping teachers rekindle their spark for teaching and helping them make PD meaningful.
Edward McMillan is on a mission to establish a new theatre in Brussels that will professionally produce work in English. The Bridge will be a new cultural institution for Brussels that will use the power of theatre to promote progressive values, social cohesion and environmental sustainability. The theatre will begin by organising community-based activities this summer, such as workshops for children to get them practising English through performing arts.www.thebridge.brussels
Our third tree, the Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) has a rich association with English Theatre - something David knows about far too well. But, more important than that, the association this increasingly rare tree has with ancient forests, and the biodiversity within them, is unsurpassed. A stunning keystone species in its own right. More from David Oakes as he uproots the secrets and stories beneath the 56(ish) Native Trees of the British Isles can be found at: https://www.treesacrowd.fm/56Trees/ Bonus content is occasionally provided to subscribers on our Patreon page account. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Career:As a stage actor, he has half a century's experience of working in theatres up and down the British Isles, and in English-speaking productions overseas. He took part in the first national tour of Godspell, and played in Julius Caesar and in Murder in the Cathedral at Chichester Festival Theatre. Other UK regional theatres where he has performed include Derby Playhouse and the Octagon Theatre, Bolton.For twenty years he was the Casting Director for The English Theatre of Hamburg and has cast over fifty plays, including The Importance of Being Earnest, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Arms and the Man, Candida, Blithe Spirit, The Caretaker, Private Lives and The Circle, as well as the plays of LaBute and David Mamet. As a cabaret singer he has performed with his singing partner Francoise Geller in the UK and elsewhere. He has composed music and lyrics for productions such as The Circle, Educating Rita, When the Reaper Calls, Over the River, Through the Woods and April in Paris.[4]His first film job, in Arabesque, required him to play a scene with Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren. On television he has been a presenter on Play School, he played Inky in two series of Chips' Comic for Channel 4 and he spoke the first line in the first episode of Byker Grove. Griffin has worked as a dialogue coach on Byker Grove and Kavanagh QC. Through doing radio drama he realised that he could display great versatility with his voice alone, accessing a greater range of parts than would otherwise be possible. (For instance, in the late 'sixties when well into his twenties he took over the part of Billy the eldest grandson in The Dales, formerly Mrs Dale's Diary, who had previously been played as a boy with an unbroken voice, and played him till the serial ended.)He 'got in on the ground floor' when audiobooks started to be recorded. For many years he has been a voiceover specialist and has recorded nearly eight hundred audiobooks, mostly unabridged.[9] The subjects have been as varied as Homer's Odyssey, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and novels by H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, as well as more modern writers like Hilary Mantel and Melvyn Bragg. Also many titles in the Golden Age of Murder series for the British Library, and non-fiction titles such as Elegy: The First Day on the Somme, and Breakfast is a Dangerous Meal by Terence Kealey, among many others. AudioFile Magazine wrote: "Griffin is not just a narrator, but an artist of the Spoken Word. He is in the top five of the most borrowed audiobook narrators in the world."[10] In 2015-2016 his 2015 reading of Kate Ellis 's The Death Season was the sixth most borrowed adult audiobook from UK public libraries, as reported by the Public Lending Right office.His more unusual audio recordings include having been the courteous voice advising alighting passengers to "Mind the gap, please" on the London Underground.In 2017, Griffin was appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List "For services to People with Sight Impairment".PublicationIn 2020, Griffin published his memoir Speaking Volumes.ALL CONTENT IS HAS COPYRIGHT PROTECTION! Please refrain from trying to claim this as your own. Legal action maybe taken.Gordons Details: Website: www.gordongriffin.comFB: https://www.facebook.com/gordon.griff...Twitter: Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=UF2KW28X2SVPY)
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A conversation about Andy's life, which took him from being an actor, graduate of Mountview Drama School, performing plays in Vienna and Lagos amongst other places to being the head chef and founder of his own London restaurant, Alter, which specialises in vegan food done in a new and exciting way. Episode index: 0.00-9.50 Intro, Andy's childhood in Yeovil and beginnings in drama 9.50-19.05 Drama School - Mountview 19.05-26.00 Leaving Mountview, life as an actor in the real world 26.00-29.53 First gig, Vienna's English Theatre and time in Austria 29.53-34.02 Doing a play in Nigeria, time in Lagos 34.02-36.48 Time as a struggling actor 36.48-41.23 Dropped by agent before going onstage, leaving acting and looking for ideas 41.23-43.33 Gravitates into kitchen, works for free 43.33-45:40 Takes plunge, starts from the bottom as a chef, Claude's Kitchen 45:40-50.09 The theatrical aspect of food 50.09-52.10 Rising up the ranks in Claude's Kitchen 52.10-53.24 Makes the move to a Michelin Star kitchen 53.24-54.27 Trial shifts 54.27-56.45 Culture of Michelin Star restaurants and comparison to West End theatre 56.45-1:03:31 Bullying culture in kitchens, where does that come from? 1:03:31-1:09:51 How did he start up his own project? Talks about inspirations for Alter including Simon Amstell's Carnage, veganism and Anthony Bourdain 1:09:51-1:12:41 Guessing he's not a believer in cultural appropriation of food? No, he isn't. Explains why his restaurant is more global than that. 1:12:41-1:15:35 I wonder will the world go vegan or is the vegan world an echo chamber? Andy thinks about this differently, it's about expanding our palette not competing with nostalgia. 1:15:35-1.23.30 Trace the steps from Som Saa to founding his own restaurant. 1.23.30-1.24.42 His style as a head chef in the kitchen 1.24.42-1.27.56 We go back to his time as an actor. Why does he think that career didn't work out? Creative fulfilment and how it comes in different guises. 1.27.56-1.28.53 His wife, actor Mona Goodwin, and their soon to arrive baby 1.28.53-1.31.29 Seems like he's reached a good point in life. The Swans legs are kicking hard under the water. Final thoughts. 1.31.29-1.33.01 Outro Guest: Andy Hogben Links to Alter and other media Andy has done: https://www.alterldn.com/about-1 https://www.lockeliving.com/en/features/chef-andy-hogben-is-on-a-mission-to-make-vegan-vibrant Host and producer: Donal Gallery Recorded using Cleanfeed between our houses in North and South London Artwork by Anna Obert https://www.instagram.com/annaobertillustration/ Music by Donal Gallery Twitter: https://twitter.com/PathsPodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PathsPodcast Get in touch with stories of people who've had dramatic changes in their lives at pathspodcastpeople@gmail.com Thanks for listening Support this podcast
How do you juggle multiple skillsets? How do you keep your skills sharp? Joining the conversation on Cue To Cue this week is Performer/Fight Director/Intimacy Professional Siobhan Richardson who advises us to always reassess and rebalance on what makes us happy, not what other people think you should be. Are you suffocating because you're selecting what you should show the world? Are you being the fullest version of yourself? Release yourself from those shackles! You can be more than one thing at a time and still find fulfillment. You can enjoy and thrive in the diversity of your passions! In this episode: How breaking the shackles from the expectations of others allowed her to thrive in different forms of art and creativity How ballet triggered her journey in movements arts to discovering stage combat and scenes of intimacy The importance of points and pathways in embodying the required movements for scenes of violence The impact of communication in knowing if someone is in trauma response versus being uncomfortable with scenes of intimacy A little about Siobhan: Siobhan Richardson is an award-winning actor/fighter/singer/dancer, Fight Director and Instructor, and Intimacy Director and is a pioneer voice in the Canadian Theatre Industry regarding Intimacy in Performance. She is the preferred Fight Director and Instructor for a number of theatre companies, actors and directors, and a certified Fight Director with Fight Directors Canada. Stage combat teaching has, likewise, taken her across Canada, the USA and Europe. She has taught at international events such as the “Paddy Crean International Art of the Sword Workshop”, “The World Stage Combat Certification and Teacher’s Conference”, “Fight Directors Canada's National Workshops”, and the “Nordic Stage Fight Society's Summer Workshops”. In 2009, she received a “Chalmers Arts Fellowship Award” from the Ontario Arts Council, which allowed her to travel to Washington (DC), England and Sweden to study with some of the world's foremost Fight Directors: Brad Waller, Jonathan Howell, Tim Klotz and Peppe Östensson. She has completed three separate teaching tours of Europe which included Sweden, Norway, Estonia, England, Ireland, Scotland, Finland, Germany and France. Siobhan's approach to teaching stage combat draws parallels to the actor’s process in order to connect fight technique to the characters objectives, obstacles and tactics. From a physical perspective, her classes examine structure and biomechanics to prevent injury, while expanding physical vocabulary. She had been teaching Intimacy extensively across Canada for the 2.5 years before Pandemic, travelling from Vancouver to Halifax to teach this work, in professional and amateur settings, and in educational institutions. She has also shared these techniques across the United States and in Europe. She is the first certified Intimacy Director in Canada (Intimacy Directors International), was the first ACTRA “Intimacy Coordinator” contract and the first Intimacy Coordinator contract at Ubisoft. Her work as a fight director and/or intimacy director has appeared at The Shaw Festival, the National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre and English Theatre, The Stratford Festival, Native Earth Performing Arts, Tarragon Theatre, Factory Theatre, Soulpepper, Canadian Musical Theatre Projects, The Grand Theatre (London, ON), Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company, Young Peoples’ Theatre, Starvox Entertainment, and Coal Mine Theatre, to name a few. Meanwhile, she continues to perform as an actor/fighter/singer/dancer, most recently Faking It (#canadaperforms, NAC), The Penelopiad (Grand Theatre, London, ON) and A (musical) Midsummer Night’s Dream (Driftwood Theatre). When at home, she and her partner, Matt Richardson, teach stage combat (private lessons, workshops for actors, and workshops in schools). In the 2013-2014 school year, Burning Mountain was on the Ontario Arts Council’s “Artists in Education” roster, a program that subsidizes professional artists in high schools. In 2011, they won the Stage Combat Competition at CombatCon (Las Vegas), and later shot their scene “Trespasser” for film. Always infusing Joyfulness and Curiosity into the work, Siobhan is dedicated to the growth and development of the art forms, the artists and the workplaces. She builds upon current practices, inspired by historical sources, drawing upon a variety of styles and approaches, infused with some science and developing ideas. Her approach to teaching movement arts draws parallels to the actor’s process in order to connect movement technique to the characters objectives, obstacles and tactics. From a physical perspective, her classes examine structure and biomechanics to prevent injury, while expanding physical vocabulary. She endeavors to foster and support a vibrant and healthy artistic community, and to help performers around the world connect more through their bodies to continually grow as storytellers and joyful co-workers. Follow Siobhan! 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Nirjay Mahindru is joined by Che Walker.Che Walker studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and has worked with Edward Bond, Philip Ridley, Mark Ravenhill, Stellan Skarsgaard, Chris Penn and Robert David Mc Donald.His first play BEEN SO LONG premiered at the Royal Court theatre in 1998, starring Sophie Okonedo, and was runner-up for The John Whiting Award and the Meyer-Whitworth Award, and has subsequently been translated and produced worldwide.FLESHWOUND premiered at the Royal Court in 2003 and won the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright, and The Arts Council Young Writer of the Future Award.CRAZY LOVE was produced by Paines Plough theatre company ('a brilliant piece of dramatic poetry- the scotsman" 'brilliantly buzzy..poignant'- the guardian) and, along with it's sister piece, BURNT-UP LOVE, won the Mark Marvin Peter Brook Award.In 2008, his play THE FRONTLINE made English Theatre history ,becoming the first contemporary-set new play to perform at Shakespeare's Globe theatre since MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. An enormous critical success, THE FRONTLINE was revived in 2009.His musical adaptation of his first play 'Been So Long' - a collaboration with composer Arthur Darvill, premiered at The Young Vic Theatre in 2009, before playing The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, and Latitude Rock Festival. 'Been So Long' was nominated for the Evening Standard Best Musical Award. Walker's former student, Naana Agyei-Ampadu was also nominated for Best Newcomer for her role as Yvonne in 'Been So Long'.He has received commissions from Regent's Park Theatre, English Touring Theatre amongst others. As he teacher, Che has taught acting at RADA, Arts Ed, E15, and has taught at Central, Oxford, Identity Drama School, and was Head of Drama for the Weekend Arts College for over ten years. This interview was recorded in June 2020 during the period of the lockdown. Support the show (https://www.interactstrokesupport.org)
This is the audition show for Halls of Ivy in which Gale Gordon and actress Edna Best were originally cast as Dr William Todhunter Hall, the Ivy college president and his English Theatre actress wife formerly Victoria Cromwell. The story is the same as the first episode of Halls of Ivy entitled “Reappointment” starring Mr and Ronald Coleman in the title roles. We are all familiar with the Coleman’s as The Halls but Gordon and Best played superb roles. Fantastic! Duration: 32:23 Starring: Gale Gordon, Edna Best Broadcast Date: 22nd June 1949
Was liegt näher als auf die Bühne des English Theatre eine Schauspielerin als Gesprächspartnerin einzuladen. Thema souveränes Auftreten im Scheinwerferlicht. Und das trotz Lampenfieber. Alkohol hilft laut Christina Fliether nur bedingt. Deswegen haben sie und der Rampenpfau schon vor dem Auftritt drei Gläser getrunken. Christinas Erfahrung im Hinblick auf Lampenfieber bestätigt sich, genau so wie die Grundkenntnisse des Rampenpfau in Chemie. Je wärmer das Bühnenlicht, desto schneller verdampft der Wein. Im Zweifelsfall hilft „Jazzy Fingers - and put on a smile!“
As if the CoronaVirus and the cancellation of several shows was not bad enough STET, The English Theatre in The Hague will probably have its funding from the city withdrawn. We speak to STET's director Elske Van Holk and to performers and participants with the aim of raising awareness of the company's plight and to urge people to sign a petition to ensure public funding is maintained and that STET can continue.
LOXTON'S BACK! The mighty Tom Butcher shares his memories of playing PC Steve Loxton, filming car chases, being reprimanded by a member of the public and discuss his stunning central performance in Series 8's "All The King's Horses". We also celebrate his career in general in this rare and fascinating interview, recorded hot off the heels of his critically acclaimed performance as Henry II in The Lion in Winter at the English Theatre in Frankfurt. Tom's nominated charity is mind.org.uk
Michael Hasted talks with ELSKE VAN HOLK of STET The English Theatre based in The Hague.
In this Points of View, around the presentation of Crow's Theatre and Talk is Free Theatre's production of The Wedding Party, NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley hosts a discussion with special guests, Lisa Levia, Catering Sales Manager for NAC Food & Beverage and Kraig-Paul Proulx, Wedding & Special Events Designer & Coordinator, about the challenges, changes and beautiful moments go into planning weddings and receptions. The Wedding Party ran in the NAC Theatre January 30 – February 9.
In this Points of View, around the holiday presentation of the Segal Centre For Performing Arts from Montreal's The Hockey Sweater: A Musical, NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley hosts a discussion with special guests, Author Roch Carrier on the history and creation of the story, leading to the musical, and a surprise visit from CSA Astronaut Robert Thirsk, who chats about reading the story in space. The Hockey Sweater: A Musical ran in the NAC Theatre December 5 - 23.
Mabel Hubbard Bell was a strong, self-assured woman – bright, passionate, and a complete original. Despite a near-fatal case of childhood scarlet fever that cost her the ability to hear, she learned to talk and lip-read in multiple languages. At 19, she married a young inventor named Alexander Graham Bell and became the most significant influence in his life. Silence is Mabel's story, offering the unique perspective of a woman whose remarkable life was overshadowed by her famous husband. Deftly directed by former NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Peter Hinton, Silence recounts how Mabel communicated with the man who invented the most powerful communication tool ever conceived.
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 project.His solo play, THROW PITCHFORK, premiered off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop and ran regionally at the Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, NY, and won a Special Honors Award at the Thespis International Monodrama Festival in Kiel, Germany.He has worked often at the Kitchen Theatre Company appearing in OPUS, BROKE-OLOGY, AFTER ASHLEY, THE WHIPPING MAN and SUNSET BABY.His international stage credits include ON THE WATERFRONT directed by Steven Berkoff, which played London`s West End, the Edinburgh Festival and the Hong Kong Arts Festival.He played the role of Ross in the Actors Repertory Theatre Luxembourg’s inaugural production of Edward Albee s, THE GOAT or WHO IS SLYVIA? in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.His play SCHWARZ GEMACHT* was produced in spring of 2014 at the English Theatre of Berlin, in Berlin Germany and brought back for a 2nd run in 2015.His training includes the Stella Adler Studio, and the Meisner technique with Richard Pinter.Alexander is appearing in Theatre Mischief's A Girl Lives Alone, starting August 11 at the 2018 Summerworks Festival.He will also be appearing in Soulpepper's fall production of The Royale by Marco Ramirez directed Guillermo Verdecchia.*Now retitled CHWARZ GEMACHT (or) How Klaus Found His Blackness
Rahul daCunha divides his time between advertising, theatre and travel. On one hand he is running his ad agency, da Cunha Communications where he produces the famous Amul hoardings that have made India smile for 47 years. On the other side he writes, directs and produces plays like CLASS OF 84, PUNE HIGHWAY and ME, KASH & CRUISE. He is one of the founders of Rage Production and has been writing and directing plays for past 25 years. He is an extensive traveller and passionate photographer, 1. I am not Bajirao and Class of 84 are two milestones in Bombay. Please tell our listeners about these two plays 2. In one of your interviews with Hindustan Times, you mentioned “We didn’t have a voice of our own.” In the context of English theatre in Mumbai. What was the process of finding your voice? 3. Why do you think an English play in India is not as popular as the Amul girl hoarding. What are the learnings theatrewallahs can glean from the Amul hoardings? 4. Can you quickly tell us about, what the genesis of “Writer’s Bloc” and the playwrights to look out for? 5. 36 Ghante and the project of school children writing plays have been recent highlights. What next for you and Rage?
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Based on the novel by Ottawa's beloved Brian Doyle, Up to Low is the magical and mystical tale of a young boy's journey to manhood. Twelve-year-old Tommy is on the road with his father and volatile family friend Frank, heading back to the cabin they haven't visited since Tommy's mother died. But Tommy also remembers Bridget, whose eyes are the deep green of the Gatineau Hills. Filled with deserted farms, smoky taverns and midnight rows upriver, Up to Low captures 1950s Ottawa Valley in a way that is both familiar and brand new. By Brian Doyle Adapted for the stage and directed by Janet Irwin
Centred around the cataclysmic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave illustrates how world events link us all together. From two brothers in Malaysia trying to save their house from sinking, a Canadian radio-show host angered by disaster-relief efforts, a grieving Japanese father, to a lonely woman in Utah baking a pie, the play explores humanity in times of disaster. Winner of the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama and directed by Siminovitch Prize laureate Kim Collier, carried away on the crest of a wave shows that despite our differences, we are all connected through serendipity, loss and love. The stellar cast includes John Ng from CBC TV's Kim's Convenience, Zaib Shaikh, star of CBC TV's Little Mosque on the Prairie, Adrienne Wong, a frequent director at the GCTC, Kayvon Khoshkam from NAC's productions of Twelfth Night and The December Man (L'homme de décembre) and Jenny Young from the NAC's productions of Innocence Lost: A Play about Steven Truscott and The Penelopiad.
Mike Keenan, What Travel Writers Say, describes Frankfurt Germany, its amazing train station, the Hotel Frankfurt close by, a neat restaurant called What the Food, the English Theatre and a hop on & off bus ride.
Celebrated theatre-maker Robert Lepage returns to the NAC with an autobiographical journey through his childhood in a Quebec just beginning to awaken to its own promise. Unable to memorize a poem he must recite, Lepage uses the “memory palace” technique, assigning stanzas to the familiar rooms of his childhood home. But re-opening the doors to each room reveals more inside than just the poem he put there. With stagecraft that will take your breath away, 887 recreates the world of a young boy growing up in 1960s Quebec.
It's mid-rehearsal, and two actors playing Lauren and Larry deliver their lines. All is well until the real Larry wanders onstage. When the real Lauren – who, it seems, is also the playwright – leaps up from the audience, chaos ensues. Throw in some rogue spectators, a corrupt senator, lion dancers, ghostly ancestors, and a few firecrackers, and you have King of the Yees, an unapologetic and hilarious take on Chinese culture and tradition in North America. From stage to backstage to audience and back on stage again, this play within a play bulldozes the fourth wall in an epic joyride through Chinatown. A Gateway Theatre (Richmond, BC) production
Evgeni Onegin is a charismatic and bored bad boy who makes ruinous choices at every turn, leaving devastation in his wake. Based on Alexander Pushkin's serial poem about unrequited love in 19th century Russia, this sweeping and romantic story for the ages gets a hip and acclaimed new theatrical treatment. With inventive choreography and a sharp, 21st century sensibility, Onegin is as fresh today as it was nearly two centuries ago. From the creators of Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata, including a raucous and uplifting score by creators Veda Hille and Amiel Gladstone, this is the very definition of passion. Lubov! Produced by The Musical Stage Company (Toronto, ON) in collaboration with NAC English Theatre.
Robert Chafe is a 2010 Governor General Award recipient for his play, Afterimage. His extensive body of work also includes such plays as Place of First Light, Charismatic Death Scenes, Belly Up, Emptygirl, Oil and Water, Butler's Marsh, and Tempting Providence. Butler's Marsh and Tempting Providence also earned Robert a 2004 Governor General Award nomination. Robert is Artistic Director for the company, Artistic Fraud, based in St. John's, and he collaborates quite frequently with our head of English Theatre here at the NAC, fellow Newfoundlander, Jillian Keiley. We are incredibly fortunate that Robert is able to join us today to talk about his work, Heirloom. The NAC Orchestra and Shallaway Youth Choir performed "Heirloom" by Larysa Kuzmenko and Robert Chafe (based on Brahms Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 2) on April 27, 2017.
Incendiary Canadian playwright Brad Fraser (Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love) makes his long-awaited return to the NAC with Kill Me Now, a gritty black comedy leavened with profound humanity. Widower Jake Sturdy cares for his severely disabled teenage son Joey until unexpected news leads to an astonishing role reversal. Devastatingly funny and defiantly unsentimental, Kill Me Now finds hard truths and irreverent laughter in every limb, joint and thought in the hopelessly fragile human body. “Funny and brutal and honest. But it is also moving, deeply emotional, and ultimately harrowing.” STAGE REVIEW (LONDON, UK)
The ghosts of the Donnellys return to tell their side of things. A raucous, wall-of-sound rock opera, Vigilante tells the explosive true tale of a ruthless Irish immigrant family and an entire town bent on revenge. Based on the unsolved 1880 massacre of Ontario's notorious Donnelly family, Vigilante is a stomping, swaggering and compulsively watchable story about frontier justice. This outlaw offspring of Sweeney Todd and The Threepenny Opera walks the razor's edge – aggressively inventive, visually stunning and absolutely electrifying. Vigilante marks the return of Edmonton's astonishing Catalyst Theatre (Nevermore), following major tours to London and New York. “I saw this piece twice: once in Fort McMurray, and again in Edmonton after Catalyst had returned from the off-Broadway run of their original production Nevermore. I loved both iterations but the steampunk style and pulsing fury of the music was deep in my bones by the second viewing. Now to see it again will satisfy a craving that I've had ever since.” – Jillian Keiley, Artistic director, NAC English Theatre “History — Canadian history! — doesn't just rock, it comes at you with an aggressive and explosive energy in the thrilling new rock ‘musical' from Catalyst Theatre.” - THE EDMONTON JOURNAL
The cynical, skeptical daughter of a theoretical physicist and a composer, Sarah Jean's clinical approach to love meets with little success. In this absorbing drama infused with science and classical music, three exceptional minds collide like charged particles in an accelerator. Sarah Jean's hugely talented yet severely dysfunctional family will learn that love and time itself are connected in unimaginable ways. Infinity is the highly-anticipated NAC debut of Ottawa-raised Hannah Moscovitch, one of Canada's most exciting playwrights. “Infinity is one of those wonderful plays that make you feel smarter. The writing is clever and the performances are profound. And, having a pre-schooler at the time I saw the show, Sarah Jean's epic little girl tantrum made me cringe with delight!” – Jillian Keiley, Artistic director, NAC English Theatre
A sweeping drama of personal and political ambition follows soon-to-be Premier Joey Smallwood – the self-described “Last Father of Confederation” – as he propels the Dominion of Newfoundland into union with Canada in 1949. Both saint and sinner, the charismatic, controversial Smallwood is hounded every step of the way by witty, booze-soaked reporter Sheilagh Fielding – his intellectual equal and lifelong nemesis. With a crackling narrative, sultry jazz score and a cast of forty characters, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams is an epic and expansive retelling of a defining Canadian story. “My collaborator Robert Chafe started working on Wayne Johnston's epic in 2009. It was a nearly impossible task – a story spanning 25 years with the most unlikely hero and villain combined in one man as ever landed in our collective history. This production debuted in January 2015 and I'm really proud to bring it to our national stage.” – Jillian Keiley, Artistic director, NAC English Theatre “Artistic Fraud is one of the most innovative and exciting theatre companies in Canada. The set design and staging were kinetic, memorable, elemental. Desks, chairs, walls, and actors slid and curved into place like perfectly thrown curling stones – like the stage floor was made of smooth ice. I found myself wishing that Colony of Unrequited Dreams could be made into a mini-series.” - NFLDTXT.COM An Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland (St. John's) production in collaboration with Canada's National Arts Centre.
In Victorian London, bitter, selfish Ebenezer Scrooge spends Christmas Eve counting his money. But unexpected visits by the ghost of his former partner Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come change his life forever. This heart-warming classic tale of redemption and the true meaning of the season is a unique, stylish new production designed by the acclaimed Bretta Gerecke and showcasing dazzling guest artists from the NAC's worlds of theatre, music and dance. Join the Cratchit family in a perfect holiday treat for the entire family! “I'm always looking for a Canadian angle to things, even when they're written by the most iconic of Brits. This Christmas Carol is built around the stars featured in NAC seasons across the disciplines. It's a perfect opportunity to see the wonderful array of Canada's best, in one of the world's best holiday stories.” – Jillian Keiley, Artistic director, NAC English Theatre
In this exhilaratingly original, multimedia one-man show, actor / comedian / radio broadcaster Tetsuro Shigematsu tells the dynamic story of an emotionally distant father whose legacy is felt beyond his lifetime. From the ashes of Hiroshima to swinging 1960s London, Akira's incredible personal history continues to influence two generations. Separated by language, culture and history, what truly keeps father and son apart are their similarities. Empire of the Son is a funny, emotional and deeply thoughtful portrayal of parent/ child relationships. Empire of the Son was recently nominated for five Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, including Outstanding Production, Actor and Direction. “I couldn't help but hear the incredible amount of talk this work generated after its sold out debut in Vancouver last year. West of the Rockies, it was on the top of the reviewers' year-end lists and when you see it, you'll know why. In Empire of the Son, the personal becomes magic.” – Jillian Keiley, Artistic director, NAC English Theatre
Get back to your roots! “If you want to know a black woman, you touch her hair,” says Novelette of the clients in her Toronto hair salon. ‘da Kink is raw, energetic theatre, showcasing eight fascinating, multi-faceted women. With riffs on sexuality, families and inner lives, this theatrical kaleidoscope is accompanied by live rhythm-and-blues and gospel music. A joyous and triumphant hit, this hugely popular work by writer/ performer Trey Anthony kicks off the English Theatre season with style. “‘da Kink was a revolution when it sprang from the Toronto Fringe to land on the main stage of the Mirvish season in 2005. The script is so entertaining and so moving I jumped at the opportunity to work with Theatre Calgary to bring this beloved work back to Canadian audiences.” – Jillian Keiley, Artistic director, NAC English Theatre
In this final Points of View of the 2015/16 season, Artistic Director Jillian Keiley hosts a discussion with two special guests, Belles Soeurs Producer Allan Sandler and Joël Beddows, Outgoing Director, Department of Theatre, University of Ottawa / Incoming Artistic Director, Théâtre français de Toronto, about the impact of Michel Tremblay's Les Belles-Soeurs on the development of Quebec theatre, and the creation of this English-language musical production. Belles Soeurs: The Musical is now clearly a musical in the Broadway sense. The jokes remain hilarious. The result is a highly entertaining show. No musical lover should miss this historic production.”– Montreal Gazette
Something happened at the Concord Floral greenhouse. Nobody talks about it – until two girls uncover the horrifying secret. Now havoc has been unleashed, forcing ten teenagers to flee a mysterious plague they've brought upon themselves. Featuring ten young Ottawa actors, Concord Floral is a supernatural cellphone thriller with alternating kicks of conscience, cruelty, denial and morality. One of Canada's fastest-rising artists, Governor General's Award-winning playwright Jordan Tannahill takes us to a surreal and gothic suburbia. This new work is a highly entertaining Canadian tale. Learn More! “…masterfully blends naturalistic dialogue, poetic lyricism and magic realism. Concord Floral is an ensemble choral piece that packs a theatrical and emotional punch.” NOW TORONTO Concord Floral - March 29 - April 9, 2016 - NAC STUDIO
BOOM chronologically documents a historical period stretching from that first ‘boom' of the Atomic Bomb in 1945 all the way to the Apollo 11 landing the first human beings on the Moon in 1969. These two iconic moments span 25 of the most tumultuous years in modern history, fuelled by a generation of children with incredible influence due to their numbers, and to the advances of technology and communication. Award-winning writer, director and legendary solo-performer Rick Miller brings to life dozens of politicians, writers, activists and entertainers, effortlessly recreating each one. "Technology and the way we used it was key not only to the execution of it but also the themes" explains Miller. BOOM allows the audience to experience the global events as they unfold – the Cold War, McCarthyism, Beatlemania, Trudeaumania, JFK, MLK, Mao, Vietnam and several others. The various stories spiral into the “The Summer of Love”, and BOOM ends as it began – with a new generation born into a new world order.
We talk about the Aditya Birla Group's theatre promotion initiative Aadyam in The Scene, new brands of local, artisanal chocolate in Bombay Binge, and Wadala's poorly maintained but otherwise fascinating BEST bus museum in Secret City.
In this Points of View, NAC English Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley hosts a discussion with three special guests, Pityu Kenderes and Judd Palmer of The Old Trout Puppet Workshop, and University of Ottawa Theatre Professor Kathryn Prince, on the making of this production of Twelfth Night and other imaginative interpretations of Shakespeare. “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Twelfth Night Act 3, Scene 4 Full of visual surprises, this production brings together the 2015/16 Ensemble with an inventive design from Calgary's Old Trout Puppet Workshop. It's an animated interpretation of Shakespeare as you've never seen it before! One of the Bard's most popular comedies explores passion and the pain of trying to keep it a secret, raising the curtain on a mad scramble of misdirected desire, cross-dressing and a provocative love triangle. This unique take on the timeless Twelfth Night features pop music alongside Shakespeare's buoyant wordplay and some of his wittiest love scenes.
Aboriginal. Actor. Addict. Residential School Survivor. Cat Burglar. Homosexual. Jack Charles is an Australian tribal Elder and a living legend. This highly entertaining and autobiographical presentation, which includes a three-piece band, runs the gamut of a life lived to its utmost, spanning Charles' career as an actor/musician, a lifetime of political activism, and a terrifying descent into heroin addiction and petty crime. His experience as a stolen child echoes the plight of Canada's own Indigenous people – and his heart-warming presence, generous spirit and unswerving optimism make his journey one of resilience and reconnection. Jack Charles is a theatrical marvel.
In this Points of View, NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley hosts a discussion with two special guests, Anne & Gilbert Co-Composer and Lyricist Nancy White and Campbell Webster, Original Producer of Anne & Gilbert, about the evolution of this Canadian musical and the enduring appeal of Anne Shirley of Avonlea. A grown-up Anne of Green Gables is in love - and so are we. On idyllic Prince Edward Island, Anne Shirley is now an ambitious young woman about to begin her first teaching job. Romantic complications abound when childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe proposes marriage – but he's not her only suitor. Can Anne find true happiness? East Coast Music Award-winning songs and classic, well-loved characters make this sophisticated made-in-Canada musical perfect for our national stage this holiday season! "Sure to become a classic." -The Ottawa Citizen "Delightful... utterly charming." -Variety
In this Points of View, Assistant Director Brad Long hosts a discussion with two special guests, The December Man (L'homme de décembre) Director Sarah Garton Stanley and Paul Donison, Senior Priest, St. Peter and St. Paul's Anglican Church and bereavement counsellor, about collective grieving for violence against women, and the creation of this production. In the aftermath of the 1989 Montreal Massacre, Benoît and Kathleen try to help their beloved son Jean deal with the guilt of surviving what so many women did not. Seething with self-loathing, rage and powerlessness, Jean's life has come unglued. With humour, empathy and the routine of everyday life, the narrative moves backwards in time to the fateful day when Jean survived. With devastating honesty and scalpel-like precision, this searing drama explores the nature of courage and the private shadows cast by public violence. “...no (one) should miss the chance to see this.” - VANCOUVER SUN
In Negro Creek, Ontario, Rainey Johnson is a powerful figure. Grieving for her daughter, she survives with cynical wit, superior intellect and superhuman strength. She wants answers, true meaning, purpose and maybe even spiritual salvation. Created by Governor General's Literary Award-winning playwright Djanet Sears, Adventures is a potent and profoundly emotional story of living, dying and the power of forgiveness. Dynamic movement and music and a superb cast of 22 bring this extraordinary world to vibrant life onstage.
“Reading about theatre is a weirdly incomplete experience. Reading about other things is similarly incomplete but it doesn’t have to be the whole experience because if you read about it, you can get hold of it as well. Even with a poor representation of a picture – an artwork – you at least see what it looks like.” - Andrew Haydon This week we are taking a brief pause from our 'Responsibility' season. This is a bonus round from Berlin. Jana speaks with independent theatre critic, Andrew Haydon, about audiences, histories and European vs English theatre. This episode opens up the topics discussed on our show and examines them in a global context. Andrew is one of the few British theatre critics who regularly travels around Europe to see new work, and who is conversant in contemporary European theatre (and not just what happens on the British Isles), approaching it with a distinctly British, but never parochial, perspective. In his writing for The Guardian, Time Out, Exeunt Magazine, and in his respected blog Postcards from the Gods, Andrew has long championed unusual work, difficult work, and has often argued that the British theatre is unnecessarily conservative in terms of form and interest. "I always wonder what it would be like to get a hardcore German theatre theoretician in to watch a load of the really hardcore naturalistic productions that still exist in Britain but just tell them “it’s all a concept” and they are not allowed to go “oh, you’re just being British”. They have to believe that it’s a metaphor. How that would read? I’m sure there’s actually some really creative thinking if we didn’t all just go “urgh! It just looks like a room. It’s meant to look like that.” If we actually thought about it more creatively. There’s probably better ways we could understand what’s going on. There is craft in the way these things are put together, obviously. But craft and possibly not philosophy." - Andrew Haydon Discussed in this episode: 'Live art' and its global history, stage metaphor, the white male default, new writing and authorship, national identity, what defines a 'national theatre history', the demographics of theatre goers, the importance of arts writing, the fallibility of the critic and can theatre ever just be bad? "It is interesting where the history counts. If it’s a history of ‘English Theatre’, if you’ve got a director like Katie Mitchell (who I think did make a domestic production last year but made five or six bits of work elsewhere) does one try to include these because they’re a British director? Or do you include the infinite number of stagings of Martin Crimp, Denis Kelly and Simon Stephens’ plays? Do they count because they’re British playwrights? I don’t think it’s particularly futile to limit a theatre history to a national border." -Andrew Haydon Enjoy and stay tuned: we have more exciting and intellectually rigorous conversations to come. Next fortnight we will return to the topic of Responsibility.
In this Points of View, guest host NAC English Theatre Artist in Residence Corey Payette chats with two special guests, Alice Through the Looking-Glass Assistant Director Christine Brubaker and Alice aficionado and collector Amanda Lewis, about the enduring fascination of Alice and the creation of this unique production. English Theatre's production of Alice Through the Looking-Glass ran in the NAC Theatre December 9 – January 3.
This week Rosie goes underground to chat with Alexander Parsonage about: Finger in the Pie; Quitting Art School; Conceptual, Philosophical, Political; The Bollocks Myth of the Lone Genius; Hooked on Directing; KneeHigh Theatre and Magic; Bleed the University Dry; Post-University Company in Crisis; The Great Tragedy of English Theatre Education; Unhealthy Actor Lifestyle; External Revenue Source; Space and Time is Precious; Overnight Success in Cabaret; Good Direction Versus Terrible Direction; Theatre of Cold Backstage Brutality; Backing a Good Horse; Overnight Success to Overnight Flop; Threats of Litigation Lead to Breakthroughs; Publication Confusion; Cabaret =/= Theatre or Standup; The Bubble Hasn't Burst; Big Cabaret Umbrella; How Do We Survive??; European Models, Money and Barriers; International Embarrassment and Value; Low Pay No Pay and How Do We Celebrate Good Collaboration?; The Myth of the Producer; Theatre Makers = Entrepreneurs; Day Job Stigma; English Theatre is the Best in the World; Not Interested in Politics; Effective Political Voice for the Arts; Theatre About Emotion; Concurrent Realities; What Makes it All Worth It.About Alexander:Alexander is an award winning theatre director and co-founder of Finger in the Pie. He has worked extensively in clown, mime, visual theatre, puppetry and cabaret. His clown production – Sweeney Todd: His Life, Times and Execution! was shortlisted for a Total Theatre Award in 2009 and his follow up production Waiting for Stanley was listed in the top 10 best reviewed shows of Edinburgh 2012. He is currently working on the Mimetic Festival 2014. Alexander trained in theatre creation at the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA) a Lecoq based pedagogy in London. Website: http://www.fingerinthepie.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fingerinthepieTwitter:https://twitter.com/fingerinthepieMimetic: http://mimeticfest.com/http://ia902605.us.archive.org/19/items/RKVB17AlexanderParsonage/RKVB 17 - Alexander Parsonage.mp3
In this Points of View, Jillian Keiley chats with Brenda Lawrence of Lawrence and Associates, Offline Executive Introductions, and 2014-15 Ensemble member David Warburton, offering unique perspectives on Oscar Wilde's classic tale The Importance of Being Earnest. English Theatre's production of The Importance of Being Earnest ran in the NAC Theatre October 21 – November 8, 2014.
Experience this English Theatre production through an encounter with Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley as she interviews two special guests who offer unique perspectives on the piece: Robert Chafe, Playwright, Oil and Water and Laurell Brault, Captain, United States Navy, Retired.
Experience this English Theatre production through an encounter with Artistic Director Jillian Keiley as she interviews two special guests who offer unique perspectives on the piece: Annabel Soutar, Playwright, and Trish Jordan, Director of Industry and Public Affairs for Monsanto Canada.
NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley invites English Theatre patrons to join her and Metamorphoses Set and Costume Designer Bretta Gerecke, as they discuss the creation of the play's unusual set.
Artistic Director of the NAC's English Theatre, Jillian Keiley, sits down with the director of The Glace Bay Miners' Museum, Mary Vingoe, to discuss the play, Cape Breton culture, and Ceili dancing.
On Saturday, January 22, a Special Hinterview took place for NAC English Theatre subscribers and Friends of English Theatre, as Artistic Director Peter Hinton and Dramaturg and Artistic Associate Paula Danckert, sat down with the members of the NAC English Theatre Company for an informal meet and greet.
February 6, 2008. The U.S. Embassy Literature Series in cooperation with the Carl Hanser Verlag featured a reading by American author Matt Ruff at the English Theatre Frankfurt on February 6.
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