Podcasts about Theatre Calgary

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby welcomes Javier Vilalta, a Mexican-Canadian interdisciplinary artist, stage director, movement coordinator, translator, and co-founder of 8ROJO Theatre. Based in Calgary, Javier shares his journey through performance, directing, and devising unique and often non-verbal theatre experiences. He reflects on his early challenges as an immigrant artist, the evolution of his creative voice, and his mission to help shape Calgary's cultural identity. This episode explores: Javier's early artistic influences and his pivot from acting to directing The founding and philosophy behind Ocho Rojo Theatre Creating intimate, high-concept work for small audiences His experience directing across Canada and internationally Thoughts on diversity, representation, and creative freedom in Canadian theatre His recent production of Mary Stuart and the upcoming queer retelling of Romeo and Juliet with The Shakespeare Company Guest:

Check out this podcast replay of the SDCF Panel: Art of Collaboration with Shana Carroll, Jesse Robb, and Jessica Stone that we hosted at the Museum of Broadway. They discuss the ins and outs of their creative processes as they collaborated on Water for Elephants, both the finer details as well as overarching ideas about what goes into a productive collaboration on a show. This was a moderated panel with dedicated time for a Q & A. We hosted this panel in August 2024. This video and audio was recorded by Michael Weir supported by the Maria Torres Emerging Artists Foundation. Transcript available upon request. Shana Carroll is Co-Founding Artistic Director of the Montreal based circus company The 7 Fingers. Since its founding in 2002, Carroll has written, directed and choreographed 12 of their touring and/or resident shows, 3 of which (Passengers, Duel Reality, Dear San Francisco) are currently running, and which also includes Sequence 8 at NY City Center and Traces off- Broadway run at Union Square Theatre. Carroll received a Drama Desk Nomination for Choreography and Best Theatrical Experience for their show Traces. Outside The 7 Fingers, Carroll directed Cirque du Soleil's first- ever ice show Crystal, in addition to their performance at the Academy Awards in 2012. Also, for Cirque du Soleil, Carroll was circus choreographer and designer for their shows Iris (Los Angeles) and Paramour (Broadway). Other credits include: Queen of the Night (Drama Desk Recipient); Soul of the Ocean (Moment Factory); Cité Mémoire (Lemieux-Pilon); and the Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies (medieval segment). Prior to directing and choreography, Carroll was herself a trapeze artist, performing for over 20 years in the air with circuses and dance companies around the world, most notably as the original solo trapeze artist for Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco. She also appeared in Cirque du Soleil produced television and film. Now based in Montreal, where she relocated in 1991 to attend l'École Nationale de Cirque, Carroll is originally from Berkeley, California. In 2023, Carroll was inducted into the Ordre of Arts and Letters of Quebec, a distinction honoring those who have contributed to artistic and cultural development in the province of Quebec. Most recently, Carroll was Circus Designer and Co-choreographer of the musical Water For Elephants, first at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and now in its Broadway run at the Imperial Theatre, for which she received a Suzi Bass Award and the Chita Rivera Award for Best Choreography, as well as Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle nominations in the same category. Jesse Robb's work spans Broadway, Cirque Du Soleil, Momix, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal, Mirvish Productions, Disney, Cameron Mackintosh, Prime Video, Opera Philadelphia, and more. He is the co-choreographer (alongside Shana Carroll) for the Broadway production of Water For Elephants, which was nominated for seven Tony Awards including Best Musical. Jesse and Shana were nominated for Tony, Drama Desk, and OCC Awards and received the 2024 Chita Rivera award for Outstanding Choreography. Jesse is the Movement Director for the North American Touring, South Korean, and Japanese productions of the international hit Les Misérables. He was also the Associate Choreographer for the Broadway, North American Touring, and Austrian companies of the 2017 Revival of Miss Saigon. Regionally, Jesse has choreographed at The MUNY, The Alliance Theater (Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Choreography), The Stratford Festival of Canada, Theatre Calgary, and Ogunquit Playhouse among others. Jessica Stone: Most recently, Stone was nominated for a Tony Award for directing the original Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo, which won 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Stone worked as an actress on and off-Broadway, in television and in film for decades before transitioning to directing. Broadway credits included Anything Goes, Butley, The Odd Couple, The Smell of the Kill, Design for Living, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Grease. Her directing career began in earnest with her all-male 2010 production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She has since been directing all over the country at such theaters as The Old Globe, A.C.T, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Huntington Theatre Company,  Two River Theatre Company, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival among others. Productions include As You Like It, Kate Hamill's Vanity Fair, Barefoot in the Park, Dancing at Lughnasa, Bad Dates, Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood! (World premiere), Ripcord, Bad Jews, Arms and the Man, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Charlotte's Web, June Moon, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Absurd Person Singular, and Kimberly Akimbo (off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic). She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.

Misha Maseka is an award-winning filmmaker, performer, writer and composer who founded Village Girls in 2021. Born in Eswatini to Zambian parents and growing up in South Africa, Australia and settling in Canada, Misha's adaptability to culture has served her well as a storyteller. Starting her career in opera and theatre performing across Canada and Germany (Calgary Philharmonic, Theatre Calgary, Square One Media, Lyric Studio Weimar, Arts Commons), Lemba has carried over a sense of spectacle and theatricality in her style as a filmmaker. This was made apparent in her celebrated short film “Not That Deep” - winner of two Berlin Short Film Festival awards. When not creating, she has sat on various Canadian granting bodies as a juror and consultant in funding development (Canada Council of the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, Ubuntu Central Alberta, UnCommon Collective). She still makes time to write and perform music under the stage name Lemba and hosts the visual podcast “And I Wonder.” Join us on this episode as we discuss the international Black identity and assumptions of Blackness. Misha shares her story of being born an immigrant, and its role in her artistic practice, always being the new girl and the power of adaptability. She also shares the mandate and motivation behind her company Village Girls Ltd and it's impact in the community. Listen, and leave a review. Follow Misha on Instagram at @mishamaseka And I Wonder Podcast @andiwonderpod Village Girls Ltd @villagegirlsltd and www.villagegirls.ca If you are an African/Black immigrant and would like to be a featured guest on Afros in the Diaspora Podcast, send a DM or email with the information below! Facebook | Instagram | Tiktok - @afrosinthediaspora. For Inquiries - hi@afrosinthediaspora.com

Do you ‘jump' out of bed everyday excited to go to work? If not, you're not alone! We hear details on the latest report on “Canadian Happiness at Work” from Heather Haslam, VP of Marketing at “ADP Canada”. Next, are you waiting till later in life to start a family? If that's the case, you're “on-trend” according to the latest ‘stats'. We catch up with Ron Kneebone, Professor from the Department of Economics at the University of Calgary, for details on the latest research which points to a vast difference between the age of new moms today compared to a few decades ago.   The story of “Selma Burke” is the latest offering from Theatre Calgary, opening next week. We speak with Artistic Director Stafford Arima for details of this intriguing new production and a preview of the exciting season ahead for Theatre Calgary.

On today's show: what happens to your single-family home's value when a multiplex goes up next door? We talk blanket zoning; Theatre Calgary won't be putting on Shakespeare by the Bow this summer. We find out why; we tell you about a creative game of hide and seek that happens tomorrow.

This week on Finding Your Bliss, Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by legendary and award-winning musical theatre actress, singer, dancer and composer Louise Pitre! Receiving a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in the smash hit "Mamma Mia!" was a highlight for Louise Pitre, Canada

Meg Braem's plays have won the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama at the Alberta Literary Awards and the Alberta Playwriting Competition, and Blood: A Scientific Romance was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award for Drama. Her work has been presented at the Citadel Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Lunchbox Theatre, the Belfry Theatre, Sage Theatre, Sparrow & Finch Theatre, Theatre Transit, Atomic Vaudeville, and Intrepid Theatre.

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. I'm producer & host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is produced in conjunction with the Retail Council of Canada. Veteran retailer, entrepreneur, investor and friend of the pod David Lui is back this episode with his new business partner, Canadian retail legend Joe Mimran in an exclusive interview to talk about buying Vancouver's Kit & Ace, a retailer with an origin story that goes back almost a decade to it's founding by Lululemon lead designer Shannon Wilson and son JJ Wilson.   We talk about their impression of the brand today, what makes it great, and growth plans for this innovative apparel retailer.  About DavidDavid Lui is an accomplished global brand and entrepreneurial leader.With a wealth of experience in leading complex retail, digital and consumer environments, his impressive portfolio includes developing global award-winning marketing campaigns, scaling online e-commerce brands, and being named CEO of the twelfth Fastest Growing Company in Canada's PROFIT100, First for Fastest-Growing Company in British Columbia, Canada, winner of the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award, and a Business in Vancouver Forty under 40. In 2022, he was also ranked 11th in the Global CEO Award.David has significantly impacted the retail industry and community through his involvement as an investor and board member. He has served on the Board and Governance Committee for Hypertension Canada, the Retail Leadership Committee for the Canadian Marketing Association, the Marketing Advisory Committee for the Retail Council of Canada, and as a Board Member and Chair of the Marketing Committee for Theatre Calgary. He holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School at Western University.About JoeJoe Mimran is a leading contributor to the fashion and design industry and is best-known for creating a succession of visionary brands and retail concepts, including Club Monaco, Caban, Joe Fresh, Joe Fresh Beauty and Alfred Sung. Recognized universally as having a sharp eye, impeccable attention to detail, and insight into emerging trends, Joe is always on the forefront of what's next. Joe is also an avid investor and champions exceptional entrepreneurs. Joe also stars on the popular CBC show, Dragons Den, now in its 12th season.Chronology of entrepreneurial ventures:In 1978 Joe co-founded a manufacturing apparel business in Toronto Canada.In 1980 the Company launched the Alfred Sung brand which achieved immediate consumer acceptance and success. While the company controlled the design and manufacturing of the women's collection the company embarked on expanding the brand into a myriad of consumer products under license. In 2013 Joe sold his interest.In 1985 Joe founded Club Monaco, a vertical retail concept known for its distinctive minimalistic style and monochromatic palette. Club Monaco instantly became a cult brand that grew to over 150 stores in Canada, US, and Asia.In 2000, Club Monaco and Caban it's home products lifestyle concept, were purchased by Ralph Lauren, marking Ralph Lauren's first-ever acquisition.In 2001 Joe created Joseph Mimran and Associates. a consulting practice that has serviced numerous high profile international retailers, including Holt Renfrew, Saks Fifth Avenue, Woolworths, South Africa, Coles a major food retailer in Australia and Loblaws, Staples US and Kroger.In 2003 Joe created a range of home products for Loblaws under the Presidents Choice brands.In 2006 Joe created the Joe Fresh concept for Loblaws. He oversaw the brand's design and retail concepts, and made it the country's second largest apparel brand in dollars and units, with a vision of well-designed, well-priced clothes for a broad audience. Joe Fresh is sold in over 350 Loblaw stores in Canada and abroad.In addition to PC home in 2009 to Joe was also responsible for general merchandise products including the design, sourcing and presentation of all the GM private label brands.Joe retired from his position as Creative Director of Joe Fresh and General Merchandise in 2014.In 2019, Joe created and introduced gry mattr, a beautiful collection of home and office accessories that live at the intersection of work and life. Intelligently designed, globally inspired - and smartly priced. livegrymattr.comJoe's community efforts have included Chairman of the Fashion Design Council of Canada and honorary Chairman of the inaugural Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. Joe has been the recipient of many industry awards including the Canadian Style Award and the lifetime achievement award by the Design Exchange. in 2015, Joe was inducted into Canada's Marketing Legends Hall of Fame. A patron of the arts, Mimran's philanthropic activities include support of the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, New Museum, New York and is a Luminaire for Luminato Arts Festival.An avid traveler and art collector, Joe divides his time between Toronto and New York and is the father of four wonderful children. About Michael Michael is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada and the Bank of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Today's Shopping Choice and Pandora Jewellery.   Michael has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions with C-level executives and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels. ReThink Retail has added Michael to their prestigious Top Global Retail Influencers list for 2023 for the third year in a row. Michael is also the president of Maven Media, producing a network of leading trade podcasts, including Canada's top retail industry podcast, The Voice of Retail. He produces and co-hosts Remarkable Retail with best-selling author Steve Dennis, now ranked one of the top retail podcasts in the world. Based in San Francisco, Global eCommerce Leaders podcast explores global cross-border issues and opportunities for eCommerce brands and retailers. Last but not least, Michael is the producer and host of the "Last Request Barbeque" channel on YouTube, where he cooks meals to die for - and collaborates with top brands as a food and product influencer across North America. 

Live from The Gospel According To Heather press event, I interviewed my friend, Actress & Singer, Lauren Elder.In this interview, Lauren pulled back the curtain to reveal:What made her want to be part of The Gospel According To HeatherWhat she related to most about the show & her character Grace KrebsOne rule she lives byVisit my website, Call Me Adam dot com, for behind-the-curtain story you won't hear in the interview!In The Gospel According To Heather, Heather Krebs just wants a boyfriend. But how can she even navigate her way through high school if she might be the New Messiah? A small town in Ohio grapples with politics, religion and teenage romance in this eclectic pop musical.The Gospel According To Heather plays at Theater 555 in NYC through the newly extended date of July 16, 2023.*At The Gospel According To Heather press event, members of the media were given a sneak peak of this new Off-Broadway Musical. More on Lauren Elder:Lauren Elder is an actress, singer-songwriter, and world champion whistler living in New York City. Most recently, Lauren played Mary in the world premiere production of Mary and Max, A New Musical, by Bobby Cronin and Crystal Skillman, at Theatre Calgary, directed by Stafford Arima. She was nominated for a Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Performance By An Actress for her portrayal of Mary.Lauren has been seen on Broadway in Side Show and Hair and in the West End in Hair.Other NYC Theater: Hair (Shakespeare in the Park/NY Public Theater), The Village of Vale (Lincoln Center), Orange Star Smasharoo;Regional: Side Show (Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse), Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival.TV: Law & Order SVU, Louie, Boardwalk Empire, The Tonight Show, The 83rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, The 63rd Annual Tony Awards.Lauren is also a children's performer, director, internationally respected performance coach, and on faculty at NY Film Academy and A Class Act NY.She performs regularly in nightclubs around NYC, including 54 Below, Joe's Pub, Birdland, and Club Cumming. Her debut album can be found on iTunes and Spotify!Special Thanks:Richard Hillman PRTheme Song by Bobby CroninPodcast Logo by Liam O'DonnellEdited by Adam RothenbergMore Call Me Adam:Website: www.callmeadam.comFacebook: @CallMeAdamNYCInstagram: @CallMeAdamNYC

For Studio 180: Parade. For Mirvish: Piaf/Dietrich. For Musical Stage Company: Life After (Dora Award), Parade (Lucille), The Light in the Piazza (Franca, at both Theatre Calgary, and Musical Stage Company). During Covid times: Into the Woods (Witch, Talk is Free Theatre, Dora nomination), Divine Interventions (Corpus Theatre). Just before the world shifted, Tracy played Aurora in Eclipse Theatre's inaugural production of Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Don Jail, for which she received a Dora nomination, and she spent the Spring touring Europe with Theaturtle's production of Charlotte: A Tri-Colored Play. She has spent seasons at the Shaw (Mystery of Edwin Drood), Stratford (Fiddler on the Roof, Three Musketeers, The Fellini Radio Plays), and Charlottetown Festival (Anne in Anne of Green Gables, Emily in Emily: A New Musical), and the Atlantic Theatre Festival (Cinderella, Into the Woods, Natasha in Chekhov's Three Sisters). Favorite roles include Sarah Brown at the Segal Centre in Guys and Dolls, Harper in WJT's Angels in America, Jenny in Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play (Outside the March), and Bella in Lost in Yonkers (Theatre Northwest). A proud graduate of Queen's University, Tracy is also a teaching artist who runs her own private studio and is on the faculty for both The Performing Arts Project and MTCA in New York City. Recently: directed The Other Place for Talk is Free Theatre. Played Mrs. Lovett in Talk is Free's Sweeney Todd in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Was part of Musical Stage Company/Yonge Street Theatrical's RETOLD at the Toronto Reference Library. www.tracymichailidis.com Instagram: @tracymichailidis Support Stageworthy Donate: tips.pinecast.com/jar/stageworthy

Bronwyn Steinberg is a theatre director and community builder; she's passionate about making theatre an inclusive gathering space where stories are shared that celebrate the diversity of human experience. Based in Calgary/Mohkinstsis in Treaty 7 territory, she is the Artistic Director of Lunchbox Theatre, and she recently directed The Importance of Being Earnest for Theatre Calgary. She loves working with the classics as well as new plays, and since coming to Lunchbox in 2020, she has directed both Home for the Holidays, a new musical by Cayley Wreggitt and Alixandra Cowman, and Rebecca Northan's All I Want for Christmas. She has also directed 6 new play development workshops as part of the Lunchbox Stage One Festival of New Canadian Work and Stage Two, in addition to multiple workshops and premieres with other companies. She was based in Ottawa for 12 years, where she was the founding Artistic Director of the indie series TACTICS. Credits as an award-winning freelance director include The Drowning Girls and Bang Bang (Great Canadian Theatre Company), The Revolutionists and Miss Shakespeare (Three Sisters Theatre), Twelfth Night (A Company of Fools) and Raising Stanley / Life with Tulia—an accessible multimedia storytelling collaboration with Kim Kilpatrick and Karen Bailey. She has worked as an assistant director at the Stratford Festival, the Shaw Festival and GCTC and is a member of both the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab (2018 & 2019) and Directors Lab North (2020). www.lunchboxtheatre.com Instagram: @bronwynsteinberg Support Stageworthy Donate: tips.pinecast.com/jar/stageworthy

What is the biggest issue that is plaguing us as a society?  Is it climate change? COVID? Actor/Activist, Ali Momen, firmly believes the most significant challenge facing society today is faction and division. He implores us that if we don't collaborate to solve the different challenges we are facing today, we will not get anything done to solve these eminent challenges facing society both locally and globally.  He also encourages us to have a cultural shift in how we engage with each other. and believes creatives are can play a big role in addressing the challenges facing us today.  Artists can help solve this because we don't view human beings as a statue, but as somebody who is always on the verge of movement in favour of progress and moving forward. Ali is encouraging everyone to get more involved and join a political party! In this episode: What doubt is signalling to you and why it is imperative you embrace it. The importance of having a cultural shift in the manner that we engage with each other. Why Patience and curiosity are a core competency that one needs to develop The importance of exercising your right to vote in these times Share This Episode >>> www.thisischelseajohnson.com/218 A little about Ali: Ali Momen is an accomplished and award winning actor who has graced many of the largest stages North America; appeared and starred in independent and major films and has appeared in guest star, and recurring roles on many television shows. A classically trained singer, Ali's conservatory training was at Sheridan Institute's Music Theatre Performance program where he graduated with the highest overall achievement in performance, and after many years as a pro, has returned to Sheridan as an acting instructor. His theatre credits include three seasons at The Shaw Festival, and productions with Mirvish, Canadian Stage, Tarragon Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Theatre Calgary and Why Not Theatre. He originated the role of VIKRAM in Mira Nair's stage adaptation of her hit film, MONSOON WEDDING. Most recently, Ali played Kevin J in the Canadian sit-down production COME FROM AWAY. On the screen, Ali played the leading role of Nep in Oscar Nominated Director Deepa Mehta's BEEBA BOYS and his other film and television credits include Kamran Gant on STAR TREK : DISCOVERY (CBS), Recurring roles in TRANSPLANT(NBC), WORKIN' MOMS (CBC), THE LA COMPLEX (CW), and THE STRAIN (FX); guest stars on many shows including NURSES (CITYTV), HUDSON AND REX (GLOBALTV) HOUDINI & DOYLE (iTV, FOX), INCORPORATED (SYFY), KIM'S CONVENIENCE (CTV), CRACKED (CBC), SATISFACTION (CTV), COMBAT HOSPITAL (ABC), and HOW TO BE INDIE (YTV) You can catch Ali talk about arts, politics and how they intersect every week with Torquil Campbell on his podcast SOFT REVOLUTION – softrevcast.com Follow Ali! Facebook: @alimomen Instagram: @alimomen Twitter: @alimomen  

Show notes below:   Talking Shit with Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Production www.taracheyenne.com Instagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP  /  FB: https://www.facebook.com/taracheyenneperformance Podcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart Music www.marcstewartmusic.com    © 2022 Tara Cheyenne Performance   Subscribe/follow share through Podbean and Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   Donate! To keep this podcast ad-free please go to:  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13386   Links:  https://www.oyr.org/the-company/the-ensemble/denise-clarke   The Big Secret Book: https://www.oyr.org/the-big-secret-book https://wenweidance.ca/   https://www.makingtreaty7.com   Book: “How To Break Up With Your Phone” https://www.screenlifebalance.com/phonebreakup   Beautiful Young Students: https://www.oyr.org/teaching-mentorship/beautiful-young-students   About Denise Clarke: Denise began working with One Yellow Rabbit in 1983 and became Associate Artist and a permanent member of the Ensemble in 1986. She has created or co-created several shows including The Erotic Irony of Old Glory, Touch, CD Dance, Breeder, So Low, Permission, Featherland, Sign Language, Heavens to Murgatroid, A Fabulous Disaster, Smash Cut Freeze, and wag. In 1997, Denise created the Summer Lab Intensive and as Director continues to welcome a broad range of established and emerging artists from all over the world. She continues to teach, provide master classes, and lecture across Canada and abroad. Other work includes choreography for Theatre Calgary and Alberta Theatre Projects in Calgary, Edmonton's Citadel Theatre, Crows Theatre, Canadian Stage Company in Toronto, the Belfry Theatre in Victoria, and the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake. Denise has toured extensively in shows including Ilsa, Queen of the Nazi Love Camp, Mata Hari: Tigress at the City Gates, Doing Leonard Cohen, Thunderstruck, Sign Language, and Dream Machine. On December 30th, 2013, Denise was appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada, one of Canada's highest civilian honours. Prior to this appointment, she was also recognized by the University of Calgary with an Honourary Doctorate from the Faculty of Arts. Recently Denise wrote The Big Secret Book, An Intense Guide To Creating Performance Theatre. About Tara: Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg is an award winning creator, performer, choreographer, director and writer. Artistic Director of Tara Cheyenne Performance, she is renowned as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary performance and as a mighty performer "who defies categorization on any level" (The Georgia Straight). Tara is celebrated nationally and internationally for her unique and dynamic hybrid of dance, comedy and theatre. The string of celebrated full-length solo shows to her credit includes bANGER, Goggles, Porno Death Cult, and I can't remember the word for I can't remember, and she partners regularly on multidisciplinary collaborations, commissions and boundary-bending ensemble creations. When she isn't creating innovative movement for theatre, Tara performs around the world. Highlights include DanceBase/Edinburgh, South Bank Centre/London, On the Boards/Seattle USA, and High Performance Rodeo/Calgary. Recent works include The Body Project (premiering 2020/21 season), The River Project with dance artist Miriam Colvin and artist and activist Molly Wickham (premiering 2021 in Wet'suwet'en Territory), empty.swimming.pool with Italian dance/performance artist Silvia Gribaudi, (Castiglioncello and Bassano Italy, Victoria, B.C. and Vancouver, B.C.), how to be (Vancouver, B.C.) , and I can't remember the word for I can't remember (currently touring). Tara lives on the unceded and traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlil̓wətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) / East Vancouver with her partner composer Marc Stewart.

Broadway director Stafford Arima joins us to discuss how he has managed his finances as a freelance director in New York City.    We discuss: ⭐️ Moving from Canada to be resident director of Broadway's Ragtime ⭐️ How much he socked away for retirement during his 20 years freelancing ⭐️ His newest job as an artistic director of Theatre Calgary which was his first full time job, which he took when he was in his late forties ⭐️ Stafford talks about his parent's relationship with gambling and the death of his uncle that shaped his perspective on money ⭐️ The show starts with Stafford raving about his SUPERSTAR design team of Bhangin' It at La Jolla Playhouse   The outtakes include a chat about Allegiance on Broadway, which Stafford directed. The show starred George Takei, Lea Salonga, and Telly Leung.   Outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92-stafford-64043536?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare   Stafford's Website: http://www.staffordarima.com/index.html   Theatre Calgary: https://theatrecalgary.com/   Bhangin' It: A Bangin' New Musical: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/La-Jolla-Playhouse-Announces-Creative-Team-for-BHANGIN-IT-A-BANGIN-NEW-MUSICAL-20211220   Become a patron: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

Griffin is a Canadian actor and producer who has been working in the film, theatre, and voice industries for over a decade. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, his creativity was fostered through Theatre Works, Quest Theatre, Calgary Young People's Theatre, Theatre Alberta's ARTSTREK, and Central Memorial Performing and Visual Arts Program. His professional career began at twelve years old, taking on the titular role in A Paintbrush for Piccolo with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and performing in the 1700 seat Jack Singer Concert Hall. Griffin later secured his first film role, acting alongside Matthew Perry (Friends, The Whole Nine Yards) in the feature film The Ron Clark Story. Since then he has worked with Stephen Amell (Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow) and Maggie Grace (Lost, Taken) in the TV Movie When Calls The Heart and Colm Feore (Thor, Chicago) in the feature film Everfall. He has worked with a number of theatre companies including Theatre Calgary, Theatre Junction, The Shakespeare Company, Lunchbox Theatre, Birnton Theatricals, Thou Art Here Theatre, Calgary Opera, Shakespeare By The Bow, W&M Physical Theatre, and the In Arms Theatre Collective. Griffin is the former host of the talk-show Studio 315 on Shaw TV, and can be seen on Heartland (CBC), Abracadavers (The Fantasy Network/Amazon Prime), Pet Heroes (CMTV), and Hug-O-Gram (REVERY, Telus Optik). You may also recognize his voice as Kouji Ibuki on Cardfight! Vanguard, Brutal of the Martial Arts on Future card Buddy Fight X, and Kibaltes on Future card Buddy Fight Hundred. Enayat Ahmady is an actor, known for Where I Want to Be in 5 Years (2020) and David's World and the Cyclops Hour (2022). Outline of the Episode: ● [02:55] Introduction about Griffin Cork. ● [04:33] Introduction about Enayat Ahmad. ● [09:38] Griffin Cork's favorite theater to watch? ● [12:28] Laura COP Character? ● [13:46] What is your feeling after doing your dream job? ● [20:45] Inspiration of shooting camera shots? ● [26:15] Have you done any research before coming to season 2 of Abra Kadabra? ● [30:38] What do you do to get the character right? ● [33:58] How do different actors have similar phones in the episodes? ● [40:26] What do you do with your body as an actor to showcase as you are doing a power shot? ● [44:31] Would you rather choose to lose your ability to speak or ability to hear? ● [45:47] Would you rather talk like Yoda or breathe like Darth Vader for the rest of your life? ● [47:35] Would you rather ever have a mullet haircut or a ponytail haircut? ● [49:30] Would you rather like to write a secret or not? Catch Griffin Cork Website: http://www.griffincork.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GriffinCork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griffincork Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/griffin-cork Catch Enayat Ahmady Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eahmady10/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enayat.ahmady Connect with AmigosPC! Website: https://www.amigospc.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TwoandahalfAmigos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amigospc Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmigosPC Check out Official AmigosPC Merch at: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/amigospc?ref_id=24626 Join the conversation with the Amigos by becoming a member of Amigos pc get direct access to our discord and other cool free stuff https://amigospc.supercast.tech/

Crystal is a member of the Playwrights' Center and alumni of Orchard Project, The Civilians, Soho Rep, EST, and Women's Project. Plays include: NY Times Critic Picks' GEEK (Vampire Cowboys), CUT (Theatre Under St. Marks), OPEN (The Tank/AFO, Offest Nomination 2021 and PULP VÉRITÉ (Kilorys List). Recipient of NY Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Play, Earth Matters on Stage Prize with RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD, and Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Prize for PULP VÉRITÉ (Kilroys List). RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD is currently running at Jermyn Street Theater with Drew and Dane Productions. Previous UK credits include BIRTHDAY at Waterloo East (Kibo Productions). Musicals include MARY AND MAX (Landestheater Linz, Theatre Calgary) with composer Bobby Cronin, winning several BroadwayWorld Austria Awards & Germany's MUT Prize. POSTCARD AMERICAN TOWN (Composer Lynne Shankel) premieres this April (SDSU New Musicals' Initiative). Audio drama includes KING KIRBY (Co-written w/Fred Van Lente, scored by Bobby Cronin) on the Broadway Podcast Network and THE MAGICIAN'S MAGICIAN. Work in comic books include Adventure Time & Marvel.

We have our first returning guest of season two, although last time she was going by her married name. In this episode on Your Neck of the Woods, we welcome back then-candidate now councillor Kourtney Penner of Ward 11. Kourtney, Jason, and I chat about what the first month and a half of Council's been like, some takeaways from the budget adjustment process, police funding, and the work culture at City Hall.After roughly a month and a half since being sworn in things become a little more routine for new councillors like Kourtney, between regular Monday Council meetings and the week filled with committee work things are settling into a more “normal” pattern where there are busy days and weeks and some slower days. And with the recently passed budget adjustments, it's been a busy time but the homework done during the transition period helped ease the strain as the work begins for the next full year on the newest for your budget cycle where I think we may see the most change. During the budget adjustments councillor, Penner was one of four councillors to vote against an increase to the police budget of $6 million so we dive a little bit and what drove that decision, how it is to make these kinds of difficult decisions on behalf of not only your constituents but a city of almost 1.5 million people, especially when there will always be feedback both positive and negative on every decision.Sharing the workload and fostering a more collegial work culture “at the horseshoe” was a major theme this week. Not surprising given almost everyone I talked to while running for Ward 1 wanted to see more collaborative Council and less backbiting and bickering, something that can't always be easy when a cloud surrounds one of your colleagues but a little peek behind the scenes seems to show a younger, motivated, and friendly disposition between Council members that hopefully more of us will get to see as the pandemic abates.With the holidays coming, the chat takes a turn for the festive as we take some time to go over our plans to spend time with our families, enjoy some local talent as performances return, and all in all get into the holiday spirit. Speaking of which, if you're looking for something to do in Your Neck of the Woods for the holidays the Create Calgary Foundation will be holding a Christmas festival at the bonus community association December 21, from 4 to 8 PM this is a free family event with live music, food, crafts, hot chocolate, and photos with Santa. One of my favourite Christmas traditions is going to see a Christmas Carol as put on by Theatre Calgary every December. The show runs all the lintel Christmas Eve get out with your family and enjoy a holiday classic!To get in touch with councillor Kourtney Penner you can email Ward11@calgary.caAs always we want you to be part of the conversation at Your Neck of the Woods! You can follow the latest with the show, submit questions, suggest topics and more on social media @jmcgergoryyc! Use the hashtag #YNOTW.To learn more about the Christmas festival email nathan@createcalgary.orgTo get your tickets for a Christmas Carol visit: https://www.theatrecalgary.com/shows/a-christmas-carol

We begin with another conversation with one of the many ‘new faces' on City Council, following Monday's civic election. Today, we meet Ward 5 Councilor Raj Dhaliwal. Next, it's a phenomenon that's been going on for years, that you may or may not have noticed. We learn about “Shrinkflation,” which is involves some of our favourite products being ‘downsized' while we pay the same price as the previously ‘larger' sized portions. Are you getting enough hours of ‘quality' sleep each night? We speak with a Concordia University Sleep Researcher who explains the importance of sleep to our overall health, and to discuss whether or not it's possible to “catch up” on sleep. Finally, he's been called “one of the 100 most creative people alive today” by Entertainment Weekly magazine. We speak with Rick Miller, actor/writer and director about his latest production: “Boom YZ,” now playing at “Theatre Calgary”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's so great to welcome back Crystal Skillman and Bobby Cronin, co-writer and composer of the Broadway Podcast Network hit audio play/podcast King Kirby. Today, Crystal & Bobby are truly Baring It All with lessons learned, industry secrets including bullying and sexual harassment, plus much more! Listen to Part 1 of our interview here! We talked about Jack Kirby, Comics & the creative process of turning King Kirby from a stage play into a podcast/audio play. King Kirby tells the story of Jack Kirby, who co-created some of Marvel's most famous comic books including Captain America, X-Men, and The Avengers. Connect with Bobby: Website Instagram Connect with Crystal: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Connect with King Kirby: Broadway Podcast Network Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for more my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva and Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Drew Kaufman (https://bit.ly/2OXqOnw) Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Bobby: Bobby Cronin is an award-winning composer/writer for theatre, short film, web, dance, and more. His projects include: Mary & Max [based on the claymation film] with bookwriter Crystal Skillman which had its World Premiere at Theatre Calgary in the fall of 2018 and its European Premiere at Austria's Theatre Linz in 2019. It won the 2018 MUT Critics Award in Germany, Pace New Musicals 2018, SigWorks Finalist 2018; ‘Til Death Do Us Part (World Premiere 2020, 2018-2020 SDSU New Works Award; 2017 SigWorks Finalist; 2016 Overtures Series directed by Kent Nicholson) with bookwriter Caroline Prugh; a handful of songs in Off-Bway's Camp Morning Wood; Till Soon, Anne with bookwriter/lyricist Christine Toy Johnson which had a residency at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. His latest commission PSYKIDZ is ready to be produced. Bobby's music won “Best Score of a Mockumentary” for the web series Thank You, Next & Best Music/Lyrics for Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You in 2010's MITF. He was commissioned to write a pop song for the 2013 winner of Italy's televised singing competition Lo Canto. Bobby created the Inspired Benefit Concert Series for animal rescue organizations across the U.S. & UK to raise funds & awareness for the 3 million adoptable pets euthanized in our country each year. More on Crystal: Crystal Skillman is an award winning writer who creates darkly funny, high-concept work with heart & edge. As a playwright she is a four-time NYT Critics' Pick, as well as an award-winner as a bookwriter for the musical MARY AND MAX (with composer Bobby Cronin ) & her comic book credits include work for Marvel and “Adventure Time.” Watch the trailer of her NYTimes Critics' Pick OPEN here. A passionate believer in art and activism, Crystal is the author of the play RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD, a coming of age story of two teenage climate activists, which has been optioned for a premiere next year (2022). Upcoming work in television includes the animated series EAT FIGHTER (Based on her WebToon comic), the YA animated series COSMIC CRITTERS & the musical half hour comedy OVERNIGHT SUCCESS (Co-Conceiver Lauren Elder, Kampfire Films). Crystal's new audio drama THE MAGICIAN'S MAGICIAN will launch this fall, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My spidey senses are tingling today because I am swinging into the world of Marvel Comics with my special guests Crystal Skillman & Bobby Cronin, whose fantastic podcast, King Kirby, is burning up the Broadway Podcast Network.  I talk with Crystal & Bobby about their love of comics, how they adapted King Kirby (originally a play by Crystal & her husband Fred Van Lente) into a podcast & much more! King Kirby is about Jack Kirby, the most famous cartoonist you never heard of, who co-created such mega hit comics as Captain America, The Avengers & X-Men. Part 2 of our interview will be released soon. Connect with Bobby: Website Instagram Connect with Crystal: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Connect with King Kirby: Broadway Podcast Network Twitter Instagram Like What You Hear? Join my Patreon Family to get backstage perks including advanced notice of interviews, the ability to submit a question to my guests, behind-the-scene videos, and so much more! Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Visit: https://callmeadam.com for more my print/video interviews Special Thanks: My Patreon Family for their continued support: Angelo, Reva and Alan, Marianne, Danielle, Tara, Alex, and The Golden Gays NYC. Join the fun at https://patreon.com/callmeadamnyc. Theme Song by Bobby Cronin (https://bit.ly/2MaADvQ) Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell (https://bit.ly/2YNI9CY) Edited by Drew Kaufman (https://bit.ly/2OXqOnw) Outro Music Underscore by CueTique (Website: https://bit.ly/31luGmT, Facebook: @CueTique) More on Bobby: Bobby Cronin is an award-winning composer/writer for theatre, short film, web, dance, and more. His projects include: Mary & Max [based on the claymation film] with bookwriter Crystal Skillman which had its World Premiere at Theatre Calgary in the fall of 2018 and its European Premiere at Austria's Theatre Linz in 2019. It won the 2018 MUT Critics Award in Germany, Pace New Musicals 2018, SigWorks Finalist 2018; ‘Til Death Do Us Part (World Premiere 2020, 2018-2020 SDSU New Works Award; 2017 SigWorks Finalist; 2016 Overtures Series directed by Kent Nicholson) with bookwriter Caroline Prugh; a handful of songs in Off-Bway's Camp Morning Wood; Till Soon, Anne with bookwriter/lyricist Christine Toy Johnson which had a residency at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. His latest commission PSYKIDZ is ready to be produced. Bobby's music won “Best Score of a Mockumentary” for the web series Thank You, Next & Best Music/Lyrics for Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You in 2010's MITF. He was commissioned to write a pop song for the 2013 winner of Italy's televised singing competition Lo Canto. Bobby created the Inspired Benefit Concert Series for animal rescue organizations across the U.S. & UK to raise funds & awareness for the 3 million adoptable pets euthanized in our country each year. More on Crystal: Crystal Skillman is an award winning writer who creates darkly funny, high-concept work with heart & edge. As a playwright she is a four-time NYT Critics' Pick, as well as an award-winner as a bookwriter for the musical MARY AND MAX (with composer Bobby Cronin ) & her comic book credits include work for Marvel and “Adventure Time.” Watch the trailer of her NYTimes Critics' Pick OPEN here. A passionate believer in art and activism, Crystal is the author of the play RAIN AND ZOE SAVE THE WORLD, a coming of age story of two teenage climate activists, which has been optioned for a premiere next year (2022). Upcoming work in television includes the animated series EAT FIGHTER (Based on her WebToon comic), the YA animated series COSMIC CRITTERS & the musical half hour comedy OVERNIGHT SUCCESS (Co-Conceiver Lauren Elder, Kampfire Films). Crystal's new audio drama THE MAGICIAN'S MAGICIAN will launch this fall, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pomme Koch played the role of Itzik in the ten-time Tony Award winning musical The Band's Visit, both on Broadway and on the 1st national tour. He has appeared Off-Broadway and at many regional theatres across the country including La Jolla Playhouse, A.C.T. in San Francisco, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Theatre Calgary, and others. You may have also seen him on TV in “House of Cards” and “Blue Bloods”. He's spent the pandemic serving as a delegate in Actors' Equity Association and working on arts-labor policies for the upcoming New York City mayoral election. Originally hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area, he studied theatre and political science at the University of Michigan and lived in D.C. before settling in New York.

Bobby Cronin is an award-winning composer/writer for theatre, short film, web, dance, and more. His projects include: Mary & Max [based on the clyamation film] with bookwriter Crystal Skillman which had its World Premiere at Theatre Calgary in the fall of 2018 and will have its European Premiere at Austria’s Theatre Linz in 2019, won the 2018 MUT Critics Award in Germany, Pace New Musicals 2018, SigWorks Finalist 2018; ‘Til Death Do Us Part (World Premiere 2020, 2018-2020 SDSU New Works Award; 2017 SigWorks Finalist; 2016 Overtures Series directed by Kent Nicholson) with bookwriter Caroline Prugh; a handful of songs in Off-Bway’s Camp Morning Wood; Till Soon, Anne with bookwriter/lyricist Christine Toy Johnson which had a residency at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center; Concrete Jungle, commissioned in 2011 for London’s esteemed ArtsEd (President: Andrew Lloyd Webber) opened in London June 2012, had a lab presentation at West Texas A&M 2015 and made the short list for the New American Musical Theatre Prize; Daybreak (winner of the 2011 New Jersey Playwrights Contest) premiered in Wayne, NJ & London’s Tristan Bates Theatre June 2012. His latest commission PSYKIDZ was produced in concert by A Class Act NY and now ready to be produced. Bobby composed the scores and songs for several musical films, which have been in festivals all over the country. He was part of the 2015 Prospect Theatre Company’s Off-Broadway show Fright Night where his 15-minute musical My Boyfriend Is An Alien written with Christine Toy Johnson premiered. His music won “Best Score of a Mockumentary” for the webseries Thank You, Next and Best Music/Lyrics for Ten Reasons I Won’t Go Home With You in 2010’s MITF. Bobby is one of the four NEO Writers for the York Theatre Company’s 2014-2015 season with Stephen Flaherty as his mentor.

How does a Toronto kid spend 20 years working in New York City theatre and then find themselves in Calgary? In this episode Stafford Arima describes his approach to theatre, how Evita changed his life, and a confrontation with the legendary Elaine Stritch. Checkout Theatre Calgary here: https://www.theatrecalgary.comAnd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theatrecalgary/And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheatreCalgaryStafford's personal website: http://staffordarima.comCreative Block is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. You can find more information and listen to all the great shows by going here: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.comOur sponsors this week are: Park Power - https://parkpower.ca - your friendly, local utilities provider in Alberta. Offering Internet, Electricity, and Natural Gas with low rates, awesome service, and profit-sharing with local charities. SHIFT by Alberta Innovates - https://shift.albertainnovates.ca - Shift showcases the work being done in the province’s innovation ecosystem in everything from health to clean energy. Media Lab YYC is a public production studio located in downtown Calgary, Alberta. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts.Website: http://medialabyyc.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41pYdYE__w0lwGrrYsy0cwTwitter: https://twitter.com/medialabyycInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/medialabyyc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/medialabyyc/★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Recorded on March 31, 2021 For over 25 years, audiences around the world have found joy in the trailblazing work of Stafford Arima. Nominated for an Olivier Award for his direction of the West End premiere of Ragtime, Arima has spent his career elevating the theater scene across the pod and across North America. In 2015, he made history when he became the first Asian-Canadian artist to direct a musical on Broadway, Allegiance starring Lea Salonga and George Takei, but his legacy also includes work with the Stratford Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed Musicals, The Old Globe, and Theatre Calgary, where he currently serves as the Artistic Director. In this episode, The Drama League’s Artistic Director Gabriel Stelian-Shanks connects with Arima  about his introduction into the world of directing and the role artistic leaders play in creating a dialogue with the community.   For more information about Stafford Arima visit: http://staffordarima.com/index.html  Help support The Drama League: http://bit.ly/DLdonations Editing Services @catalinmedia  

Tributes poured in for Sharon Pollock, the former artistic director of Theatre Calgary died on April 23 at age 85 after battling cancer. Pollock twice won the Governor General's Award for Drama for her plays, "Blood Relations" and "Doc." Theatre Calgary called Pollock a "giant" and a "fierce, bold and groundbreaking artist" whose work helped shape the Canadian landscape. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, a noted theatre-goer, praised her for telling "our stories in new ways and forced us to look at ourselves differently." Someone who knew Sharon and worked with her is Allan Boss, a culture leader with the town of Okotoks, as well as a former arts producer with CBC. He chatted with Russell about the legacy of Sharon Pollock.

Clare Birks pursued her CPA designation and entered into the CPA PEP program much later in life than most. She began the program in her 30s with the Calgary Zoo as a Senior Conservation Administration Officer. Clare now serves as the Director of Finance and Administration for Theatre Calgary, a job she secured before obtaining her designation. She joined Sam to discuss her journey and catch up. --- Clare's Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-birks-1641b152/ Sam's Info: Email: thesamtaylorpodcast@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-taylor-64b93558/

By 2012, over two decades had passed since Carrie the Musical’s high-profile Broadway car crash, and the last thing its creators wanted was to resurrect the show that haunted them. But the requests for a revival kept coming in.   We find out why Director Stafford Arima was determined to give the show a new life, and how he persuaded the writers to give Carrie another chance in a smaller, tighter new production (with not a unitard or giant staircase in sight). We meet two of the stars of that ‘revisal’, Molly Ranson and Carmen Cusack, and speak to award-winning vocal designer AnnMarie Milazzo about how she reinvented the sound of Carrie for a new generation. Is it possible to shake off the reputation of a show that’s known as a complete disaster? And can you really do Carrie without the blood? Friends of Carrie - join us on our social channels: this week we shared some iconic exclusive photos from Linzi Hateley’s personal Carrie collection! Instagram Facebook Twitter   Out for Blood is hosted by Holly Morgan and Chris Adams, edited by Tom Moores, with original music by Odinn Orn Hilmarson and artwork by Rebecca Pitt. Out for Blood is a proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network.  Thanks this week to Dean Pitchford, Stafford Arima, AnnMarie Millazzo, Molly Ranson, Carmen Cusack and Andrew Wachter. THIS WEEK’S LINKS: Stafford Arima is now the Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary, in Alberta, Canada. The Carrie ‘revisal’ was produced and staged by MCC Theater The iconic Marin Mazzie as ‘Mother’ in ‘Ragtime’ Footage from the Carrie revisal on Playbill.com and the official cast recording on Spotify The New York 1 review of the show Please note that we don’t own any of the content above and we’re not responsible for the content of third-party links – enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison Lynch on the JUMP Music Podcast SE2-EP8 @allisonlynch Allison Lynch is an actor, singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist. She has appeared on nearly all of Calgary's major theatre stages as either performer, sound designer/composer or musical director. She most recently created the score for Theatre Calgary's A Christmas Carol, and has received multiple awards for acting and designing. Allison's first solo album release was nominated for a Jazz YYC award for Jazz album of the year, and she is currently writing for her next album. #jumpmusic #musiceducation #musicpodcast #musicindustry #musicindustrytips #musicindustrynews #musicindustryprofessional #musicinterview #musicianlife #musicianstoday #brilliantmusicians #musicaddict #musicartist #musicbusiness #musicmaker

Michael Feir checks in regularly on Audible to find out what they’ve added to their roster of original podcasts. For his 200th Kelly and Company segment, he picked out three fresh ones to tell us about. Gardener Susan Kerney shares information about Amaryllis. Up next: We dig into our archives as we listen back to a segment with author, advocate and educator, Teresa Hedley about challenges those with autism face during the COVID-19 pandemic. Community Reporter Anthony Hodgetts highlights A Christmas Carol, A Theatre Calgary virtual production. Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto is live online today through Sunday. What’s in store this year? We learn more with the Founding Artistic Director, Sage Paul. Our guest for today’s Roundtable conversation is our Tech Expert, Michael Babcock.

Community Reporter Anthony Hodgetts highlights A Christmas Carol, A Theatre Calgary virtual production. He tells us about the Airdrie festival of lights. Anthony also chats about the special services department at the Calgary Public Library

For 34 years, Arts Commons has been one of Canada’s largest and most vibrant arts centers. Located in the heart of Calgary’s Cultural District in the downtown core, the center occupies a full city block and is home to five theatres and the world-class Jack Singer Concert Hall. Each year, Arts Commons hosts over 1,800 performances and events, including live theatre, concerts, dance productions, readings, public forums, art exhibits and much more—all open to the public. The resident companies of Arts Commons—including Alberta Theatre Projects, Arts Commons Presents, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Downstage, One Yellow Rabbit and Theatre Calgary—create, perform and present a wide range of award-winning and highly acclaimed theatre and concerts each season.

Nicola grew up in Manchester, England. She became a professional actor at 14 when she performed in The Little Matchgirl with Roger Daltrey (the Who). She started touring with musical theatre companies at 17, performing in Chess, The Sound of Music and Lloyd Webber's production of Aspects of Love. Nicola's big break came at 21 when she was picked to play the role of Lola in the West End production of Barry Manilow's Copacabana. It changed her life. She moved to London and never looked back.She first visited Canada in 1996 when she was asked to join Cirque du Soleil's production of Saltimbanco. After the tour, she returned to the UK to continue her stage career, performing roles in musicals such as Fame, Taboo and the Leader of the Pack. She was a finalist in series 3 of The X Factor with the group The Unconventionals. Shortly after she was asked to to re-create her role in Saltimbanco on a world Arena tour in 2007. This time she met her future husband and they toured with the show for another 5 years together!In 2012 Nicola immigrated to Quebec, Canada and was soon cast as Trish in Kinky Boots playing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto. Since then she's been cultivating her career in her new country, performing at the famous Charlottetown Festival for 3 seasons, The Segal Centre – Montreal, St Lawrence Centre – Toronto and Theatre Calgary in productions such as Bend it Like Beckham, Mamma Mia!, Les Belles Soeurs, Bittergirls and Anne of Green Gables as well as returning to work for Cirque on their resident show, Joyà, in Riviera Maya, Mexico.Nicola is looking forward to getting back to rehearsals after the pandemic. She was about to perform the role of Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot at the Neptune Theatre, Halifax. A bucket list role for her!“Here's to the light at the end of the tunnel. Sending all my love to everyone globally during this crazy time”

Are you stuck in a negative pattern loop? Are you having trouble finding joy? Take baby steps! Joining the conversation on Cue To Cue today is Actor/Singer/Director Thom Allison who reminds us to take the small victories to uplift ourselves, others and our craft. You have to willfully make a choice to find joy. If you can see it, you can change it. Don't feed your weakest self, feed your best self! Grab a notebook, a pen, your favourite beverage, and get comfy! Enjoy! In this episode:   How the stillness brought by COVID can give us that much needed break How choosing joy every day uplifts ourselves, others and our craft His journey shifting from acting towards creating magic on stage in musicals The importance of diversifying the creative team to make the story richer and getting a different point of view His challenges in overcoming bulimia, self-doubt and impostor complex and how he did not let these internal fears overrun him   A Little about Thom : Canadian Screen Award winner, Thom Allison can be seen as “Pree” in the hit series, KILLJOYS, on Space/Syfy Networks. Thom has appeared on Broadway in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and in the original Canadian companies of Miss Saigon, The Who’s Tommy and Rent. He was also a judge on CBC's Over the Rainbow, searching for Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Wizard of Oz. At The Stratford Festival, Thom has appeared in Romeo and Juliet, Pericles, My Fair Lady, Threepenny Opera, The King and I, King Henry VIII, and Into the Woods. At the Shaw Festival: Ragtime, Wonderful Town, A Little Night Music and Follies: In Concert. Some other credits include The Wizard of Oz at Young People's Theatre (Toronto), Cabaret at Theatre Calgary, Annie at the Grand Theatre (London), Evita at Theatre Calgary/Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (Winnipeg) and The Drowsy Chaperone at The Vancouver Playhouse, The Citadel (Edmonton), National Arts Centre (Ottawa) and Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. TV/Film: Murdoch Mysteries, Kim’s Convenience, I Me Wed, Road to Christmas, Leaving Metropolis. Directing credits include Seussical at Young Peoples Theatre, A Little Night Music (Randolph Academy), and Mary Poppins (Dora Award Nomination) at Young Peoples Theatre. His CD, “A Whole Lotta Sunlight” can be purchased on iTunes and streamed on Spotify. Visit his website: www.thomallison.com   Follow Thom!   Facebook: Thom Allison Twitter: @thomallison Instagram: thom_allison Website: http://thomallison.com/   Stay Connected with Cue To Cue! F: @thisischelseajohnson I: @thisischelseajohnson T: @thisischelseaj

Lauren Elder (IG: @lauren_elder) is an actress, singer-songwriter, and world champion whistler living in New York City. Most recently, Lauren played Mary in the world premiere production of Mary and Max, a new musical by Bobby Cronin and Crystal Skillman, at Theatre Calgary. Lauren has been seen on Broadway in Side Show and Hair, and in the West End in Hair. Other NYC Theater: Hair (Shakespeare in the Park/NY Public Theater), The Village of Vale (Lincoln Center), Orange Star Smasharoo; Regional: Side Show (Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse), Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival; TV: “Law & Order SVU,” “Louie,” “Boardwalk Empire,” Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Tony Awards. Lauren is also a children's performer, director, and teacher at NY Film Academy and A Class Act. She performs regularly in nightclubs around NYC, including 54 Below, Joe's Pub, Birdland, and Club Cumming. Her debut album can be found on iTunes and Spotify!www.laureneldermusic.com

Theatre Calgary has started a new, short and fun video series called TC Takeout: The Arts Delivered. They are asking emerging and established artists in Calgary for some help in creating content. Theatre Calgary's artistic director, Stafford Arima joins the Morning News to discuss the initiative.

ody Green sits to down to talk about: Theatre Calgary’s Christmas Carol and Sky Turtle Kinetic sculpture spinner New Showstopper products

Andrew Joseph Richardson Andrew is an Indo-Canadian actor, director, dramaturg, and dad. He is a graduate of both the Theatre Arts Program at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton (where he is originally from) and the Acting Program at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal. He is also the Co-Ordinator of the Guerrilla Ruffian Squad and directed their production, Situation Unknown (a Shakespearean improv performance), at the Shakespeare Lives microfestival in libraries across Toronto. A.J. has lead the adaptations for every Shakespeare in the Ruff production in Withrow Park in collaboration with each show’s director. He has also created short adaptations of Henry VI, Part 3 and Julius Caesar (amongst others) for Original Practices events. His adaptation of The Tempest was directed by Diane D’Aquila for Theatre Calgary’s Shakespeare by the Bow. He directed the Shakespeare-in-Hospitals Program for Spur-of-the-Moment Shakespeare Collective in 2014. Selected Shakespeare Acting Credits: Launce in Two Gents, Cloten in Cymbeline’s Reign, and Banquo in Macbeth: Walking Shadows (Shakespeare in the Ruff), Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in the Ruff), Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare BASH’d), Horatio in Hamlet (Forward Theatre), and Rodorigo in Othello (Sound and Fury Theatre).Victoria Urquhart Victoria Urquhart is a Toronto-based actor and director from Caledon. She is also a graduate from the University of Windsor’s 2010 B.F.A. Acting Program. This training has helped her to develop a focus on marrying Physical Theatre Practices with Classical Text. This fascination, combined with her leadership and organizational skills developed through working six consecutive summers at a residential camp have led her to a passion for directing, and the creation of The Spur-Of-The-Moment Shakespeare Collective in Toronto. Through the SOTMSC, she has directed, produced, and sometimes performed in several community projects, including the Shakespeare-On-The-Subway Project, several sessions of Shakespeare-In-Hospitals, and JULIUS CAESAR PROJECT, garnering 4 N’s from NOW magazine at the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival. Other theatre credits include: Waiting for Alonzo with Empty Box Theatre (2015), Teach Me with Newborn Theatre, and Macbeth with Hart House Theatre.Heart In Hand at Shakespeare-In-Hospitals’ Family Reunion Gala!Grab a drink at the bar, enjoy some sweet and savoury eats and put your picture on our family tree as we extend the SOTMSC family with a final performance of the 2019 Program’s show, Heart In Hand:How will you choose your family if your family doesn’t choose you? In the last flashes of a mother’s life, we see the hopeful imaginings of her family’s choices to move forward when she is gone. Brought together by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, Amsterdam Brewery and the Spur of The Moment Shakespeare Collective, this funny and touching piece has toured to rave reviews from patient, staff and family audiences across Toronto and the G.T.A.For a financially accessible gala we offer tickets on a sliding scale. Arts Worker and Student Tickets are available for the cost of $18 ($19.89 with processing fee). Folks who wish to donate more with their ticket to help those who cannot afford full cost can do so on our ticketing site: http://shakehospitals2019.bpt.me/www.spurofthemomentshakespeare.com Twitter: @shakespur Instagram: @shakespur

Bobby Cronin (IG:@croninbobby) is an award-winning composer/writer rep'd by James Beresford (Shepherd Management, UK). His projects include: Mary & Max [based on the claymation film of the same name] with bookwriter Crystal Skillman and director Stafford Arima which will have its World Premiere at Theatre Calgary in the fall of 2018; Olisnach with bookwriter Crystal Skillman (being developed to star Ali Stroker); ‘Til Death Do Us Part (2016 Overtures Series directed by Kent Nicholson; 2012 Alec Baldwin Fellowship Winner, UK’s S&S Award Finalist) with bookwriter Caroline Prugh; Sunset City with bookwriter Wade Dooley (2013 Running Deer Theatre Lab, 2014 Goodspeed Mercer Project, 2014 the Pitch, 2015 The York Theatre, NYC); Till Soon, Anne with bookwriter Christine Toy Johnson which had a residency at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center and a NYC reading April 2018 starring Abby Mueller, Wade McCollum, Kate Loprest, Stacia Fernandez, Joel Perez, Lauren Molina, and more; Welcome To My Life (W2ML); Alone in the U.S. with Terry Berliner, which was commissioned by CAP21 and was produced at the University of Cumbria under the title Alone in the UK; The Concrete Jungle, commissioned in 2011 for London’s esteemed ArtsEd (President: Andrew Lloyd Webber) opened in London June 2012, had a lab presentation at West Texas A&M 2015 and made the short list for the New American Musical Theatre Prize; Daybreak (winner of the 2011 New Jersey Playwrights Contest) premiered in Wayne, NJ & London’s Tristan Bates Theatre June 2012. He is currently working on a commission by A Class Act NYC called Psykidz. Bobby composed the scores and songs for several musical films, which have been in festivals all over the country, for NYFA, where is also on faculty. He was part of the 2015 Prospect Theatre Company's Off-Broadway show Fright Night where his 15-minute musical My Boyfriend Is An Alien written with Christine Toy Johnson premiered. His music won “Best Score of a Mockumentary” for the webseries Thank You, Next and Best Music/Lyrics for Ten Reasons I Won’t Go Home With You in 2010’s MITF. Bobby is one of the four NEO Writers for the York Theatre Company's 2014-2015 season with Stephen Flaherty as his mentor. He was commissioned to write a pop song for the 2013 winner of Italy’s televised singing competition Lo Canto. Other: 54 Below, Lincoln Center Songbook Series, Birdland, Symphony Space, London’s The Players Theatre & St. James Theatre, etc. "Reach The Sky: Live" & “The Concrete Jungle International Studio Cast Recording” available on iTunes featuring theatre stars Caissie Levy, Kate Shindle, Jared Gertner, Rebecca Trehearn, Alex Gaumond, and Olivia Phillip. Bobby created the Inspired Benefit Concert Series for animal rescue organizations across the U.S. & UK to raise funds and awareness for the 3 million adoptable pets euthanized in our country each year. Bobby has taught Master Classes around the world for musical theatre actors on song interpretation, audition technique, and his specialty, the ever-popular pop/rock genre. He’s a Yale graduate where he won the Michael P. Manzella Award for excellence in Arts, Scholastics and Character. Member of ASCAP, Dramatists Guild. 

Live theatre is one of the oldest art forms, but rather than fade away in the face of easy social media and instant entertainment, it is experiencing a resurgence. What is it about live drama that keeps filling theatres around the world? How are theatre directors keeping the form relevant, accessible and engaging? What are the cultural touchstones of the stage, and what makes it so much fun? Ben is in Edmonton to chat with Daryl Cloran, Artistic Director of the renowned Citadel Theatre. About the Guest Daryl began his tenure with the Citadel in September 2016. He came to Edmonton from his role as Artistic Director of Western Canada Theatre (WCT) in Kamloops, B.C. Past chairman of the Citadel Board of Directors, Sheila Witwicky, has said of Daryl that “he has the special combination of vision, skill, experience and artistry that running a theatre centre like ours requires.” Originally from Ontario, Daryl was at the artistic helm of WCT for six years and, in addition, is a nationally recognized director of productions across the country, including at the Arts Club, Theatre Calgary, National Arts Centre, Shaw Festival, Canadian Stage and Neptune Theatre. He was the Artistic Director of Theatrefront, Toronto, known for its unique international theatre collaborations in countries such as South Africa and Bosnia-Herzegovina, which played across Canada and internationally to much acclaim. He’s also the co-creator and director of DRUM! a musical celebration of the founding cultures of the Maritimes which features a large cast of dancers and musicians from Celtic, Acadian, African-Canadian, and First Nations origin. Daryl is thrilled to be spending the next chapter of his career in a theatre town like Edmonton. “My passion as a theatre-maker and Artistic Director is community. It will be my job as Artistic Director of the Citadel Theatre to become a contributing part of Edmonton’s artistic community and to provide opportunities to local artists and train emerging artists from the region and across the country,” he says. “I believe the Citadel must maintain a high profile leadership role within Edmonton and continue to figure prominently as part of the national theatre scene. As Artistic Director, I will pursue partnerships and opportunities to showcase the Citadel’s work on national stages. I believe a theatre with the profile of the Citadel should be known nationally for its work, and while the Edmonton community will always be our primary audience, audiences across North America should see our fabulous productions.” Growing audiences is a particular focus of Daryl’s. He’s keenly interested in having young people experience the magic of theatre, as well as in the importance of multi-cultural voices on Edmonton’s stages. WCT is a national leader in the creation of First Nations theatre work and the support of First Nations artists. Children of God, a musical co-developed at WCT about the residential school experience in Canada, premiered at the National Arts Centre in June 2017, and will appear on the Shoctor stage at the Citadel March 3 to 24, 2018. Daryl also has a great interest in theatrical experimentation. At WCT, he created the annual High-Wire Festival, which challenged the relationship between artist and audience by exploring different theatre formats (micro-performance, immersive performance, interactive productions). Daryl intends to bring this desire for experimentation and attracting non-traditional audiences to the Citadel. “I value theatre that asks questions important to its community; I value creative risks,” he says. “The Citadel is an incredible theatre company with a history of innovation, high production values and important contributions to the Canadian theatre landscape. I want to build on this success, honour its traditions and also take appropriate risks to lead the Citadel into the next phase of its artistic growth. My wife and I and our two young sons are excited to be calling Edmonton home.” Learn more about Daryl or follow him on Twitter (@DarylCloran). Mentioned in this Episode Western Canada Theatre, a company based in Kamloops, BC Poetics, an ancient work on aesthetics by Aristotle Theatrefront, a theatre company based in Toronto and originally founded by Daryl Cloran Theatre Yes, a theatre company based in Edmonton Highwire Series, a new theatre program produced by the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton Fight Night, a play that was produced at the Citadel Theatre in October 2019 Late Fragment, an interactive film co-written and co-directed by Daryl Cloran Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, an interactive Netflix program Rashomon, a classic 1950 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa Mump and Smoot, a renowned Canadian performance clown duo Prison Dancer, an upcoming Citadel Theatre project inspired by this video The Quote of the Week "I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

What does it mean to be a storyteller? What happens when we look into the mirror after a long day, let the masks drop, and come face to face with who we really are? What does ownership mean in the arts, and what can theatre be when it isn't a commodity? Why do we act in the first place, and are our stories and audiences changing? And what's going on with Samuel Beckett? Ben is in Calgary for a funny, fascinating and quite unique conversation with local actor and theatre artist, Andy Curtis. About the Guest Andy is a founding artist of Black Radish Theatre in Calgary, where he recently performed the role of Vladimir in the company's production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Andy is also a member of the One Yellow Rabbit's Ensemble, which creates original works in the Big Secret Theatre, performing and touring internationally for over 30 years. In 2007, the Ensemble was awarded the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award. Andy has worked with many Calgary theatres companies, including Theatre Calgary, ATP, Ground Zero, Loose Moose, Quest, Stage West, Ghost River, Vertigo Theatre and Lunchbox. Andy had the great fortune to perform alongside his daughter at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in MAKING TREATY 7, an ongoing project which explores the historical significance and aftermath of the events which took place at Blackfoot Crossing in 1877. Learn more about Andy. Mentioned in this Episode Keith Johnstone, Calgary-based improv artist and teacher who worked with Samuel Beckett in London The "Allegory of the Cave", from The Republic by Plato The Okotoks "Big Rock", a glacial erratic in southern Alberta The Maori myth of the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand Making Treaty 7, an arts collective in southern Alberta Michelle Thrush, Canadian actress and First Nations activist Tanya Tagaq, Canadian Inuk throat singer Eya-Hey Nakoda, a musical drum group from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation in southern Alberta Proust, a 1930 essay by Samuel Beckett A clip of Ian McKellen describing his acting process on Extras The High Performance Rodeo, a yearly theatre festival in Calgary The Genesis Centre, a community institution in northeast Calgary The Quote of the Week "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett

Denise Clarke is one of Canada's most respected performing artists, perhaps best known for her work with One Yellow Rabbit. Since 1997 she has opened up the company's process with the Summer Lab Intensive. She recently published The Big Secret Book: An Intense Guide for Creating Performance Theatre. Ben talks with Denise about her book, the recent Calgary production of Waiting for Godot (which she directed for Black Radish Theatre), the life of an artist, the meaning of art in an age of noise, and much more. This episode contains some swearing. About the Guest Denise began working with One Yellow Rabbit in 1983 and became Associate Artist and a permanent member of the Ensemble in 1986. She has created or co-created several shows including The Erotic Irony of Old Glory, Touch, CD Dance, Breeder, So Low, Permission, Featherland, Sign Language, Heavens to Murgatroid, A Fabulous Disaster, Smash Cut Freeze, and wag. In 1997, Denise created the Summer Lab Intensive and as Director continues to welcome a broad range of established and emerging artists from all over the world. She continues to teach, provide master classes, and lecture across Canada and abroad. Other work includes choreography for Theatre Calgary and Alberta Theatre Projects in Calgary, Edmonton's Citadel Theatre, Crows Theatre, Canadian Stage Company in Toronto, the Belfry Theatre in Victoria, and the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake. Denise has toured extensively in shows including Ilsa, Queen of the Nazi Love Camp, Mata Hari: Tigress at the City Gates, Doing Leonard Cohen, Thunderstruck, Sign Language, and Dream Machine. On December 30th, 2013, Denise was appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada, one of Canada's highest civilian honours. Prior to this appointment, she was also recognized by the University of Calgary with an Honorary Doctorate from the Faculty of Arts. Recently Denise wrote The Big Secret Book, An Intense Guide To Creating Performance Theatre. The Quote of the Week "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence." - From "Desiderata" by Max Ehrmann, 1927

A Toronto native and graduate of George Brown Theatre School, Lisa Norton has had the pleasure of splitting her time between the worlds of stage, screen and voice acting.Her twenty-year theatre career has taken her across Canada to major venues including The Arts Club (Vancouver), Citadel Theatre (Edmonton), Theatre Calgary, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, The Globe (Regina), The Segal Centre (Montreal), Odyssey Theatre (Ottawa), Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton), and Thousand Islands Playhouse, as well as throughout the U.S. on tour with Roseneath Theatre. At home in Toronto, some of Lisa's favourite stage appearances include The Model Apartment (Harold Green Jewish Theatre), Of Mice and Men (Canadian Stage), And Up They Flew (Theatre Columbus), Den of Thieves (Surface Underground), Better Living and Escape From Happiness (Factory Theatre), An Acre of Time (Tarragon), and The Innocent Eye Test (Mirvish Productions). Lisa premiered new work at the Blyth Festival for three summers, played the role of Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream for the inaugural season of Newmarket's Resurgence Theatre, and was a member of the esteemed Shaw Festival acting company for five years, performing in eleven shows including Picnic, Widowers' Houses, Hay Fever, andlate great director Neil Munro's full six-hour Man and Superman. While at the Shaw, she was chosen by then-Artistic Director Christopher Newton as the recipient of a Toronto Arts Protégé Honour. Busy treading the boards, Lisa got around rather late to trying her hand at fim and TV, but has since found success in that realm as well. Her most recent appearances are in the film A Deadly View and the new TV series Carter (Sony Pictures/Bravo). Other work includes a recurring role as famous anarchist Emma Goldman in Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftesbury Films); appearances on Reign (CBS/Warner Bros./The CW), Fringe (Warner Bros./Fox), Rookie Blue (Global/ABC); Magic Beyond Words: The JK Rowling Story (Lifetime Network); Degrassi (CTV); Living In Your Car (Movie Central), and the role of war widow Edith McCallum on Global Television's hit WWII series Bomb Girls. More recently, Lisa discovered a whole new crazy and rewarding job upon breaking into the world of voice acting. As well as using her dulcet tones to sell you everything from cars to tuna to cell phones in dozens of TV and radio ads, Lisa has voiced characters in numerous cartoons including Atomic Puppet (Disney XD), Rocket Monkeys (Teletoon), Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: The Series (Sony/Teletoon), Creative Galaxy (Amazon); Doozers (The Jim Henson Company), The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog (Muse/TVO), Willa's Wild Life (Nelvana/YTV), and Detentionnaire (Teletoon). Lisa also provides the voice and motion capture perfornance of Lydia Frye in the Ubisoft game Asssassin’s Creed: Syndicate. She is currently recording one of the lead roles in the upcoming CBC Kids series Glowbles, and will be back on stage in March, in Pyretic Productions’ Blood of Our Soil at the Tarragon Extra Space. See Lisa in Eldritch Theatre's Space Opera Zero, at the Red Sandcastle Theatre, until Dec 2.Tickets: eldritchtheatre.ca/tickets

Toronto’s entertainment district is familiar territory for Colleen Smith who has held senior roles in some of the country’s most cherished arts institutions. Originally from Prince Edward Island, Colleen started out her work life as a teacher sharing her passion for the arts with middle and high school students in Halifax.Colleen is passionate about getting youth involved in the arts, and says that giving young people the opportunity to perform and be on stage helps build strong and confident individuals. Hear Colleen’s philosophy on the lack of women and people of colour in arts executive roles, and why you shouldn’t be afraid to fail.

With Amelia Newbert, Production and Operations Manager, Theatre Calgary

I am so excited to release this episode with Singer/Actor Nadine Roden on Cue To Cue!! With over 20 years as an artist, performing in the entertainment industry, she is sharing her big heart and opening up her life as a performer. I met Nadine when I was fourteen years old when I did my first musical theatre production, Jesus Christ Superstar! To put that in perspective, I am thirty- three now. I have not worked had the pleasure of working with her since!! Nadine and I were cast as the “Soul Sistas” in the final number. I remember thinking,  OMG! I get to sing beside Nadine! Nadine was this beautiful woman that was so kind to me and made me feel so welcomed and played a part of setting up such a positive experience for my first theatre production. I will be forever grateful to her for that.   My fourteen- year -old self was giddy with excitement when Nadine agreed to reconnect and come on the show! Let me tell you, time has been kind to her!! She looks exactly the same!! #notfair. She is as beautiful, kind, and funny as ever. I was so great to get to connect with her as an adult and have a heart to heart.   I dare you not to fall in love with her big heart and big laugh!! In this episode:   How booking her first show gave her the confidence to quit her nine to five and go for it! What advice she would give a person just starting out in the entertainment industry What she believes performers need more of to have a healthy creative life How to take the shame out of jealousy   A little about Nadine: Is a singer actress who has been performing professionally for nearly 20 years Dog lover, food lover,  and music music lover.  Got her start in the north American premiere company of Mamma Mia.  Favourite credits include:  Tanya and Rosie Mamma Mia, Trix Drowsy Chaperone MTC and Theatre Calgary, Sylvia All Shook Up Stage West.  Follow Nadine! Instagram: @heydoll12 Twitter:@nadineroden  

How do you raise 1 million dollars for your theatre? Dennis Garnhum is the Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre, in London, Ontario. Within a few months of taking on the new job he, along with development team, raised 1 million dollars for the theatre. Garnhum Grew up in London, and he was 13 years old when he first appeared on stage at the Grand. Later he was an usher, stage manager and eventually, in 2004, he and his husband, Bruce Sellery (also from London) married in the balcony at The Grand. Before arriving at the Grand, Dennis was the Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary since 2005 where, as well as developing new plays, he built some impressive partnerships with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, the Shaw Festival and Bard on the Beach. So our conversation leans towards the business of running a theatre and finding a life balance. Show Notes The Grand Theatre's website

After decades of stepping back from this paradigm It was inspiring to hear the Timeless words of “The Lord’s Prayer” in a new way.  Grateful to you, Seanna McKenna and your stellar performance as the Queen in Theatre Calgary’s “The Audience” written by Peter Morgan.     Intro Music composed and performed by Paul Armitage Subscribe to … Continue reading »

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Starting December 9, Toronto’s Soulpepper presents the cherished holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life, reimagined as a 1940s live-radio broadcast. Directed by Soulpepper Artistic Director Albert Schultz and designed by Lorenzo Sovoini.Albert SchultzAlbert Schultz was born 1963 in Port Hope, Ontario and was drawn to acting through his mother's community theatre work. He trained at York University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before joining the Stratford Festival Young Company under Robin Phillips where he played several leading roles including a lauded turn as Romeo.Beginning in 1992, Albert spent three years on CBC's hit television series Street Legal, followed by two seasons as the lead in the series Side Effects. His feature film work includes Beautiful Dreamers, I Love a Man in Uniform, Maximum Risk, Balls Up, Under My Skin, and most recently the lead in CTV's made for TV film Shades of Black (a biography of Conrad Black) which aired in December 2006.Albert is the Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company and General Director of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Albert regularly directs and appears on stage with Soulpepper. As an actor, recent highlights include Hamlet (2004 & 2005), Uncle Vanya (2001, 2002 & 2008), Our Town (1999, 2006 & 2007), The Real Thing (2006) and The Odd Couple (2008 & 2016). He also leads the Soulpepper Academy and the company's youth outreach and access initiatives.Albert's many honours include The City of Toronto Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award, the DareArts Foundation Cultural Award, The Toronto Arts Council William Kilbourn Award, the Salute to the City Award and the Joan Chalmers National Award for Artistic Direction. For his work on behalf of UNICEF, Albert received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.Albert has received Honorary Degrees from Queen's and Bishop's Universities in recognition of his contributions to Canadian Theatre. In 2013 Albert Schultz was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada, and in 2014 he received the National Arts Centre Award for Artistic Achievement by the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation.Lorenzo SovoiniBorn in Thornhill, Ontario.YOUNG FAMILY DIRECTOR OF DESIGN, RESIDENT ARTIST, SOULPEPPER 2016: Set & Lighting Designer: Incident at Vichy, The Testament of Mary. Set Designer: A Doll’s House, Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts I, II, III), The Odd Couple.FOR SOULPEPPER: Set Designer: Marat/Sade, Happy Place, The Dybbuk. Set and Costume Designer: Eurydice. Set and Lighting Designer: Of Human Bondage (Dora Award).OTHER THEATRE: Stratford Festival, Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Belfry Theatre, Neptune Theatre, COC, Canadian Stage and many theatres across the country.OTHER: Graduate of the Soulpepper Academy.www.soulpepper.ca Twitter: @soulpepper Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoulpepperTheatre Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/soulpeppertheatre Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/soulpeppertheatreStageworthy:http://www.stageworthypodcast.com Twitter @stageworthyPod Facebook: http://facebook.com/stageworthyPod

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

Jillian Keiley speaks with Dennis Garnhum, Artistic Director for Theatre Calgary and Director of Pride and Prejudice about the creation of the production. She also speaks with production Dramaturg Sherry Wattling, who leads the studio audience in a trivia game about Jane Austen.