Ottawa Theatre

Please, sir. I want a massage.

December 15, 2011

Oliver is up and running, and my body is very angry at me. There should be a “musical theatre boot camp weight loss program”. The amount of physical effort and stamina required to run a musical from top to bottom is unlike anything in almost any kind of theatre (swashbuckling swordplay epics notwithstanding). And [...]

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Occupying Oliver

November 30, 2011

Today is our final day in the rehearsal hall for the National Arts Centre English Theatre production of Oliver. Tomorrow we move to the stage and begin the process of adding all of the technical elements to the show. As I write this, most of the run is sold out, an extension has been announced… [...]

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Double Duty

November 2, 2011

This week and next week are quite a slog for me. Having opened Whispering Pines last weekend, I have now started rehearsals for Oliver! As part of the National Arts Centre’s acting company. Thus I am spending my days in the world of England after the 1834 Poor Law Amendment, and my evenings in the [...]

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Prepping the Pines

October 2, 2011

I’m about to start rehearsals for Whispering Pines, which is a new play by Richard Sanger. I’m in love with the script, and excited about the work. I’d call it Chekhov-meets-East-Germany, if that makes any sense. The story of the play revolves around a woman named Renate who, many years after the fall of the [...]

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In praise of the outdoor

July 23, 2011

This summer, I have the privilege of not being on contract to work at an outdoor theatre festival for the first time in several years. And what is one of the nicest things that has happened as a result of this? My ability to go out and enjoy a bunch of outdoor summer theatre… as [...]

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Permission granted

July 14, 2011

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Creating Entropy

I’ve had this play, tentatively titled “Entropy”, rattling around in my head for a couple of years now. Last fall, I challenged myself to finish a draft during a gap in employment, and although I managed the feat, the results were sloppy. Finding the time to write something like a play can be hard. It [...]

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The passion’s the thing. Not the play.

June 19, 2011

The 15th Ottawa Fringe Festival is in full swing, and for the first time in a few years I’ve been able to attend more than a smattering of performances. I wasn’t able to take in anything on the first day of the festival; in the subsequent two days I’ve seen six festival shows. It’s been [...]

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Turn of the Screw: setting the stage

October 24, 2010

We are in the final few days of preparation for our production of “The Turn of the Screw“, and everything is coming together nicely. I’ve produced (or co-produced) theatre many times before, but this is my first foray into the world of site-specific production. In addition to all of the work that comes with putting [...]

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Turn of the Screw: A Laurier House ghost story

October 16, 2010

In our newest video, Kate Smith talks a little bit about the house in which we’ve set our production. Tickets are available online and they’re starting to disappear. Space is limited for this play, so don’t wait to book your tickets. In other news, we’re trilled to welcome Knowledge Circle onboard as our production sponsor!

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Turn of the Screw: Some words from our director

October 13, 2010

This is the first of what we hope will be a series of short videos for The Turn of the Screw where the involved artists talk about the production: And, hey: if you think this is a cool idea and you can’t attend OR are wanting to know how you can help us with the [...]

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