Ottawa Theatre

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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Turn of the Screw: the footsteps we follow

October 11, 2010

The version of The Turn of the Screw that we are presenting at the end of this month was created in 1996 by American playwright Jeffrey Hatcher.  But Screw has been fascinating artists ever since Henry James first published his novel in 1898, and here is a rundown of some of the better-known retellings and [...]

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The Wrecking Ball strikes Ottawa again!

October 7, 2010

Is the Ottawa election getting you down?  Are you giddy at the prospects for the city’s future?  Is the state of the world making you want to speak your piece?  Join the Ottawa performing arts community for a one-night cabaret performance that brings the worlds of theatre and politics crashing together: The Wrecking Ball.  Presented [...]

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Craving catharsis

September 30, 2010

Theatre people are such junkies. We want our art to change the world — one patron at a time. We want to be inspired by theatre, moved by it, altered by it. Every trip to the theatre that doesn’t result in earth-shattering personal catharsis increases our furor that people are simply Doing It Wrong. But [...]

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The discovery begins

September 21, 2010

Today, the honeymoon phase began for The Turn of the Screw: four artists, sitting around a table, digging together into a feast of text for the first time. Our early rehearsal period will be spent looking in-depth at the script for the play: piecing together a chronological narrative; talking about character motivations; digging for symbols [...]

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Slowly turning the screw

September 17, 2010

There are still a few tidbits of red tape to finish up, but I feel safe in being able to announce something I’m very excited about. “A ghost story that tells the tale of an apparition appearing to a child always lends the tale a certain ‘turn of the screw’.  But if one child lends [...]

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Clustercuss

September 15, 2010

Oh, the local theatre critics are a-flutter.  Last week, Alvina Ruprecht sent an email to as many Ottawa-based artistic directors as she could contact, pointing out that there were six productions opening in the city this week, with multiple openings on each of the prime theatre nights (Thursday and Friday).  She wondered if companies couldn’t [...]

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I believe…

August 5, 2010

… that I am shamelessly stealing this post format from An Angry White Guy In Chicago, because he does it thought-provokingly and brilliantly… even if it turns out he’s not the first guy on Earth to do it. … that I have every right to say no to any acting gig if I am unhappy [...]

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