Productions

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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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Reflecting on Pines

November 27, 2011

Now that Whispering Pines has been closed for a couple of weeks, I think it’s fair to do a little reflection on my experience with the run of the play. I’ve read all of the reviews for the show that I could find, and they really run the gamut. On average, people found the work [...]

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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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Citadel video go-go

February 15, 2011

You may not have run across this, if you haven’t been looking, but the Citadel Theatre has a YouTube channel. A terrific volunteer (whose name rhymes with Calm Hood) has been regularly interviewing the Banff/Citadel participants as well as the team working on Three Musketeers & Little Women, and he’s been posting video blogs like [...]

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Love contusions

February 15, 2011

Today was the first day off since we started rehearsals on The Three Musketeers and Little Women. When I got up this morning — later than usual — the sun was shining into my humble basement-apartment window (normally I’m up at 6:30AM to get to the gym every day before rehearsal starts, and it’s still [...]

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Behemoth

February 10, 2011

Rehearsals for Three Musketeers and Little Women have begun, and as of yesterday the full scope of both projects hit me like a freight truck. Yes, it takes an army to create a large piece of theatre; yes, the Citadel is one of the largest regional theatres in Canada… but after the acting company got [...]

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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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