Talking Point

Playwrights need to be out in the world, connected to it, trying to answer unanswerable questions. Julie Marie Myatt

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Birth of a Blogger

I just had to share this with everyone, because it’s wonderful. It’s a letter I received in the comments of the ‘contact’ section, and it made my day. Hello Next Stage I was just on the toilet, thinking about theatre and I thought, “I am a part of the next stage. My feet have walked [...]

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The Facade of Objectivity

Further to my last post on critics and criticism, here’s a necessary post by San Fran theatre critic Chloe Veltman (HT to Tony, who virtually invented inviting the critics into the party), on the relationship between artists and critics, and the myth of objectivity. I like any discussion that forces us into an awareness of [...]

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Critics are your friends. Meet your new friends.

I’m a theatre nerd with a blog. It’s something I do simply because I want people to talk more about this thing that I’m in love with, so that more people make and see theatre. So the fact that a new Vancouver theatre magazine has just emerged online has made me a very happy little [...]

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This One Goes to Eleven: Michael Scholar Jr.

Of all the theatre-going experiences I’ve had, few come close to the epic grandeur I was treated to at last year’s PuSh festival when I finally had a chance to witness November Theatre‘s acclaimed version of The Black Rider. If you’ve seen it you know that I do not exaggerate, and if you haven’t, well, [...]

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Secret Prop Sale This Weekend!

Okay, it’s probably not actually a secret, I mean, who puts something up for sale and then doesn’t advertise it? (Insert applicable first indie theatre production joke here.) But I stumbled across it completely by accident, and it’s in amongst that weird alley/warehouse area at the bottom of Main St. around Terminal. I tripped over [...]

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Talking Point

I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there’s not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they’re not surprising each other. I’m thrilled by actors who make choices that are surprising. Lusia Strus

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Jessie Noms Announced

You know what’s cool about the Jessie Richardson Awards? They’re shiny. Also, they put a bunch of Vancouver’s theatre talent together on a single page so we can appreciate how damn much of it there really is in this town, lest we think otherwise. You can read all the names on that page for yourself [...]

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Advertise Your Fundraiser Here!

A quick note about Karma…when your company’s fundraiser rolls around, it’s a good idea to have a few drop-ins of your own under your belt. Ten bucks in the coffers here and there around town goes a long way. So, in the interests of keeping your Karma Meter juiced, we’ll gladly post upcoming Vancouver theatre [...]

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Party Alert: reACT Theatre Ensemble Hosts Summer Shaker

Presents… A Summer Shaker Thursday May 29, 2008 at Chivana Resto Lounge 2340 West 4th Starting at 6pm Complimentary Bevvie at the bar and 10% off food bill until 8! Tickets $15 at 604-628-4954 Featuring the musical stylings of Michelle Carter-Leis and DJ Shawn Von Tons of door prizes: Whitecaps tix, Lions tix, merch and [...]

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This One Goes to Eleven: David Mackay

Well, the tents are back up in Vanier Park, which means summer and Shakespeare are on their way. Has anyone noticed how good Bard on the Beach has gotten in the last few years? Not that it wasn’t good before but seriously, they’ve really hit their stride. Thanks in no small part to this week’s [...]

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“Town Without Pity” Opens Friday

Curator Jim Ramsay presents an art exhibit billed as “a play in 24 acts” at the Elissa Cristall Gallery at 2245 Granville. The show runs until June 15, and the opening reception is this Friday, May 23 from 6-10 pm. A collaboration of 24 artists from Vancouver, Toronto, London, Staten Island, Boston, Seattle, Palm Springs, [...]

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A Concordance of Conditions

From the twenty-five first This One Goes to Eleven interviews: In one word, describe your present condition. Anxious Buzzing Charged Conscious Driven Growing Happy & Content Hectic Hopeful Hypoglycemic Inspired Muddled Next No Comment Optimistic Organized Chaos Poised Potent Recharging Recovering Searching Seated Simmering Uninhabited Up, Down and All Around

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Magnetic North Theatre Festival is looking for Drivers (and other volunteers).

From the Magnetic North Festival Office: This national cultural event needs volunteers right away, and throughout the festival’s run from June 4th to June 14th. Volunteer opportunities include: Drivers / Dispatch (Transportation) Ushers Information Kiosk Attendants Box Office Attendants Hospitality / Food Service Attendants Brochure / poster distribution Volunteer benefits include: Direct involvement in Canada’s [...]

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How Stephen Harper Made me Join Facebook

As any one of my real life, non-cyberspace, corporeal friends will attest, I’m a Facebook hater. Mostly because I’m a stubborn, reactive cuss and when people, especially large groups of people reeking of trendy tell me that I have to do something, it’s pretty much a guarantee that I’m going to be doing anything but. [...]

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