And now, a few notes from Ryan Gosling…

Pure, unadulterated awesomeness, from one of my favourite actors. Click the HD.

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Free tickets for Fat Pig!

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This One Goes to Eleven: Jennifer Copping

Jennifer has been gracing stages and screens all over North America for years, and has recently found a passion for the director’s seat. Most recently she has crafted performances for Paige 18 and HeadKase Production’s In the Boom Boom Room, and before that she co-directed the Canadian premiere of Stiff Cuffs at the Beaumont and [...]

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Everybody writes

Click Play then HQ to watch in High Def. Write Club began as a cheeky little challenge to my company to get in touch with their inner playwright over one summer break. Write a short play, bring it in on the night we reasemble, I buy the beer and pizza, we all cast our scripts [...]

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The weird and wonderful world of the comments section

Best. Spam. Ever. I have no idea how this ended up on my little blog, but it’s wonderful. From the comments section to this post, from Marinkina: 1 п. “Не имей сто друзей, а имей сто шекелей” тоже хорошо рифмуется :) 8 п. Ты никогда не потеряешь работу. Когда закончатся фотографии можно размещать рисунки (да [...]

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This One Goes to Eleven: Patrick McDonald

Speaking of engaging the next generation of theatre artists, Patrick McDonald has made that very thing his stock-in-trade for since 1988. As Artistic Director of Green Thumb Theatre, he has been at the forefront of the drive to develop theatre artists and audiences for 20 years, a milestone that was recently celebrated at a veritable [...]

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The Alliance for Arts and Culture addresses our premier issue

An open letter to Gordon Campbell Reprinted from The Alliance for Arts and Culture blog, May 13, 2009: Dear Mr. Campbell, Congratulations on your victory last night. You must be honoured to [be] among a select group of Premiers who have been elected for a third term. As you have reminded us throughout the election, [...]

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Consider the source

Sabrina’s got a necessary post up today about the startling laziness and ill manners of a certain percentage of our young actors here in Vancouver. Apparently we’ve acquired a reputation for it across the country. Great. So the question becomes: what is the origin of such a poor work ethic? When did it become okay [...]

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This One Goes to Eleven: Ben Ratner

Local actor Ben Ratner also happens to be local writer/director/acting teacher Ben Ratner. His face is well known to Vancouverites from his co-starring role on DaVinci’s City Hall and from the many locally produced indie films he’s been involved with, notably his Leo Award-winning turn in Mount Pleasant and his own Moving Malcolm, which he [...]

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Well dear, your father and I met at a play…

Pi Theatre has announced a lovely little promotional night: they have designated the Friday, May 8 performance of John and Beatrice as a Singles Night. Utilizing the cozy lounge and outdoor terrace of the PAL theatre in Coal Harbour, they’re hosting a post-show Mixer for all guests should they choose to hand out and mix. [...]

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