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Expect the Unexpected: Jake Henderson Talks ‘Macbeth’

  • Artist
  • Interview
  • Two Rabbits One Hat

A new Kingston theatre company is taking on an old classic. To be exact, Two Rabbits One Hat is bringing Shakespeare’s Macbeth to Union Gallery. Playing the notorious title character is Jake Henderson, an actor, researcher, and fourth-year student at Queen’s University. Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Henderson to speak all about the illustrious Macbeth.  This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  Getting […]

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“You Have To Start With A Crazy Idea”: Jerall Li Talks Lighting Design for ‘Love and Information’

  • Artist
  • Interview
  • Queen's University

“You have to start with a crazy idea. You have to dream really, really big, and then you think about, oh, do I have the budget to do it? Do I have the time to do it? But still, you have to dream big. You have to be ambitious, and then you will actually put your effort into making those things happen, even if you don’t have the money, even if you don’t have the time—the end result will be so much better than if you just want to play it safe.”

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Poster for Theatre Kingston's production of 'Big Ticket'. The poster has a close up image of a hand holding a toy truck. The poster has a headshot for both starring cast members of the show. The poster notes the show's title, company, playwright, starring cast, director, lighting credit, sound designer.

‘Big Ticket’ Brings Laughs and Refuses to Tow the Line

  • Review
  • Theatre Kingston

After having her car towed for the fifth time, Annie (Susan Del Mei) decides not only to get her car back, but to personally change the system and avoid future incidents. Caught in Annie’s crusade is gauche tow truck driver, David (Reece Presley), who is just doing his job, which he describes as fulfilling “…penalties for citizen misconduct.” Theatre Kingston presents Jim Garrard’s Big Ticket in the Baby Grand as […]

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A Deep Dive into Directing: Nic Lindegger Talks ‘Robin and Magpie’

  • Artist
  • Interview

Nic Lindegger is ready to leave the nest.
After working as Evalyn Parry’s assistant director on two shows in 2024—first Erin Shields’ Paradise Lost for the DAN School Drama Major, then the independent debut of Sophia Fabiilli’s Why It’s imPossible—Lindegger is spreading their wings as a solo director. When we spoke in December, they had just signed on to direct Victoria Marmulak’s new comedy, Robin and Magpie, which plays this weekend at Theological Hall.

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What Does It Take to Be A Producer? Grace Delamere Talks ‘Sharing Is Caring’

  • Artist
  • Interview
  • Of The Sea Productions

How well do you know your loved ones? In Sharing Is Caring, a group of close friends finds themselves opening up in unexpected ways over the course of a night spent in an old, abandoned church. Written and produced by Grace Delamere, Sharing Is Caring is the fourth new work to be presented by Of The Sea Productions, an independent theatre production company founded in 2023.

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The Triumphant Return of ‘JOSIAH’: A Conversation with Cassel Miles

  • Artist
  • Interview

In the middle of a prolific career as a dancer and Dora-nominated actor, Cassel Miles found himself losing his passion for performance. After a period of depression, which turned into a ten-year hiatus from professional theatre, he moved from Toronto to the Kingston area—where community connections and a long-awaited project rekindled his passion and brought him back to the stage. 

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A Rich Reimagining: ‘Snow in Midsummer: The Silence’

  • Review
  • Yu Theatre Society

I love reimagining classics, but usually I know the source material that is being reimagined. This was not the case for me when I went to see Yu Theatre Society’s production of Snow in Midsummer: The Silence, a 50-minute long mime/dance show based on the 13th-century play The Injustice of Dou E by Guan Hanqing. How would I be able to appreciate someone else’s adaptation when I don’t know the […]

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A group of performers on stage. Many are in suits, well dressed in collared or shirts while a few are in T-shirts. Some performers hold cigarettes. The cast is group together into two rows, standing or sitting right next to one another. They appear to mid-note as they face the edge of the stage and each have their mouths open ajar.

Spend a Sunday with Sondheim: Rachel Rusonik on ‘Sunday in the Park with George’

  • Artist
  • Interview
  • Queen's Musical Theatre

Student-run theatre strikes again! This January, Queen’s Musical Theatre (QMT) is bringing the renowned Sunday in the Park with George—music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Lapine—to Kingston. With over 100 folks involved, the organization has been working for many months on bringing this partially immersive (more on that later) musical to the stage. Director Rachel Rusonik was kind enough to sit down with me during the ever-busy […]

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Experimental Mime and Shadow Play: Nathan Zhe Talks ‘Snow in Midsummer: The Silence’

  • Artist
  • Interview
  • Yu Theatre Society

To call Nathan Zhe the co-producer and director of Yu Theatre Society’s Snow in Midsummer: The Silence feels like an oversimplification of his role. After all, he’s also the show’s technical director, sound designer, and live sound programmer, as well as one of two student playwrights who adapted the 12th-century Chinese script to create a non-verbal performance using shadows and movement. 

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Poster for Living Edge Collective's production of 'Saint Joan'. There is a black and white drawing of a woman in profile and black explosive lines appear around her. 'SAINT' is in large block letters at the top of the poster and cuts off the top of the woman's head. 'JOAN' appears in large block letters at the bottom of the poster.

A “Radically Innovative” ‘Saint Joan’: Chatting with the Collective Behind It All

  • Artist
  • Interview
  • Living Edge

This December, The Spire is welcoming multi-faceted, multi-dimensional, and multi-Joan. Living Edge Collective is bringing to the stage a workshop presentation of George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan. The company strives to engage artists in ecological collaboration, bringing beautiful intention into their work.  Living Edge situates Saint Joan “in this sanctuary of echo and sonic revelry, our production explores the idea of seven different Joans meeting to characterize the many architects […]

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Poster for Kingston Meistersingers' production of 'Bonnie & Clyde'. The poster shows the title, music credit, book credit, and lyrics credit, with the slogan: 'Kingston's most wanted musical!'

Put Your Hands In The Air For ‘Bonnie & Clyde’

  • Kingston Meistersingers
  • Review

They’re young, they’re in love, and they’re in possession of stolen firearms. The Kingston Meistersingers are stealing hearts this season with Bonnie & Clyde, a fast-paced musical based on the story of real-life crime duo Bonnie Parker (Rachel Savlov) and Clyde Barrow (Rowan Engen).  Parker and Barrow’s infamous exploits and violent deaths in the 1930s sparked enduring public interest, inspiring numerous adaptations in the nearly hundred years since their heyday. […]

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Elsa McKnight Gets Experimental

  • Artist
  • Interview
  • Queen's Theatre Troupe

“Everything is useful. Everything is worth studying.” When I met with Elsa McKnight to discuss EXPERIMENT 1a, I was slightly surprised by her cheerful demeanour. While the show’s marketing has a rather ominous tone—with black-and-red posters that read “Tabula Rasa Laboratory: We Are Always Watching” and Instagram posts with captions like “lean into the uncertainty” and “have you given up on society?”—its creator is warm and chatty, with a distinct […]

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