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April 3, 2025

Despite Close Quarters, ‘Family Container’ Cannot Be Contained

  • Review
  • See More Wake Up
  • Theatre Kingston

Terra (Jarena Lee) has fallen on hard times. Her case worker, Liz (Sierra Zawacki), is asking her to leave her current home at a women’s abuse shelter to make room for new tenants. Meanwhile, her abusive ex (Jonathan Campbell) has just been released from prison, she is meeting with a problematic potential landlord (Matthew Davis), and she is single-handedly raising her five children—Mya (Yashia Allen), James (Iffy Maduabuchi), Anaella (Reese […]

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August 15, 2024

Seymour Irons on Re-seeing Space and Redeveloping Scripts

  • Artist
  • Interview
  • Kick & Push Festival
  • Kingston Theatre Alliance
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The 2024 Kick & Push Festival is well underway with their upcoming closing weekend ending on a bang. With just over half the programming still remaining in its final days, wonderfully fabulous artists and their innovative creations will be leaving their mark on the Tett Centre, Cedar Island, City Park, and more. Amongst them is Seymour Irons—a man who wears many artistic hats but we’ll dive into that later—and his […]

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