Happy Birthday Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs would have been 80 years old today. His life and work is worth remembering and so I’m citing a review of a play I wrote for rabble.ca when The Ballad of Phil Ochs toured the country several years Read More …
ARE STATUES SPEAKING TO US?
In the final act of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, a statue of Queen Hermione comes to life after 16 years of being seemingly frozen in time. Her observations and reconciliation with her daughter, Paulina, leads to a somewhat qualified happily Read More …
READING FOR THE THEATRE
The inspiration for this article began as one of those “dog days of summer” reading lists back in August. But the seasons soon overtook me after a number of articles appeared in newspapers and blogs lamenting the fact that we Read More …
IN PRAISE OF LEARNING: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC BENTLEY!
Are you now or have you ever been a Marxist, an anarchist, a supporter of Black Lives Matter, a democratic socialist or a member of the Radical Left including holding membership in the Democratic Party? It’s interesting how the lexicon Read More …
THE VISIBLE MAJORITY: We see you now and we saw you then
Funding for visible minorities: a minority within a minority. Canadian Theatre Review. Issue 63, Summer 1990. Robin Breon and Brenda Kamino (As the authors of the following article, we are pleased that it was prescient at the time of its Read More …
ENTER Corona (unexpected and aggressive)
The late educator and arts administrator, Walter Pitman, used to tell the following illuminating anecdote to illustrate the sad state of affairs and short shrift that we in the arts community get when it comes to recognizing our worth and Read More …
email from the bay area
Only six months ago and it was a different world. Although it’s easy to leave your heart in San Francisco, it was my lungs that concerned me upon a return visit to the City by the Bay this past November Read More …
Remembering David Gardner
I REMEMBER DAVID GARDNER Robin Breon Publication info: The Globe and Mail ; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]11 Mar 2020: B20. ProQuest document link The following remembrance was published in the Globe and Mail upon the passing of David Gardner, a Read More …
Us/Them
Us/Them Written and directed by Carly Wijs Created with Thomas Vantuycom Set design by Stef Steel Lighting design by Thomas Clause Sound design by Peter Brughmans Dramaturgy by Mike Versyp Featuring: Gytha Parmentier and Roman Van Houtven At the CAA Read More …
HAMILTON
HAMILTON Book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Directed by Thomas Kail Choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler Featuring Joseph Morales, Stephanie Jae Park, Ta’Rea Campbell, Marcus Choi and Neil Haskell Mirvish.com After graduating from prestigious Hunter College High School on New Read More …