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Memories of Leonard Cohen
When I was in Grade 9, our English teacher played us some vinyl records with some Canadian poet/songwriters singing their stuff. Buffy Sainte-Marie. Leonard Cohen. I didn’t like either of them as singers and I thought only teachers and other grownups would like that kind of music. When I...
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When I was in Grade 9, our English teacher played us some vinyl records with some Canadian poet/songwriters singing their stuff. Buffy Sainte-Marie. Leonard Cohen. I didn’t like either of them as singers and I thought only teachers and other grownups would like that kind of music. When I...
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W;t at the Walterdale
The drama W;t (pronounced like Wit), opened tonight at the Walterdale Theatre. I have been fond of that play since I worked on a scene from it in a Citadel acting class a couple of years ago. The current production, directed by Anne-Marie Szucs, is wonderful. As long as you are not in a life ...
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The drama W;t (pronounced like Wit), opened tonight at the Walterdale Theatre. I have been fond of that play since I worked on a scene from it in a Citadel acting class a couple of years ago. The current production, directed by Anne-Marie Szucs, is wonderful. As long as you are not in a life ...
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She Loves Me!
The other night I watched a musical that was new to me. Not new to other people, She Loves Me (book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock) first hit Broadway in 1964, and is opening again next spring. The Hungarian play on which it’s based was also the basis...
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The other night I watched a musical that was new to me. Not new to other people, She Loves Me (book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock) first hit Broadway in 1964, and is opening again next spring. The Hungarian play on which it’s based was also the basis...
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Devour Content Here / Of Love and Wheat: dustbowl drama in the dust
After Fringe and the Fringe Holdovers – I saw Edgar Allan and In Search of Cruise Control. They were both good. I’ll tell you about them soon if I have time – my theatre world was quiet enough that I almost ended up going to a movie last week because I was bored. Fortunately,...
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After Fringe and the Fringe Holdovers – I saw Edgar Allan and In Search of Cruise Control. They were both good. I’ll tell you about them soon if I have time – my theatre world was quiet enough that I almost ended up going to a movie last week because I was bored. Fortunately,...
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More good plays
Assassins (the Sondheim musical) was the first musical I’ve seen at this year’s Fringe. With a cast of ten and a musical ensemble, it’s well placed in the Westbury. It’s a series of vignettes about everyone who assassinated or tried to assassinate a US president. As I w...
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Assassins (the Sondheim musical) was the first musical I’ve seen at this year’s Fringe. With a cast of ten and a musical ensemble, it’s well placed in the Westbury. It’s a series of vignettes about everyone who assassinated or tried to assassinate a US president. As I w...
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Two solos and two physical duos
Mike Delamont’s Mama’s Boy was a great example of autobiographical storytelling. He has a good natural delivery and the comic timing which enhances Scottish Drag Queen helps this kind of narrative as well. It was a loving, respectful, realistic, painful story about growing up with a...
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Mike Delamont’s Mama’s Boy was a great example of autobiographical storytelling. He has a good natural delivery and the comic timing which enhances Scottish Drag Queen helps this kind of narrative as well. It was a loving, respectful, realistic, painful story about growing up with a...
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An 18+ Monday night
Last night I saw two burlesque shows and went to the Late Night Cabaret. I guess there are some themes there. O Manada had five dancers (all male) performing as various Canadian archetypes, in solos and larger ensemble pieces, and the hosts were a 1975-era Pierre and Maggie Trudeau. I have misp...
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Last night I saw two burlesque shows and went to the Late Night Cabaret. I guess there are some themes there. O Manada had five dancers (all male) performing as various Canadian archetypes, in solos and larger ensemble pieces, and the hosts were a 1975-era Pierre and Maggie Trudeau. I have misp...
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Fringe Sunday
Mild weather made it comfortable everywhere on site yesterday, from C103 to the beer tents. I saw four shows for the first time, as well as working backstage at Death Comes to Auntie Norma and seeing Pinniped and Other Poems a second time. Death Comes to Auntie Norma plays this afternoon (Monda...
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Mild weather made it comfortable everywhere on site yesterday, from C103 to the beer tents. I saw four shows for the first time, as well as working backstage at Death Comes to Auntie Norma and seeing Pinniped and Other Poems a second time. Death Comes to Auntie Norma plays this afternoon (Monda...
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Second post from the Fringe
Since I last wrote, I’ve had a Fat Franks dog, a New Asian Village butter chicken plate, a Rustixx California pizza, and a Rock Creek pear cider, so my eating-and-drinking festival experience is well under way. I’ve also seen five more shows and done some volunteer shifts, been rained...
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Since I last wrote, I’ve had a Fat Franks dog, a New Asian Village butter chicken plate, a Rustixx California pizza, and a Rock Creek pear cider, so my eating-and-drinking festival experience is well under way. I’ve also seen five more shows and done some volunteer shifts, been rained...
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Fringe takes off
I guess I’ve been estivating along with the blog, so I haven’t had any Fringe previews. Fortunately, other bloggers and reviewers have given me lots of suggestions, which I’ve used along with the program book (better than the Christmas catalogues from Sears and Eatons when we w...
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I guess I’ve been estivating along with the blog, so I haven’t had any Fringe previews. Fortunately, other bloggers and reviewers have given me lots of suggestions, which I’ve used along with the program book (better than the Christmas catalogues from Sears and Eatons when we w...
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Nextfest!
One of the events of an Edmonton June that I had missed in previous years is Nextfest, the celebration of emerging artists in various disciplines which used to be run out of the Roxy Theatre. There is no Roxy right now, but Nextfest continues, with more events and performances than I’ll ha...
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One of the events of an Edmonton June that I had missed in previous years is Nextfest, the celebration of emerging artists in various disciplines which used to be run out of the Roxy Theatre. There is no Roxy right now, but Nextfest continues, with more events and performances than I’ll ha...
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Another week of Edmonton fun, mostly theatrical!
There’s lots going on in Edmonton this week too. Yesterday, for example, the choices included the Folkfest ticket lottery at Telus Field (popular and well-organized and a sell-out again), the Edmonton Pride Festival parade (Pride events continue throughout the month), Sprouts New Play Fest...
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There’s lots going on in Edmonton this week too. Yesterday, for example, the choices included the Folkfest ticket lottery at Telus Field (popular and well-organized and a sell-out again), the Edmonton Pride Festival parade (Pride events continue throughout the month), Sprouts New Play Fest...
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A busy theatre weekend at the end of May.
It’s a week of wrapping up seasons, celebrating, and honouring excellence. It’s also rehearsals or tech week for everyone who’s in Nextfest, and rehearsal for the Fringe. And in the middle of all that, Fringe Theatre Adventures hosted another excellent workshop in their Profess...
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It’s a week of wrapping up seasons, celebrating, and honouring excellence. It’s also rehearsals or tech week for everyone who’s in Nextfest, and rehearsal for the Fringe. And in the middle of all that, Fringe Theatre Adventures hosted another excellent workshop in their Profess...
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The Photo
The Photo is about an hour long. I’m glad that it wasn’t longer because I was so worried about the characters that I could hardly breathe. Elena Porter and Michael Peng stagger separately onto the stage, not quite aware of each other. At first they both seem shocked by something tha...
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The Photo is about an hour long. I’m glad that it wasn’t longer because I was so worried about the characters that I could hardly breathe. Elena Porter and Michael Peng stagger separately onto the stage, not quite aware of each other. At first they both seem shocked by something tha...
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From Cradle to Stage 2015
From Cradle to Stage is a Walterdale Theatre spring tradition. Playwrights submit new scripts. in the fall. One or two are chosen, and the playwrights work with a dramaturg over the winter before auditions and a production in May. This year’s dramaturg was Mieko Ouchi. This year you can w...
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From Cradle to Stage is a Walterdale Theatre spring tradition. Playwrights submit new scripts. in the fall. One or two are chosen, and the playwrights work with a dramaturg over the winter before auditions and a production in May. This year’s dramaturg was Mieko Ouchi. This year you can w...
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