A View from the Box

Soulpepper is starting their season off strong with "Spring Awakening"

A haunting warning about what we teach our youth, "Spring Awakening" is a youthful story of love and longing.

Now extended until October 18! Get your tickets!

Soulpepper Theatre Company’s “Spring Awakening” When you’re a teenager, the world feels huge and mysterious, and it’s hard to find anyone who will actually tell you what’s really going on. To find anything out, you have to rely on each other. Fr…

Icarus Theatre is starting off their 26/27 season strong with Amy Berryman's "Walden"

A sci-fi drama set in the near-future, "Walden" features powerhouse performances and a thought-provoking script. This is a must-see show this fall!

Icarus Theatre’s “Walden” “This whole earth which we inhabit is but a point in space” – Henry David Thoreau, “Walden or, Life in the Woods” Many of us look up to the stars in awe of the vastness of space, but few of u…

The Coal Mine's first show of their 26/27 season, "Pre-Existing Condition" is an interesting choice to kick things off.

Packed with impressive performances, "Pre-Existing Condition" runs until September 27.

Coal Mine Theatre’s “Pre-Existing Condition” Did you know that in 2009 there were 8 states in the US who were legally allowed to deny women healthcare insurance due to domestic abuse? They saw that abuse as a “pre-existing condition”, forcing…

Crow's Theatre is kicking off their 26/27 season with a truly gripping production of "A Fine Balance"

Based on the novel by Rohinton Mistry, Anosh Irani's adaptation doesn't let you look away for a single heartrending moment.



Photos by the incomparable Dahlia Katz of Dahlia Katz Photography

Crow’s Theatre’s “A Fine Balance” “You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair” The truth in these words reverberated through me long after they were said. They replayed over and over in my head as I drove home: is…

The National Theatre and Cineplex are bringing a new adaptation of Molière's classic "The Misanthrope"

Sandra Oh gives a career defining performance in this bold, modern take on the iconic tale.

Coming to a Cineplex near you September 24!

National Theatre Live and Cineplex Cinema’s “The Misanthrope” The desire to disconnect completely from the world and hide away in a little cabin somewhere feels more present for me than it ever has before. Martin Crimp’s adaptation of Molière’s “The Misanthro…

I was just about to head out to my first show of September when I quickly checked my podcast stats and saw this! 4,000 total listens!

Thank you all so much for your support and for listening to my podcast! Season 3 starts on September 14th with Carolyn Fe and Tanisha Taitt of “Aye, Caesar” at the Red Sandcastle Theatre!

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I am thrilled to be hosting the Playwrights Canada Press Fall Book Launch again this year. They have a fabulous line up of authors reading from their recently published works!

Make sure you RSVP soon! Space is limited!

The just keep rollin' in! Today, I've got a fun set of questions with Meghan Swaby who is performing in "Bootycandy" from Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Obsidian Theatre!

"Bootycandy" runs Sep 30 - Oct 17!

Stage Door Dialogues – Meghan Swaby of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Obsidian Theatre’s “Bootycandy” Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is kicking off their 26/27 season, “Flesh”, with Robert O’Hara’s Bootycandy, which is a co-production with Obsidian Theatre. Meghan Swaby is certainly no st…

I've got another excellent for you to kick off your long weekend! I got to ask Dawn Jani Birley some questions about 1S1 Theatre and Nightwood Theatre's "To a Flame"

"To a Flame" runs Sep 22 - Oct 4!

Stage Door Dialogues – Dawn Jani Birley of 1S1 Theatre and Nightwood Theatre’s “To a Flame” Nighwood Theatre is kicking off their 26/27 season with Erin Shield’s To a Flame, in collaboration with 1S1 Theatre. Dawn Jani Birley, 1S1 Theatre’s founder, has not only been instrumental in this …