Dawna J. Wightman. Photo by Vince Lupo. Montreal-born Dawna J. Wightman is an award-winning Toronto-based actor, playwright and writer. Toronto audiences will recognize Wightman from her solo show Life as a Pomegranate, as well as Yellow Birds (Alumnae Theatre’s FireWorks Festival, 2015) and A Mickey Full of Mouse (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 2016Continue reading “Playfully whimsical, profoundly poignant & sharply candid ruminations in Dawna J. Wightman’s honey be”
Category Archives: Radio
Interview: Blues singer/songwriter & actor Carolyn Fe
Carolyn Fe, Sugat Ko cover. Photo by litratista.com Carolyn Fe is a multi-talented, award-winning actress, blues singer/songwriter and host of the online syndicated radio show Unsung and On the Side. I had the pleasure of getting to know her while she was in Toronto, performing in the Nightwood Theatre/Sulong Theatre co-production of the worldContinue reading “Interview: Blues singer/songwriter & actor Carolyn Fe”
Taking a trip to the other side of Menopause Mountain & giving no f*cks in the hilarious, frank & inspiring The Big ‘What Now?’
Ever wonder what the view was like on the other side of menopause? Or perhaps you’re already there and you need to hear from someone who gets it. Everything but the Kitchens Inc. invites you to join Sandra Shamas and The Big ‘What Now?’, running at the Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre. Through anecdotes, andContinue reading “Taking a trip to the other side of Menopause Mountain & giving no f*cks in the hilarious, frank & inspiring The Big ‘What Now?’”
Toronto Fringe: Fun on Stage Left, Patron’s Pick & Best of Fringe
Hey again – Had to take off to co-host today’s Fringe-tastic edition of Stage Left on Radio Regent with host MC Thompson, where we had a blast chatting with Michael Posthumus from Kneel! Diamond Dogs; Melissa Oei from Wild/Society and Stephane Garneau-Monten from The Art of Being Alone. So now that I’m home briefly toContinue reading “Toronto Fringe: Fun on Stage Left, Patron’s Pick & Best of Fringe”
Toronto Fringe: The man. The ego. The outsider. Orson Welles meets Shylock in the compelling Orson Welles/Shylock
The Shylock Project is in town from Syracuse, NY with a Toronto Fringe run of Orson Welles/Shylock, written and directed by Matt Chiorini, in the Factory Theatre studio. Structured as a docu-fantasy radio play, Orson Welles/Shylock is a multimedia, largely verbatim theatre piece that incorporates quotes, reviews, interviews and text from William Shakespeare’s The MerchantContinue reading “Toronto Fringe: The man. The ego. The outsider. Orson Welles meets Shylock in the compelling Orson Welles/Shylock”
Red Falcon / White Lightning brings it all with tight, fun new EP: INSTANT CLASSICS
Red Falcon / White Lightning (RF/WL) is Robert Eckert and Jeff D. Elliott. Following up last year’s double CD release Rootsy!!! Rocky!!!! Power!!! Poppy!!!!, the band recently released an EP of new tunes: INSTANT CLASSICS. I got the scoop behind the evolution of INSTANT CLASSICS from Eckert: Our latest effort called INSTANT CLASSICS was begunContinue reading “Red Falcon / White Lightning brings it all with tight, fun new EP: INSTANT CLASSICS”
Loads of laughs in Siobhán Dungan’s radio play The Receptionist – one night only December 6
Hey kids! More big fun coming at a one night only reading of Siobhán Dungan’s radio comedy The Receptionist, where eight actors (including the playwright) play approximately 120 different characters – and I’m one of those actors! Here’s what playwright/actor Siobhán Dungan’ has to say about this big wacky fun time: It’s a play It’sContinue reading “Loads of laughs in Siobhán Dungan’s radio play The Receptionist – one night only December 6”
Lizzie Violet’s Cabaret Noir launch @ Q Space – fun, sexy & smart
Writer/poet/horror aficionado/editor Lizzie Violet launched her brand new monthly cabaret – Lizzie Violet’s Cabaret Noir – at Q Space last night. And what a fun, sexy and thought-provoking night it was. The cabaret premiere included feature performers Mullet the Clown, David Bateman and Kat Leonard, as well as a very talented line-up of open micContinue reading “Lizzie Violet’s Cabaret Noir launch @ Q Space – fun, sexy & smart”
Two of my favourite programs
Before I go on my merry way tonight/this weekend, I’d like to give a shout out to two of my favourite programs. One is a radio drama and the other is on t.v.: Afghanada and Lost Girl. Not much of a radio listener (except for an hour of Nocturne on Classical 96.3 FM for an hour everyContinue reading “Two of my favourite programs”
life with more cowbell 