-
Continue reading →: The Trojan Women Talkback, new Cassandra, etc.
Originally posted on The Alumnae Theatre Company's Blog: Yesterday (Sunday Jan 29) I attended the matinee performance of The Trojan Women, which was followed by a Talkback. I saw the show on opening night with Sochi Fried playing Cassandra; she had to leave for another gig, so the role was…
-
Continue reading →: The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife opening @ Amicus
Another fine theatre-going opportunity fast approaching, with Amicus Productions’ The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife – opening Feb 2 (that’s this Thursday) and running until Feb 11. The play was written by Charles Busch, and directed for Amicus by Victoria Shepherd and produced by Christopher Douglas. The cast features Lionel…
-
Continue reading →: Meghan Morrison band going to Canadian Music Week!
Meghan Morrison and her band will be playing at Canadian Music Week 2012! Woot! http://canadianmusicfest.com/artists-2012/artist-details/?band=Meghan+Morrison&band_ID=3636
-
Continue reading →: Music & mayhem
What a great weekend! Friday night, met my pal Lizzie Violet at Shanghai Cowgirl for pints and onion rings (which are homemade there – and very tasty!), then we wandered around the corner of Bathurst and Queen West to Cherry Cola’s to see Meghan Morrison and her band perform. And…
-
Continue reading →: Strikingly beautiful Penelopiad
In just under a week, I got a second taste of the power of women in theatre when I saw Nightwood Theatre’s strikingly beautiful production of Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre last night. And best of all, I got to see it with a bunch…
-
Continue reading →: Send in the clone
What can I tell you, busy times – again – and I’m wishing I had a clone so I could get to all the stuff I want to see. Alas, I am still working within the limited construct of this single corporeal self and the rules of social triage dictate…
-
Continue reading →: The Trojan Women: “Sing for the great city that cries out like a soul”
Originally posted on The Alumnae Theatre Company's Blog: Okay, now it’s time to finally put my thoughts about the opening night (January 20) performance of The Trojan Women down on paper. Or electronically, or whatever! The Chorus of The Trojan Women, silhouetted against the burning city of Troy. Photo: Dahlia…
-
Continue reading →: untitled post 1385
Originally posted on The Alumnae Theatre Company's Blog: Have you ever wondered where the word “Troy” originated? How about “Ilium”? Read James Harbeck*’s very informative blog post at http://sesquiotic.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/troy-trojan/#comment-4036 Oh, yes – and it includes a review of The Trojan Women. Scott Moore as Menelaus, King of Sparta; Tara Zacharias…
-
Continue reading →: Now on Twitter!
I suppose it would have been helpful to mention this last week when I signed on – however. So, if you haven’t noticed already, in addition to having 95% more blue, lifewithmorecowbell is now available in Twitter flavour! Check out the Twitter feed in the right margin, just below the…
-
Continue reading →: Audience raves for “The Trojan Women”
Originally posted on The Alumnae Theatre Company's Blog: Alumnae Theatre Company’s production of The Trojan Women opened on Friday (January 21)), directed by Alexandra Seay. I will review it in another post, but for now, here are some words from audiences who saw it this weekend: The chorus of The…
Hi,
I’m Cate (she/her)
Thanks for stopping by life with more cowbell. This blog is about living my best life through the arts. I’ll be sharing short fiction & creative non-fiction, art & other stuff. The arts are for everyone & you can choose to share your art or make it just for you – have fun exploring & creating!
Let’s connect
life with more cowbell 