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Continue reading →: Perception, alternate & artificial realities, & memories masked in New Ideas Week Three program
Another exceptionally strong program of short plays at Alumnae Theatre Company’s New Ideas Festival (NIF) this week – Week Three, the final week of the fest. Here’s what’s on the menu for Week Three: Polish Your Pole, performed by Brenda Somers, is a hilariously funny, innuendo-filled pre-show piece in the…
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Continue reading →: I HATE TODD brings high-energy, big fun & kickass sounds @ Horseshoe Tavern for The Moves – Pt. 1 CD launch
At long last, Toronto band I HATE TODD launched their debut CD The Moves Pt. 1 at the iconic Horseshoe Tavern last night – and what a big fun night of music and celebration it was! In addition to an outstanding performance from I HATE TODD, the evening’s festivities also…
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Continue reading →: Jessica Speziale’s “Brace Yourself” music video
Jessica Speziale launched her first official music video for her song “Brace Yourself,” one of the featured tracks on her Dear Reverie CD, on Saturday night at Cherry Colas in Toronto, during the Music City North music fest. Here’s the video, scripted, directed and shot by Bruce Nagy: I interviewed…
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Continue reading →: Lost youth, family secrets, modern-day parable & silence speaking volumes in New Ideas Week Two program
Back at Alumnae Theatre for the Week Two program of the New Ideas Festival last night – and this is a very strong program, featuring four excellent – and very different – plays. The Living Library, by Linda McCready and directed by Stacy Halloran is a delightfully funny two-hander about…
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Continue reading →: Life, love & loss in a funny & touching family reunion – Marion Bridge @ Village Playhouse
Dropped by the Village Playhouse on Sunday afternoon to see the Village Players’ production of Daniel MacIvor’s Marion Bridge, directed by Greg Nowlan. Three sisters reunite at their Cape Breton family home to be with their dying divorced mother: Agnes, a struggling actress who’s been living in Toronto; Theresa, a…
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Continue reading →: “Brace Yourself” – Interview with singer/songwriter Jessica Speziale
Jessica Speziale is a Toronto-based singer/songwriter whose powerful vocals easily shift between kick-ass beats and sultry ballads, with R&B-inspired pop/rock sounds. I had the pleasure of attending the launch of her CD Dear Reverie, featuring the rockin’ out, guitar-driven “Brace Yourself,” which has now become Speziale’s first official music video.…
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Continue reading →: Sex, magic, intrigue & spies in New Ideas Week One program
A new year and another edition of Alumnae Theatre Company’s New Ideas Festival of original, short plays. Caught the Week One program last night. Sex, magic, intrigue and spies figured prominently in this week’s roster of plays – here’s what was on the menu: Be Careful, There’s a Baby in…
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Continue reading →: Creative non-fiction – “Dear Tom”
Was out at Amsterdam Bicycle Club last night for another inspiring evening of poetry and spoken word at Lizzie Violet’s Poetry Open Mic, featuring Banoo Zan and several amazing open mic performances. In an effort to get me kickstarted into writing more short fiction and creative non-fiction, I decided to…
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Continue reading →: Liberty at any cost – hardened life choices in Toronto Irish Players’ Big Maggie
Saw another marvelous Toronto Irish Players (TIP) production yesterday afternoon – this time, John B. Keane’s Big Maggie, directed by Harvey Levkoe, on now at Alumnae Theatre. Big Maggie is set in 1960s rural Ireland, where recently widowed Maggie Polpin (Janice Hansen) is delighted at her newfound freedom from a…
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