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”
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The Next Big Thing online interview
I posted this interview a while back, and thought it might be handy to re-post, especially for those of you who are new to life with more cowbell or visiting for the first time. Enjoy… 🙂 I was invited by my friend writer/blogger/poet/editor Lizzie Violet to participate in an online interview called Next Big ThingContinue reading “The Next Big Thing online interview”
Cowbell’s got a brand new bag
Cowbell’s got a brand new bag for 2013, chickens. Over the past little while, I’ve been mulling over the fact that I’ve been seeing a lot of amazing artists – in music, theatre and poetry/spoken word mostly, as well as books, TV and film – and having a blast seeing/hearing their work and blogging aboutContinue reading “Cowbell’s got a brand new bag”
The Next Big Thing online interview
I was invited by my friend writer/blogger/poet/editor Lizzie Violet to participate in an online interview called Next Big Thing as a way for writers to do a little self-promotion and/or think about what they’re working on or will have out soon. Writers tag other writers, who all answer the same 10 questions and post themContinue reading “The Next Big Thing online interview”
Life As A Pomegranate – interview with playwright/actor Dawna J. Wightman
As promised, here’s my interview with Life As A Pomegranate playwright/actor Dawna J. Wightman I sent Dawna some questions via email – here’s what she had to say: Q: You’ve gone with a more linear, chronological narrative this time around, with no flashbacks into Rozyee’s past. How did you come to find/decide on this revisedContinue reading “Life As A Pomegranate – interview with playwright/actor Dawna J. Wightman”
Life As A Pomegranate redux – same adorable misfit heroine, much bigger stakes
My pal Ty and I were among the handful of lucky folks on the waiting list who got in to see Dawna J. Wightman’s one night only performance of her one-woman show Life As A Pomegranate at the Flying Beaver Pubaret last night. A redux version of its spring premiere at Lazy Daisy’s Café –Continue reading “Life As A Pomegranate redux – same adorable misfit heroine, much bigger stakes”
Some theatre shouts – ongoing & upcoming shows
Hey all – lots of theatre happening in Toronto right now. Here is a selection of some school, community and indie productions on right now or coming soon: George Brown Theatre School’s production of Saturday Sunday Monday (by Eduardo De Filipo with English adaptation by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, directed by James Simon) continuesContinue reading “Some theatre shouts – ongoing & upcoming shows”
Passion, play & an unlikely heroine
I had the great pleasure of seeing some very talented women perform last night, this time in the east end of Toronto at Lazy Daisy’s Café, which was converted into an intimate venue for the show. Kat Leonard opens for the premiere of Dawna J. Wightman’s one-woman show Life As A Pomegranate, giving the audienceContinue reading “Passion, play & an unlikely heroine”
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