Photo from Bluffs Monitor. Nonnie Griffin and I became mutual fans, from opposite sides of the stage, while working on two different productions at Alumnae Theatre in 2008: she as the formidable Irish matriarch in Lucy Brennan’s Daughter of the House and I as the compassionate, no-nonsense oncology nurse in Margaret Edson’s Wit. IContinue reading “Remembering Nonnie Griffin”
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A funny & moving journey that entertains & inspires – Alison Wearing’s Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter
Playwright/actor/author Alison Wearing’s one-woman show Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter: Growing Up with a Gay Dad, expanded and published as a full-length book last year, is currently running at U of T’s George Ignatieff Theatre as part of World Pride 2014 Toronto. And I was so happy to be able to catch it last night!Continue reading “A funny & moving journey that entertains & inspires – Alison Wearing’s Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter”
World Pride 2014 Toronto event teaser: Alison Wearing’s Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter
Playwright/actor/author Alison Wearing adapted her memoir Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter: Growing Up with a Gay Dad into the award-winning one-woman show Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter, which will be featured during World Pride 2014 Toronto at U of T’s George Ignatieff Theatre (June 25-28). Written as a comic monologue, Wearing takes us along onContinue reading “World Pride 2014 Toronto event teaser: Alison Wearing’s Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter”
A brave & vulnerable hero’s journey – Just Lift Your Feet
Actor/playwright Heather Allin’s one-woman fable Just Lift Your Feet had its Toronto Fringe Festival opening at the Robert Gill Theatre last night, playing in a late-night time slot to a small but engaged audience. Directed by Dennis Hayes, Just Lift Your Feet has its origins in a SoulOTheatre solo show workshop intensive with Tracey ErinContinue reading “A brave & vulnerable hero’s journey – Just Lift Your Feet”
Just Lift Your Feet – interview with actor/playwright Heather Allin
Just one week away from the opening of the Toronto Fringe Festival, my friends, and I had the pleasure of interviewing actor/playwright Heather Allin, who took some time amidst a super busy pre-Fringe schedule to answer some questions over email about her upcoming one-woman Fringe play Just Lift Your Feet. LWMC: Hi, Heather. Thanks forContinue reading “Just Lift Your Feet – interview with actor/playwright Heather Allin”
life with more cowbell 