Part two of my InspiraTO Festival opening night double header at Alumnae Theatre on Thursday night. Here’s what went down during the blueShow line-up: Intersection by Josh Downing, directed by Yehuda Fisher. Why does a heartsick young man want to cross the dangerously busy road? And why is the crossing guard so reluctant to help him?Continue reading “Wistful, whimsical, dreamy & mind-bending theatre in InspiraTO Festival blueShow line-up”
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Intense, passionate, darkly funny and thought-provoking theatre pieces in InspiraTO Festival redShow line-up
Out at Alumnae Theatre last night for the opening night of the 10th annual InspiraTO Festival. The festival of 10-minute plays has grown over the years to include two full line-ups of plays running throughout the fest, as well as a series of one-off performances – including site-specific shows – as well as art exhibits,Continue reading “Intense, passionate, darkly funny and thought-provoking theatre pieces in InspiraTO Festival redShow line-up”
Climbing out with humour & rage – Alumnae Theatre’s Rabbit Hole
Alumnae Theatre Company closes its 2013-14 season with David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole, directed by Paul Hardy. Set in the Larchmont, New York home of Becca and Howie, who recently lost their four-year-old son Danny in an accident, Rabbit Hole takes the audience down into a place of deep loss as we watch this couple liveContinue reading “Climbing out with humour & rage – Alumnae Theatre’s Rabbit Hole”
Magic & mayhem in a small town – Alumnae Theatre’s The Killdeer
A rural kitchen with lavender walls, wallpapered below the chair railing on one side and paneled with different cuts of wood on the other. An open doorway reveals a pantry, shelves full of mason jars of colourful preserves. Up centre, a tree sprouts, covered in all manner of porcelain knick-knacks – a tea pot, glassContinue reading “Magic & mayhem in a small town – Alumnae Theatre’s The Killdeer”
A Woman of No Importance time travels to 1985 @ Alumnae Theatre
The tagline reads: “It’s not your great-aunt’s Oscar Wilde!” Make no mistake, Alumnae Theatre Company’s production of Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance, directed by Paul Hardy, is most definitely not a traditional staging of the play. Brandon Kleiman’s minimalist and stunning set design (he does double duty as costume designer) provides the audienceContinue reading “A Woman of No Importance time travels to 1985 @ Alumnae Theatre”
life with more cowbell 