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Strangers till they’re not: one last chance to see A Likely Story at Teatro
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You are a stranger though,” says a character, musing on whether to lay out her life conundrum to someone she’s just met in an unspecified place that turns out to be … a train station. “Ah, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Stewart Lemoine, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre
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“That special DC mojo”: Greg and Tami DC, retiring from Vic, will get the Outstanding Contribution to Edmonton Theatre Sterling
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “O my gawd!” declares a vigorous voice on the phone from somewhere deep in the orbiting galaxy of rehearsal rooms and studios that is Vic. “You should see these kids! You have to see these kids! … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Greg Dowler-Coltman, Tami Dowler-Coltman, Victoria School of the Arts
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And here it is: the 2019 Alberta Playwriting Competition shortlist
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The venerable Alberta Playwriting Competition, 53 years old, has announced this year’s shortlist of plays, three from Edmonton three from Calgary. The list is culled, by a three-person jury, from a wealth of submissions, some 43 … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Playwrights Network, Alberta Playwriting Competition, Calgary theatre, Edmonton theatre
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Camping out with Shakespeare in the park: Freewill Shakespeare Festival returns with an intriguing pair of plays
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “If this be magic, let it be an Art as lawful as eating.” — The Winter’s Tale The actors pull up at rehearsals in shorts on their bikes, dodging geese (mosquitoes, squirrels and the odd coyote), … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Dave Horak, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Hawrelak Park, Kevin Sutley, Shakespeare comedies, Shakespeare romances
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Vern Thiessen to leave his post as Workshop West artistic director
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Time to move on,” says Vern Thiessen of his decision after five years to leave his post as artistic director of Workshop West Playwrights Theatre, effective Aug. 31. He won’t be leaving Edmonton, though. “I need … Continue reading
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A weekend at the theatre in E-town: happy birthday Varscona, A Likely Story, Improvaganza…
By Liz Nicholls 12thnight.ca It’s the weekend in E-Town. So obviously you need to be in a theatre. Have a peek at some of your options. You could… •Go to a theatre party. Three years ago, something dramatic happened to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, improv comedy, Rapid Fire Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre
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On, and above, the stages in Edmonton: a week of possibilities
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The week on, and above, the stages in Edmonton. Consider the possibilities. •Firefly refuses to stay put, in either time or space. Edmonton’s pioneer theatre/ circus company and academy, devoted to defying gravity, is having an … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, 2019 Sterling Award nominations, Edmonton theatre, Firefly Theatre and Circus, Foote in the Door Productions, Nextfest 2019, Teatro La Quindicina
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The week on, and above, Edmonton stages
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The week on, and above, the stage in E-town. Consider the possibilities. •Firefly refuses to stay put, in either time or space. Edmonton’s pioneer theatre/ circus company and academy, devoted to defying gravity, is having an … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019 Sterling Award nominations, Edmonton theatre, Firefly Theatre and Circus, Foote in the Door Prodution, Nextfest 2019, Teatro La Quindicina
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A year on Edmonton stages: the Sterling Award nominations
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A highly unusual coming-of-age coming-out musical in which a cartoonist unravels in flashback frames her mysterious family history proved the top choice of jurors, as the re-vamped 32nd annual Sterling Award nominations were announced Monday at … Continue reading
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Weal Thyman The Third: a bouffon clown show to provoke you at Nextfest
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When you’re creating a bouffon clown show about a grotesque filthy-rich capitalist with businesses, land, money, possessions, sycophants, and an insatiable appetite for more more more, it’s not as if you have to rack your brains … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, bouffon, clown, Edmonton theatre, Nextfest 2019, Nextfest Arts Company, Roxy on Gateway, Theatre Network
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