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Old Strathcona here they come: for the first time in Workshop West history, a theatre of their own
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Workshop West Playwrights Theatre is moving. Come March 1 you’ll find the venerable company, age 43, in their own theatre, in the heart of Edmonton’s entertainment district. Welcome to the newly christened Gateway Theatre in … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Gateway Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, The Third Space, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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A home of their own, in the entertainment ‘hood: Rapid Fire Theatre at 41
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca They’ve dreamed it for years. Now, at age 41, Rapid Fire Theatre finally has a home of their own. And it’s in the ‘hood that’s their traditional home base, Old Strathcona. Edmonton’s premier improv company is … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton improv, Edmonton theatre, Group2, Old Strathcona, Old Strathcona Business Association, Rapid Fire Theatre, Roxy on Gateway, Strathcona Exchange Building
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Melanie Piatocha: theatre has lost a bright talent and a questing spirit
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In this bleak mid-winter of theatre, heartbreaking news of the January death of actor Melanie Piatocha at 36 seems particularly cruel. The abrupt loss of a talent so expansive, and a quester so spirited, so restless, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Banff Centre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Plain Jane Theatre Company, Teatro La Quindicina
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Someone on your side: Berend McKenzie, Catalyst Confluence Fellow, reaches out to outsiders
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “This is about visibility!” declares Berend McKenzie with the kind of go-for-the-gusto velocity that makes time fly when you talk to them. “This is about opportunity! This is about being in the room where it happens!” … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Black History Month, Catalyst Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Loud 'N' Queer, MacEwan University theatre arts, Victoria School of the Arts, WarnerMedia, Writers' Guild of Alberta
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New faces in theatre: meet theatre creator/ designer Even Gilchrist
They’re young, adaptable, and creative. And as theatre returns in this late-pandemic grind, and the doors open to live audiences, we’ll be seeing the work of these theatre artists light up, and transform, the scene here, on- and backstage. You’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Amoris Projects, Azimuth Theatre, Catch The Keys Productions, Common Ground Arts Society, Edmonton theatre, Found Festival, found theatre, RISER Edmonton, Shadow Theatre, U of A Arts, You Are Here Theatre
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New faces in theatre: meet composer/lyricist Simon Abbott
They’re young, adaptable, and creative. And as theatre returns in this late-pandemic grind, and the doors open to live audiences, we’ll be seeing the work of these theatre artists light up, and transform, the scene here, on- and backstage. Meet … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Comedy Theatre and Bistro, musical theatre, political satire
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New faces in theatre: meet actor Rochelle Laplante
They’re young, adaptable, and creative. And as theatre returns in this late-pandemic grind, and the doors open to live audiences, we’ll be seeing the work of these theatre artists light up, and transform, the scene here, on- and backstage. Meet … Continue reading
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Tagged Bright Young Things, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Empress of Blandings Productions, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, National Theatre School, Nextfest, Teatro La Quindicina, Varscona Theatre, Victoria School of the Arts
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New faces in theatre, six bright up-and-comers: meet designer Beyata Hackborn
They’re young, adaptable, and creative. And as theatre returns in this late-pandemic grind, and the doors open to live audiences, we’ll be seeing the work of these theatre artists light up, and transform, the scene here, on- and backstage. Meet … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catch The Keys Productions, Edmonton theatre, Malachite Theatre, new faces in Edmonton theatre, theatre design, Theatre Network, U of A drama department, Workshop West Theatre
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Rapid Fire Theatre: back live, and back on their home turf in Old Strathcona
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Rapid Fire Theatre has a new home for the new year. The agile Edmonton improv company, 41 seasons old (but young at heart), de-camped this week from downtown and moved back to their traditional stomping ground, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton improv, Edmonton theatre, improv comedy, Old Strathcona, Rapid Fire Theatre, Roxy on Gateway, Theatresports
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Getting excited about Edmonton theatre in 2022, a how-to guide
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca I sometimes have to wonder if my annual ‘what to look forward to in theatre’ piece in January has become speculative fiction in our pandemical world. A universal disclaimer seems to hang over everything like ice … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Northern Light Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, RISER Edmonton, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, Theatre Yes, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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