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Letters of the Pandemic: be-wigged, bothered, and bewildered by the times
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You knew this already. But it bears repetition, in an era that has deprived us of the hug: and the handshake: never under-estimate the ingenuity of our artists. What happens when an actor and a writer … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, conspiracy theories, Die-Nasty, Edmonton theatre, Marty Chan, pandemic, Stephanie Wolfe
‘How do I find my place in the world?’ Meet Nextfest actor/playwright Dylan Thomas-Bouchier
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “My brain is spinning with this show,” says actor/playwright Dylan Thomas-Bouchier “It’s very much my conversation with myself.… How do I, as a new artist, find my my place in the world?” That show is Finding … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Keyano College, Nextfest 2020
Girl Brain goes the (social) distance in a new series of online comedy sketches
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Proposition: there is a funny side to everything. If you approach from oblique angles. While Ellie Heath was spending a month in quarantine at her mom’s place, she overheard a rambunctious maternal Zoom cocktail get-together. “Mom … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catapult Pictures, Edmonton theatre, Girl Brain, sketch comedy
“Where are you?” Tracks, an online experiment, takes us home with the cast.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A preamble to Tracks, the online theatre that’s happening this week on your own screen…. Ever since going out to theatre, my way of life for forever, abruptly ended a thousand years ago (or 10 weeks, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Amoris Projects, Beth Dart, digital theatre, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton theatre, Mac Brock, Zoom theatre
Sandy Moser: mask-maker to the stars
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Live theatre gave Sandy Moser the big-M Moment that turned everything around for her. And she’s returning the favour, though she’d never put it that way in a million years. “What would I be doing otherwise?” … Continue reading
Tracks: choose your route in an online theatre adventure from Amoris Projects
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It started out as an ambulatory theatre adventure. Tracks let its audiences loose to wander in an unexpected assortment of rooms and spaces — a theatre box office, dressing rooms, bathrooms, the playwright’s car — to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Amoris Projects, Catch The Keys Productions, Edmonton theatre, Fringe theatre, Nextfest
New faces in theatre: six up-and-comers you’ll be watching when the doors open. Here’s actor Josh Travnik
They’re young. They shine brightly. And their talents are already lighting up the Edmonton theatre scene. 12thnight talked to six starry and sought-after up-and-comers, artists whose work, on- and backstage, will have a big impact on theatre here when the … Continue reading
New faces in theatre: six bright newcomers. The series continues with triple-threat Bella King
They’re young. They shine brightly. And their talents are already lighting up the Edmonton theatre scene. 12thnight talked to six starry and sought-after up-and-comers, artists whose work, on- and backstage, will have a big impact on theatre here when the … Continue reading
New faces in theatre, six up-and-comers to watch: meet actor Chris Pereira
They’re young. They shine brightly. And their talents are already lighting up the Edmonton theatre scene. 12thnight talked to six starry and sought-after up-and-comers, artists whose work, on- and backstage, will have a big impact on theatre here when the … Continue reading
New faces in theatre: behind the scenes with stage manager Isabel Bergquist
They’re young. They shine brightly. And their talents are already lighting up the Edmonton theatre scene. 12thnight talked to six starry and sought-after up-and-comers, artists whose work, on- and backstage, will have a big impact on theatre here when the … Continue reading
