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Adventures Off-Broadway in New York
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca NEW YORK — On a sultry Monday night at 2nd Stage, a signature non-profit Off-Broadway company, the packed house is full of actors, directors, agents. They’ve stepped through the spicy scent of lilies (courtesy of a corner … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, 2nd Stage, David Ireland, New York Theatre, Off-Broadway, Public Theatre, Steppenwolf Theater, Tracy Letts
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“The Great Work begins” … again: Angels in America in New York
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca NEW YORK — It’s one of those grand, visionary plays that change the way you think about everything — including theatre. At least that’s how it was for me. And so last week in New York … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Angels in America, New York Theatre, Tony Awards, Tony Kushner, Trump America
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30 summers of Shakespeare in the great outdoors
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca ‘Tis wondrous strange, but there was a time, now receding into the mists of the past, when Shakespeare (Will to his friends) didn’t camp out in the river valley every summer. When you couldn’t drift down … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, A Comedy of Errors, Edmonton theatre, Free Will Players, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, James MacDonald, John Kirkpatrick, Marianne Copithorne, summer Shakespeare
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What to see at Improvaganza: thoughts from sampler night
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Improvaganza is back — and with it the chance to be with people, onstage and off- who are making it up as they go along. Rapid Fire Theatre’s 18th annual international extravaganza, which assembles top improv … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Dad's Garage, Dark Side of the Room, Edmonton theatre, improv, Improvaganza 2018, Marv 'N Berry, Rapid Fire Theatre, Resonance, sketch comedy, Sphinxes, Theatresports, Twoson
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The art of spontaneity enters a disturbing new dimension: The Society of Strange comes to Improvaganza 2018
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Unlikely. Improbable. Unpredictable. Improvaganza, the 10-day festival with bona fide global connections, expressly devoted to the adrenalized art of the spontaneous, is all of that. With The Society of Strange, arriving from across the pond for the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, H.P. Lovecraft, improv comedy, Improvaganza, Rapid Fire Theatre, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, The Society of Strange, Weird Tales
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A season on Edmonton stages: a look back
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the opening scene of Jabberwocky, the latest from the Old Trout Puppet Workshop (at Theatre Network this past season), a drum roll announces the parting of a red velvet theatre curtain. Which opens to reveal … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Atlas Theatre, Bright Young Things, Canadian Stage, Catalyst Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Edmonton theatre season, Fort Edmonton Park, Kill Your Television Theatre, L'UniThéâtre, Lewis Carroll, Northern Light Theatre, Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Punctuate! Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, The Plain Jane Theatre, Theatre Network, Tiny Bear Jaws, Vancouver Arts Club Theatre, Wild Side Productions, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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A jazzy new musical with a bank robber folk hero: Pretty Boy The Musical at Nextfest
The mainstage theatre lineup at Nextfest 2018 includes four productions of strikingly diverse inspirations and theatrical styles. 12thnight.ca talked to the playwrights. Meet Mark Vetsch, creator and director of Pretty Boy: The Musical, a jazzy new musical with a Depression Era … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Mark Vetsch, Nextfest, Nextfest Arts Co., Pretty Boy Floyd, Thou Art Here
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Moonshine at Nextfest: a journey for identity in stories and music
The mainstage theatre lineup at Nextfest 2018 includes four productions of strikingly diverse inspirations and theatrical styles. 12thnight.ca talked to the playwrights. First, meet Larissa Pohoreski, creator and star of Moonshine. By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “It’s a celebration of my … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Larissa Pohoreski, Nextfest, Roxy on Gateway, Theatre Network, Ukrainian-Canadian heritage
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What’s next? Find out at Nextfest, the festival that celebrates the next generation of artists
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Prepare to be surprised. Starting today in Old Strathcona, two groups of five emerging artists from the whole spectrum of disciplines — playwrights, choreographers, visual artists, filmmakers, actors, musicians — will gather. Together they’ll spend the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bradley Moss, Edmonton theatre, Ellen Chorley, Nextfest, Nextfest Arts Co., Theatre Network
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