Tag Archives: MacEwan University theatre arts

A week of many choices on Edmonton stages of every shape and size

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca A crazy week in Edmonton theatre is underway. (So don’t go trying to land a stage from which to deliver your own innovative modern dance movement memoir; they’re all occupied.)  •At the Citadel, the much postponed … Continue reading →

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Knock knock who’s there? Nora’s back, A Doll’s House Part 2

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “And it’s crucial there be a door. A very prominent door to the outside….” playwright stage directions, A Doll’s House Part 2 by Lucas Hnath It’s the door that Nora Helmer slammed as she walks out … Continue reading →

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It’s time to play: a peek at the new Edmonton theatre season

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Destination Fringe, with its 95,000 or so tickets sold, was a hint (we deal in big hints here in #yeg. People know what they’ve been missing; they want live in-person theatre experience and the sharing that … Continue reading →

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Someone on your side: Berend McKenzie, Catalyst Confluence Fellow, reaches out to outsiders

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

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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New faces in theatre: meet triple-threat Chariz Faulmino

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Liz Nicholls

They’re young, bright, and unstoppably creative. And, pandemic be damned, their adaptable, flexible talents are already lighting up the Edmonton theatre scene. In this 12thnight series you’ll meet some of E-town’s sought-after up-and-comers, artists whose work, on- and backstage, is … Continue reading →

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New faces in theatre: six up-and-comers you’ll be watching when the doors open. Here’s actor Josh Travnik

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

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 →

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New faces in theatre: six bright newcomers. The series continues with triple-threat Bella King

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

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 →

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Is history spinning forwards or backwards? Shows at Studio and MacEwan wonder about that

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It is a disconcertingly à propos moment in the space-time continuum for both the plays opening this week at Edmonton’s biggest theatre schools. You can easily make yourself dizzy wondering whether history is catapulting forward or … Continue reading →

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A wealth of choices on Edmonton stages this weekend (the groundhog needs to get out more)

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The existentialists were right. Our real problem, ladies and gentlemen, isn’t hypothermia. It’s choice. There’s a wealth of possibilities on Edmonton stages: consider the weekend possibilities.  •“Now give three cheers and one cheer more for the … Continue reading →

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It’s beginning to look a lot like … and other weekend possibilities on Edmonton stages

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca We’ll start with things of a wintry, possibly Yule-ish, tinge, and their antidotes. •If you’ve already had it up to here with the fa-la-la’s even though you’re still eating crappy leftover Halloween candy … If the … Continue reading →

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