Tag Archives: MacEwan University theatre arts

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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Nuns get down, and raise your spirits: Sister Act at MacEwan’s snazzy new theatre

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s something pretty sweet about christening a new theatre with a musical that includes an all-inclusive singing benediction like the one you’ll hear in Act II of Sister Act: “Bless the songs we’re gonna sing./ Bless … Continue reading →

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