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Joni Mitchell: Songs of a Prairie Girl, a ‘theatrical collage’ of a legendary artist, at Theatre Network
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “We’re captive on the carousel of time/ We can’t return, we can only look/ Behind, from where we came….” The Circle Game, Joni Mitchell, 1966 The show that opens Thursday on the Theatre Network mainstage is … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Jim Guedo, Joni Mitchell, MacEwan University, Songs of a Prairie Girl, Theatre Network, Wild Side Productions
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Thoughts on the Plain Janes’ Scenes From The Sidewalk the sequel
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You have to hand it to the catastrophe that is the pandemic: it’s impossible now to take for granted the “live” in live theatre. “Going out to the theatre,” a phrase to be tossed off expectantly … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton Musical Theatre, Edmonton theatre, MacEwan University, The Plain Jane Theatre Company, Varscona Theatre
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The play that haunts Darrin Hagen: the debut edition of Theatre Network’s new online book club (for plays)
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In February of 1983, a kid from Rocky Mountain House, newly arrived in town, went with a pal to the theatre. The play Darrin Hagen saw that winter night would linger in his mind over the … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Previews
Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Pride week, Edmonton theatre, Flashback, Guys in Disguise, MacEwan University, Michel Tremblay, Pisces Bathhouse raid, The Queer History Project, Theatre Network, U of A Arts, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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The complicated world of university theatre: Too Much Zoom Makes Us All Go Blind
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You can learn to use the subjunctive, make meringues, prune junipers, do a downward-facing dog, tour the Prado, or say screw you in Gaelic … online. No problem. And theatre? You can attend a lecture on … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Concordia University of Edmonton, Dave Horak, Edmonton theatre, MacEwan University, Neo-Futurists, University of Alberta drama department
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Dance inspired by stage design: Mile Zero Dance’s season-opener is an experimental cabaret
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca There’s a sassy what-if? streak in the Mile Zero Dance DNA. And you’ll see it in action Saturday night in a new way when the new MZD digital season, De-Program, comes to life on Zoom. What … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Banff Centre, Edmonton dance, Edmonton theatre, MacEwan University, Mile Zero Dance, ShaktiFlow, theatre design, Trent Crosby
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Brian Webb on Betroffenheit, and other matters theatrical for the weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Thoughts from Brian Webb, artistic director of the dance company that’s teamed up with the Citadel to bring Betroffenheit our way this weekend: “Crystal is the cream!,” says Webb of Crystal Pite, the star Kidd Pivot … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Brian Webb Dance Company, Citadel Theatre, City of Angels, Edmonton theatre, Electric Company Theatre, Elena Belyea, Kidd Pivot, MacEwan University, Send in the Girls Burlesque, Tiny Bear Jaws, Triffo Theatre
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Onstage: a weekend theatre update
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Your weekend could include a musical. There’s a couple to choose from, and though both are a challenge (for very different reasons) for the form, they’re at opposite ends of the musical spectrum •One of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, indigenous theatre, L'UniThéâtre, MacEwan University, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Wild Side Productions
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Looking back: Edmonton theatre in 2017
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Shakespeare In Love, the playful, sumptuously romantic opening gambit of Daryl Cloran’s first season as the Citadel’s new artistic director, took us into the world of 17th century London theatre. Crazy deadlines, fraught rehearsals, fragile egos, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broken Toys Theatre, Cardiac Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton opera, Edmonton theatre, Hadestown, Hope and Hell Theatre, Impossible Mongoose, L'UniThéâtre, MacEwan University, MadFandango, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, The Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Theatre Network, Triffo Theatre, What It Is Theatre, Workshop West
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Don’t let preconceptions define you: meet the stars of John Ware Reimagined
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca On a cold morning last week before rehearsals started for the day, I met up with Jesse Lipscombe and Jameela McNeil, who play John Ware and his wife in the production of Cheryl Foggo’s John Ware … Continue reading
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Tagged #MakeItAwkward, 12thnight.ca, Black Arts Matter, Cheryl Foggo, cowboy culture, Edmonton theatre, Jesse Lipscombe, John Ware, MacEwan University, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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All in the family: Ryan history is onstage at the Fringe
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Something big and important, something you could call life-changing, happened to Kate Ryan 31 years ago. And it sheds light, both the theatrical and the personal kind, on why her theatre company, The Plain Janes, is … Continue reading
Posted in Fringe 2017
Tagged Bridget Ryan, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton theatre, Kate Ryan, MacEwan University, Maralyn Ryan, St. Albert Children's Theatre, The Plain Janes
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