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Follow the ‘once upon a time’ through the fairy tale world: The Secret in the Wings at Studio Theatre
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Don’t let the ‘happily-ever-after’s fool you. Fairy tales are not, contrary to popular belief, a Disney invention, the have-a-great-life tag to rom-coms on a roll. The production that opens today online, in the Studio Theatre season, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Brothers Grimm, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton theatre, fairy tales, Mary Zimmerman, Studio Theatre, U of A drama department
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New faces in theatre: meet playwright, dramaturge, theatre scholar Mūkonzi wā Mūsyoki
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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, dramaturgy, Edmonton theatre, post-colonial African theatre, U of A drama department
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New faces in theatre: smile, here’s sketch and improv star Sydney Campbell
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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton comedy, Edmonton improv, Edmonton theatre, Elena Belyea, Gender? We Hardly Know Them, Rapid Fire Theatre, Tiny Bear Jaws, U of A drama department
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Hungry for theatre? Lodestar Theatre delivers … to your own back yard
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. In this unpredictable and isolating moment, which has sent live theatre into lockdown exile on screens, Lodestar Theatre is its own creative resistance movement. The rep company, originally from Liverpool … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton theatre, Lodestar Theatre Company, Max Rubin, U of A drama department
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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
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Bright Young Things, Chris Pereira, Edmonton Fringe, Edmonton theatre, new faces in Edmonton theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, U of A drama department
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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
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alberta Musical Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton new faces in theatre, Edmonton theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Isabel Bergquist, Nextfest, Opera Nuova, stage managers, U of A drama department
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New faces in theatre (the series continues): meet designer Alison Yanota
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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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton designers, Edmonton new faces in theatre, Edmonton theatre, Major Matt Mason, Tiny Bear Jaws, U of A drama department, Vertigo Theatre
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Giving thanks for theatre: the long weekend on E-town stages
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s the moment to be thankful for Edmonton’s most captivating arts asset – our theatre scene. Many possibilities are waiting for you this weekend, including a macabre entertainment spun from our own neglected history. And … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Catch The Keys Productions, Citadel Theatre, Dead Centre of Town, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Saint Maggie Productions, Studio Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, U of A drama department, Walterdale Theatre
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The mysterious twin bonds of life and art: meet playwright Meg Braem
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “You try to make sense of things,” says Meg Braem, whose chosen line of work is the transmutation of real life — in all its perplexing, maddening, intriguing potential — into art. “You’re always searching….” Braem … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Backstage Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Fringe Theatre Adventures, Lee Playwright In Residence, Meg Braem, The Maggie Tree, U of A drama department
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No one’s staying home this weekend: why would you? A wealth of choices on E-town stages
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the U of A’s Studio Theatre, it’s back in the USSR with Lenin’s Embalmers, Vern Thiessen’s black and absurdist 2008 tragicomedy (imagined from a true story) about two competing Jewish biochemists landing the unenviable joint … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Ainsley Hillyard, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Good Women Dance Collective, L'UniThéâtre, Northern Light Theatre, Roxy Performance Series, Studio Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, U of A drama department, Vern Thiessen, Walterdale Theatre
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