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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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The making of a (black) cowboy legend: John Ware Reimagined at Workshop West
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca He was a high rider, a figure carved from the X-large dimensions of Western mythology. A late 19th century Alberta cowboy of extraordinary skill and savvy, capable of startling feats of agility, daring, horsemanship. What young … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Calgary Stampede, Calgary theatre, Cheryl Foggo, cowboy culture, Edmonton theatre, John Ware, Kevin McKendrick, Lunchbox Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Seasonal returns: High Tea and the Theatre 6-Pack
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Let no one argue that Firefly Theatre & Circus doesn’t take the high road. With the return of their annual High Tea Sunday, Firefly takes vertical integration literally, and tea-time to dizzy new heights. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Firefly Theatre & Circus, L'UniThéâtre, Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Studio Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre 6-Pack, Walterdale Theatre, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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The new theatre season begins: hey, Edmonton has play dates!
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “And the wall keeps out the enemy/ And we build the wall to keep us free….” —Hadestown In Hadestown, the Broadway-bound musical whose out-of-town opening happens at Edmonton’s largest playhouse the Citadel (Nov. 11 to Dec. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Anaïs Mitchell, Cardiac Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Actors Theatre, Edmonton theatre, L'UniThéâtre, Northern Light Theatre, Rachel Chavkin, Shadow Theatre, SkirtsaFire Festival, Teatro La Quindicina, Theatre Network, theatre season, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Bringing Canada to New York: Soulpepper on 42nd Street
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Last week in New York I had the excitement of seeing what a top-drawer Canadian theatre company, venturing forth, can bring to the stage in a highly demanding world theatre capital. Coming from away for … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, 42nd Street, New York Theatre, Of Human Bondage, Pershing Square Signature Centre, Somerset Maugham, Soulpepper Theatre, Vern Thiessen, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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Workshop West announces its upcoming 39th season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At the centre of Workshop West Playwrights Theatre’s upcoming 39th season, announced Thursday, is the world premiere of a new play by Edmonton’s Beth Graham. In Pretty Goblins, by the multi-talented actor/playwright (The Gravitational Pull of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Beth Graham, Black Arts Matter, Canoe Festival, deaf theatre, Edmonton theatre, Sound Off, Vern Thiessen, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre
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