Tag Archives: Workshop West Playwrights Theatre

Heather Inglis is Workshop West Playwrights Theatre’s new artistic producer

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Workshop West Playwrights Theatre has a new “artistic producer.”  She’s Heather Inglis, the founder and artistic director of the adventurous Edmonton-based indie company Theatre Yes. With the departure of Vern Thiessen after five years as artistic … Continue reading →

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In hot pursuit of justice: The Ballad of Peachtree Rose. A review of Workshop West’s season-opener

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Welcome to the team!” says a mysterious executive (Laura Raboud), to the street kid she’s just recruited. “I really believe in you.” Team spirit: It’s music to the ears of Peach (Alexandra Dawkins), who ricochets through … Continue reading →

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What to see this weekend on E-town stages (don’t stay home)

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Time (a possible paradox). There’s never enough of it. It never stands still. It’s almost impossible to make a dent in it. You can move forward through it, but are you actually standing still?  The show … Continue reading →

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Crime plays: The Ballad of Peachtree Rose, a new thriller from Nicole Moeller, opens the Workshop West season

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Who are the monsters?” That’s what playwright Nicole Moeller wonders. It’s what she’s always drawn to wonder in her plays, and the answer is never clear-cut. She asks again in the new high-speed thriller that premieres … Continue reading →

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It’s show time in Edmonton theatre: what to not miss this season on E-town stages

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “That was what had been missing from his life all these years. His career, his city, this bonehead province. Mythic Power.” — The Garneau Block. In Todd Babiak’s wry and funny novel The Garneau Block, reborn … Continue reading →

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Vern Thiessen to leave his post as Workshop West artistic director

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Time to move on,” says Vern Thiessen of his decision after five years to leave his post as artistic director of Workshop West Playwrights Theatre, effective Aug. 31. He won’t be leaving Edmonton, though. “I need … Continue reading →

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All about the playwright: Workshop West celebrates the big 4-oh

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It was not one of those storied red carpet openings, where everyone knows that history is being made and dresses accordingly. But then, what little Canadian theatre starts that way? Four decades ago, a sometime playwright/ … Continue reading →

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How to feel the breeze at Chinook

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If there ever was a town that needed a chinook … an E-town story. And yes, we’re having one. The Chinook Series, which opens tonight, is a resource-pooling experience between arts groups  with a view to … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of home: Matara takes us to the zoo and a lone elephant, at Workshop West. A review.

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “This is her home. And we are her family.”  That’s Karen the zookeeper (Elinor Holt) taking on protesters and talking about her charge, who’s big, exotic, fascinating — and languishing a world away from her ‘country … Continue reading →

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“The elephant in the room is … an elephant.” Conni Massing’s Matara opens the Workshop West season

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca That not one but two new plays by Conni Massing are premiering this season is noteworthy. That they open a  mere two weeks apart, the work of two different theatre companies, is more striking still.    … Continue reading →

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