Monthly Archives: October 2010

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Homeland — Something to Dwell Upon

Godot Art Productions brings a home truth to the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace

Written and directed by: Setareh Delzendeh

Featuring: Megan Nadain and Lawrence Hill. Photo Credit: Siamak Delzendeh.

Godot Art Productions is a non-profit company with a mandate to produce mulit-disciplinary works that juxtapose theatre, dance, music, literature, visual and media arts. The company’s latest project, Homeland, is [...]

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Interview With Sketch Comedy Troupe She Said What

Recently nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award, and nominated in 2009 for the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund, the Toronto-based troupe She Said What is an all-female comedy cocktail. They describe their show as “fast-paced, tight, and full of variety — like a buffet at a shooting range.” Enough said.
Theatromania: What inspired She Said What?
SSW: The five [...]

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Interview With Comedy Troupe Punch in the Box

Ashley Botting, Leslie Seiler and Karen Parker.

Punch in the Box is a Toronto-based all-girl sketch troupe made up of Second City alumnae Ashley Botting, Karen Parker, and Leslie Seiler. Their collective résumé includes Canadian Comedy Awards and Dora Award nominations, as well as film and television appearances. We had to find out more about this female troupe [...]

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Interview With Sketch Comedy Troupe Newstradamus

Newstradamus is a Los Angeles-based sketch comedy revue that explores America’s current state and its inevitable future. They cover everything from drug abuse and celebrity break ups to unemployment and immigration deportation tactics. The nine-member troupe features Lisa Benedict, Chad Biagini, Jamie Fluet, Stevens Gaston, Angie Light, Kyle McGrath, Jason McNichols, Amanda Polick and Carrie [...]

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Interview With Sketch Comedy Troupe Frenzy

Frenzy is a Toronto-based sketch comedy troupe. The energetic bunch consists of five members: Steve Boleantu, Kevin Dowse, Marco Moltisanti, Freddie Rivas and Miguel Rivas. They describe themselves as “fast, tight, and fancy-free fun!” Sounds pretty awesome. We’d like to hear more. Let the chaos begin!
Theatromania: How did you get started in sketch comedy?
Frenzy: Have you ever [...]

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Interview With Sketch Troupe Approximately 3 Peters

The sketch comedy troupe Approximately 3 Peters have been performing in Toronto for the last five years. Specializing in sketch comedy “for the nerd in all of us,” Peter Gal, Pete Hill and Ian MacIntyre combine social commentary with absurdist humour and their own brand of geeky charm. Being nerds ourselves, we couldn’t resist getting to [...]

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Priscilla Queen of the Desert — The Musical

Priscilla at the Princess of Wales is a heel of a good time

Company in the North American premiere production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus.

The Princess of Wales Theatre was a flurry of pink feathers last night for the North American premiere of Priscilla Queen of the Desert — [...]

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Interview With Sketch Comedy Duo Ninja Sex Party

Ninja Sex Party. Photo by Eric Michael Pearson.

Ninja Sex Party is a musical comedy duo based in New York City. Their videos have been featured on the front pages of Funny Or Die, College Humor and Daily Motion. The two members, Danny Sexbang and Ninja Brian claim that they are “not only masterful lovers, but musicians [...]

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Death of a Salesman

“Attention must be paid” to Soulpepper’s production of this classic family drama
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Albert Schultz

Joseph Ziegler, Nancy Palk. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.

“I don’t say he’s a great man. Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He’s not the finest character that ever lived. [...]

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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Hard Times — Good Times For Audience

Hard Times brings Charles Dickens’ novel to life in an unexpected and most welcome way
Produced by Puppetmongers in Association with Night Kitchen Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille
Written and Directed by Chris Earle

Ann Powell and Anand Rajaram. Photo by Aviva Armour-Ostroff

Charles Dickens actively campaigned for social reform and fought against social injustice. His tenth novel, Hard Times [...]

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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Ali & Ali: The Deportation Hearings

Ali & Ali talk Tim Hortons, terrorists and tasers at the Factory Theatre
Presented by Cahoots Theatre Company in association with Factory Theatre
Production by Neworld Theatre

Featuring: Anita Mujumdar, Marcus Youssef, Guillermo Verdecchia and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee. Photo by Alex Felipe.

Created by Camyar Chai, Guillermo Verdecchia and Marcus Youssef, Ali and Ali: The Deportation Hearings is the [...]

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Cirque Éloize — iD

Cirque Éloize shines as the Sony Centre’s re-opening act

Last night’s grand re-opening of the Toronto Sony Centre for the Performing Arts was a high-spirited scene. After two years of renovations, the Sony Centre re-opened its doors and is celebrating its 50th anniversary season with a sleek new look. Guests were treated to complimentary food samples [...]

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