Co-Host Graeme Powell speaks with actors Peter Millard and Gabrielle Jones, familiar faces to anyone who has been to the Shaw Festival over the last thirty years. In this episode we talk about their early careers in the theatre, adjusting to li

A Life Teaching Theatre, with guest Michael Clipperton

Apr 21st, 2021 44m 13s

In this episode, host Graeme Powell chats with Michael Clipperton. Michael was a high school drama teacher and has directed a number of community and professional shows over the last thirty years. He has also guided playwrighting workshops and

Summer 2020 - A Look Back, with the Cast and Crew of Theatre on the Ridge

Oct 3rd, 2020 1h 24m

Summer 2020 was strange in all kinds of ways, and that was especially true for the performers and behind the scenes crew members of Theatre on the Ridge summer festival. In this episode, host Amanda Jane Smith sits down with Michael Williamson,

Selecting the Perfect Season, with guest Iain Moggach

Sep 17th, 2020 46m 44s

Iain Moggach is the Artistic Director of Theatre By the Bay in Barrie, Ontario. In this episode, host Graeme Powell speaks with Iain about the challenges of choosing the perfect season, commissioning new Canadian works by local playwrights, the

Singing Out Loud in Tweed Ontario, with guest Tricia Black

Jul 31st, 2020 1h 2m

Tricia Black is an actor, improviser, writer, and musician and is currently the Artistic Producer at Tweed & Company, where she is busy creating brand new, all Canadian musicals. She was in the inaugural Featured Players at Bad Dog Comedy Theat

Crafting the Perfect Comedy, with guest playwright Mark Crawford

Jul 27th, 2020 44m 51s

Playwright and actor Mark Crawford joins the podcast to discuss his small-town roots and how he ended up becoming one of most popular new voices of the Canadian stage.

Writing Big Plays for the Small Town Stage, with guest Peter Paylor

Jun 17th, 2020 39m 55s

In this episode, Graeme chats with Belleville playwright, and co-founder of the River & Main Theatre Company, Peter Paylor. Peter is a member of the Playwright's Guild of Canada and has had over 12 plays produced since 2015.

From Small Town to Big Theatre: Into the World of Professional Theatre with guests Marissa Orjalo, Jack Copland and Liam Lynch

Jun 10th, 2020 55m 49s

Deciding what to do after high school is big step, especially if you want to work in the performing arts. In this episode we talk to three recent graduates of theatre programs in Toronto about why they chose to study acting, their experiences a

Theatre Will ALWAYS Be With Us, with guest Jeannette Lambermont-Morey

Jun 1st, 2020 41m 52s

Theatre has weathered many crises over the centuries. The big question that many theatre professionals and audiences are asking themselves is: when will theatres be able to open again, and what will they look like when they do? In this first ep

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