Welcome to Episode 27 – Behind the Microphone This is it. My last episode of Watching Glory Die: Road to Edinburgh. Hardly seems possible that it’s the last one – seems like just yesterday it was April and I was figuring out how one produces a

The Producers

Aug 25th, 2019 49m 52s

Welcome to Episode 26 – The Producers Today marks our second last episode – which is hard to believe! I sat down with Associate Producer Haley St Vincent and Producer Kelly Daniels in their flat and had a retrospective chat with them about th

Intern Parting Thoughts

Aug 23rd, 2019 32m 9s

Welcome to Episode 24 - Intern Parting Thoughts (or Ladies do Burp - it'll make sense if you listen to the episode ;) ) Today's episode features three of our interns, on their last night in Edinburgh, looking back over the shows they've seen, w

CanadaHub

Aug 23rd, 2019 53m 36s

Welcome to Episode 23 – CanadaHub at Ed Fringe I’m back! After jetting around Ireland and Germany for a week, I’m back in the saddle for the home stretch of the Fringe! Today’s episode is my chat with Michael Rubenfeld – the initiator and Execu

Fringe Friends

Aug 16th, 2019 56m 14s

The Fringe Circuit is one where you see familiar faces all the time – and in this case I was happy to meet up with Steven Finley, who I met while doing a show at the Toronto Fringe! He is stage managing a one man show here at Ed Fringe – McNaug

The Royal Mile

Aug 14th, 2019 25m 43s

Welcome to Episode 20 - The Royal Mile Today’s episode we are bringing you to the Royal Mile – which is one of the main thorough fares here at the Ed Fringe. You can see numerous busking acts and get flyered a million times in one second - it r

The Circus is in Town

Aug 10th, 2019 39m 11s

Welcome to Episode 19 – The Circus is in Town Today’s episode I got to sit down with Fringe circus performers Adam Storm from Australia and Antoine Morin from France, who are in the Quebecois show La Galerie, playing at the Assembly Rooms. I

Welcome Address

Aug 9th, 2019 29m 10s

Welcome to Episode 18 – Welcome Address We’ve come to the end of the first full week here at Fringe – and it’s been a wild ride full of missing props and costumes, opening afternoons, singing in the streets – and seeing shows! It’s hard to beli

Rebecca Perry

Aug 8th, 2019 45m 25s

Welcome to Episode 17 – Rebecca Perry Today’s episode has a special guest – actor, singer, writer and producer Rebecca Perry of "Confessions of a Red Headed Coffee Shop Girl" fame and this year’s hit "From Judy to Bette: Stars of Old Hollywood.

Moments of Fringe

Aug 7th, 2019 14m 16s

Welcome to Episode 16 – Moments of the Fringe The Fringe can be an overwhelming event – with so much energy and hustle built into each day, it can feel jam packed. We’ve been here for 10 days now, and I’ve had some really great conversations

Wrap Your Lugs Round This Podcast

Aug 6th, 2019 51m 56s

Welcome to Episode 15 – Wrap your lugs (ears) round this podcast Yesterday I met up with one half of the review podcasting team Wayne Miller from Wrap Your Lugs Round This Podcast at the Assembly Rooms beer tent to chat about behind the scenes

Interns

Aug 5th, 2019 27m 32s

Welcome to Episode 14 – Interns Today’s episode features my chat with – you guessed it – MORE Interns! Specifically, Samantha Cranston, Cailtin Jaz, Kaitlyn Doyle and Alison Adams. We had a great conversation about what they’ve learned, how the

The Music

Aug 4th, 2019 20m 49s

Welcome to Episode 13 – The Music Today’s episode features time travel and interviews conducted in two countries. Back in mid July I began an interview with Aaron Hrastovec just ahead of the Windsor opening night – we didn’t get to finish it, s

It's Opening Afternoon

Aug 3rd, 2019 40m 2s

Welcome to Episode 12 – It’s Opening Afternoon! This afternoon at 1:50 at the Assembly Rooms in the Ballroom is our official opening of Watching Glory Die – and we’re so proud to share this story with audiences here at the Edinburgh Fringe. I w

The Hiccup

Aug 2nd, 2019 18m 32s

Welcome to Episode 11 - The Hiccup Yesterday was our first preview - however most of the drama happened off stage...It was a cross city scavenger hunt! Featuring the voices of Nathanya Barnett, Audrey Taylor and Meahgan Carpentier This p

The Assistant

Aug 1st, 2019 42m 44s

Welcome to Episode 10 – The Assistant Today we have an interview with Assistant Director Meghan de Chastelain! She has been Judith’s right hand woman through this process, and it was great to have the opportunity to have a chat! Our conversat

The Journey

Jul 31st, 2019 19m 9s

Welcome to Episode 9 - "The Journey" So we’ve entered the epic stretch of the podcast. From here on out there will be one episode a day coming at you from Edinburgh. I now have a microphone on me at all times, and am capturing a large cross s

The Playwright

Jul 23rd, 2019 30m 7s

Welcome to episode 8 – “The Playwright” It’s not every day that you get to interview a Canadian Theatre Icon – but I had the opportunity to sit down with Judith Thompson and pick her brain. With the play opening tonight in Windsor at the Hatch

Trailer

Judith Teaser Trailer

Jul 18th, 2019 1m 1s

This Tuesday July 23rd my conversation with Playwright and Director of Watching Glory Die Judith Thompson drops - here's a sneak peek!

Interview with Derrick Chua

Jul 16th, 2019 49m 21s

Welcome to Episode 7 – “The Edinburgh Expert” This week I sit down with one of the busiest men in Toronto – Derrick Chua! During one of the hottest weeks this summer, we chilled on a patio and I picked his brain about producing a show at the bi

Gail

Jul 9th, 2019 27m 39s

Welcome to Episode 6 – “Gail” We are two weeks out from our Windsor opening on Pelee Island – and rehearsals are starting back up this week. So I thought we would check back in with one of our actors to see what they are making of the Watching

The Senator

Jul 2nd, 2019 28m 12s

Welcome to Episode 5 "The Senator" This week’s episode is one that has a SERIOUS cool factor – I was able to grab about 25 minutes of Senator Kim Pate’s time via Skype - so another new skill added to the bank! Her connection to our show is pret

Rosellen

Jun 25th, 2019 22m 17s

It’s Episode Four – “Rosellen” This is the second of four interviews I was able to conduct during rehearsals – and I was really lucky to be able to chat with Kelli Fox! Kelli is an actor/director with more than 30 years experience on stages acr

You Shouldn't Be Ashamed to Ask For Support

Jun 19th, 2019 38m 17s

Welcome to Episode 3 – “You Shouldn’t Be Ashamed To Ask For Support” That is actually a direct quote from today’s guest – our producer Kelly Daniels! Kelly is currently working hard in Windsor, so I learned a new technique from Phil Rickaby ove

Episode Two "Glory"

Jun 11th, 2019 24m 33s

Welcome to Episode 2 – “Glory” I was able to sneak into rehearsals – which was amazing. Throughout the next few weeks we’ll be dropping the interviews that I did with the cast and director – and today we’re starting with our Glory – emerging ar