When one sees a Shakespearean play, it’s not always the content that imprints onto an audience’s memory. It is often the concept or gimmick on top of the material that stays forefront in the mind. […]
For every young artist, it always starts with place. A place to foster and reveal talents. A place where discipline and inspiration meet. In Western Canada, one of those places is the Storybook Theatre at […]
In crafting a luck-of-the-draw system for entering the Calgary Fringe Festival, audience members can never quite be sure what to expect. They might come across a novice untried and untested. They might come across an […]
Jeff Newman is not simply a magician. He’s a mentalist. His claim? That he can read your mind, and even influence your thoughts. For this skeptic and a few others that attended his show at […]
The Calgary Fringe Festival has been a city staple since 2006. Still experimenting with a hybrid format due to the pandemic, the festival is accessible in person, in-person live streaming, or on-demand viewing which one […]
The long-awaited Broadway phenomenon Hamilton has finally made its way to Calgary. There’s a reason for the hype. It’s good. It’s great, even. I don’t usually critique shows in goosebumps, but this one had me […]
Verbatim theatre is a style in which plays are crafted and structured around precise words from interviews about specific events. Depending on the events structured, and the quality of the interview, an audience may be […]
It’s an education in timing. The pacing is quick. The movement is fluid. The spacing is precise. And I’m not even talking about the acting yet. I’m talking about the set and its ingenious eye-popping […]
Cantata (Rumours of My Crazy, Useless Life) By Clem Martini played April 28 – May 7, 2022 at Stage Theatre in Calgary, Alberta When I was asked to review Cantata, a dramatization and fictionalization of […]
Solo-person shows are difficult to pull off. One challenge lies in creating good enough material to keep an audience engaged. A second challenge lies in the actor. Are they dexterous and versatile enough to meet […]
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