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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Three Penelopes, Three Directors
CharPo has lucked into first-person articles by three directors presenting the same work: Margaret Atwood's Penelopiad. Read the articles by director Kelly Thornton (Nightwood Theatre, Toronto), Vanessa Porteous (Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver) and Andrew Cuk (John Abbott College, Montreal) (photo, The Penelopes, l-r: Megan Follows, Nightwood, photo, Robert Popkin; Meg Roe, Arts Club, photo, David Cooper; Melanie Desjardins, John Abbott, photo, Kelly O'Toole)
Beyond Our Fourth Wall, January 18, 2012
Theatre…en françaisby Estelle Rosen
Chaos ensues for friends away for a weekend to escape summer heat in the city.
Jan. 17 – Feb. 11 – Espace Go
Playwright Dennis Kelly examines our relationship with strangers who share our lifestyle.
To Feb. 18 - Grande Licorne
Vigil by Morris Panych will be presented in English with the same cast in March at Segal Centre as part of Montreal Highlights Festival.
Jan. 31 – Mar. 3 Théatre du Rideau Vert
A historic saga 1608-1998 seen from different viewpoints.
Feb 7 – Mar. 8 Espace Libre
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Review: Depflies
The strange and wondrous world of convenience
Dépflies Inaugurates a Serial Comedy
By Byron Toben
Welcome to the wonderful world of Dépflies.
A dép fly is one who hangs out at the local depanneur, something like the more well known bar fly. Depflies, which had a 3 day run Jan 12-14, is the opening salvo of a projected monthly serial involving the talented improv souls oft seen at Alain Mercieca's Theatre Ste. Catherine. While the feeling of episode one was improvisational, it was scripted by Mr. Mercieca, who also stars. This bilingual show did not need perfect command of both languages to understand the plot or jokes.
After Dark, January 17, 2012
The Touchy (Feely) Business of TheatreA recent story makes one question the dynamics of theatre creation
by Gaëtan L. Charlebois
A story in the news, here in Montreal, has a lawsuit being initiated against a teacher (of theatre, among other courses) by an ex-student. Sex is involved. Most of the accusations are fairly unpleasant but it boils down to this: a person well-known in local theatre is accused of misusing his authority for purposes of attaining sex.
Monday, January 16, 2012
The Upstage Interview: Christopher Aitkens and Kayleigh Choiniere on Three Sisters
Moscow! Moscow!Upstage Host Eric Sukhu spoke with actors Christopher Aitkens and Kayleigh Choiniere about the Dawson Theatre presentation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters. Below is an abridged version edited by Estelle Rosen, CharPo editor-in-chief.
UPSTAGE
Before we talk about the play, why did you decide to study theatre?
KAYLEIGH
I have been doing theatre all my life. Went to FACE high school so for me the only option was to be an actor. Couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
CHRISTOPHER
Pretty much the same. At a young age, I randomly memorized Hamlet not knowing what it was saying. I was about 9 years old. Had found it in a Calvin & Hobbes comic.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Review: A Thousand Paper Cranes (Wildside)
Why Sadako Sasaki?
The Bomb's impact and metaphors continue
by Nanette Soucy
Geordie Productions made a brief stop at the Centaur for the last weekend of the 15th Annual Wildside Festival to present A Thousand Paper Cranes, The Weapons of Peace, the high school version of their annual school tour. Created by Paula Wing and Micheline Chevrier, A Thousand Paper Cranes tells the story of an ambitious 11-year-old runner named Sadako, growing up in the years following the attacks on Hiroshima, and the impact of the catastrophe on her family.
Geordie Productions made a brief stop at the Centaur for the last weekend of the 15th Annual Wildside Festival to present A Thousand Paper Cranes, The Weapons of Peace, the high school version of their annual school tour. Created by Paula Wing and Micheline Chevrier, A Thousand Paper Cranes tells the story of an ambitious 11-year-old runner named Sadako, growing up in the years following the attacks on Hiroshima, and the impact of the catastrophe on her family.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Theatre For Thought, January 14, 2012
POP-UP THEATRE: EVOLUTIONS IN STORYusing technology to create an entirely new form of storytelling
joel fishbane
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Lothar Meggendorfer – sort of. For those unfamiliar with Herr Meggendorfer, he’s a 19th century German illustrator generally credited with inventing the pop-up book. Or, looked at another way, with using technology to create an entirely new form of storytelling. This point was brought up in a whimsical presentation by Joe Sabia over at TED.com, the website for the international conference of new ideas in technology, entertainment and design.
Storytelling is, of course, the essence of theatre and my brief encounter with Herr Meggendorfer got me thinking: what is the theatrical equivalent of the pop-up book? What revolutionary advancement changed the theatre forever?
Friday, January 13, 2012
The Friday Five, January 13, 2012
Five Ways To Trick People Into Thinking You're A Good Theatre ActorDon't know how to act? Don't worry! These five indispensable tips will not only get you through your next production, they'll earn you an armful of accolades and a hospital bill full of broken legs!
by Kyle Gatehouse of Matt and Kyle and Matt
1. Obnoxious Vocal Warm-Ups
Before every show, make sure to slowly walk around the stage ("explore the space") while humming, popping, screaming, barking, singing and generally being a loud nuisance. Why should you be the only one suffering for your art?
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