Author: Phil Rickaby

April 7, 2022Blog

Does the Theatre Community Actually Exist?

Here’s a question that I’ve been thinking about for a while. Just what is the theatre community? We often talk about the quote unquote theatre community. What does the community […]
April 5, 2022Podcast

Brendan Healy

Brendan Healy is the Artistic Director of Canadian Stage, one of the country’s leading not-for-profit contemporary performing arts organizations. The company produces, presents, commissions, and collaborates with multiple partners on […]
March 29, 2022Podcast

An IMM-Permanent Resident

A comedy infused with Bollywood elements, An IMM-Permanent Resident is a hilarious take on the mundane and tiresome bureaucracy of the Canadian Immigration process, as experienced by playwrights and real-life couple, Himanshu […]
March 27, 2022Blog

Why Does Canadian Theatre Seem So Disposable?

Honest question. What is with the disposable nature of plays in the Canadian theatre? Yeah, I can only think of a couple of plays – one in recent memory – […]
March 22, 2022Podcast

Introverted Actors Roundtable

An introverted actors roundtable discussion featuring actor and playwright, Stephen Near; actor & Singer-Songwriter Carolyn Fe; writer, composer & and performer, Kristen Zaza; playwright & performer, Genevieve Adam; writer & […]
March 15, 2022Podcast

Bruce Dow

Born in Seattle, WA, and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Bruce Dow is an American/Canadian actor, director, composer/librettist, cabaret artist, and theatre educator, best known for his 5 featured roles on […]
March 8, 2022Podcast

Mateo Chavez Lewis

Mateo is a young singer, songwriter, actor and pianist currently working on the lands traditionally known as Tkaronto. In 2020, he wrote and produced “Quarantine Songs,” a song cycle about […]
March 1, 2022Podcast

Lisa Alves

Lisa Alves is a queer artist, theatre producer, educator, and human resource practitioner based in Tkaron:to near the Wonscontach. They grew up in a two-parent household, both Portuguese immigrants and […]
February 22, 2022Podcast

Indie Theatre Roundtable with The Red Sandcastle and The Assembly Theatre

The Red Sandcastle is a 50 seat storefront theatre, where Anything is Possible! In May of 2011, Rosemary Doyle opened the RED Sandcastle Theatre, with the intent of giving theatre artists a […]
February 16, 2022Blog

Truth and Honesty in theatre

We have an honesty problem in theatre, and I’m not talking about on stage, we talk a lot about truth on the stage. We want what we portray to be […]