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E12: Krista Jackson and Geneviève Pelletier talk The Diviners with Keith Barker
Co-director and dramaturg Krista Jackson and co-director and cultural consultant Geneviève Pelletier discuss Margaret Laurence's autobiographical novel adaptation The Diviners with Keith Barker, director of Foerster Bernstein New Play Development.
Listen as they speak on the importance of the Re...
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E11: Co-Writer and Director Jovanni Sy talks Salesman in China with Thom Allison
Co-writer and director Jovanni Sy 施崇梵, in conversation with Thom Allison, director of La Cage aux Folles, describes his seven-year journey collaborating with co-writer and partner, Leanna Brodie 白仁耐, to bring Salesman in China 推销员在中国 to life as a bilingual piece to bridge cultures together.
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E10: Antoni Cimolino talks London Assurance with Jovanni Sy | Director's Notes
In this episode, Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino discusses his experience directing London Assurance—an unusual comedic creation from the 19th century—with host Jovanni Sy, director and co-playwright of Salesman in China. Listen as Cimolino provides an overview of 19th-century works while highl...
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Heartless - Audio Play | New France
“Heartless” propels us twenty years into the future, and into the voice of the daughters of the original families. An examination of the power of story telling and community to heal the intergenerational trauma of colonization.
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The Mermaid Workshop - Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia
1 season
The Mermaid Workshop is an activity-driven series that shows children how to create their own puppets from simple resources found around the classroom or home through step-by-step guided instruction. The series is entertaining, fun and educational.
The Mermaid Workshop includes 15 videos some o...
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E09: André Sills talks Get That Hope with Dean Gabourie | Director’s Notes
"What happens outside, happens inside."
Join director André Sills and Dean Gabourie, director of The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, as they discuss Sills’ Festival directorial debut, Get That Hope, a new play by Toronto playwright Andrea Scott.
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E08: Dean Gabourie talks The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? with Esther Jun
If you think your family is complex, think again!
Join director Dean Gabourie in a conversation about the intricacies of Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? with Esther Jun, director of Cymbeline and Director of Langham Directors' Workshop. Listen as Gabourie and Jun discuss the inspiratio... -
You’re Never Alone
1 season
You're Never Alone is the darkly comic story of Maggie, a recently-widowed accountant in her 30s. After her outdoor-enthusiast husband forages a deadly mushroom, Maggie must steady herself to face the loneliness ahead. But then there’s a knock on the door. Her in-laws have decided to stay with he...
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Dark Heart - Audio Play | New France
In “Dark Heart”, we shift backwards in time to explore the backstories of the minor characters from “Deceitful Above All Things”, as they attempt to solve a supernatural mystery in this taut historical thriller. A young French bride disappears into the forest. Has she run off to be with her lover...
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Deceitful Above All Things - Audio Play | New France
“Deceitful Above All Things” immerses us in blood and lust via the tumultuous arrival in New France of two young women: one pursuing an illicit love affair with a priest, the other determined to escape the tyranny of childbearing. Both will challenge the conventions of their time and forge the mo...