Category: Theatre
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Vancouver Fringe Festival…”You Killed Hamlet”
It’s Fringe time in Vancouver! Lucky moi am seeing a few shows and writing about a few. NOT critiquing per se, just creating conversation! The below post will also be found on Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance shortly. #VanFringe: “You Killed Hamlet” CRASSTASTIC! After watching You Killed Hamlet for my second time (first at Edmonton…
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Lonely Blog….
I have neglected you, dear Bouffon Droppings. I have been busy and have some news. You have a sister. She’s called Dusty Shoes. I know you will understand as you are part of the reason Dusty Shoes exists. And, she likes you. Here is her image, and she asks for your patience as she comes…
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International World Theatre Day 2013
Happy International World Theatre Day! Today… look around you as you walk the street, stop at red lights, sit in your cafe, ride your bus, stand in line for groceries or at the bank, as you sit on a bench resting outside, at a hospital where you might be visiting or needing service, at the…
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Fringe Onsite…. Vancouver International Fringe Festival
A bridge, a grassy knoll, a big pond, trees, stumps with blankets, odd bits and pieces not normally found in this context, a curiosity, and a sense of mystery all added up to a rehearsal I witnessed two days prior to the opening of site specific show “Relapse” by And The Other Leg Theatreof Vancouver.…
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My Solo World Theatre Day Mission…
Today March 27 World Theatre Day celebrates it’s 50th anniversary with a succinct & pertinent speech by John Malkovich. Fifty years….. It’s amazing that fifty years later there are so many people who still aren’t aware of this celebration. I took it on as a mission today to make sure that a whole bunch of…
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Blogging for Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance
I’m BACK! Good grief… I have never had such a busy start to a year. But, I’m not complaining! It’s all been very creative. Buffoonery workshops, a conference, teaching, scene study, a film shoot (more on that), and writing, but, alas, not here. At the end of 2011, I accepted to become an official blogger…
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March 27, World Theatre Day 2011
World Theatre Day has rolled around again – where did that year go? This year I would like to acknowledge playwright Landford Wilson, who passed away March 24, 2011. His name conjures up special memories as one of his plays was my first foray onto a professional stage. Pulitzer prize winner “Talley’s Folly” is a…
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Summer 2010 – A Series of Moments…
“Spectacles of Awe…” Another fun moment this summer was seeing “Kooza” by the Cirque de Soleil. Having met clown, Ron Campbell on twitter, and then offline in L.A. last year, I was excited to see him performing live in the big tent in Vancouver. If any of you have seen Cirque de Soleil, you understand…
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Vancouver Bouffons Spicing Up L’ÉTHÉÂTRE
L’ÉTHÉÂTRE is a new summer cultural event celebrating media arts, visual arts and stage performance in Vancouver, Canada, produced by Regis Painchaud and Lorraine Fortin of Visions Ouest Productions. Bien sur, most events are en Francais, but art is an international language, and these events can be enjoyed by all. In fact, on opening night,…
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“Art by Actors”… World Theatre Day continues…
Years ago I found a book called “Actors as Artists” by Jim McMullan & Dick Gautier, and gave it to my father who’s a painter. Filled with well-known actors who also paint, I thought the gift appropriate coming from his “actor-daughter”. The book revealed exciting artistic layers of those actors. A similar opportunity presents itself…
