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NOW Magazine Tomson Highway believes controversy is good for art As Stratford remounts his play The Rez Sisters, the writer reflects on residential schools, casting of Indigenous actors and protests By Glenn Sumi and Jon Kaplan Jul 12, 2021 30 years after his NOW cover, Tomson Highway believes non-Indigenous actors should be able to play Indigenous roles. Tomson Highway loves a scandal. In fact, he says art needs more of them. When his play Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing was mounted at the Royal Alexandra Theatre 30 years ago, protesters picketed the show, complaining about what they saw as misogyny and violence against women. Some audience members walked out. One woman fainted. (If you haven’t seen or read the play, I won’t spoil the details about the particularly controversial scenes.) ....
You don t have to leave your house to travel around the world in 80 plays We asked art lovers how it felt to hear their cultures represented in Soulpepper s new audio drama series. Social Sharing We asked art lovers how it felt to hear their cultures represented in Soulpepper s new audio drama series Posted: May 19, 2021 12:00 PM ET | Last Updated: May 19 Around the World in 80 Plays.(Soulpepper Theatre/soulpepper.ca) While international travel remains impossible for most Canadians during the pandemic, Soulpepper Theatre Company is serving up a trip for your imagination. Around the World in 80 Plays is a two-month-long series of audio drama versions of significant theatre works from eight different cultures on five continents: Canada, Argentina, Italy, Russia, India, Iran, Jamaica, and Nigeria. The audio dramas are presented alongside ancillary programming, including documentaries about the plays and playwrights on the CBC Radio program ....
NOW Magazine Review: Soulpepper’s audio drama The Walls is harrowing political theatre Argentine playwright Griselda Gambaro s prescient 1963 play about a brutal interrogation works powerfully in audio format By Glenn Sumi Courtesy of Soulpepper THE WALLS by Griselda Gambaro, translated by Marguerite Feitlowitz (Soulpepper). Presented as part of Soulpepper’s Around The World In 80 Plays series. Available to stream until June 30. Rating: NNNN In just two weeks, Soulpepper’s Around The World In 80 Plays series has become essential for theatre lovers. At a time when both live, in-person theatre and non-essential travel have been put on hold, it offers a creative solution. Imagine a mini international theatre festival for the ears, intellect and soul. ....