I contacted playwright Derek Webb to chat with him about his writing and this year’s Pint-sized Plays Festival.
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Submission Opportunities for Playwrights
An occasionally updated list of playwriting, screenwriting, and festival competition opportunities and contests for playwrights.
Interview with Director David Winning
Cannibals, vampires, and lonely singles searching for love are just some of the characters director David Winning has brought to the screen.
Interview with Juliet Liraz – Second Chances
Interview with Substance Abuse Counsellor Juliet Liraz who took up the challenge of producing an inmate-run production of A Christmas Carol.
Winter Solstice and a Christmas Yule Log
Celebrate the Winter Solstice and enjoy a sixty-minute Christmas Yule Log video as you celebrate the holiday season.
Interview Tracy Carroll & Katherine Koller
Interview with Tracy Carroll and Katherine Koller about theatre, the origins of Script Salon, and their plans for 2021.
Interview with Griffin Cork – Actor, Producer, Filmmaker
At twenty-four actor, producer, and filmmaker Griffin Cork has already stacked up an impressive list of film and theatre credits.
Marketing Architect Toni Guffei: Ratio Marketing and Reports
I connected with Marketing Architect Toni Guffei to talk with her about marketing, blogging, and social media.
Interview with Producer/Director Matt Boda: Absurd Hero Productions – Get It Made X
Producer/Director Matt Boda has ambitions of taking his company, Absurd Hero Productions, into the big leagues.
Interview Trevor Rueger: Actor, Director, Dramaturge
Interview with Trevor Rueger the Executive Director of Alberta Playwrights Network about his approach to acting, directing, and dramaturgy.
Interview: Actor Ryan Quinn Adams – Celebrate the Small Victories
Ryan Quinn Adams commutes between Lake Tahoe, where his family lives, and Los Angeles in order to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.
Three Types of Story: Survival, Love, & Quest
I think there are only three types of stories. There’s the survival story, the love story, and the quest story. That’s it. And each story can be told as either a comedy or a drama with extreme comedy being satire and extreme drama being tragedy. As far as genres go each type of story can have multiple types of genres so, for example, you can have a science fiction or fantasy story that is about survival, or you can have a historical fiction or a vampire story that is about love.
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story is a story about desperation – hope – love – refugees – babies – grandchildren – the past – and the present. It’s an entertaining, touching, and memorable night at the theatre. Did I like it? I loved it. Would I recommend it? Without a doubt. This show has […]
A Christmas Carol by James Hutchison at Piper’s Opera House
An interview with Director Jennifer Hunt about A Christmas Carol at Pipers Opera House in Virginia City Nevada.
A Christmas Carol by James Hutchison at Johnson City Community Theatre Tennessee
A Christmas Carol at Johnson City Tennessee. Interview with Director Melanie Yodkins and actor Tom Sizemore.
A Christmas Carol by James Hutchison at Wokingham Theatre England
A Christmas Carol adapted for the stage by James Hutchison at Wokingham Theatre. Interview with Director David Stacey about his production.
Interview with Aaron Krogman: Actor
Actor Aaron Krogman talks about starring in A Christmas Story and his five years playing Jesus in the Drumheller Passion play.
JP Thibodeau – StoryBook Theatre
Interview with Storybook Theatre Artistic Director JP Thibodeau about his own journey as an artist and his vision for StoryBook Theatre.
Interview with Photographer Tim Nguyen
Photographer Tim Nguyen captures the energy and emotion of live theatre as well as the intimate and personal process of portraiture.
Interview with Barry Tuff – Rogers Media: Reputation is Everything
Account Manager Barry Tuff is one of those sales guys who cares deeply about his clients and believes that reputation is everything.
James Hutchison talks with Director Heather Dick
Interview with playwright James Hutchison about his play Written in Stone.
Written in Stone Premieres at the Newmarket National Ten Minute Play Festival
Written in Stone a 10 Minute Comedy about the 10 Commandments premieres at the 2019 Newmarket 10 Minute National Play Festival. James interviews the artistic director of the festival Michael Halfin.
Christopher Duthie, Julie Orton & Ayla Stephen: A Dinner Party
Christopher Duthie, Julie Orton, and Ayla Stephen have joined forces to bring Calgary the premiere of A Dinner Party.
Samantha MacDonald: The Universe Provides
Lunchbox Theatre Artistic Producer Samantha MacDonald to talk with her about her career and the new Lunchbox Theatre season.
Interview with Mark Bellamy and Sayer Roberts: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at Stage West
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak is one of the most entertaining and fun shows I’ve seen on a Calgary stage. I sat down with the director of the show Mark Bellamy and actor Sayer Roberts who plays Monty to talk with them about the play, musical theatre, and our predictions of who will sit on the Iron Throne.