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.
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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.
Christopher Scott and JC Charlton: Come Home
I sat down with JC Charlton and Christopher Scott, while they were in rehearsals, to talk with them about how the creation and production of their play – Come Home.
Interview with Actor Christopher Hunt: Waiting for Godot
I spoke with Christopher Hunt, one of the founders of Black Radish Theatre, to talk with him about his acting career, Black Radish Theatre, and the ageless appeal of Waiting for Godot.
Interview with writer, composer, and musical director Joe Slabe: Crossing Swords
I interviewed musical director Joe Slabe about musical theatre and the journey his play Crossing Swords has taken to reach the stage.
Hamlet: A Ghost Story – Actor Ahad Raza Mir
I sat down with actor Ahad Raza Mir to talk with him about his approach to acting and in particular about returning to Calgary from his native Pakistan to play Hamlet.
Hamlet: A Ghost Story – An Interview with Director Craig Hall & Playwright Anna Cummer
I sat down with the director of Hamlet and Artistic Director of Vertigo Theatre Craig Hall and playwright Anna Cummer, who penned the adaptation, to discuss their unique take on Shakespeare’s most famous and most produced play.
Interview Natascha Girgis – A Foray into Silly
I sat down with actor Natascha Girgis to chat with her about the Stage West production of Drinking Habits 2 Caught in the Act and her approach to comedy.
Interview with the director of 500 bucks and a pack of smokes – Ruthie Dworin
I spoke to Ruthie Dworin from the University of Chicago about her approach to directing my one-act comedy 500 bucks and a pack of smokes.
Deathtrap at Vertigo Theatre: An Interview with director Jamie Dunsdon and actors Mark Bellamy and Tyrell Crews
I sat down with director Jamie Dunsdon and actors Mark Bellamy and Tyrell Crews to talk about weapons of choice and Vertigo Theatre’s production of Deathtrap.
Interview with playwright, screenwriter, blogger, and novelist: Maryanne Pope
I spoke with writer Maryanne Pope a playwright, screenwriter, blogger and novelist about her work and her company Pink Gazelle Productions.
Interview with Playwright Wendy Froberg: Queen of the Ring – The Story of Johnnie Mae Young
Interview with Playwright Wendy Froberg about her play Queen of the Ring – The Story of Wrestler Johnnie Mae Young.
Matt Dy: Director of Script Competitions Austin Film Festival
The Austin Film Festival is a celebration of film and television that focuses on story and the people who write the screenplays and teleplays. I gave Matt Dy, the Director of Competitions for The Austin Film Festival, a call to talk to him about how the festival began and what participants can expect.
Interview with Barb Mitchell – Do What You Love
You might know Barb Mitchell as the cohost of Calgary’s first morning show for Global back in the early nineties. Or you might remember her as Miss Calgary back in the early eighties. Or more recently you might have seen her on television as a judgmental church lady in the gritty Depression-era drama Damnation. I sat down with Barb, just after this year’s Calgary Stampede, to talk with her about her experiences as a broadcaster and her career as a stage and television actor.
Interview with Haysam Kadri: Artistic Director The Shakespeare Company
I sat down with the Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Company Haysam Kadri to talk about Hamlet, theatre, and just how the Shakespeare Company’s Madness in Great Ones season came about.
Interview with Artistic Director of Verb Theatre Jamie Dunsdon: The Wolves
The Wolves is being produced and directed by Jamie Dunsdon the Artistic Director and founder of Verb Theatre. I sat down with Jamie to talk about The Wolves, her experiences running a local theatre company and her approach to directing.
Red Rock Diner is Summertime fun at Stage West Calgary – Interview with Red Robinson & Ben Cookson
Red Rock Diner by Dean Regan is a rockabilly jukebox musical that celebrates the music of the fifties and features plenty of classic hits like Johnny B. Good, Who Wrote the Book of Love and Great Balls of Fire! The play is loosely based on the early career of Canada’s champion of rock ‘n’ roll music DJ Red Robinson who started spinning rock ‘n’ roll records on Vancouver’s CJOR while he was still in high school in 1954.
Newmarket National 10 Minute Play Festival Celebrates Canadian Theatre
“We’ve received submissions from every province in Canada and from Canadians from around the world. We’ve received scripts from China, Tasmania, Australia, Ireland, many states throughout the U.S., and so on, and I think that Canadians are catching on to the idea that this is their festival.”