Originally from Calgary, Cristina moved to Ottawa to pursue a masters in history at Carleton University. While hitting the books, she also likes to hit the streets of Ottawa, discovering the local arts scene one block at a time.
Odyssey Theatre returns to Strathcona Park this August for its 39th season with a new play written by the company’s founding artistic director, Laurie Steven. The Girl With No Hands was inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Girl Without Hands”. However, if you don’t know that tale, don’t worry. For Steven, the fairy tale was just a jumping off point to a complete reimagining in her own play.
How does someone just write a play? Where do you start? Where do ideas come from? How do you do it on top of your regular job? Kanata Theatre’s 10-Minute Play Festival is coming up from Aug. 1 to 3 and features seven plays by local playwrights. We wanted to learn more about these short plays and their process, so we sat down with Trevor Eggleton, whose 10-minute play Cod Almighty will be premiering at the festival.
Looking for a feel-good summer comedy this month? Look no further than Ottawa Little Theatre’s production of Always a Bridesmaid performing July 16-Aug. 2.
Months ago, we were at Broadway Nights Ottawa (BNO) when hostess extraordinaire Emma Iris told the audience that familiar face Noah Pacheco and friends were going to perform a song from a musical he had written. While the song was fantastic, we wanted to know more and follow the story of a locally written and brand-new production in the works.
This summer, what a better way to take a little stay-cation, than to explore the quaint town of Prescott — an hour away from Ottawa, and home to the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, which boats Canadian theatre talent from across the country. This year’s festival includes Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and a play for fans of mystery, Sherlock Holmes and the Vanishing Hour. Both productions will run from July 18-Aug. 9
By Samara Caplan and Laura Gauthier. Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Our favourite summer tradition is back – a Company of Fools’ annual torchlight Shakespeare in the park […]
Canada’s favourite pastime — no, not hockey — is coming to the NAC stage. Murdoch Mysteries in Concert will be in Ottawa from July 10-11, in a live event that takes you behind the curtain on the power of music in the Murdoch series. Hosted by Yannick Bisson, audiences will explore how some of the most iconic themes and motifs are created with composer Rob Carli.
All is not what it seems in GOREGOEUS, and Meaty and Coda must face what could be their most dangerous situation yet.
What happens when a friend challenges long time musical and cabaret performer Vulva Va-Voom to create a show with no backup or technical elements whatsoever?
