Jessica Ruano
Theatre Review: The Ghomeshi Effect—until 10.27.2018
The Ghomeshi Effect interweaves verbatim text pulled from interviews conducted with residents of Ottawa and beyond.
Podcast: Theatre at Canada Scene – Part 2
Apt613 contributor Jessica Ruano is joined by a member of the local theatre community, Arden Usin. They share their thoughts on some of the shows seen recently at the Canada Scene Festival (running June 15 to July 23).
The Ghomeshi Effect tells survivors’ stories with grace, power, & respect
The play is created and directed by Jessica Ruano. It has nothing to do with Ghomeshi’s trial or case, but rather with the aftermath and with the influx of individuals sharing their stories about rape and how the justice system has utterly failed them.
The Ghomeshi Effect: Conversations about sexual violence take centre stage
As an artist interested in these questions, when I saw Jessica Ruano’s first posts about The Ghomeshi Effect I felt relieved: I wasn’t the only one thinking about this and trying to make something of it.
Apt613 Live: The Ghomeshi Effect
This week on the show, we talk to creator/director Jessica Ruano and actor Leah Archambault from The Ghomeshi Effect, a new verbatim dance-theatre piece premiering January 19th at The Gladstone Theatre.
Mean Tweets: The perils of being a feminist online
Is it still funny when vicious and insulting tweets are leveled at those actively trying to champion feminist causes and awareness in their community?
Fringe Review: Something more Glamorous: Shell shocked, burned out, …And now the weather
By Jessica Ruano 60 minutes | Comedy, Drama, Cabaret | Mature What I gathered from this play based mainly on the title: when we watch the news, we’re confronted by human tragedy, and also by cheery announcements about how sunny it is going to be this week. This can be jarring. So can a pop […]
