ODD Box

This September, Mirror Mountain will take place from Sept. 5-7 at ODD Box in Arts Court, located at 2 Daly Ave.

Audiences were enraptured at ODD BOX in the Arts Court Theatre in the latest series of performances from Jillian Peever and Charles-Alexis Desgagnés put on by Ottawa Dance Directive.

Stephanie Wobensmith: Getting to know our muse throughout the story-telling aspect of the show added both depth and accessibility to the performance, allowing the humanity of life drawing to fully shine through and providing additional ways for audience members to get involved.

meSSeS: Solo circuS Created by Janoah Bailin Produced by janoah…anygoodjokes? 60m Content notes: Audience participation By Kevin Frenech “Juggling is about throwing, not catching”. – Seth Godin, Author Come one, come all! Jonoah Bailin, the one-man circus, invites you to join him in a captivating performance that combines laughter, skill and interactive fun. My girlfriend was […]

Brian Carroll: “This is a sampler of the history, diversity and atmosphere of this unique North American treasure. Even if not everything in the show appeals to you, you can still luxuriate in Duthie’s warm-as-whisky, baritone voice.”

Chelsey Prince: “We can all relate to St. John’s need to make sense of the world around her and her desire to control the uncontrollable. If you are looking for a thoughtful, funny, expertly performed show about the human experience, this is the show for you.”

The Remembering Created by Billie Nell Produced by Nell Creations (Ottawa, Canada) 60M | Content Notes: Masking Performance, Described Performance, Violence, Mental Health Topics By Eve Beauchamp If there is one word to describe The Remembering it’s deliberate. Every single line, movement, article of clothing, and set piece is adeptly calculated. In fact, Billie Nell, […]

Barb Popel: Do you enjoy really good storytelling? Feminist folk tales? Then Stars, Stones and Shadows: A Heroine’s Tale is for you.

The Stakeout is a whip-smart tragicomedy with crackling, sometimes absurd dialogue that reminded reviewer Barb Popel of Samuel Beckett and Philip K. Dick.

Bruce Burwell: “Ted Hall was definitely a pleasure to keep up with. Jem told us this little-known spy story of the war and asked the biggest possible question there is: What is right and what is wrong?”

Brian Carroll: “Did your teenagers complain bitterly after the derecho ripped through Ottawa leaving 170,000 households without power? Take them to see Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany.”

Bruce Burwell: “Candice Fiorentino is outstanding as Anatolia. She projects honesty and vulnerability in a totally believable way … When she took questions from the other ESL students, I found myself turning my head to look in their direction—even though I knew they weren’t there.”

Emmanuelle Gingras: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Becoming a Woman is about breaking barriers; it’s about love; it’s about an ex-future wife, it’s about “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”—but mostly, it’s about unapologetically being your true self.”

The trials of capitalism are on display in Hi, How Are You? Emmanuelle Gingras: “Hi, How Are You underlines with humor the issues stemming from major socio-economic gaps. In other words, “The client is always right” applies to those who don’t have the privilege to think otherwise.”

Brian Carroll: “A show for the entire family, I heartily agree with the first family of Iceland: go see this show.”