- Opening this week:
- Full Frontal Diva, put on by Blarney Productions, running Feb. 12 – 21 at La Cité Francophone.
- Rapid Fire Theatre’s Wildfire teen improv festival Feb. 10 – 28.
- Life, Death and the Blues at the Citadel Theatre Feb. 11 – March 1.
- Closing this week:
- Rubaroo Arts Festival wraps up on February 10. Check out their schedule.
- Big Fish at the Grant MacEwan Centre for the Arts until February 14.
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- Check out my review of the show!
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Jeffrey at Walterdale Theatre until February 14.
- Here’s my review of the show.
- University of Alberta Department of Drama’s The Threepenny Opera until February 14.
- Here’s some thought on it from Ephemeral Pleasures.
- Pyretic Productions’ Bears until February 15 at the ATB Arts Barns.
- Check out my review of the show, and listen to an interview with Matthew MacKenzie and Sheldon Elter on the What It Is Podcast’s episode 63.
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One Flea Spare at the Varscona until February 15.
- Check out the Journal’s preview and Colin MacLean’s review.
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The Laws of Thermodynamics at the ATB Arts Barns until February 15.
- Here’s a preview from Vue Weekly, and one from the Journal.
- Listen to an interview with Cat Walsh and James Hamilton on the What It Is Podcast’s episode 63.
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Playing with Fire: The Theo Fleury Story at the Citadel until February 15.
- Check out what Kristen has to say about the show and reviews from Liz Nicholls, and Colin MacLean.
- Walterdale Theatre is holding auditions Feb. 15 – 16 for Jesus Master Builder and Magpies, two new plays that are part of Walterdale’s annual new works showcase, From Cradle to Stage.
- Applications are now being accepted for buskers and BYOVs for the 2015 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival.
- Punctuate! Theatre’s latest newsletter contains more information about their upcoming The Suburban Motel Series.
- Hill Strategies has released a research paper on business support for the arts and economic and social benefits of the arts.
- Check out what Ephemeral Pleasures has to say about Theatre Network’s Famous Puppet Death Scenes.
- Canoe 2015 is not over! Well, it is, but the What It Is Podcast has posted recordings of three of the salons that were part of the festival:
- Salon # 1: Get Out Of the Theatre
- Salon # 2: When Does the Play Start?
- Salon #3: Why Can’t I Get In?