The elephant on stage: Matara
Conni Massing’s Matara (until Dec. 9 at the Backstage Theatre) feels like partly the story of Lucy the elephant at the Edmonton…
Posts Tagged 'Workshop West'
Pretty Goblins, ugly addictions in latest Beth Graham première
Playwright Beth Graham always seems to have a lot of unanswerable questions on her mind. In 2014, with The Gravitational Pull…
John Ware Reimagined a history lesson wrapped in a love story
Cheryl Foggo’s John Ware Reimagined is three things: John Ware and Mildred Lewis’ love story; A seemingly autobiographical tale of…
Humanizing a hero in John Ware Reimagined
When one starts researching a topic of interest, the discovery of the limitations of school curricula is often quick. Take,…
Witch Hunt at the Strand delves into a dark period in Edmonton’s history
When you think of 1942, I’m sure thoughts of World War II fill your brain. However, in Edmonton, there was…
A look ahead at Workshop West’s Season 38
We looked at who’s not being served. We always want to answer the question who couldn’t come to see our…
This is YEG shines a spotlight on diverse communities in Edmonton
What do you get when 8 playwrights are embedded in diverse communities across Edmonton for 21 days? 8 short plays…
Ursa Major a poetic story of love and devotion
Ursa Major, running until February 7 as part of the Chinook Series, is a story of a couple’s experience of a…
Mouthpiece explores the complexities of being a woman
Living as a woman today is complicated, and that’s exactly what Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava of Quote Unquote Collective…
