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Some Assembly Theatre Company announces UPROOTED virtual Q&A

Some Assembly Theatre Company announces UPROOTED virtual Q&A

The October 17 event is a chance to talk to the team behind the new digital play about youth and climate change.

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 5, 2020Partner Content

Mimicry meets the classics in Charles Stuart Ross's One Man Pride and Prejudice at the Vancouver Fringe

Mimicry meets the classics in Charles Stuart Ross's One Man Pride and Prejudice at the Vancouver Fringe

The man best known for speeding through Star Wars stiffens his upper lip to tread more carefully

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 2, 2020Vancouver Fringe Festival, Stage, Jane Austen

Theatre review: No Child... is a high-flying acting feat with a message about art that we need right now

Theatre review: No Child... is a high-flying acting feat with a message about art that we need right now

Meet a teacher and her entire unruly class in a one-person marathon that hits the right unsugary notes.

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 2, 2020Arts Club, BIPOC

Rob Teszka: Magic Dropout works psychology into sleight of hand at October Mini-Fringe, to October 9

Rob Teszka: Magic Dropout works psychology into sleight of hand at October Mini-Fringe, to October 9

There’s more to that card trick than you might think.

FESTS, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 1, 2020Festivals, Vancouver Fringe Festival, Fringe Fest, Rob Teszka, what's stirring

Pacific Theatre, Green Thumb Theatre announce new artistic directors

Pacific Theatre, Green Thumb Theatre announce new artistic directors

There are more big changes in Vancouver’s theatre community.

NEWS, THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 30, 2020Pacific Theatre, Green Thumb Theatre, theatre, news

Courtenay Dobbie to replace Kathryn Shaw, 35-year artistic director of Studio 58

Courtenay Dobbie to replace Kathryn Shaw, 35-year artistic director of Studio 58

The director and former head of Caravan Farm Theatre will start her new job in January 2021.

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 29, 2020Studio 58, Kathryn Shaw

No Child... star Celia Aloma tackles 16 characters in solo Arts Club show

No Child... star Celia Aloma tackles 16 characters in solo Arts Club show

Celia Aloma plays a visiting drama teacher at an underfunded high school in the Bronx.

THEATRELucy LauSeptember 23, 2020

Theatre in the time of COVID: Vancouver seasons mix scaled-back live plays with scaled-up digital streaming

Theatre in the time of COVID: Vancouver seasons mix scaled-back live plays with scaled-up digital streaming

Here we are, six months after lockdown, and stage companies have managed to pull together seasons with a live component.

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2020Theatre, Stage, The Cultch, Firehall Arts Centre, Greater Vancouver Theatre Alliance, FIREHALL

Vancouver theatre community pulls back the curtain on systemic racism

Vancouver theatre community pulls back the curtain on systemic racism

The scene finds itself facing a long-overdue racial reckoning

THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 22, 2020Vancouver theatre, euphony works, rice and beans theatre, anti-racism, Homepage feature, Theatre feature