Recent Blog Posts

Why Alberta Audiences are different from any other in Canada.

Read my Q&A with Jean Grand-Maître, Nicole Mion, Les Sereda and Brian Webb on The Dance Current website.


The Art of Balance: Life of a Theatre Professional

My guest series blog post for Arts Commons.


Recent Reviews

Alberta Theatre Projects’ production of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ is a warm, feel good show.

Charlotte’s Web is a children’s story, but it has all the elements to make it a story that resonates with adults as well, including love, conflict and loyalty. It’s a sweet story about the unlikely friendship between a pig and a spider. Alberta Theatre Projects has taken this concept and created a lovely show that is […]

Vertigo Theatre’s production of Murder on the Links is a confusing but comedic production.

Steven Dietz’s adaptation of Murder on the Links is a fresh, contemporary take on the classic Agatha Christie murder mystery. Vertigo Theatre’s production is a good mix of humour and talent, but the storyline is convoluted and confusing. What saves this play from chaos is a cast that plays up comedy just right and a narrative that […]

The Seafarer is a multilayered story about love and faith in dark times.

The Seafarer is an old English poem about a man alone at sea. Scholars suggest that it’s told from the point of view of a seafarer, who is reminiscing about his life, and how life’s “earthly happiness will not endure,” and you must fight “the devil with brave deeds.” The play of the same name, […]