Selma Burke was a creator. She created sculpture, a learning environment, and a legacy. The public isn’t aware of her, but playwrights Maria Crooks and Caroline Russell-King are trying to change that. Theatre Calgary has teamed up with Alberta Theatre Projects to bring Crooks and Russell-King’s words to life in the world premiere of Selma […]
Posts Tagged: Theatre Calgary
Shakespeare and The Beatles? For Theatre Calgary it mostly works.
Theatre Calgary’s presentation of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, adapted and directed by Daryl Cloran, is like ‘pools of sorrow, waves of joy.’ The production is mostly the original full length play, with songs by the Beatles spread throughout. Your brain chugs at first, trying to see how the two are related. They aren’t related […]
Theatre Calgary’s Meteor Shower is a bit of an absurd catastrophe.
The last time Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower was on Broadway was in 2018. Theatre Calgary has brought it to its stage to kick off 2024. Martin describes his play as a wild comedy with an element of surrealism, while the play is marketed as a rip-roaring comedy. While the cast works hard to try and […]