By Sameena Darr
“To me it’s an exploration of death and how people deal with it,” explains Len Harvey, an actor in Elizabeth Rex. It’s a bit ironic considering the play is one of the last works written by renown Canadian author and playwright Timothy Findley before succumbing to cancer in 2002. “That already brings to it a… Continue reading Mob hopes for a hit on Elizabeth Rex
By Emily Senger
Most seniors will be offended by vulgar language, sexual innuendos, bare asses, violence, heavy-metal music, alcohol and drug abuse. The grandmas sitting behind me during the Sunday matinee performance of Ground Zero Theatre’s play Illegal Entry most certainly were. They even told the stage manager, “turn down that horrible rock and roll music”. The sad… Continue reading Leave your grandma at home
September 11, 2001 is to the majority of the current university-going generation what the JFK assassination or manned moon landing was to our parents–events forever etched into our collective memory. However, it is the ramifications of 9/11 and the series of events that followed–the war on terror, the invasion of Iraq, and a new-found level… Continue reading 9/11 the musical… Seriously
By Rob Scherf
Ah, teen felony. What would our culture be without it? Countless movies and TV shows have convinced us that wild adolescents are always just one step away from running naked and feral in the streets, ready to cover every bare surface they see in sophomoric graffiti. Or perhaps you’re of the belief that all troubled… Continue reading See? Hoodlums ain’t all bad
By Jeff Kubik
We’ve all been there, found ourselves stuck somewhere we never imagined ourselves being in. Driven by necessity or impulse, we’ve worked awful jobs, said awful things and made awful decisions. But we’ve never lost ourselves there, have we? Underneath it all, there’s still a caring human being, right? But, after all, aren’t those experiences the… Continue reading Theatre wank: the good kind
By Jeff Kubik
Is there something to be learned from the noble carrot? Wisdom is flaky pastry? Can you find salvation in an eclair? Enter the kitchen of Antonin Carême–if you don’t elevate your consciousness, you can at least be assured a good meal. For those uninitiated in one of Calgary’s most famous puppet theatre companies, rest assured:… Continue reading Spiritual cookery and the French Revolution take the stage
It started three years ago when young Eric Moschopedis approached One Yellow Rabbit guru Michael Green with a concept for the High Performance Rodeo. “Master Green,” we assume Eric said. “I have this great idea for your space.”And so, Moschopedis and his team, Bubonic Tourist, found themselves running a Rodeo sideshow of young, emerging artists,… Continue reading Theatre on the lamb, in the flesh
By Jeff Kubik
It’s alright, you can say it. No one will judge you here. "I don’t get it." That felt a lot better, didn’t it? I think we can proceed now. It’s completely alright to feel intimidated by the arts. After all, too many people who claim to prize them have a vested interest in keeping them… Continue reading The show must go on
By Leah Sasges
Think back. Do you remember anything on Canadian history from grade school social class? Me neither. Anything I ever learned about our history was from CBC’s beloved “Heritage Moments,” and even then I didn’t really pay much attention as it was just another commercial interrupting Degrassi Junior High. Enter Monster Theatre’s The Canada Show, currently… Continue reading Finally, Canadian history in one delicious hour
In its simplest translation, the French phrase “bonjour, la , bonjour” means “hello” or “hi there.” Brought to the stage, Michel Tremblay’s emotionally-charged play Bonjour, La, Bonjour delves into intense material that is anything but simple or straightforward. Almost 30 years after the original publication of Bonjour, La, Bonjour, the University of Calgary’s Department of… Continue reading Parlez-vous theatre?