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When the Playwright Goes Prose: In Conversation with Haley McGee

My process with solo shows involves sharing bits of text with audiences when I don’t really know where it’s going, or how it’s going to end. I’m pivoting myself to the responses from the audience — I sniff out where I want to go, and how I want to shape the piece. Through creating solo shows, I discovered how much I love this direct, unfettered relationship with an audience.

By Aisling Murphy / Mar 3, 2022
iPhoto caption: Always Still the Dawn is a double bill of radical works that aim to examine themes of femininity, family, and rebellion. Photo by Olla Ky.

In Conversation: With the Women Creators of Canadian Stage’s 2019-2020 Season

The women creators of Canadian Stage's 2019 - 2020 discuss the new season, and what unique story each production tells in terms of Indigenous communities, the #metoo movement, and gender dynamics.

By Justine Abigail Yu / Nov 21, 2019

There Is a Man

This man is well-known and respected. He has wealth and status. You know him, but I’ll tell you about him anyway.

By Donna-Michelle St. Bernard / Nov 27, 2017
David Singleton /" data-tippy-arrow="false" tabindex="0">iPhoto caption: Photo by David Singleton /

Creative Appropriation

Diversifying our stages is not a challenge we can address solely by commissioning lots and lots of new plays.

By Holger Syme / Apr 13, 2017