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Lara de Vries
Lara de Vries is a graduate of the University of Toronto MA at the Centre for Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies with a specialization at the Women and Gender Studies Institute. Her undergrad, also at UofT, was focused on Performance Studies, Art History, and Material Culture. She is interested in art that intersects the space between performance art and visual art. Her research is interested in performances in museums and performance, as well as memoir and autofiction. Her time is currently split between Ottawa and Toronto reading, swimming, and sewing.
LEARN MOREGatekeep, gaslight, girlboss: The delight of female rage in theatre
Personally, I support women’s rights and women’s wrongs — especially when it comes to my girl Hedda. And it seems that at least two Ontario directors share my viewpoint, with Hedda Gabler opening twice in the same month at Stratford and at Coal Mine Theatre in Toronto. What makes her story so appealing?
REVIEWS: Toronto International Film Festival 2024
A filmed production of an experimental Egyptian opera, a TV series penned by Jordan Tannahill, and the moviemaking debut of Broadway director Marianne Elliott are among the offerings at this year’s TIFF with connections to the world of theatre.
I’m not a woman, I just play one
“As a performer, my job is to play a character, and if that character is right for me it doesn’t matter what gender they are,” writes non-binary actor Kailin Brown. “What matters is that I can make a difference in someone’s life who can relate to the character, or to me as the actor.”
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REVIEW: The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers brings new meaning to a classic tale
You may think you know the story of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s shipwrecked saga about wizards, spirits, and nobility on a remote island. But in The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers, playwright Makram Ayache invites new consideration of canonized characters,
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Yes, those standing ovations at Something Rotten! are real — just ask Portia and Bea
Two mid-show standing ovations? Really? Yes, really. Or so say the leading ladies of Something Rotten!. For those who’ve spent the summer living under a rock, Something Rotten! (written by...
Lighthouse Festival Theatre announces 2025 season, curated by incoming artistic director Jane Spence
Lighthouse Festival Theatre, located in Port Dover and Port Colborne, has announced its jam-packed 2025 summer season.
‘Documentation Matters’: In Conversation with Theatre Out of the Shadows
“These are stories about empowering women and giving them a voice…these women are all innovative and powerful and strong and are unapologetic in who they are and what they are saying.”
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