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iPhoto caption: The cast of 'Playground' at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. Photo by Colleen Yates.

2025 Toronto Fringe Festival wraps with record revenue for artists

“Artists are taking home more than half-a-million dollars, and many have sold out their first shows as professional creators,” wrote Toronto Fringe executive director Rachel Kennedy in a press release. “We are proud of our staff, volunteers, and artists for this accomplishment.”

By Krystal Abrigo / Jul 18, 2025
iPhoto caption: Photo of Legally Blonde cast, taken after rehearsals.

Theatre Calgary announces full cast and creative team of Legally Blonde

Theatre Calgary has revealed casting for its spring production of Legally Blonde, running from May 20 to June 15 at the Max Bell Theatre.

By Krystal Abrigo / May 20, 2025
Mark Crawford iPhoto caption: Photo by Ann Baggley.

In Lighthouse Festival’s The New Canadian Curling Club, a classic Canadian sport helps newcomers break the ice 

“I had this idea to write a play about a group of relative strangers who come together with one common goal,” says playwright Mark Crawford. “I love that kind of narrative: people from disparate parts of a community who come together to form their own little community.”

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / May 14, 2025

Slapping People, ACTRA Meetings, and Dog Shit

At one point, I was sleeping with so many actresses that they used to just hold ACTRA meetings in my bedroom.

By Tony Nappo / Apr 5, 2022