Discussion

Opening December 17th and closing on December 20th at the West Village Theatre, Full Circle Theatre presents A Full Circle Holiday Special of Riverona Actually and Holding. Kyle sits down with directors Danielle Baker and Kendra Hutchinson to talk about what a holiday special means and the complications of directing not only performers during the holidays but for performers who also wrote the work they are directing. Kyle ends with a quote from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol about the meaning of the Holiday Season and hopes that you will find time to take in this...

Discussion

Opening December 18th and running until December 21st, Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre presents Nuncrackers, directed by Trisha Gizen. Kyle sits down with Trisha to discuss what putting up the show a second Christmas in a row means and the complications, and easements, that happen when you do something again.

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?search_string=nuncrackers

About the Show:

The Nunsense Christmas musical, Nuncrackers, is the first TV special taped in the Cable Access Studio built by Reverend Mother in the convent basement.  It stars the nuns...

Opening December 12 and running through the 20th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents Peter Pan: An Awfully Big Pantomime, directed by Janos Zeller. Kyle sits down with Janos to discuss the scope of a pantomime, the labour involved in theatrical comedy and and in depth discussion about how this project came to be. A must listen.

Tickets are Limited: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?portfolio=peter-pan-2025

About the Show:

All children, except one, grow up… On the hunt for his pesky shadow, Peter Pan meets the Darling children in their Nursery. Wi...

Discussion

With only four shows - December 11, 12 and 13th at the Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary, Small Time Theatre presents the Junior production of The Sound of Music, directed by Lena Chalmers. Kyle sits down with Lena and Ingrid Koller (part of the set design team) to talk about the meaning of this Rogers and Hammerstein musical, and what theatre for young people with Small Time has meant to them and their families.

Tickets: https://smalltimetheatre.shop/

(as of publishing the performance is sold out)

About the Show:

The...

Discussion

Opening November 28th and closing December 7th at the Cochrane Ranchehouse, Take a Bow Community Theatre presents Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a Pantomime by Ron Hall and directed by Anita McDonald. Kyle sits down with Anita to discuss bringing a pantomime to life and trying to keep a production marching towards the same goal.

Tickets: https://www.takeabow.ca/calendar/goldilocks-pantomime

About the Show:

Join Goldilocks and her family as they work together with three bears to stop the Squire's evil plan! A silly, topsy-turvy re-telling of the classic...

Discussion

opening November 28th and running until December 13 at the Hope Community Church in Strathmore, the Strathmore Theatre Players Guild presents A Christmas Carol, adapted by Lynn Stevens, directed by Angela Woodford-Reeves and Jeanette Brown, produced by Lauren Nelson and starring Courtney Nelson as Scrooge. Kyle sits down with Courtney and Lauren to discuss how important this work is not only in general, but to Strathmore itself and how many groups have come together to bring this show to life to inspire audiences this Holiday Season.

Tickets: https://thevaultonline.ca/collections/strathmore-theatre-players-guild

About...

Discussion

Opening November 29th and running through December 7 at the Bnai Tikvah Temple in Calgary, Chai Life Theatre presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, directed by Sean Anderson. Kyle sits down with Sean and producer Laura Shuler to discuss the creation of a new theatre company in Calgary and the difficulties in bringing this massive musical to the stage.

Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat-5

About the show:

This show is an uplifting and vibrant musical that tells the story of Joseph, a young man with dreams...

Discussion

Opening November 7 through November 8 at Theatre 1308, The Unicorn Collective presents The War Brides Are Coming, written and directed by Gail Whiteford. Kyle sits down with Gail to discuss the importance of this work, at this time of year and why audiences should take the time to recognize their own immigrant history and some specific Canadiana of the War Brides of the second world war's arrival in Canada for the first time.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-war-brides-are-coming-registration-1783334705109?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawN6DspleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYeUpIbkM1Mm5vR3o2eTVNc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4...

Discussion

Opening November 1 and running through November 8th at The Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, MisFit Theatre YYC presents, Dads, The Musical directed by Nicola Payton. Kyle welcomes Nicola back to the podcast for the third time to talk about the relevancy of this Canadian made musical about 3 stay at home dads, and how relevant the show is 35 years after it first debuted.

Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/dad-the-musical

About the Show: DADS! The Musical.  Written by Robert More and Tom Doyle. Directed by Nicola Payton & Clark Adams Music Direction by Krista W...

Discussion

Opening October 17th and running through October 25th at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Scorpio Theatre presents The Affections of May directed by Stuart Bentley and Nicole Dickinson. Kyle sits down with Stuart and Nicole to talk at length about how this production came to be along with Stuart's history with the production and the inextricable link between comedy and tragedy on stage.

Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=7805

About the Show: After being deserted by her husband, a woman suddenly finds herself the centre of attention in a small resort town.<...

Discussion

Opening October 17th and running through November 1st at the Old Church Theatre in Okotoks, Dewdney Players presents The Woman in Black, directed by Claire Hoyer. Kyle sits down with Claire and performer Paarth Kelkar to discuss how important this play is to Claire, how hard it is to direct for the first time, and the differences between live theatre and film.

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/Okotoks,AB,Canada/?search_string=dewdney

About the Show: The framework of this spine-tingler is unusual: a retired lawyer hires an actor to...

Discussion

Opening October 17th and running through October 26 at the Swamp Donkey Theatre in Bragg Creek, Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre presents String, directed by Juleta Severson-Baker. Kyle sits down with Juleta to talk about this new musical and what it took to bring it to life under lights.

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?search_string=string+the+musical

About the Show: String is a captivating musical where myth and modernity intertwine.  After angering Zeus, the Fates, the goddess sisters who spin, measure, and snip the strings of life for every h...

Discussion

Opening on October 8 in Calgary at The Legion #275 Express Entertainers presents an original "Northern Nights." Kyle sits down with co-founder Wayne Arsenault, Media Manager Abby Carey and performer Megan Kerrigan to discuss how this show was created and what it takes these days to attract the attention of potential audiences.

Tickets: https://www.expressentertainers.ca/

About the show: Come back with us to the 1800s to a wild west saloon where the whiskey flows and if you fight your horse, you do it outside. The Wild Rose of the West herself, Shania...

Discussion

Opening October 3rd and running through October 11th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents There Goes the Bride, directed by Wayne Hunter. Wayne sits down with Kyle for the second time to talk about how different a farce is to direct from a radio play and the obstacles that come with directing Fall shows after summer holidays.

Link to Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=7805

About the Show: When beleaguered advertising executive Timothy Westerby hits his head on the morning of his daughter’s society wedding, he awakes to...

Discussion

Opening September 12th and closing September 27th, Front Row Centre Players presents Rock of Ages, produced by Haley Dorais and Directed by Stephen West. Kyle sits down to discuss the long development of this production and what 80s rock means to Haley and Stephen.

Link to Tickets: https://werklundcentre.ca/whats-on/rockofages

About the Show: It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strip’s last legendary venues, a pl...

Discussion

Running July 5 through 12 in Hulls Wood in Fish Creek Park in Calgary, Incendiary Festival presents In the Water by Alyssa Short, directed by Beck and Jack Orion. Kyle sits down with Beck, Jack and Ruby Gaudet to discuss what this show means to them, and how it came to be.

About the Show: With everything ready for the campers’ arrival, the staff at Rainy Day only have one thing on their mind: having a good time. When a mysterious force threatens to tear them apart, they have to survive the night without losing each ot...

Discussion

Opening at the West Village Theatre in Calgary June 19 through June 28, Full Circle Theatre presents Much Ado About Nothing. While the show has closed prior to the release of this episode, it was in fact recorded just as the show was beginning. Kyle sits down with producer and costumer Erin Weir to discuss the production's development and what Much Ado About Nothing's history and meaning brings to the stage even before Full Circle Theatre presents it. This is the first part of a two stage interview.

Program:

About the Show: In this...

Discussion

Dewdney Players presented Squabbles at the Old Church Theatre in Okotoks from May 2 through May 17. Directed by Brad Snowden, Kyle sits down with Brad post production to talk about the successes of the production and the memorable events of the show.

About the show: Dewdney Players was proud to present the final play of the 2024-2025 season; ‘Squabbles’ by Marshall Karp.  Featuring a cast of seasoned Dewdney veterans, this hilarious play had audiences rolling in the aisles! 

Abe Dreyfus, a cantankerous widower, moves in with his daughter, Alice and her husband Jerry, a jing...

Discussion

Opening June 13th and running until June 28th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Untold Stories presents Heathers, The Musical. Kyle sits down with producer and apprentice director Nicole Dickinson and musical director Becky Salmond to talk abut the complexity of putting up this production, and how valuable community theatre is.

Tickets: https://untoldst.booktix.ca/dept/main/e/HTM

About the show:

Based on the classic 1989 film. Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio...

Discussion

Opening May 15th and running through May 31st at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Front Row Centre Players presents Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Lindsay Kurtze. Kyle sits down with Lindsay on the day of opening to discuss the difficulties of putting up this gargantuan show, in size, scope, set and length and the difficulties inherent in presenting a modern American opera by a Community Theatre Company. Lindsay talks at length about the love of the show, the artform and what FRC has done to proudly bring this show before an...

Discussion

Opening April 25th and closing May 10th at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's The McAdo, directed by Sean Anderson. Kyle sits down with Sean to talk about what this production means to him given that this is Morpheus' 30th season and his favorite of all of the G&S operettas.

Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=7805

About the Show: It’s the show you love, in a brand new setting! The Mikado has been moved to the highlands of Scotland and becomes The Mc...

Discussion

Opening April 11th and running through April 18th at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Misfit Theatre presents Guys & Dolls directed by Jeremy Walker. Kyle sits down with Jeremy, Nimue Nova the choreographer and Donna Pearson, producer, to talk about the struggle in bringing this larger than life 1950s Broadway Musical to life.

Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=7805

About the Show: A co-production between MisFit Theatre YYC and Morpheus Theatre It's time to roll and beat those dice as the beloved musical takes a bow! A screwball romantic comedy, Guys and Dolls ta...

Discussion

Kyle sits down with Charlotte Loeppky and Harold Squire to discuss their creation of The Horse and His Boy for the stage for Imagine YYC Theatre opening April 4th and running through April 12th at the Lantern Church in Calgary.

Tickets: https://www.ticketor.com/Account/Events?searchTerm=imagine%20theatre

About the show: Far away from Narnia, across a vast desert, lies Calormen where the animals don’t talk, the rulers are tyrants, and poor boys like Shasta are slaves to mean old fishermen. But when a stranger’s mighty warhorse takes a ch...

Discussion

Opening March 27th and running through April 5th at the New West Theatre in Calgary, Full Circle Theatre presents Porcelain Dolls. Kyle sits down with director Danielle Baker and performer, co-writer and intimacy coordinator Gillian Klassen to discuss what it takes to present this original work for the second time after an 8 year gap and some integral re-writes to the production.

Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/porcelain-dolls

About the Show: Get ready for Porcelain Dolls, an all-new, reimagined version of the bold, original play that’s back with fresh dialogue, a new er...

Discussion

Kyle sits down with Maren Ord Burnham to discuss her approach to the creation of a musical and in particular how she found her way to creating, and now staging, The Night of the Murder, opening at the Glenmore Christian Academy March 28th through April 5th.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/cc/the-night-of-the-murder-4065193

About the Show: Get ready for laughs, gasps, and mishaps — come aboard and help Steve and Kate crack the case before they’re the next suspects!

Discussion

Kyle sits down with Robert Cole over Zoom to discuss the forthcoming Strathmore Theatre Players production of The Addams Family Musical at the Hope Church running March 21st through April 5th with a special subtitled production on March 29th. Robert Cole directs and Kyle discusses the labour of direction along with the particular difficulties of putting up a large scale musical in a small town in the middle of the winter.

Tickets: https://thevaultonline.ca/collections/strathmore-theatre-players-guild

About the Show: THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every...

Discussion

Kyle sits down with Tannis Gross and Myra Gross to discuss Small Time Theatre's production of Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. opening March 13, 2025 and running through March 15th at the Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary. Myra stars at Golde and Tannis is the director.

Tickets:

About the Show: The special adaptation of the nine-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof Jr. follows Tevye the milkman as he tries to protect his five daughters and his way of life from a changing world. The play deals with the universal theme of...

Discussion

Kyle sits down with Marian Hamilton, Artistic Director of Painted Fish and Musical Director of The Wizard of Oz to discuss their production which ran at the Cite des Rocheuses Theatre in Calgary from February 13th through February 23rd.

Link to Painted Fish: https://www.paintedfish.ca/

About the Show:

Join us for an enchanting journey down the yellow brick road! Painted Fish Performing Arts is thrilled to announce our upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz!

Discussion

Opening January 31st and running through February 15th at the Pumphouse, Morpheus Theatre presents Steel Magnolias, directed by Angela Woodard. Kyle sits down with Angela to discuss what makes this production so special.

Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=7805

About the Show: All the ladies who are “anybody” come to gossip and have their hair done by Truvy in her Chinquapin, Louisiana salon. Sharing their stories, laughs and tears, Steel Magnolias is the much-loved hit play featuring six amazing women who draw upon their strength and love to meet the challenges of l...

Mid Season Recap

Kyle sits down with Lacey Bartko and Danielle Dulmadge to discuss Calgary Community Theatre's productions so far this season, with a look ahead to what's to come.

Here's a list of shows happening that you can still get tickets to this season:

Steel Magnolias – Morpheus Theatre January 31 through February 15 https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?portfolio=steel-magnolias The Wizard of Oz – Painted Fish February 13 through February 23 https://paintedfish.tickit.ca/events/27139-wizard-of-oz The Addams Family – Strathmore Theatre Players March 21 through April 5 Tickets: https://thevaultonline.ca/collections/strathmore-theatre-players-guild Fiddler on the Roof, Junior – Small Ti...

January 11, 2025

Running January 10th through the 25th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Kyle reviews FRC's production of La Cage Aux Folles and considers it a faultless production we need more of.

Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/la-cage-aux-folles

About the Show: This crowd-pleasing, rollicking and heartwarming musical about family, commitment, show biz and drag remains one of musical theatre's all-time biggest hits! After 20 years of partnered bliss, Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better or worse, get a bit of both when Georges' son (fathered during a one-night fling) announces his...

Discussion

Opening January 11th and running through January 25th at the Pumphouse, Front Row Centre Players present La Cage Aux Folles directed by Fred Amdur. Kyle sits down with Fred to discuss how this production came to be and where it fits in the season for FRC.

Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/la-cage-aux-folles

About the Show: This crowd-pleasing, rollicking and heartwarming musical about family, commitment, show biz and drag remains one of musical theatre's all-time biggest hits! After 20 years of partnered bliss, Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better or worse...

Discussion

Opening December 19th through the 22nd in Bragg Creek at the Swamp Donkey Theatre, Trisha Gizen directs Nuncrackers, by Dan Goggins, presented by Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre Society. Kyle sits down with Zoe Farrell, choreographer, Trisha Gizen, director, performer and properties master as well as first time performer Kristi Kraychy.

Tickets are no longer on sale as this podcast was recorded before the production, but could only be released after the show had ended.

Nuncrackers is the fourth Dan Goggins 'Nunsense' story set at Christmas with hijinks, hilarity, improv and a laugh...

Discussion

Opening December 13th and running until the 21st at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents Puss in Boots, a Pantomime, directed by Carl Bishop. Kyle sits down with Carl to talk about directing pantomimes and the complications that come from this unique form of theatre.

Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?portfolio=puss-in-boots

About the Show: Poor Tom! His father, the miller, has died. Tom, our hero, is bequeathed a cat in his father’s will. An unusual cat. A cat with the gift of the gab. A gift for getting Tom in...

Discussion

Opening November 29th and running until December 7th at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Misfit Theatre YYC presents The Complete Works of Shakespeare, abridged, revised, again! directed by Terry Schmidt. Kyle sits down across the ocean with Terry to discuss directing and the meaning behind being there for every show.

Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/9143f010-8b76-445a-aa83-edb10cce5b95

About the Show: 37 plays in 97 minutes!!! It can be done and we are doing it! Opening on November 29th and closing on  December 7th The Complete Works of Shakespeare A...

Discussion

Opening December 6th and running through December 14th, Take a Bow Community Theatre presents, The Wizard of Oz, a British Pantomime directed by Roxanne McCallum. Kyle sits down, half a world away, with Roxanne to discuss this new adaptation to a work that has seen a lot of adaptations over the years.

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/wizard-of-oz-3/

About the show: Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto are forever getting into trouble on the farm in Kansas. Alongside her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and her three hapless farmhand friends, she dreams...

Discussion

Opening December 5th and running until December 7th at the Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary, Small Time Theatre presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, the Musical, written by Jahnna Beecham and directed by Tanya Woodruff. Kyle sits down virtually with Tanya and her son and one of the performers, Oliver Woodruff to discuss how Small Time Theatre came upon this production.

Tickets: https://smalltimetheatre.shop/

About the Show: The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world – so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pag...

Discussion 2

Opening Thursday, November 21st and running through the 24th at the Malvern Theatre, GSOV presents four one act productions of W. S. Gilbert directed by four directors. Kyle sits down with Sarah Berry and Ben Klein to discuss their approach to their particular productions.

Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1140126

About the Show: As a young barrister W.S. Gilbert found himself waiting for all too infrequent briefs. Instead, he turned to writing and soon after was earning his living as a playwright and librettist. Mostly remembered today for his collaboration...

Discussion - Part 1

Opening Thursday, November 21st and running through the 24th at the Malvern Theatre, GSOV presents four one act productions of W. S. Gilbert directed by four directors. Kyle sits down with Naomi Tooby and Danielle Zuccala to discuss their approach to their particular productions.

Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1140126

About the Show: As a young barrister W.S. Gilbert found himself waiting for all too infrequent briefs. Instead, he turned to writing and soon after was earning his living as a playwright and librettist. Mostly remembered today for...

Discussion

Running November 8 through November 16 at the Royal Canadian Legion and then at Theatre 1308 in Calgary, The Unicorn Collective presents Canadian Women at War, written and directed by Gail Whiteford. Kyle sits down with Gail to discuss the process of bringing this important work to the stage in a thoughtful, considerate and accurate fashion.

Tickets: November 8,9: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/canadian-women-at-war-tickets-1008657841757?aff=ebdsoporgprofile November 16: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/unicorn-collective-presents-canadian-women-at-war-a-play-about-wwii-tickets-1026259568997?aff=erellivmlt

About the Show: Come join us for a captivating evening as we delve into the stories of these extraordinary women...

Discussion

Opening Tuesday, November 5th and running until Sunday, November 10th at the Brownstone in Calgary, Nightingale Arts Collective presents, Anything Goes in Concert. Kyle sits down with musical director, Ian Robertson, Producer Melissa Wang Jackson and performer Stuart Howe to discuss how this production has been brought to life, the difficulties in putting it before lights and why audiences should come see this phenomenal production.

Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6380723

About the Show: Nightingale Arts Collective presents An Evening With Cole Porter and Friends at The Brownstone, 221 10 Avenue SE, Calgary, November 5...

Discussion

Opening October 30th and running until November 9th at the Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton Evan Hazell Theatre in Calgary, Dewdney Players present Noise's Off directed by Katie Fournell. Kyle Gould sits down with Katie to discuss the technical complexities of bringing this masterpiece to the stage.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dewdney-players-presents-noises-off-by-michael-frayn-tickets-1016997174927?aff=odsjfcfb&fbclid=IwY2xjawFRjaZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWWoya6JdeyE-6rlCC_mJiix52v9IDx2N5i8E1wepZxwXlFhnaxZ7ajQNQ_aem_RUGPs0Ic4em3TVPCRXyklg

Intimacy Coordinators Canada: https://www.intimacycoordinatorscanada.com/pathway-to-certification

About the Show: Noises Off is a...

Discussion

Opening October 4th through October 12th at the Pumphouse Theatres in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents Tom Smith's Drinking Habits directed by Nicola Payton. Kyle sits down with Nicola to discuss what it's taken to bring this production to stage.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/

About the show: Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent’s doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancés, are hot on their tra...

Discussion

Running September 27 through October 6 at Hull's Wood in Fish Creek Park in Calgary, Alberta, Incendiary Festival presents Abigail written and directed by Rebecca Orion. Kyle sits down with Rebecca and performer Jack Orion to discuss what it takes to bring an original work into the woods and attract an audience.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abigail-tickets-1000237064987

About the Show: Abigail Williams is in love. She has never known anyone like John Proctor, and if she has to burn down the entire town of Salem to be with him, so be it...

Discussion

Kyle sits down in Melbourne to chat with community theatre company GSOV - Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria's president Andrew McGrail and Director Ron Pidcock to talk about the successes of their recent production, now closed, of Ruddigore: The Witches Curse.

GSOV: https://gsov.org.au/

Discussion

Running September 13 through September 28th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Front Row Centre Players presents Nunsense, directed by Joey Sayer, choreographed by Karen Iwanski with musical direction from Donna Pearson. Kyle sits down with Joey Sayer to discuss the good sense it took to bring Nunsense to stage.

Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/frc-save-my-seat

About the show: A zany, wholesome, hilarious musical revue presented by the Little Sisters of Hoboken, Nunsense is a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of th...

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Running June 14th through June 29th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Kyle reviews Untold Stories Theatre's production of The Prom while waxing philosophical about what Prom means.

Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6175703

About the Show: Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of reviving their careers. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow...

Discussion

Running June 26th through July 14th at the Evergreen Community Spaces in Calgary, Full Circle Theatre presents Riverona, the Complete Box Set, directed by Troy Couillard, Kevin Weir, Megan Baldrey and Hans Wackershauser. Kyle sits down with director Kevin Weir, show runner Erin Weir and performer Ciorstadh Reid to discuss how this four episode extravaganza has come to be.

Details and Tickets: https://aflimsyplan.com/full-circle-theatre/

About the Show: Get ready to immerse yourself in the dramatic world of Riverona like never before. Whether you’re joining us for the first time or c...

Discussion

Running June 14th through June 29th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Untold Stories Theatre presents The Prom, directed by Gad Gijon and Jason Bakaas. Kyle sits down with Jason and Gad to discuss what it takes to bring a high school prom to life as a musical.

Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6175703

About the Show: Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of reviving their careers. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on th...

Episode Notes

Running June 7th through June 22nd at the Beddington Theatre Arts Centre, Front Row Centre presents Something Rotten, directed by Josef Vermeulen, choreographed by Stephen West, musical direction from Neil West and produced by Sam Bellamy. Kyle sits down with Stephen and Neil to discuss what it has taken to bring this production to stage.

Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/something-rotten

About the show: Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock...

Discussion

Running June 7th through June 22nd at the Beddington Theatre Arts Centre, Front Row Centre presents Something Rotten, directed by Josef Vermeulen, choreographed by Stephen West, musical direction from Neil West and produced by Sam Bellamy. Kyle sits down with Joe Vermeulen to discuss what it has taken to bring this production to stage.

Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/something-rotten

About the show: Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known...

Discussion

Running June 5th through June 9th at the Vertigo Theatre in Calgary, Seniors Acting Lab presents Christopher Heatherington's stage play "Mudpie." Kyle sits down with writer and performer, Christopher Heatherington to talk about the inspiration for this production and how a screenplay is adapted into a staged performance for Senior's Acting Lab.

Tickets: https://tickets.vertigotheatre.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent695.html

About the Show: The journey through grief is many things. Predictable isn't one of them. After the death of her husband, Ella Coulter's life takes a decidedly different turn. One that...

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Running May 29th through June 1st at the Pumphouse Theatre, Kyle reviews Morpheus and Workshop productions of Teach Stede, Jamie and Like and Subscribe, two one act plays from the Calgary One Act Festival back in March after thoughtful and careful consideration for the merits and themes of these two intelligent works.

About the Show: Fresh off a sold-out performance at the Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival, come two exciting one-act plays:

Teach Stede, Jamie by Greg Miller presented by Grandora Players One dark night Jamie ends up somewhere a very...

Friday, May 24, 2024

Running May 24th through May 25th at the Bert Church Live Theatre in Airdrie, Kyle reviews Nose Creek Players production of May Lynn Dobson's The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood with genuine delight and good humour.

About the Show: It sure is hard to be humble when you're a swashbuckling, egocentric super-hero. But our gallant guy-in-green tries his best as he swaggers through The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood, a frantically funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic. This time around, the legendary legend, in his never-ending quest to aid the...

Discussion

Running May 29th through June 1st at the Pumphouse Theatre, Morpheus and Workshop present Teach Stede, Jamie and Like and Subscribe, two one act plays from the Calgary One Act Festival back in March. Kyle sits down with the director/writer of "Teach Stede, Jamie" Greg Miller and the director/writer/performer of "Like and Subscribe" AJ Pearce to discuss wearing multiple hats and why they are re-mounting these one acts for a wider audience.

About the Show: Fresh off a sold-out performance at the Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival, come two exciting one-act...

Friday, May 17, 2024

Running May 2nd through May 18th at the Hope Covenant Church in Strathmore, Kyle reviews Strathmore Theatre Players production of Ken Ludwig's The Games Afoot with much thought about how it all came to be and how much he would have enjoyed seeing it a second time.

About the Show: Winner of the 2012 Edgar® Award for Best Playfrom The Mystery Writers of America. Breathtaking mystery and high hilarity in equal parts, this play tells the story of Broadway star William Gillette, who has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a w...

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Running May 9th through the 12th at the Symons Valley United Church in Calgary, Kyle reviews Symons Valley Players presents Craig Sodaro's Dead and Breakfast with great thanks to everyone involved in the production.

About the Show: Join Nick Noir and Selma in a honeymoon twist like no other in ‘Dead and Breakfast’! When their romantic getaway sails into a hurricane, they find themselves at the Jolly Rodger Bed and Breakfast, mistakenly identified as a notorious tycoon and his mother. From poison candy to a chilling discovery in the freezer, their honeymoon turns into...

Friday, May 10, 2024

Running May 10th through May 18th at the Pumphouse Theatres in Calgary, Kyle reviews Workshop's production of Moon Over Buffalo and expands on how director Jeremy McKenzie's direction has given him new appreciation of the time the production is set in.

About the Show: George and Charlotte Hay, a husband-and-wife team of actors, struggle to perform Cyrano de Bergerac and Private Lives in repertory while dealing with family crises and the possibility of a Hollywood director's visit.

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Robin Hood Discussion

Opening May 24th and running through May 25th at the Bert Church Live Theatre in Airdrie, Nose Creek Players presents Mary Lynn Dobson's "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood" directed by Taylor Amanda Burton and Mandi Fusaro, starring Chloe Jorgerson as Robin Hood. Kyle sits down with Mandi and Chloe to discuss the staging of this production.

Tickets: https://tickets.airdrie.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent418.html

About the Show: It sure is hard to be humble when you're a swashbuckling, egocentric super-hero. But our gallant guy-in-green tries his best...

The Game's Afoot Discussion

Opening May 2nd and running through May 18th at the Hope Covenant Church in Strathmore Alberta, Strathmore Theatre Players presents Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot, directed by Robert Cole. Kyle Gould sits down with Robert to discuss the labour involved in setting a show like this up for success, prop knives and where all of those lovely set pieces get stored.

Tickets: https://thevaultonline.ca/products/the-games-afoot

About the Show: Winner of the 2012 Edgar® Award for Best Playfrom The Mystery Writers of America. Breathtaking mystery and high hilarity in e...

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Running May 3rd through May 12th at the Swamp Donkey Theatre in Bragg Creek, Kyle reviews Swamp Donkey's production of Oklahoma! and his enjoyment of the trip out to Bragg Creek and getting to go for dinner there too.

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?q=oklahoma+swamp

About the Show: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local fa...

Dead and Breakfast Discussion

Opening May 9th and running through May 12th at the Symons Valley United Church in Calgary, Symons Valley Players presents Craig Sodaro's Dead and Breakfast, directed by Brenda Watt and produced by Ann Crawford. Kyle sits down with Ann and Brenda to discuss how Symons Valley Players brings their productions to life.

Tickets: https://symonsvalleyuc.com/events/list/

About the Show: Join Nick Noir and Selma in a honeymoon twist like no other in ‘Dead and Breakfast’! When their romantic getaway sails into a hurricane, they find themselves at the...

Moon over Buffalo Discussion

Opening May 10th through May 18th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Alberta, Workshop Theatre presents Ken Ludwig's Moon over Buffalo, directed by Jeremy McKenzie. Kyle sits down with Jeremy to discuss bringing this show to life and Jeremy's history with community theatre.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/moon-over-buffalo-tickets-809486705527?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

About the Show: George and Charlotte Hay, a husband-and-wife team of actors, struggle to perform Cyrano de Bergerac and Private Lives in repertory while dealing with family crises and the possibility of a Hollywood director's visit.

Pa...

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Running April 26th through May 11 at the RPAC in Okotoks, Kyle review Dewdney's production of Hansel & Gretel with maybe too many dessert metaphors

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/dewdney-players-presents-hansel-and-gretel/

About the Show: Charlotte Chorpenning has taken the Grimm Brothers' story and given it a poetic beauty that brings a value to its young audience. Her treatment of the stepmother does not accent the cruelty — an outlook important today. The evil witch is portrayed as a comedy character, but the teaching value is there — teaching through a comedy device rather than fear. Hans...

Oklahoma! Discussion

Opening May 3rd and running through May 12th at Swamp Donkey's Theatre in Bragg Creek, Swamp Donkey presents Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, co-directed by Trisha Gizen and Melanie Baux. Kyle sits down with Melanie, also the musical director, and Trisha, also the set designer and both performers in the production, to discuss wearing all of these hats and how to bring this elder musical, one of the progenitors of the modern musical, to stage.

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?q=oklahoma+swamp

About the Show: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s fi...

Friday, April 26, 2024

Running April 26th through May 4th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Kyle review Morpheus's production of The Gondoliers with much enthusiasm

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/

Morpheus's Production: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?portfolio=the-gondoliers

About the Show: It is with all the necessary and appropriate pomp, that we announce, pronounce and soundly declare, our final show of the season will be: Gilbert and Sullivan’s, The Gondoliers! This 12th collaborative operetta by the beloved pair is set in Venice and is rife with Nobility, mistaken identities, Royalty, young lo...

Grease Discussion

Opening April 19th and running through April 26th at the Highwood Centre in High River, Windmill Theatre Players presents Grease, directed by Karen Stevenson with Musical Direction from Laura Ferguson, Kyle sits down with both of them to discuss what is so special about this 50+ year old musical.

Tickets: https://www.windmilltheatreplayers.com/tickets.php

About the show: Good girl Sandy Dumbrowski and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?<...

Gondoliers Discussion

Opening April 26th and running through May 4th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers, directed by Sean Anderson. Kyle sits down with Sean, Musical Director Winnifred Hume and Choreographer Mya Swedburg to discuss creating a light comic opera from over 130 years ago in today's modern times with a cast of 28.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0

About the Show: This 12th collaborative operetta by the beloved pair is set in Venice and is rife with Nobility, mistaken identities, Royalty, young lovers married...

Hansel & Gretel Discussion

Opening April 26th and running through May 11th at the RPAC theatre in Okotoks, Dewdney Players present Hansel & Gretel, adapted by Kelly Kozak. Kyle sits down with Kelly, the performer of Father - Brad Snowden and Oli Heidt, performer of Hansel to discuss what it means to bring fairy tales to life and the complexities that come from staging them.

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/dewdney-players-presents-hansel-and-gretel/

About the Show: Charlotte Chorpenning has taken the Grimm Brothers' story and given it a poetic beauty that brings a value to its young...

Friday, April 12, 2024

Running April 12th through the 21st with 6 performances at the Cochrane Ranchehouse Theatre, Kyle reviews Take a Bow's production of Marriage: A Demolition in Two Acts.

Tickets: https://www.takeabow.ca/tickets-2024

Wayne and Julie embark on that emotional roller-coaster ride known as “renovating the kitchen” when they probably should be renovating their marriage instead. Their contractors are a twenty-something couple with issues of their own. A hilarious new play that looks at renovation addiction, the friction between baby-boomers and millennials, and the nature of lifelong commitment in marriage… and in kitche...

Bridges of Madison County Discussion

With shows April 12th and 13th at the CSpace Theatre in Calgary, Kyle sits down with Nightingale Arts Collective founders and performers in the production, Melissa Jackson and Meaghan Schulz to discuss what this production is all about and how it is being brought to life by this new theatre group.

Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6243302

About the Show: Nightingale Arts Collective is excited to announce its first production, the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County, in concert. It is being held at cSPACE Studio Th...

Friday, April 5, 2024

Running April 5th through the 13th at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Kyle reviews Misfit Theatre's production of The Rocky Horror Show.

The production: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?portfolio=the-rocky-horror-show

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/

About the Show: Join Misfit Theatre YYC and Morpheus Theatre as we take you on a science-fiction, double feature journey through Richard O’Brien’s iconic rock-n-roll musical. A hilarious, campy, and thrilling tribute to the sci-fi and horror B films from the golden age of Hollywood to the 1960s, “The Rocky Horror Show” tells the tale...

Marriage: A Demolition Discussion

Opening April 12th and running through the 21st at the Cochrane Ranchehouse Theatre in Cochrane, Kyle sits down with performers Zoe Farrell, Penny Farrell and Geoffrey Patterson to discuss what it takes to bring this production to life as a four person production.

Tickets: https://www.takeabow.ca/tickets-2024

Wayne and Julie embark on that emotional roller-coaster ride known as “renovating the kitchen” when they probably should be renovating their marriage instead. Their contractors are a twenty-something couple with issues of their own. A hilarious new play that looks at r...

Friday, March 29, 2024

Running March 22 through March 30, 2024 at the Beddington Theatre Arts Centre in Calgary, Kyle reviews FRC's production of The Sondheim Musical Revue.

The production: https://www.frontrowcentre.ca/show/20232024/SondheimTributeRevue

The Stephen Sondheim Society notes that Sondheim was "widely acknowledged as the most innovative, most influential and most important composer and lyricist in modern Broadway history. For more than 50 years, he has set an unsurpassed standard of brilliance and artistic integrity in musical theatre. His accolades include an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards (more than any other composer) including the Special Tony...

Rocky Horror Show Discussion

Opening April 5th and running through April 13th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Kyle sits down with Director Krista Willott and Musical Director Donna Pearson for a discussion on the creation of a new Musical Theatre company and their reasons for bringing The Rocky Horror Show to the stage as their first production.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0

About the Show: A hilarious, campy, and thrilling tribute to the sci-fi and horror B films from the golden age of Hollywood to the 1960s, “The Rocky Ho...

March 16, 2024

Running March 14-16 at the Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary, Kyle reviews Smalltime Theatre's production of Matilda Jr.

Tickets: https://smalltimetheatre.shop/tickets/matilda-jr/

Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pu...

Sondheim Tribute Revue Discussion

Running March 22nd through 30th at the Beddington Centre for the Arts, Kyle sits down with director Gavin Liam Logan for Front Row Centre Players production of the Sondheim Tribute Revue.

Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/sondheim-tribute-revue

Hydrogen and Helium by Gavin Liam Logan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUlUEcBsPkQ

The Stephen Sondheim Society notes that Sondheim was "widely acknowledged as the most innovative, most influential and most important composer and lyricist in modern Broadway history. For more than 50 years, he has set an unsurpassed...

March 15, 2024

Running March 15 through March 23rd at the Lantern Church in Inglewood, Kyle reviews Imagine Theatre's production of The Magician's Nephew.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/tmEvent/tmEvent998.html

About the Show: Before there was the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, there was Polly, Digory, and the rings. When sinister Uncle Andrew tricks the children into testing his magical theory about travelling to another world, Polly and Digory find themselves caught up in a series of events that not even Uncle Andrew himself could have predicted. There are guinea pigs, great...

The Magician's Nephew Discussion

Opening March 15th through March 23rd, Kyle sits down with Harold Squire and Charlotte Loeppky, co-directors of Imagine Theatre's forthcoming production to talk about how one goes about adapting a beloved children's novel for the stage.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/tmEvent/tmEvent998.html

About the Show: Before there was the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, there was Polly, Digory, and the rings. When sinister Uncle Andrew tricks the children into testing his magical theory about travelling to another world, Polly and Digory find themselves caught up...

Seagulls Discussion

Opening February 13 through 17th, sadly too late now for this interview, Kyle sat down with Director Sally Čačić and Lead Performer, Martina Laird-Westib to discuss what Night Ducks is all about as a theatre company and what Seagulls, the production, was like.

The Ghost Next Door Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ghost-next-door/id1718413223

Night Ducks presents “Seagulls” by Caryl Churchill — onboard the Elbow Entertainment River Cruise for Charity for the Short-Sighted Seagulls Awareness Association with Captain Logan Lawrence, featuring Telekinesis Wonder Valery and her Manager Di! Oh — and some guy ca...

Matilda Jr Discussion

Opening March 14th through 16th, Kyle sits down with Tanya Woodruff and Katie Gross with Small Time Theatre to discuss their upcoming production of Matilda Jr presented at the Glenmore Christian Academy.

Tickets: https://smalltimetheatre.shop/tickets/matilda-jr/

Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by he...

Friday, February 23, 2024

Running February 23rd through March 2nd at the Joyce Doolittle theatre at the Pumphouse, Kyle review Workshop's production of Agatha Christie's Rule of Thumb.

Tickets: https://ruleofthumb-workshoptheatre.eventbrite.ca/

This triple bill of one act murder mysteries combines: The Wasps Nest which sees Hercule Poirot come between a bitter triangle to prevent a sinister murder before it takes place; The Rats, a dark and chilling tale in which a pair find themselves lured to a flat, trapped like rats and framed for murder; and finally, The Patient, a tense thriller in...

Rule of Thumb Discussion

Opening February 23 through March 2 at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Kyle sits down with Jacquie Goth Brennan, costumer, Cathe Busswood, stage manager and Hamish Crawford, director to discuss what it's like putting up a show that is essentially three one-acts.

Tickets: https://ruleofthumb-workshoptheatre.eventbrite.ca/

This triple bill of one act murder mysteries combines: The Wasps Nest which sees Hercule Poirot come between a bitter triangle to prevent a sinister murder before it takes place; The Rats, a dark and chilling tale in which a pair find themselves lured to...

Interview with Louis B. Hobson Part 2

Kyle continues his interview with community theatre critic Louis B. Hobson. With over 50 years in Calgary reviewing all manner of the arts and entertainment, Louis B. Hobson shares valuable insight into how theatre, and Community Theatre, has changed over the years.

In a broad discussion covering many topics Louis delves into his humble beginnings in theatre leading from Blairmore, Alberta, through University in Edmonton and on to teaching in Calgary along with directing, writing and producing.

Thanks to Louis B. Hobson

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Interview with Louis B. Hobson Part 1

Kyle is joined by community theatre critic Louis B. Hobson. With over 50 years in Calgary reviewing all manner of the arts and entertainment, Louis B. Hobson shares valuable insight into how theatre, and Community Theatre, has changed over the years.

In a broad discussion covering many topics Louis delves into his humble beginnings in theatre leading from Blairmore, Alberta, through University in Edmonton and on to teaching in Calgary along with directing, writing and producing.

Thanks to Louis B. Hobson

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com...

Friday, February 2, 2024

Running February 2 through February 17th at the Joyce Doolittle theatre at the Pumphouse, Kyle reviews Morpheus' production of the fantastic The Peacock Season.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0

About: The play is set in 1908. Having made the mistake of marrying for love, Clarke and Cora Mariner are reminded upon renewed acquaintance with their former sweethearts, of all the riches their foolishness has denied them, and the simultaneous thought occurs to them that perhaps it’s not too late to try again. But, as divorce is unthinkable in their ci...

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Running February 1 through February 11th at La Cite des Rocheuses in Calgary, Kyle reviews Painted Fish's production of Fiddler on the Roof

Tickets: https://paintedfish.tickit.ca/events/21089

About: Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem

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Fiddler on the Roof Discussion

Opening February 1 through February 11th at La Cite des Rocheuses in Calgary, Kyle sits down with Susan White, stage manager, and Marian Hamilton, director of Fiddler on the roof.

Tickets: https://paintedfish.tickit.ca/events/21089

About: Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Running January 25 through January 28 at the CSpace Theatre in Marda Loop, Kyle reviews Seniors' Acting Lab presents Old Mule.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/login?event=995

About Old Mule: Join us for this hilarious, heartfelt story of how one senior gets scammed and decides to fights back. "Old Mule" an original play by Playwright Nicole Moeller and Directed by Pat Chan Warning: Language may be offensive to some.

Peacock Season Discussion

Running February 2 through the 24th at the Pumphouse, Kyle Gould sits down with the director, Nicola Payton to discuss putting a schedule together for The Peacock Season.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0

The play is set in 1908. Having made the mistake of marrying for love, Clarke and Cora Mariner are reminded upon renewed acquaintance with their former sweethearts, of all the riches their foolishness has denied them, and the simultaneous thought occurs to them that perhaps it’s not too late to try again. But, as divorce is...

Old Mule Discussion

Running January 25 - 28 at the CSpace Theare in Marda Loop, Kyle Gould sits down with producer Louise Day and director Pat Chan to discuss Seniors Acting Lab's production of Old Mule.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/login?event=995

About Old Mule: Join us for this hilarious, heartfelt story of how one senior gets scammed and decides to fights back. "Old Mule" an original play by Playwright Nicole Moeller and Directed by Pat Chan Warning: Language may be offensive to some.

Friday, January 19, 2024

Running January 12 through January 27 at the Pumphouse Theatre Kyle reviews Scorpio Theatre's production of Sylvia.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/tmEvent/tmEvent996.html

Greg is a man of middle age, a restless empty-nester tired of his job in finance and looking for meaning in his life. Sylvia is an exuberant lab/poodle mix, astray and looking for a new home. When they meet at the park it is love at first sight… But Greg’s wife Kate is looking forward to some independence now that the couple no longer has chil...

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Running January 12 through January 27 at the Beddington Arts Centre in Calgary Kyle reviews Front Row Centre Players production of A Chorus Line.

Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/a-chorus-line

A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another. Memorable musical numbers include "What I Did for Love, "One," "I Can Do That," "At the Ballet," "The Music and the Mirror," and "I Hope...

Sylvia Discussion

Running from January 12 through January 27 at the Pumphouse Theatre Kyle sits down with Stuart Bentley (performer of Greg) and Ted Lach (director) to discuss the hardship of putting on a show like Sylvia and trying to bring Scorpio back to life.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/tmEvent/tmEvent996.html

Greg is a man of middle age, a restless empty-nester tired of his job in finance and looking for meaning in his life. Sylvia is an exuberant lab/poodle mix, astray and looking for a new home. When they meet at...

A Chorus Line Discussion

Running January 12th through the 27th at the Beddington Centre for the Arts, Kyle sits down with Danielle Desmarais, director and choreographer for Front Row Centre Players production of A Chorus Line.

Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/a-chorus-line

A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another. Memorable musical numbers include "What I Did for Love, "One," "I Can Do T...

Friday, January 12, 2024

Running January 12 through January 27 at the RPAC in Okotoks Kyle reviews Dewdney Players Production of Henry V by Shakespeare with modern words by Peter Duke.

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?q=Dewdney+Players

Coming this January from the Dewdney Players, Henry V: The Battle For France is the stirring tale of two kingdoms at war. From the original Shakespearean into modern English, this retelling features duels, battles, tragedy, comedy and heroism, showcasing the realities of medieval warfare.

Henry V Discussion

Kyle sits down with Katie Fournell, producer of Henry V, Kelly Kozak, costumer and Peter Duke, director to discuss the difficulties in getting a large cast together and how to work together as a group to bring a modernized language version of Shakespeare's Henry V to the RPAC.

Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?q=Dewdney+Players

Coming this January from the Dewdney Players, Henry V: The Battle For France is the stirring tale of two kingdoms at war. Translated from the original Shakespearean into modern English, this...

Erratic Players Discussion

While Katie Fournell and Logan Coutts are hard at work putting together their first show for February in Longview, Kyle sat down with them both to talk about how Erratic Players came to be and the journey so far as they go about bringing to life a theatre company/collective in Southern Alberta.

Bumbles Big Christmas Adventure Discussion

Running December 21 through the 24th at the Bert Church Theatre in Airdrie, Kyle sits down with Director Kaleigh Richards, Musical Director Shelby Reinitz and lead actor Colleen Bishop to discuss putting up a special Christmas production like this one:

Tickets: https://tickets.airdrie.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent408.html

About Bumbles: It's an exciting time in Santa's workshop as the elves get ready for Christmas day. Bumbles - the happy, snappy, never-nappy elf - is especially excited as he helps to make the toys and clean the workshop in...

Friday, December 8, 2023

Running December 8 through December 16th at the Pumphouse Theatre, Kyle Gould reviews Morpheus Theatre's production of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show and hopes you'll get your ticket before the run closes.

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0

It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the story, The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern adapted by Joe Landry Based on the classic film by Frank Capra. This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ense...