Posted on February 6, 2012
By Mike Ross
Music
Chris Craddock knows he’s breaking a sacred “blood oath” in revealing the secret initiation he went through to become a life-long member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, the U of A fraternity that took all that bad press for its cruel hazing practices. “I’m not afraid,” declares the award-winning comic actor, who will detail his experience […]
Posted on January 26, 2012
By Mike Ross
The Latest, Theatre
Hey guys: Imagine going on a date with a hot female clown who REALLY wants to get to know you – and an entire roomful of strangers gets to eavesdrop. It’s almost enough to make you want to give up hockey night in Canada, eh? Beginning previews on the Citadel’s Rice stage Saturday night, Blind […]
Posted on September 15, 2011
By Albert Smith
Culture, Theatre
Ahoy, mateys: Thar be something mighty fishy about Heroine – a ripping yarn about a pair of comely wenches what pillaged the high seas in the misty days of yore, got scurf’d to the brig and marked with the black spot for a date with the hempen halter. The play about female pirates opens Friday […]
Posted on July 5, 2011
By Mike Ross
Culture, Front Slider, Lit, Theatre
New York in the ’50s, Switzerland in the ’30s, Monte Carlo in the ’20s, tea with a vaudeville star, champagne with the ambassador, a conga line at a wedding, a murder mystery at the symphony, a discussion of green peppers during a cocktail party – don’t ever accuse Stewart Lemoine of being stuck in the […]
Posted on June 15, 2011
By Albert Smith
Comedy, Front Slider, Theatre
To be willing to “fail happily” is one of the foundations of comedy improv – and also a happy life. When you truly shed your ego in the manner of the Buddhists, even death becomes OK. Cue the sound of one hand clapping. This may all seem too deep for Rapidfire Theatre’s Improvaganza festival, running […]
Posted on June 7, 2011
By Albert Smith
The Latest, Theatre
There are a few theories we can form from reading the 2010-2011 nominations for the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards – the closest Edmonton gets to the Oscars for the live theatre scene. 1. The Citadel Theatre remains the king of local theatre. 2. One of our brightest playwrights is Brad Fraser, who hasn’t lived here […]
Posted on May 17, 2011
By Staff
Front Slider, Theatre
We love Shakespeare in the Park – now get set for a little “Shakespeare in the Street.” On the Avenue, to be precise, as in Alberta Avenue, as in 118th Avenue – which is fast becoming the artsiest district in Edmonton, a far cry from its past reputation as a good street on which to […]
Posted on May 4, 2011
By Mike Ross
Culture, Front Slider, Theatre
Are Edmonton theatre people a bunch of pussies when it comes to their critics – or is it the other way around? Just wondering. The following exploration all started with Facebook. In an effort to get fresh local arts material for GigCity.ca, I sent “friend” requests to as many Edmonton musicians, artists, writers and actors […]
