Going to the theatre with kids: I highly recommend it

Leave a Comment Yesterday, I took my six-year-old neighbour, Abraham, to see Carousel Theatre’s Go, Dog. Go! It was the first time that Abraham had ever seen a play. The script is very simple. Based on P.D. Eastman’s book, it’s a lot like the old Dick and...

The Motherfucker and other options

Leave a Comment The Motherfucker with the Hat is still the best thing on this weekend. It’s closing tomorrow night, (Saturday, January 30), so get in there if you can. Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis’s take on addiction is both darkly comic and moving. And the actors...

Cats: the pleasures of feline drag

 Leave a Comment I never thought I’d live to hear myself say this, but the show to catch this weekend is Cats. I have never been a fan of Cats, which has always struck me as commercially gimmicky—and mostly tuneless. But seeing Fighting Chance Productions mounting in...

You know that screenplay you’ve got kicking around?

Leave a Comment Recently, I received a testimonial from screenwriter Douglas Ronald Ellis. Yes, this posting is an ad, of sorts. But, if you want to write a screenplay, or you’ve got one  knocking around, I can help. Here’s what Doug had to say. (It’s very, very...

Live—really live—theatre at faerie camp

3 Comments Helvetica Bold (my pal John) in action   As I listened to the gay trans man read his zombie porn, I realized that I was getting a hard-on under my dress. There is such pleasure in writing that sentence! And there was such delight in the experience....