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Lawsuit Decision: $0.00

February 7, 2019 by Colin Thomas 2 Comments

Colin Thomas sued The Georgia Straight newspaper for wrongful dismissal.
On Thursday, January 31, Judge Winston Lee released his decision regarding the lawsuit I filed in small claims court against The Georgia Straight.

Judge Lee ruled that, in his view, I was not a dependent contractor at The Straight—which means that I was not in an employee-like relationship with the paper—and that I am, therefor, not entitled to compensation for The Straight having terminated its 28.5-year relationship with me as a theatre critic, which they did without notice in September of 2016. [Read more…]

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Join FRESH SHEET! Support independent theatre criticism!

May 4, 2018 by Colin Thomas Leave a Comment

Yesterday, I launched a Patreon campaign. It’s all about creating an alternative funding source so that I can keep writing about theatre.

The video explains it all.

And, when you’ve been thoroughly convinced by the video, here’s where you can join the revolution by supporting my campaign.

It’s really important to create momentum, so please share this post FAR and WIDE!

Thanks!

Oh, and the Patreon template is a little confusing, so if you’d like to make a pledge, here’s how to do that:

– Click BECOME A PATRON. (It’s in an orange box)

– Enter the dollar amount. (It looks like a one-dollar pledge is your only option, but it’s not. Enter any amount you want.)

– Click CONTINUE.

– Click CONFIRM AND PLEDGE.

Thanks again. 🙂

Filed Under: Theatre Picks, Uncategorized Tagged With: #ColinThomas, #Patreon

March 9, 2018 by Colin Thomas Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Theatre Picks Tagged With: #ColinThomas, #theatrecritic, #theatrerevviews, #Vancouvertheatre

My top ten theatrical pleasures of 2015

December 21, 2015 by Colin Thomas 4 Comments

Hooray for Vancouver theatre makers!

I’m especially pleased to note that my Top Ten list of theatrical experiences from this past year includes a whole bunch of work from emerging artists as well as seasoned pros.

Okay. I’m going to run through my faves in chronological order, starting with the most recent.

Billy Marchenski, Radix Theatre, TBD, Tibetan Book of the Dead

Billy Marchenski was one of the spirit guides in Radix Theatre’s TBD.

Radix Theatre’s TBD

Inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead, this immersive experience altered my emotional landscape.

Every day for 21 days, the folks from Radix Theatre initiated some kind of interaction with every one of the souls in the 75-member audience, leading us through our own deaths to our rebirths. Sometimes participants would simply get text or audio messages. And sometimes deities would show up in our lives. (Radix tracked us, using an app that we all agreed to install on our cell phones.)

Check out the first two Related posts at the bottom of this entry.
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Filed Under: Theatre Picks Tagged With: #2015, #ColinThomas, Vancouver theatre