I am someone who loves my summer theatre. When I was in Ontario I was amazed by how many summer theatres were running, not just at the big festivals like Stratford and Shaw, but also all of the "Ports and 'Burgs" some of which I performed at (Port Dover) and some where I had works [...]
As the culmination of my Master's Degree in Playwrighting, I had the opportunity to write a new musical, THE BOOK OF JOAN. In this musical within a play (though as I wrote it, it became more a play and a musical running together) a Christian University’s drama department hires a group of local theatre professionals to work [...]
Tickets are going fast for Jekyll and Hyde, and soon there will be only two weeks left of the run, so get those tickets if you'd like to come!
Well, this is going to be fun! I've been cast in this the above production, a North American premiere of an adaptation by Nick Lane (a script that I love). I'm looking forward to treading the boards once again in my hometown of Calgary, it's been awhile. Hope you can make it, tickets are available [...]
Jillian Rees-Brown, Michelle Nash, Allison Crowe, and Brandon Lee Carabin. Photo by Mandy Keeping The summer has wrapped up for Bingo Ladies at the Gros Morne Theatre Festival in Cow Head NL! I was lucky enough to make it out for opening night, and the talent there was incredible. Thanks to the actors, artists, and all [...]
Meet Thor, the Bingo Troll! He's very excited (and so am I) that he’s heading out for his fifth production of Bingo Ladies, this summer at the Gros Morne Theatre Festival in Cow Head NL! Will Thor hike the Tablelands? Take the boat tour of Western Brook Pond? Perhaps a dip in the ocean at [...]
As part of my MFA in playwrighting at the University of Calgary, I needed to write a pre-thesis play. In consultation with my supervisor we thought, "why not a musical?" On April 4th and 5th I was given the opportunity to workshop a truncated version of this new musical with a 45 minute staged reading [...]
It feels great to be back at school. After two years of the pandemic and living in Calgary, it felt like it was time to re-invest in some learning. In September I started my MFA in Playwrighting at the University of Calgary. They do keep you busy as a Grad student! But so far I'm [...]
It's hard not to love this place, and after ten years of coming back, it has started to feel like home. I'm lucky to be working back with Rising Tide Theatre in Trinity NL, where I'm acting, as well as arranging music, writing comedy sketches, and music directing the Dinner Theatre and Shenanigan shows. I [...]
Had the greatest time working on this show at the Citadel Theatre this Spring. At a time when there wasn't much theatre going on, getting the chance to act, sing, and dance with such a talented creative team, cast, and crew was a gift!