Indie Theatre http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/145/all en Gertrude and Alice http://www.theatromania.ca/news/gertrude-and-alice <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="960" height="768" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/unspecified_6.jpg?1458680227" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>New play explores unsung genius of gay literary icon Gertrude Stein</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Independent Aunties<br />Written by Anna Chatterton and Evalyn Parry, in collaboration with Karin Randoja <br />With additional text by Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas <br />Directed by Karin Randoja</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://buddiesinbadtimes.com/show/gertrude-and-alice/"><em><strong>Gertrude and Alice</strong></em></a> is a beautifully poignant and whimsical exploration of the legacy of one of America’s greatest modernist writers. The play shines a spotlight on Gertrude Stein’s relationship with her partner of 40 years, Alice B. Toklas, and raises questions about how Stein is remembered and why, perhaps, she is not remembered. <br /></p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sat, 2016-03-05</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2016-03-27</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/buddies-bad-times-theatre">Buddies In Bad Times Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/gertrude-and-alice" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/gertrude-and-alice#comments Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Canadian Plays Indie Theatre Reviews Two-Person Shows Tue, 22 Mar 2016 21:20:42 +0000 Annie Hodgins 1109 at http://www.theatromania.ca Q&A: 52 Pick-Up http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-52-pick <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="2808" height="1872" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/IMG_4693_50.jpg?1425589015" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Co-directors Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster and Paolo Santalucia on remounting The Howland Company's hit Fringe show</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Interview </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by The Howland Company<br />Written <em><strong></strong></em> by TJ Dawe &amp; Rita Bozi <br />Directed by Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster &amp; Paolo Santalucia</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>TJ Dawe and Rita Bozi's 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival hit <strong><em><a href="http://howlandcompanytheatre.com/52-pick-up/">52 Pick-Up</a></em></strong><em><strong></strong></em> returns to the stage this month in a remount directed by two of the original cast members, Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster &amp; Paolo Santalucia.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 2015-03-05</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2015-03-22</span> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-52-pick" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-52-pick#comments Indie Theatre Reviews The Howland Company Toronto Fringe Festival Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:08:58 +0000 Lauren Gillett 944 at http://www.theatromania.ca