A View from the Box - The Podcast

Janine Marley
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Hey Everyone! It’s Janine from A View from the Box and welcome to A View from the Box – The Podcast! I’m going to be talking to artists from Toronto and beyond in my new interview-style podcast. This is an extension of my Stage Door Dialogues feature on my site, but in audio! I’m really looking forward to getting to chat and have some fun with some of the most talented folks I know and bring these conversations to you!

  1. Episode 17 - Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg of Opera Atelier

    3D AGO

    Episode 17 - Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg of Opera Atelier

    Hello everyone! Unfortunately, due to some technical difficulties, this week's episode is a bit shorter, but I got to speak to the incredible Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg of Opera Atelier. Jeanette Lajeunesse Zingg has choreographed and performed in major theatres internationally. She received her training in London, Copenhagen and Paris, where she undertook in-depth studies of Baroque dancing from original source material. She credits her teachers (including her most important teacher/mentors—John Marshall and Florentina Lojekova) with instilling in her a love for dance history. Ms. Zingg has received the prestigious Toronto Arts Award, the Opera Canada Ruby Award for outstanding achievement in the field of opera in Canada and was named by TIME Magazine as one of Canada’s most influential artists in Classical music. She has collaborated with conductors Marc Minkowski, Hervé Niquet, Christopher Hogwood, Andrew Parrott, David Fallis and Stefano Montanari and choreographed for dancers from the National Ballet of Canada, The Scapino Ballet, The Dutch National Ballet, La Scala Ballet, and Opera Atelier. Marshall Pynkoski’s fascination with music, theatre and dance of the 17th and 18th centuries began in classes with the late Leonard Crainford and John Marshall, respectively Chairman and Major Examiner, Royal Academy of Dancing in London. His further studies with Florentina Lojekova (Master Artist of the Czech Republic) and David Moroni (the Royal Winnipeg Ballet) were pivotal in his decision to pursue a career as a dancer and director. Early in Mr. Pynkoski’s professional career, he had the opportunity to undertake in-depth studies of baroque opera and ballet in Paris. His studies continued with renowned baroque dramaturge Professor Dene Barnett at Flinders University in South Australia. In 1985 he founded Opera Atelier with his partner Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg and he has since directed a wide range of period productions of baroque and early classical opera and ballet in close collaboration with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. He has acted as a guest instructor at the Centre for Baroque Studies, Versailles under conductor Marc Minkowski and has collaborated with many of the finest artists in the world of early music. You can find Opera Atelier on socials at: https://www.facebook.com/OperaAtelier https://www.instagram.com/operaatelier/ If you'd like to hear Marshall and Jeanette's Before You Go! episode, you can join my Patreon here: https://patreon.com/AViewfromtheBox

    15 min
  2. Episode 16 - Heeyun Park 박희윤 of Riot King TO's "The Moors"

    MAR 30

    Episode 16 - Heeyun Park 박희윤 of Riot King TO's "The Moors"

    Hello everyone and welcome to Episode 16 of Season 2 of A View from the Box - The Podcast! Spring has sprung which means some great new theatre coming up along with the warmer weather! Today, I get to talk to Heeyun Park 박희윤 who's playing the Moor Hen as part of Riot King TO's "The Moors". Heeyun Park 박희윤 is an actor, singer and creator based in Toronto, raised in Edmonton and born in South Korea. She won both the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Toronto Critic's Choice Award as Princess Mary in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Mirvish; Crow’s and MSC). Select Credits: WITCH (Soulpepper Theatre), Into the Woods (Koerner Hall), MONEY (WYRD), I Was Unbecoming Then (NextStage), Rosamund (Toronto Fringe), La Bête (Talk is Free Theatre). Heeyun is the composer and co-lyricist for Ye Xian: A Musical Retelling (Bad New Ideas 2024). Training: Acting at National Theatre School of Canada, Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance at University of Alberta. You can follow Heeyun on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/park.heeyun/ If you'd like to hear Heeyun's Before You Go! episode, you can join my Patreon at: https://patreon.com/AViewfromtheBox

    38 min
  3. Episode 15 - Andrew and Zahra Faiz of "Kathryn: A Life Almosting"

    MAR 16

    Episode 15 - Andrew and Zahra Faiz of "Kathryn: A Life Almosting"

    Hello Everyone! Welcome to Episode 15 of Season 2 of A View from the Box - The Podcast. I'm so excited to have the father/daughter creative team behind "Kathryn: A Life Almosting" on the podcast today! Andrew Faiz (Book, Lyrics, Producer) has worked in television and radio, at newspapers and magazines, in documentary film and once was a hotel manager. He has been a public speaker, a lecturer, and a lay minister. Also a janitor and a short order cook. He is an award-winning poet, photographer, journalist, humourist, editor and columnist. Andrew has done a lot of different things for decades. He once had a theatre company. That’s when he first met Kathryn Albertson, in 1989. In between being a journalist, editor and news producer, Andrew wrote and directed the National Film Board documentary, Flemingdon Park: A Global Village. He did a profile of Kathryn Albertson for CBC Radio, which he then turned into a theatre script. Kathryn: As Herself, At Last. It played in Toronto and Winnipeg. Aromas, another one-woman play appeared on Toronto stages a decade ago. Zahra Faiz is an award-winning musician who has been making and writing music as long as she can remember. In high school, she created and lead a brass quartet. She won awards at the provincial level for brass quartet and solo trombone. Zahra studied piano, composition, and theory at the Royal Conservatory. She did a minor in music at university. No stranger to theatre, Zahra created and performed with McGill Student Improv. She co-founded an all-women’s comedy troupe and was on the founding creative team of the McGill Students Comedy Club. Zahra is thrilled to make her debut as composer for the stage with Kathryn: A Life Almosting. She is also the music director. Upcoming projects include an original show for which she is the book writer, lyricist and composer. You can find out more about the show and purchase tickets at: https://kathrynthemusical.com/ If you'd like to hear their Before You Go! episode, you can become one of my Patron on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/AViewfromtheBox

    51 min
  4. Episode 14 - Maricris Rivera and Ellie Posadas of The Tita Collective at TO Sketchfest

    MAR 2

    Episode 14 - Maricris Rivera and Ellie Posadas of The Tita Collective at TO Sketchfest

    Hello there! Welcome to Episode 14 of Season 2 of A View from the Box - The Podcast. Today, I am so pleased to have some of the talented performers who make up The Tita Collective on the show: Maricris Rivera and Ellie Posadas. Tita Collective is an all-Filipina collective composed of award-winning playwrights, comedians, musicians, dancers, theatre makers and actors, based in Toronto, Canada. We explore different mediums to tell the stories about the Filipin* diaspora. Individually, Tita Collective are : AP Bautista (Tell Tale Harbour), Belinda Corpuz (Narnia), Ellie Posadas (Scarborough), Alia Rasul (15 Ways My Dad Almost Died), and Maricris Rivera (Short Dances). You can find them on social media here: https://www.instagram.com/tita.collective/ https://www.facebook.com/titacollective If you'd like to hear their Before You Go! episode, you can join my Patreon here: https://patreon.com/AViewfromtheBox

    34 min
  5. Episode 13 - Nicolas Billon of Green Light Arts in Association with Tarragon Theatre's "The Neighbours"

    FEB 16

    Episode 13 - Nicolas Billon of Green Light Arts in Association with Tarragon Theatre's "The Neighbours"

    Hello everyone and Happy Family Day! I've got a great interview to share with you today with playwright Nicolas Billon. Nic’s literary vocation surfaced at the age of six, when he wrote and illustrated a story on index cards about a rampaging robot. He stapled the cards together and sold “Le Robot” to his mother for a tidy profit. Today, his work is known for its challenging subject matter blended with humour, twists, and deep humanism. The Elephant Song, Nic’s first play, premiered at the Stratford Festival in 2004; it has since been produced around the world and was made into a feature film in 2014. Several of his other plays, most notably Iceland and Butcher, have had major productions across Canada and internationally.  Accolades include a Governor-General’s Award for Drama, a Canadian Screen Award, and a Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award. Nic is a strong supporter of the serial comma and of Caryl Churchill’s adage that “Playwrights don't give answers, they ask questions.” You can find Nic on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/nbwriter.com If you'd like to hear Nic's Before You Go! episode, join my Patreon at: https://patreon.com/AViewfromtheBox

    34 min
  6. Episode 12 - Kate Martin of Shakespeare BASH'd's "Troilus and Cressida"

    FEB 2

    Episode 12 - Kate Martin of Shakespeare BASH'd's "Troilus and Cressida"

    Welcome to Episode 12 of Season 2 of A View from the Box - The Podcast. I'm so thankful to have Kate Martin, who is not only currently performing in but is also associate directing Shakespeare BASH'd's current production "Troilus and Cressida" Kate Martin is a theatre artist and educator raised in rural Saskatchewan and based in Toronto. Previously with Shakespeare BASH'd, she played Emilia in The Two Noble Kinsmen, Lorenzo in the staged reading of The Spanish Tragedy, Annabella in the staged reading of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, and was the assistant director for The Tragedy of King Lear. Elsewhere, Kate has performed with Young People's Theatre company and Crane Creations Theatre. She has been twice Dora-nominated within Outstanding Ensembles. Kate holds her BFA in Acting from Toronto Metropolitan University. You can find Shakespeare BASH'd on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shakesbashd/ And you can find Kate at https://www.instagram.com/katemartin___/ If you'd like to hear Kate's Before You Go! episode, you can join my Patreon here: https://patreon.com/AViewfromtheBox

    45 min
  7. Epsiode 11 - Natalia Bushnik and Kathleen Welch of Spindle Collective and Eldritch Theatre's "Dead of Winter"

    JAN 19

    Epsiode 11 - Natalia Bushnik and Kathleen Welch of Spindle Collective and Eldritch Theatre's "Dead of Winter"

    Welcome to Episode 11 of Season 2 of A View from the Box - The Podcast. I'm so excited to have Natalia Bushnik and Kathleen Welch back on the show to talk about their new Horror Theatre Festival "Dead of Winter" Founded by Natalia Bushnik and Kathleen Welch in 2021, spindle collective formed through our shared passion in the telling of original, immersive, horror-theatre works. Based in what is colonially known as Toronto, we believe in working collaboratively in the space to create a cohesive world by interweaving storytelling devices and site-specific creation. Pulling inspiration from folklore around the world, we are committed to confronting the uncomfortable. To learn more about the festival and snag what few tickets remain, click the link here: https://eldritchtheatre.ca/winter/ To hear Nat and Kat's Before You Go! episode, you can join my Patreon at: https://patreon.com/AViewfromtheBox

    40 min
  8. Episode 10 - Gabi Epstein of Talk Is Free Theatre's "Company"

    JAN 5

    Episode 10 - Gabi Epstein of Talk Is Free Theatre's "Company"

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    44 min
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Hey Everyone! It’s Janine from A View from the Box and welcome to A View from the Box – The Podcast! I’m going to be talking to artists from Toronto and beyond in my new interview-style podcast. This is an extension of my Stage Door Dialogues feature on my site, but in audio! I’m really looking forward to getting to chat and have some fun with some of the most talented folks I know and bring these conversations to you!

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