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Your Ottawa theatre podcast. We're here to give a voice to theatre in the NCR, with an eye on theatre across the country.

Inspired by ex-PM Stephen Harper's infamous 2008 statement: "I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people at, you know, a rich gala all subsidized by taxpayers claiming their subsidies aren't high enough, when they know those subsidies have actually gone up – I'm not sure that's something that resonates with ordinary people."

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Your Ottawa theatre podcast. We're here to give a voice to theatre in the NCR, with an eye on theatre across the country.

Inspired by ex-PM Stephen Harper's infamous 2008 statement: "I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people at, you know, a rich gala all subsidized by taxpayers claiming their subsidies aren't high enough, when they know those subsidies have actually gone up – I'm not sure that's something that resonates with ordinary people."

    Episode 20: The JAG Almonte Puppet Festival preview and summertime wrap-up

    Episode 20: The JAG Almonte Puppet Festival preview and summertime wrap-up

    In this episode, we talk about Odyssey Theatre, Bear & Co. Theatre and Dark Horse Dance Project's recent offerings and look forward to the Almonte International Puppet Festival.

    • 34 min
    Episode 19: Shakespeare's drunk, the world's in crisis, and Kate Taylor is a clickbait master

    Episode 19: Shakespeare's drunk, the world's in crisis, and Kate Taylor is a clickbait master

    00:00 // INTRO

    00:38 // PREVIEWS

    Virtual reality theatre opens in Toronto.
    http://vividvr.ca/#vivid

    A new Facebook group titled Women’s Theatre Network invites women to connect with each other online. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1162079387183664/

    What is the role of theatre in the refugee crisis? Theatreanddance.britishcouncil.org/about

    The Color of NOW hosted a conversation called What's Race Got To Do with It at Imago Theatre in Oregon
    www.orartswarch.org/talking-race-the-color-of-now/

    The Globe and Mail’s Kate Taylor asks 'Why doesn't Canada have a national theatre?'
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/kate-taylor-why-doesnt-canada-have-a-national-theatre/article30610325/

    Artistic Director of the NAC English Theatre Jillian Keiley responds on the SpiderWebShow
    https://spiderwebshow.ca/article/why-doesnt-canada-have-a-national-theatre/

    06:00 // REVIEWS

    Pericles, Prince of Tyre - July 4 to August 20, A Company of Fools’ Torchlight Shakespeare

    12:50 // F*****g Carl - July 14 to 30, La Nouvelle Scène, presented by Théâtre du Trillium.

    19:20 // PREVIEWS

    Macbeth - July 2-30, Bear & Co

    Barefoot in the Park - July 12 to 30, Ottawa Little Theatre.

    Much Ado About Nothing & Julius Caesar - July 16 to August 20, St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, Prescott

    Dark Horse Dance Projects - July 21 & 22, ODD BOX
    https://www.facebook.com/events/515638748635619/

    The Servant of Two Masters - July 21 to August 21, Odyssey Theatre in Strathcona Park
    http://www.odysseytheatre.ca/index.php/events/theatre-under-the-stars/

    • 22 min
    Episode 18: Guest co-host Nancy Kenny gets real about the Ottawa Fringe

    Episode 18: Guest co-host Nancy Kenny gets real about the Ottawa Fringe

    00:00 // INTRO

    00:35 // NEWS
    Third Wall Academy is looking for young artists between 15 and 19 for auditions July 23-26. Contact james@thirdwall.com
    http://www.thirdwall.com/#!twa/clk4

    01:30 // OTTAWA FRINGE FESTIVAL
    www.ottawafringe.com

    12:12 // REVIEWS

    Grade 8 - Dwayne Morgan
    Angels and Aliens - Jeff Laird and Sydney Hayduck
    Magic Unicorn Island - Jayson MacDonald
    Norman Bisbee Goes to War - Kevin Reid
    Fugee - Third Wall Academy

    30:15 // TOURING EXPERIENCE

    35:45 // DOCUMENTARY : ON THE FRINGE

    42:00 // PREVIEWS

    Macbeth - July 2-30, Bear & Co's Shakespeare in the Park
    http://www.bearandcompany.ca/

    *NEW* The Amazing Adventures of Pericles, Prince of Tyre - July 4-August 20, A Company of Fools
    http://fools.ca/2016/04/25/torchlight-shakespeare-pericles/

    *NEW* F*****g Carl - July 14-30, Théâtre du Trillium, La Nouvelle Scène
    http://nouvellescene.com/f*****g-carl/

    *NEW* The Servant of Two Masters - July 21-August 21, Odyssey Theatre
    http://www.odysseytheatre.ca/index.php/events/theatre-under-the-stars/

    • 43 min
    Episode 17: The weird and wonderful world of Ottawa Fringe 2016

    Episode 17: The weird and wonderful world of Ottawa Fringe 2016

    00.00 INTRO

    00:29 NEWS

    Tony Awards host and artists acknowledge Orlando Shooting
    Lin-Manuel Miranda's sonnet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCbBkb8hMEk

    Fresh Meat Festival Applications due on July 1st
    freshmeatfest.com/s/FRESH-MEAT-5-Call-for-Submissions.pdf

    Luminato Festival: The James Plays Trilogy by Rona Munro
    https://luminatofestival.com/

    The 20th Ottawa Fringe Festival
    http://ottawafringe.com/

    04:35 REVIEWS

    06:18 BLINDSIDE
    Stéphanie Morin-Robert
    http://ottawafringe.com/shows/blindside/

    10:43 Everybody Dies in December
    Nancy Kenny
    http://ottawafringe.com/shows/everybody-dies-in-december/

    15.42 GARY
    Tony Adams, Chelsea Young, Cory Thibert
    http://ottawafringe.com/shows/gary/

    18.50 Alpha Delta 86, Can Ducks Fly
    Kiva Murphy and Filipa Mendes
    http://ottawafringe.com/shows/alpha-delta-86/

    23:52 The Exclusion Zone
    Martin Dockery
    http://ottawafringe.com/shows/the-exclusion-zone/

    29.24 Love is a Battlefield
    Martin Dockery & Vanessa Quesnelle
    http://ottawafringe.com/shows/love-is-a-battlefield/

    MORE REVIEWS
    http://apt613.ca/fully-fringed-back-apt613-review-58-ottawa-fringe-plays/

    36.50 PREVIEWS

    Classical Theatre Festival - June 24 to September 11 in Perth
    http://classictheatre.ca/

    • 38 min

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