The … Musician: An Étude

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Toronto Laboratory Theatre presents this new multi-tiered adaption of a 19th century Ukrainian-Russian novella.

Art Babayants, the production’s director, discusses the process and challenges of assembling and rehearsing a show that combines non-traditional lighting design, narrative text, and live classical piano.

Tickets are available online and you can contact TLTEnquiries@Gmail.com for more information regarding discount tickets, group rates, and companion seating for patrons who are visually impaired. More details are also available on Facebook.

Posted on January 5th, 2014.
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Othello

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The podcast returns with Go Play Producing’s retelling of the story of Shakespeare’s Moor of Venice with all of the characters’ genders swapped.

Director Tanya Rintoul, actor Krystina Bojanowski, and producer Pooria Fard all enthusiastically shared their insights into their production and the process that they’ve taken in bringing Othello to life.

If you’re interested in getting even more behind-the-scene’s information, the company’s Facebook page features a rehearsal log series and their crowdfunding campaign is in full swing.

Posted on November 10th, 2013.
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2013 Fringe Festival Digest

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The 25th Anniversary Toronto Fringe Festival is in full swing right now! Here’s a complete list of this year’s Fringe previews to help you plan your patronage. Thanks to all of the theatre creators who sat down for a chat!

The festival also features creations by past guests of WalkLeft, the Podcast. Those shows include:

There were also a few Fringe shows that wanted to personally invite listeners of the podcast to their performances, but circumstances did not allow for episodes to be made with them. It’s the thought that counts, right? Here are those honourable mentions:

Have a great Fringe! It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Posted on July 6th, 2013.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream… A Puppet Epic!

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WARNING: Though this is a preview for a play presented as a part of FringeKids! programming in the Toronto Fringe Festival, the episode itself contains a generous number of expletives.

The zany puppetry of Shakey-Shake & Friends returns to the Palmerston Library Theatre for a third consecutive year. Tom McGee reveals the company’s origins and his approach to creating and performing theatre for young audiences.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream… A Puppet Epic! will likely be just that.

Posted on July 4th, 2013.
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Teach Me

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As you can probably tell from the poster, this 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival preview takes a slightly darker sexual turn than previous episodes.

The primary mission of Rachel Ganz’s Newborn Theatre is the production of the work of young playwrights and, though it was originally destined for a smaller stage, being successful in the Fringe lottery meant a fast-tracked development process for Teach Me.

Posted on July 1st, 2013.
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