Just Another Gala: Recent Episodes
Arts and culture in Ottawa and beyond
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."
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.
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 // Fucking 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/
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 Fucking Carl - July 14-30, Théâtre du Trillium, La Nouvelle Scène http://nouvellescene.com/fucking-carl/
NEW The Servant of Two Masters - July 21-August 21, Odyssey Theatre http://www.odysseytheatre.ca/index.php/events/theatre-under-the-stars/
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/