'Living with Shakespeare' by Jeremy Smith and Steven Gallagher, Ed Broadbent Park, Oshawa, Aug 15 2023.
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The Final Bard’s Bus Tour: an interview with artistic director D. Jeremy Smith
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L-R: Yunike Soedarmasto, Kryslyne-Mai Ancheta, Deborah Drakeford, Ellie Ellwand, photo by Sam Moffatt.
'Prairie Nurse' by Marie-Beath Badian - review by Joe Szek
By Joe Szek
Based on the true story of Badian’s mother's immigration to Canada in the late 1960s, ‘Prairie Nurse’ centres on two Filipino nurses: Indepencia “Penny” (Kryslyne-Mai Ancheta) and Purificacion “Puring” (Yunike Soedarmasato) who have arrived from Manila to work at a small-town Saskatchewan hospital. Penny and Puring never knew each other until they arrived at the airport. They intend to send money home to their families in the Philippines, hoping to bring family members to Canada.
Karly Friesen as Sarah, photo by Barry McCluskey.
'Innocence Lost: The Steven Truscott Story' by Beverly Cooper - review by Joe Szek
By Joe Szek
Set in 1959 in Clinton, Ontario, Beverly Cooper’s ‘Innocence Lost’ dramatizes the unfortunate tragedy that erased the innocence of the lives of many young people in the town. Based on the true story of the Steven Truscott judicial case, the play describes the murder and rape of Lynne Harper (Sarah Kaufmann) through the eyes of the fictional character Sarah (Karly Friesen), the story’s narrator. At times, the production describes graphic narration that forever changes the town of Clinton when fourteen-year-old classmate Steven Truscott (Liam Ryan) is charged with Lynne Harper’s rape and murder.
Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, an interview by Joe Szek
By Joe Szek
“Knock wood, babe. Everybody’s doing great. My brother and I are getting on. I’ll be 72 in July, and Desi’s 18 months younger. He and I are healthy. I have three beautiful grandchildren. My three children are working and happy, and my two stepsons are working and happy. Larry is of a certain age, and he has all of his wits about him. I’m a very, very grateful gal, very lucky.”
Joe interviews Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill - Read more at his Our Theatre Voice blog.