Seana McKenna is a 26-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, who both acts and directs. She recently played Lear for The Groundling Theatre Company in Toronto and is now directing The Shakespeare Company’s production of King Lear. She very generously agreed to answer our questions,...
Julie Orton, playing both Cordelia and Fool in The Shakespeare Company's upcoming King Lear, very generously agreed to answer our questions, in the midst of rehearsals. TSC: You're into your second week of rehearsals with Seana McKenna, and you're playing both Lear's youngest daughter Cordelia and...
Our poster for King Lear features Calgary actor and legend Stephen Hair as the mad king. Created by our designer, Kurt Firla, our posters are always more than they seem. A number of our Shakespeare fans have been asking why our King Lear poster features...
Macbeth is known for being more than just a Shakespearean play. It has a bizarre and dangerous past that haunts it since its premiere back in the 1600's. Let's take a look at that history. The First Performance All we have is legend concerning the first performance,...
One has to admit, Macbeth has it all: Witchcraft, dying monarchs, ghosts that just don't quit and murderous blue bloods, truly a gamut of goodies. However, these wonderful surface theatrics serve only as vehicles to the true story of the play itself. Let's delve into four very...
Did you enjoy the music to The Three Musketeers? Chad Blain of SinTaxErrors Studios, a co-op of dedicated artists focused on sound design and composition for theatre, TV and film projects, has created a great musical landscape that you can now relive! [soundcloud id='314444873' height='false'] ...
As a Shakespeare Theatre, we relish in bringing to life the works of William, so it may come as a surprise to many that here we are showcasing The Three Musketeers, a novel by famed French writer, Alexandre Dumas. So, why The Three Musketeers you ask? We...
What would you do for love? It's an old, old question, and in the world of romantic tales, one that goes back to the beginning of time. Let's face it, Shakespeare was the father of rom coms. If there is anyone on this planet that truly...
It is no secret that the word 'gender' has taken on new meaning in the past decade. In fact, if you contemplate the meaning of gender over the past 400 years, the term itself has undergone some massive evolution. When applying the idea of gender to...
We worked with local company Road West Pictures to create this chilling trailer for Richard III. One of Shakespeare's most hated villains, Richard is cold and calculated in his quest for the throne. Richard III runs from September 23 - October 8 in The Stuido at Vertigo...