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Marla Torgerson is Bringing her Show about Breaking Up with White Jesus to Toronto Fringe
Jun 25, 2026
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Chris Cracknell is Making Theatre About Online Community, Identity, and Finding Your People
Jun 23, 2026
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Victoria Sullivan is Forcing Ontario's Premier to Live on Minimum Wage at Toronto Fringe
Jun 18, 2026
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Kathleen Welch is Bringing Dark Celtic Mythology to the Toronto Stage with Siofra
Jun 16, 2026
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Taylor Trowbridge is bringing DADS to Toronto Fringe
Jun 11, 2026
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| 6/25/26 | ![]() Marla Torgerson is Bringing her Show about Breaking Up with White Jesus to Toronto Fringe | About This Episode: In this episode, Phil sits down with Marla Torgerson, a Calgary-based singer-songwriter and classically trained vocalist who has written and performs her debut theatrical work, Sinner — a one-woman tragic comedy about growing up in the evangelical Bible Belt of central Alberta and the long, often painful process of leaving fundamentalist religion behind. What starts as a conversation about a show becomes a wide-ranging, deeply personal discussion between two people who have both done the hard work of deconstructing their faith and are still finding new layers to unpack. This episode explores: How Marla went from singer-songwriter and opera graduate to writing her debut solo theatrical work over eight years The specific moment that cracked open her deconstruction, and why she frames Sinner as breaking up with white Jesus rather than religion broadly Why evangelical culture treats men and women differently, and how the Proverbs 31 woman ideal is actually a subversive power structure The prosperity gospel, megachurches, and why Marla argues that being rich is evidence of a lack of faith And much more! Guest: 🎤 Marla Torgerson Marla Torgerson is a Calgary-based singer-songwriter, performer, writer, and comedienne. Originally trained in classical voice, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and has performed throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and South Korea. Her work combines soaring vocals, sharp humour, and deeply personal storytelling. Drawing from her experiences within North American evangelical culture, Marla creates work that examines faith, identity, belonging, and transformation with honesty, nuance, and compassion. Outside of theatre, she works professionally as a vocalist and songwriter, having been a background vocalist for legends like Sarah Mclachlan, and lived and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee alongside Grammy winning musicians, Marla has built a career that spans music, comedy, and live performance. SINNER. is her debut solo theatrical work. Get tickets to SINNER: https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/sinner-musical-tragicomedy-about-breaking-white-jesus Connect with Marla: 📸 Instagram: @sinner_the_musical 🎥 TikTok: @Sinnerthemusical Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podchaser | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio 📺 Watch on YouTube – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell! Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: patreon.com/stageworthy Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20. Thank you to my Patrons: Chris, Georgia, Heather J, Tanisha, Aisling, Cassie, Heather, Jeanette, SteveRead transcript | — | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | ![]() Chris Cracknell is Making Theatre About Online Community, Identity, and Finding Your People | About this episode: Chris Cracknell is a Hamilton-based composer, musician, performer, and web series creator who has channelled a pandemic-era creative crisis into something genuinely extraordinary: a non-canonical musical adventure called Pookumhura Mistress of B-Roll, playing at Theatre Passe-Muraille as part of the Toronto Fringe's Musical Theatre Hub. The show draws on Chris's nearly two decades as a World of Warcraft player, but don't let that fool you into thinking you need to know anything about the game. At its heart, this is a show about how people use online spaces to find community, explore identity, and connect with each other across the divides that increasingly define our world. Chris and Phil dig into the origins of the Pookumhura web series, which Chris created as a way to climb out of pandemic-era depression one tiny creative act at a time. What started as the bare minimum (taking a gummy and ad-libbing awkward conversations with in-game NPCs) eventually snowballed into a full eleven-episode season and then a stage musical. It's a story about the power of low-stakes creative momentum, and the surprising places it can take you. Guest: 🎮 Chris Cracknell Chris Cracknell, a former webcomic artist and fixture of the Hamilton music and theatre communities has employed his talents in a wide variety of productions. He has performed in such diverse roles as Doctor Frank N. Furter in the Waterdown Village Theatre's 2012 production of "The Rocky Horror Show" and Mr. Kurlansky in the 2017 film "Chewed" by Mike Trebilcock and far too many Hamilton Fringe Festival productions to list. Tickets to Pookamhura: https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/non-canonical-musical-adventure-pookamhura-mistress-b-roll Connect with Chris: 🌐 Website: www.pookplay.ca 📸 Instagram: @pookamhura Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podchaser | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio 📺 Watch on YouTube – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell! Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: patreon.com/stageworthy Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20. Thank you to my Patrons: Chris, Georgia, Heather J, Tanisha, Aisling, Cassie, Heather, Jeanette, SteveRead transcript | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | ![]() Victoria Sullivan is Forcing Ontario's Premier to Live on Minimum Wage at Toronto Fringe | Read transcriptAbout This Episode: What would happen if a newly elected Premier of Ontario was forced to live on minimum wage? That's the provocative (and deeply funny) question at the heart of Minimum, the political satire written and performed by Victoria Sullivan. After winning Best in Venue at the 2025 Hamilton Fringe Festival, Victoria is bringing the show to Toronto Fringe, and the timing couldn't feel more apt. Victoria is an actor, playwright, and producer based in Hamilton, working under the banner of Be Victorious (and sometimes the Intergalactic Federation of Space Beers - it's a long story). She holds a master's degree from TMU, where her Dante-inspired thesis project Daniel T's Inferno Latte became a critically lauded Fringe hit. With four consecutive Fringe runs under her belt, she knows what it takes to make a show land; and she's ready to find out how Toronto audiences respond to political absurdism in the current climate. This episode explores: How the experience of moving to Toronto and working for minimum wage sparked the idea for Minimum Why Victoria chose a fictional premier over the actual Premier and what creative freedom that decision unlocked Returning to a show with the same cast but a new director, and what that reinvestigation revealed The changing landscape of Fringe marketing - from flyering lineups to social media ads - and what actually works And much more! Guest: 🎭 Victoria Sullivan Victoria Sullivan is an award-winning scriptwriter, producer and actress who currently resides in Hamilton, Ontario. Victoria completed an MFA in Scriptwriting and Story Design at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2023. Her thesis project is a female-led, television adaptation of Dante’s Inferno, with a modern-day interpretation of the entry requirements into Hell. Victoria produced and starred in a stage adaptation of Danielle Tea’s Infernal Latte on Tarragon Mainstage for the Toronto 2023 Fringe Festival to rave reviews and critical acclaim. She has co-written and produced It’s Always Hazy in Hamilton for the 2024 Hamilton Fringe Festival and wrote, produced and starred in Minimum for the 2025 Hamilton Fringe Festival, both of which won ‘Best in Venue’ at the Player’s Guild of Hamilton. Victoria is passionate about astronomy, the environment, animal rights and has an avid green thumb. She is currently entrenched in a war with fungus gnats over her indoor plants. Her favourite planet is Saturn. Get tickets to Minimum at Toronto Fringe: https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/minimum Connect with Victoria 🌐 Website: www.spacebeers.ca 📸 Instagram: @vicsullivahttps://www.instagram.com/vicsulliva Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podchaser | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio 📺 Watch on YouTube – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell! Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: patreon.com/stageworthy Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20. Thank you to my Patrons: Chris, Georgia, Heather J, Tanisha, Aisling, Cassie, Heather, Jeanette, Steve | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() Kathleen Welch is Bringing Dark Celtic Mythology to the Toronto Stage with Siofra | Read transcriptAbout This Episode: Kathleen Welch is a playwright, composer, director, and actor, and one of the founding members of The Spindle Collective; the Toronto-based company making some of the most compelling horror theatre in Canada right now. She joined Phil to talk about Siofra, Spindle Collective's latest show, which opens at the Red Sandcastle Theatre on June 17th. Rooted in the Irish mythology of changeling babies, Siofra is the second in a trilogy of folklore-inspired horror plays that Kathleen has written with Spindle Collective co-founder Natalia Bushnik. The conversation moves through the rich terrain of folklore and what makes it such fertile ground for original storytelling — from Romanian demons to Germanic winter witches, and now to the west of Ireland in the 1860s. Kathleen talks about the collaborative writing process she and Natalia developed during COVID, why writing with a trusted partner makes all the difference, and how Siofra surprised even its own creators when the humor started emerging in rehearsal. Kathleen also talks about the Dead of Winter Festival, the horror theatre festival she and Natalia launched in partnership with Eldritch Theatre, why genre theatre is a powerful way to bring new audiences into the room, and what she believes makes horror such a naturally feminist form of storytelling. This episode explores: The mythology of Irish changeling babies and how it shapes the story of Siofra How The Spindle Collective was born during COVID from a shared love of folklore and horror The Dead of Winter Festival: what they learned in year one, including surviving a polar vortex Why horror is uniquely suited to feminist storytelling and bringing new audiences to theatre And much more! Guest: 🎭 Kathleen Welch Kathleen Welch is a playwright, composer, director, and actor. She is a founding member of spindle collective, which focuses on the creation of horror theatre and dark folklore epics. With Natalia Bushnik, she co-wrote and composed the music for their Dark Mother Trilogy, made up of the plays SAMCA, síofra, and spilleHOLLE. SAMCA received numerous grants and accolades and, for its Toronto production, Kathleen was nominated for a Toronto Theatre Award for her role as Prava. Kathleen and Natalia recently completed their full-length version of spilleHOLLE after the ten minute version won “Gold” at the Grand River 10-minute Play Contest. Apart from their trilogy, spindle collective also created Dead of Winter: The Toronto Horror-Theatre Festival in association with Eldritch Theatre. The festival had a sold out run this past winter and will continue as an annual event! Kathleen's play, Bluebeard's Wives is currently being developed by spindle collective with guidance and support from The Vault Creation Lab. Apart from her work with spindle, some select credits include performing as the Creepy Musician in Eldritch Theatre’s production of The Strange and Eerie Memoirs of Billy Wuthergloom, directing Riot King’s Dora Award winning production of Suddenly Last Summer, and composing the music for Just Across the Causeway (a radio play supported by the CBC Digital Strategy Fund). Kathleen holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Windsor and is passionate about multidisciplinary theatre and plays that feature dangerous, amoral womxn. Learn about Siofra and buy tickets: https://natbushnik0.wixsite.com/spindlecollective/about-3 Connect with Kathleen and the Spindle Collective 📸 Instagram: @spindlecollective Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podchaser | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio 📺 Watch on YouTube – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell! Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: patreon.com/stageworthy Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20. Thank you to my Patrons: Chris, Georgia, Heather J, Tanisha, Aisling, Cassie, Heather, Jeanette, Steve | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | ![]() Taylor Trowbridge is bringing DADS to Toronto Fringe✨ | father-child relationshipmasculinity+4 | Taylor Trowbridge | DadsTool for Rebellion | — | DadsToronto Fringe Festival+6 | — | 50m 40s | |
| 6/9/26 | ![]() Stephen Drover is Directing the Macbeth He's Been Thinking About for Twenty Years✨ | Shakespearetheatre direction+4 | Stephen Drover | Bard on the BeachMacbeth | Vancouver | MacbethShakespeare+8 | — | 1h 00m 42s | |
| 6/2/26 | ![]() Rymn Wadhwa is an Engineer Turned Playwright at Toronto Fringe✨ | playwritingtheatre+4 | Rymn Wadhwa | Assembly Sϋggested | Toronto | playwrightIKEA chair+5 | — | 53m 11s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Chantel Winters on Planting Clues in Her Scripts, the Reality of Producing, & Other Concerns✨ | playwritingproducing+4 | Chantel Winters | CBC GemAn Atlas in a Necktie and Other Concerns+1 | Toronto | Chantel WintersPhil Rickaby+6 | — | 58m 10s | |
| 5/19/26 | ![]() Blythe Haynes on Creative Risk, Accessibility, Emotional Safety, & Other Concerns✨ | indie theatreartistic process+5 | Blythe Haynes | Gangway TheatreAn Atlas, A Necktie, and Other Concerns+1 | TorontoEdinburgh Festival Fringe | Toronto theatreindependent work+5 | — | 1h 00m 33s | |
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Susanna Fournier is Spending a Season in Hell with take rimbaud✨ | theatre productionartistic risk+4 | Susanna Fournier | Buddies in Bad Times Theatrethe Howland Company+1 | Canada | Susanna Fourniertake rimbaud+5 | — | 1h 15m 08s | |
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| 5/5/26 | ![]() Lisa Marie DiLiberto is making theatre that doesn’t sit quietly✨ | Theatre Direct's historyTheatre for Young Audiences+3 | Lisa Marie DiLiberto | Theatre DirectFixpoint Theatre+2 | Canada | Theatre DirectLisa Marie DiLiberto+5 | — | 1h 07m 49s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() Dr. Janet McMordie is Mixing Medicine and Acting with Vitals✨ | medicineacting+4 | Dr. Janet McMordie | Second CityFactory Theatre+2 | — | sports medicineimprov classes+4 | — | 1h 01m 25s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Alexis Milligan Knows what Doctors can Learn from Theatre✨ | movement directiontheatre in medicine+4 | Alexis Milligan | Shaw FestivalUniversity of Toronto+2 | — | movement directiontheatre+4 | — | 1h 03m 32s | |
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Logan Robbins Is Giving Puppets (and the Planet) a Fighting Chance✨ | environmental themespuppetry+3 | Logan Robbins | Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company | Halifax, Nova Scotia | puppetrysustainable theatre+6 | — | 57m 04s | |
| 4/7/26 | ![]() Bryn Kennedy is Wearing Many Hats in Toronto's Indie Theatre Scene✨ | indie theatrecommunity building+4 | Bryn Kennedy | Riot KingMusical Stage Company+3 | — | Bryn KennedyThe Moors+6 | — | 57m 37s | |
| 3/31/26 | ![]() Miriam Cummings Finds Freedom Through Solo Performance and Teaching✨ | solo performancevulnerability+4 | Miriam Cummings | Canada's National Voice InstituteThe One+1 | — | solo theatreplaywright+6 | — | 1h 04m 21s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() Alexis Eastman on Devised Theatre, Novel Writing, Creative Producing and Artistic Identity✨ | creative producingCanadian theatre+5 | Alexis Eastman | — | — | creative producertheatre+5 | — | 1h 04m 30s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() Rebecca Northan and Bruce Horak Are Sneaking Improv into Mainstream Canadian Theatre✨ | improvisation in theatreCanadian theatre+4 | Rebecca NorthanBruce Horak | Spontaneous TheatreStratford Festival+4 | — | improvtheatre+7 | — | 51m 40s | |
| 3/10/26 | ![]() Tika McLean is Building Community in Art and Every Day✨ | multidisciplinary artsocial commentary+3 | Tika McLean | Beyond A ProductionsTIKA! | — | Tika McLeanPhil Rickaby+6 | — | 57m 19s | |
| 3/3/26 | ![]() Emily Jeffers is Making Theatre on Her Terms✨ | artistic identitycollaboration+3 | Emily Jeffers | l’École Philippe GaulierSpymonkey Theatre+3 | Toronto | theatreartistic identity+5 | — | 59m 22s | |
| 2/24/26 | ![]() Virginia Woodall is Building Community at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival | About This Episode In this episode of Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby speaks with Virginia Woodall, producer at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. With the festival entering its 21st year, Virginia shares the story of how she moved from volunteer to producer, how 164 submissions become a 12-day lineup of 78 troupes, and why sketch comedy deserves recognition as its own artistic discipline. In this episode: The evolution of the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival How the programming committee evaluates 160+ submissions Why sketch comedy is a distinct art form — not just “theatre adjacent” Community-building within the sketch scene The role of monthly comedy cabarets Why Virginia calls Sketchfest “Comedy Christmas” And more! Guest: 🎭 Virginia Woodall Virginia Woodall is a producer at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. She's an arts administrator and creative producer with a background that bridges the cultural and corporate sectors (she’s a textbook Libra: very balanced). Drawing on years of experience in comedy, live performance, and festival production, she combines strategic thinking with a deep love for the creative process. Her prior work in corporate sales and marketing helps her build buzz, grow partnerships, and develop organizational growth strategies. Virginia is passionate about creating inclusive, accessible, and joyful arts experiences that support artists and strengthen community. Connect with Virginia & Toronto SketchFest 🌐 Website: torontosketchfest.com 📷 Instagram: @tosketchfesthttps://www.instagram.com/tosketchfest/ 📷 Instagram: @iamvirginiawoodall Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: patreon.com/stageworthy Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20. Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podchaser | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio 📺 Watch on YouTube – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell! | — | ||||||
| 2/17/26 | ![]() Anusree Roy Writes in Service of the Story | About This Episode In this episode of Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby speaks with acclaimed playwright, actor, and screenwriter Anusree Roy about her newest play, Through the Eyes of God, now onstage at Theatre Passe-Muraille. The conversation explores Roy’s evolving artistic process, the deeply personal roots of her storytelling, and her journey between theatre and television writing. In this episode: Writing as an act of witnessing and responsibility The emotional and ethical weight of socially engaged theatre Navigating the Canadian theatre landscape as a playwright of colour Collaboration, trust, and the rehearsal room as community Sustaining an artistic life while carrying urgent stories And much more! Guest: 🎭 Anusree Roy Anusree is a two time Governor General’s Award-nominated and four-time Dora Award-winning writer, actor, and director. Anusree is currently the Co-Executive Producer and writer for the Allegiance S3 (CBC) television series. She has also worked on Interview With The Vampire S3 (AMC), Allegiance S2 (CBC), Transplant S2 (NBC/Netflix/CTV), I Woke Up a Vampire (Netflix), SkyMed (Paramount+/CBC), Remedy (Global TV), Killjoys (SyFy), and Nurses S1 & S2 (NBC/Global TV). For theatre, Anusree’s plays include: Through the Eyes of God, Sisters, Trident Moon, Little Pretty and The Exceptional, Sultans of the Street, Brothel # 9, Roshni, Letters to my Grandma, and Pyaasa. She is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter Award, the RBC Emerging Artist Award, the Carol Bolt Award and the Siminovitch Protégé Prize. She was the 2018 finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (the largest and oldest playwriting prize for women writing for English-speaking theatre). Currently, she is the commissioned playwright at Tarragon Theatre, writing her new play, 147, 8th Street. Anusree is presently developing a feature film inspired by her audio play, Sisters, as well as directing and premiering her short films, The Birthday Party and God’s Plan (winner of Best Performance & Best Editing at WIFF). She is also an adjunct professor of playwriting at the University of Toronto and a professor of creative writing, teaching advanced drama to MFA students, at the University of British Columbia. Anusree's playwright residencies include: Nightwood Theatre, Young People's Theatre, Factory Theatre, The Blyth Festival, Theatre Passe Muraille, The Canadian Stage Company and Tarragon Theatre. Anusree spent two seasons as an actor at the Stratford Festival of Canada. She holds a B.A. from York University and an M.A. from the University of Toronto, and most of her plays have been published by Playwrights Canada Press. Anusree was a board member for Playwrights Canada Press for over five years and a juror for the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Michael Than Foundation Award, Toronto Arts Foundation Awards and the George Luscombe Mentorship Award. Her works have appeared in multiple anthologies including: Refractions: Scenes, Refractions: Solo, Love, Loss and Longing: South Asian Canadian Plays, Truth in Play, Dramathemes, TOK: Writing the New Toronto, and Diaspora Dialogues Anthology. Anusree's plays have been taught at the University of Toronto, York University, Ryerson University, Wilfried Laurier University, the University of Calgary, the University of Guelph, the University of Regina, McGill University and the National Theatre School. Connect with Anusree 🌐 Website: www.anusreeroy.com 📸 Instagram: @writeranusreeroy Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: patreon.com/stageworthy Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20. Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podchaser | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio 📺 Watch on YouTube – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell! | — | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | ![]() Scholarship Meets Theatre and Art with Dienye Waboso Amajor | About This Episode: In this episode of Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby sits down with Dienye Waboso Amajor — a Dora-nominated Nigerian actor, writer, and interdisciplinary artist living and working in Ontario. With an academic background in theatre and performance studies and ongoing doctoral research, Dienye’s practice bridges performance, scholarship, and cultural storytelling. This Episode Explores: Dienye’s journey as a Nigerian artist working in Canada The relationship between scholarship and performance practice Creating work grounded in lived experience and research The role of voice — personal, cultural, and artistic Balancing academic study with creative practice And much more! Guest: 🎭 Dienye Waboso Amajor Dienye Waboso Amajor is a Dora Nominated Nigerian Actor, Writer, Performer and Mother who lives and works in Ontario. Dienye holds an MA in Theatre and Performance studies from York University with a keen interest in Pre-Colonial African Theory, Performance and Development. Dienye is a published writer whose work can be found on the online publication She Does the City. In 2022, she developed and debuted a new visual and photographic work titled “Rest” which seeks to prioritize and localize the exploration and imagery of Black bodies in a state of Rest. Dienye is currently continuing her studies as a PhD student in the Theatre Dance and Performance program at York University. She currently works with Suitcase in Point Multi Arts company as the Associate Artistic Director. Connect with Dienye 📸 Instagram: @sodiandtheboys Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: patreon.com/stageworthy Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20. Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podchaser | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio 📺 Watch on YouTube – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell! | — | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | ![]() Tim Porter Makes Theatre Work Outside the Big City | About This Episode: In this episode of Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby sits down with Tim Porter, founding Artistic Director of Tweed & Company Theatre, to talk about what it means to build a sustainable professional theatre company outside of major urban centres. This Episode Explores: Founding Tweed & Company and building a company from the ground up Why regional and rural theatre matters in Canada Audience relationships outside major urban centres Sustainability, scale, and expectations in Canadian theatre The difference between serving a community and chasing prestige And much more! Guest: 🎭 Tim Porter: Tim is a performer, writer, and director from Tweed Ontario. As Tweed & Company’s founding Artistic Director, he’s written/directed several full Canadian musicals and directed/performed in countless others. Acting credits include: Nine seasons with Drayton Entertainment performing in countless shows including Buddy the Elf in ELF!, George in the Drowsy Chaperone, six pantos as the Buttons track, Les Mis, Man of La Mancha, Marathon of Hope, Kinky Boots, Singing in the Rain, and many more.; multiple North American tours as Rooney Doodle in CBC’s ‘The Doodlebops’; the original Canadian Productions of ‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ and ‘Cannibal: The Musical’. Tim is also a King Charles the 3rd Coronation Medal recipient, two time Premier’s Award of Ontario nominee and Terry Doyle Memorial Award recipient (Drayton Entertainment). He is honoured to produce quality theatre for Hastings County and Eastern Ontario. Connect with Tim and Tweed & Company: 🌐 Website: www.tweedandcompany.com 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tweedandcompany/ Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: patreon.com/stageworthy Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20. Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podchaser | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio 📺 Watch on YouTube – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell! | — | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | ![]() Jack Burrill Makes Shakespeare Feel Dangerous Again | About This Episode: In this episode of Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby speaks with Jack Burrill, actor, director, acting coach, and Artistic Director of Unchained Theatre. What begins as a shared nerd-out over Shakespeare quickly becomes a wide-ranging conversation about why these 400-year-old plays still matter - and how indie theatre is often where their most exciting reinventions happen. This episode explores: Founding Unchained Theatre during the pandemic Modernizing classic texts without losing their soul Performing Shakespeare in small, intimate spaces Why indie theatre matters in Toronto’s ecosystem Theatre as an irreplaceable live experience And much more! Guest: 🎭 Jack Burrill Jack Burrill is an actor, a director, a writer, teacher and the proud Artistic Director and co-founder of Unchained Theatre. As Jack has taken part in productions that he has both acted in and directed (often at the same time.) Some of Jack’s credits include Denise Shepard (Laramie Project), Wargrave (And Then There Were None), Sir Toby Belch (Twelfth Night), Titania/Theseus (Midsummer Night's Dream), Falstaff (Henry IV Part 1). And recently Jack will be Claudius in Hamlet. Jack was recently nominated by Broadway World for his performance as Titania/Thesus in Thaumatrope Theatres production of Midsummer Nights Dream. Jack was trained at Centennial CollegeTheatre Arts and Performance program. As well as being trained in both the Grotowski method by Ara Glenn-Johanson and the Michael Chekhov Technique by Rena Polley and Lionel Walsh, with an aspiration to be trained in more of the legendary practitioner’s methods. He hopes to continue his work and research by producing Shakespeare and learning the different approaches to the craft of acting to pass it on to future generations of actors and artists. Connect with Jack Burrill & Unchained Theatre: 📸 Instagram: @jackieb123_______ 📸 Instagram: @unchained_theatre_company___ Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: patreon.com/stageworthy Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20. Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podchaser | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio 📺 Watch on YouTube – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell! | — | ||||||
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