Bryn Kennedy is Wearing Many Hats in Toronto's Indie Theatre Scene
About this episode
Bryn Kennedy discusses her work in Toronto's indie theatre scene, focusing on directing The Moors and broader challenges in Canadian theatre.
About This Episode: Bryn Kennedy returns to Stageworthy to talk about directing Riot King's production of The Moors by Jen Silverman — a darkly comic Victorian Gothic play about isolation, power, and the cost of giving up community. Bryn shares why this unsettling tale of spinster sisters, a mysterious governess, a mastiff dog, and a moorhen feels urgently relevant in our age of individualism and loneliness. Beyond The Moors, Bryn and Phil dig into big questions facing Canadian theatre: How do we reach audiences who aren't already theatre people? Why do we struggle to communicate story in our marketing? And what can we learn from Hollywood, fringe festivals, and even church about building community and inviting people in? Bryn also reflects on her work as a director, actor, producer, and marketer — and what she learned about the next generation of theatre-makers while managing Musical Stage Company's One Song Glory program. This episode explores: Why The Moors speaks to our culture of isolation and individualism The magic of the BMO Incubator Space at the Theatre Centre What Riot King gets right about indie theatre community Why we need to stop assuming everyone knows the…
People in this episode
Guest: Bryn Kennedy
Topics covered
- indie theatre
- community building
- isolation
- audience engagement
- theatre marketing
- next generation theatre-makers
Keywords
- Bryn Kennedy
- The Moors
- indie theatre
- community
- audience engagement
- theatre marketing
- isolation
- Jen Silverman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Riot King, Musical Stage Company, BMO Incubator Space, Theatre Centre
Books & works: The Moors
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