Stolen Sisters: open-handed theatre in a literal heart
Stolen Sisters is a one-actor, site-specific play. Deantha Edmunds simply enters through the rung of chairs circled around the Heart Garden on Government House grounds, and turns and presents in the…
Renée Hackett: Be honest about what brings you joy
Can you tell us a little about yourself? I am an actor, writer, and producer from St Bernard’s, Newfoundland. I moved home from Toronto, after more than 20 years, a…
Exploration and discovery: interpreting The Tempest
Last week NQ spoke with director Danielle Irvine about Perchance Theatre’s production of The Tempest. This week, actor Jodee Richardson, who plays Prospero, joins the conversation. How do you approach…
Danielle Irvine: Shakespeare was writing about universal human experiences
Among Perchance Theatre’s offering this season is The Tempest. Director Danielle Irvine took some time from her busy schedule to chat with NQ about the play and its resonant, lasting…
Garrett Doyle: I have a low fear of risk
Where did you grow up in NL? I grew up initially in Wabush, in Labrador, so I lived there until I was about 13, and then I moved to St…
Domestic in scope, internațional in scale: Earhart in Trepassey
“For a very long time I tried to write a short story about Amelia Earhart‘s eleven-day stopover in Trepassey. I wanted to explore the effect her stay might have had…