#125 - Ellen Denny

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09/09/18 • 88 min

In this week’s episode I sit down with Ellen Denny. Ellen Denny is a Toronto based actor and writer. In our conversation today we discuss how she was introduced to theatre, her time in school and the main lessons she took from her time out East, as well as what she learned from some of her first experiences in the industry. We also discuss her time at the Banff Citadel program, how she began writing and her show “Wonder”, as well as future goals for “Wonder” and where she hopes to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.

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#124 - Mitchell Cushman

In this week’s episode I sit down with Mitchell Cushman. Mitchell Cushman a director and the Artistic Director and founder of Outside the March. In our conversation today we discuss some of his main focuses over the past year, how Outside the March has grown and what he has learned from his experiences with the company, as well as his experience directing Treasure Island at the Stratford Festival. We also discuss his vision and goals for Outside the March, the company’s mentoring program and what they strive to achieve with it, as well as how the industry has shifted and where he hopes to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.

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#126 - Michael Rubinoff

In this week’s episode I sit down with Michael Rubinoff. Michael Rubinoff is a producer and the Producing Artistic Director at Sheridan College. In our conversation today we recap what he has been working on over the past year, the changes going on at Sheridan College and his new position as producing artistic director, as well as how this year went as planned and what surprised him. We also discuss the Canadian production of Come From Away and how Toronto audiences have responded to it, other productions and future goals for the show, as well as the main things he has learned over the past year and where he sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.