Ep. #2: The Critic's Homework

In this episode of The Page Turn Podcast, Nirris Nagendrarajah (Toronto), Reham Cojuangco (Vancouver), and Sania Hameed (Toronto) discuss how much context and research a critic actually owes a show — using colorblind casting as their test case, from Brandy's Cinderella to a Black lead singing Werther at the Canadian Opera Company. Then Eve Beauchamp (Calgary) reviews Wildwoman at Alberta Theatre Projects — as a pop quiz. Finally, Megan Hunt (Montreal) speaks with Nathaniel Hanula-James about wearing different hats in the arts — performer, dramaturg, playwright, researcher — and where the line falls between necessary context and endless research. Threaded together by Jose Solís — cultural critic, educator, co-founder of You Are a Critic, founder of the BIPOC Critics Lab, and co-facilitator of Page Turn — who narrates the connections between this episode's roundtable, review, and interview.