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WalkLeft, the Podcast
by Distinguished Guests & Marty Chodorek
A Toronto-focussed performing arts program previewing projects & productions.
Episodes
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Brain Food
Bil Antoniou and Michael Stittle talk about being playwrights and directors of their two scripts, We Say Such Terrible Things and Fail Safe, respectively. The two plays are being presented under the collective title, Brain Food, from March 4th to the 14th at The Red Sandcastle Theatre.
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2014 Fringe Festival Digest
Playwright and actress Rebecca Perry collected and synthesized her observations from behind the counter of the Torontonian jungle that is the independent coffeeshop. Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl is part of the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival. This is an encore presentation of an…
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Fantastic Extravagance
Eden’s book has become a misunderstood best-seller and, while the public is marveling at her ironic genius, she is determined to take back her book. Fantastic Extravagance is part of the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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GUNSHOT
Sound you've never heard. Pressure you've never felt. Action you've never taken. It's the revolution you're about to start. GUNSHOT is part of the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Valkyrie
Bradley and Erin are avenging Valkyries; girlfriends out for adulterers' blood... and other body parts. Valkyrie is part of the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Tarrare: A Story of Hunger
Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Suspicious Moustache Theatre's new play brings to life the tale of a man defined by his monstrous appetite. Tarrare: A Story of Hunger is part of the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Memento Mori
What if you gave yourself a year to live? This is Tracey's last night… and she's rented a tango band. It's a death ritual. It's a mixer. It's best last night of anyone's life ever! Memento Mori is part of the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Julius Caesar Project
Shakespeare meets Orange Is The New Black - the classical tragedy is set in a modern women's prison. Julius Caesar Project is part of the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Licking Knives
Exploring the themes of identity and self-determination, Melanie Hrymak's one-woman show tells the story of a confident, confused, indignant young woman who decides to leave home in the spring of 1939. It is a journey that will take you across Europe from a stick in the Ukrainian mud to the City…
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An Evening in July
The year is 1972. Two wealthy and reclusive sisters prepare to host the biggest, most eccentric party of their lives... and audience members will be the guests. An Evening in July is part of the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Queer Bathroom Stories
Sheila Cavanagh discusses her play about lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- and queer experiences in Canada's public facilities. Queer Bathroom Stories is on stage at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre from May 31st until June 15th.
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SOULO Theatre Festival 2014
Tracey Erin Smith discusses the festival born out of years of work and instruction in the art of the one-person show. The SOULO Theatre Festival begins May 22nd at The Red Sandcastle Theatre and is presented in partnership with the Crow’s East End Performance CRAWL.
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Cold Comfort
Director Rod Ceballos and performer David Mackett discuss their production's process and history. Cold Comfort takes the Tarragon Theatre Near Studio stage from April 24th until May 4th.
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The Playwright Project 2014: Caryl Churchill
Matt Gorman, Carly Chamberlain, Alec Toller, and Sarah Kitz are each directing one of Caryl Churchill's plays which are being presented in this year's third edition of The Playwright Project. A Number, Vinegar Tom, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, and Three More Sleepless Nights will be presented...
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The Memo
Helen Juvonen, Paul Rivers, and Tyler Seguin discuss Vaclav Havel's examination of bureaucracy. The Memo is on stage at Unit 102 Theatre from April 23rd to May 10th.
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The LaBute Cycle
The Artistic Producer of Theatre Caravel, Julia Nish-Lapidus, and the founder and Artistic Director of Shakespeare BASH’d, James Wallis, talk about preparing two contrasting Neil LaBute scripts. reasons to be pretty opens April 8th at Unit 102 Theatre. A staged reading of Fat Pig will take place…
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Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
Carly Chamberlain returns to the podcast to talk about directing the final play of Hart House Theatre's 2013/2014 season. Ann-Marie MacDonald's award-winning Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) opens on February 28th.
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Alice in Wonderland: A Tale with No Porpoise
Playwright/producer Katie Leamen and directors Lynne Griffin and Sean Sullivan discuss their zany Lewis Carroll adaptation. Alice in Wonderland: A Tale with No Porpoise opens at Dancemakers Centre for Creation on February 12th.
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Madeleine Robin Known As Roxane
Theatre Double Take's Artistic Director Grace Smith talks about her new play, imagining how a famous heroine's story might continue. Madeleine Robin Known As Roxane opens at lemonTree {studio} on February 5th.
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The … Musician: An Étude
Art Babayants discusses the process involved in bringing Toronto Laboratory Theatre's upcoming multi-tiered theatrical experience to life. The ... Musician: An Étude opens at Dancemakers Centre for Creation on January 17th.
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Othello
Tanya Rintoul, Krystina Bojanowski, and Pooria Fard discuss exploring gender roles in a Shakespearean framework with Go Play Producing's latest project. Othello is on stage from November 20th through the 24th at Zuke Studios.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream… A Puppet Epic!
Tom McGee is sensitive to young ears when he's on stage with Shakey-Shake & Friends. But he lets all his adult vocabulary hang out for this podcast preview. A Midsummer Night's Dream... A Puppet Epic! is part of the FringeKids! programming at the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Teach Me
Rachel Ganz, the Artistic Director of Newborn Theatre, discusses the development of her play exploring sexuality and authority. Teach Me is part of the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Stalled
Natural Progression Theatre presents a play wherein a man walks into a washroom... and sh*t happens. Stalled is part of the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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My High-Heeled Life
Katharine McLeod's solo play about women, shoes and making it through the 21st century might just surprise you. My High-Heeled Life: Or, How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Love My Stilettos is part of the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Elizabeth – Darcy
Hallie Burt and Kate Werneburg have adapted Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice into a two-woman show. Elizabeth - Darcy is part of the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Saint Francis Talks to the Birds
Annemieke Wade and Cameron Johnston review the history of Royal Porcupine Productions and invite you to their latest prickly production of a play by David Ives. Saint Francis Talks to the Birds is part of the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Honest Aesop’s Fables
Luke LaRocque and Teodoro Dragonieri discuss collective creation with Tarradiddle Productions, theatre for young audiences, and modernizing source material from antiquity. Honest Aesop's Fables is part of the FringeKids! programming at the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival.
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Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl
Playwright and actress Rebecca Perry collected and synthesized her observations from behind the counter of the Torontonian jungle that is the independent coffeeshop. Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl is on stage at The Storefront Theatre, June 13th through the 16th.
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We Walk Among You
Artichoke Heart Collective's Co-Artistic Director Michelle Urbano invites you to see their show which is on its way to the Montréal Fringe. We Walk Among You will take the stage at 3030 Dundas West on June 9th and 10th.
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Dance Party
Brandy Leary is the Artistic Director of Anandam Dancetheatre is excited to announce the company's new presenting series. Dance Party takes place at Collective Space and everywhere else via live stream on May 25th.
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LOVESICK
Unspoken Theatre Company's Nina Kaye is a self-described impresario and invites you to an evening of short theatre pieces by local female playwrights. LOVESICK is on stage at different venues on May 8th, 9th, and 10th.
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Overruled & Romance
Neoteny Theatre's Artistic Producer Carly Chamberlain is directing the company's first production and is joined by her assistant director Susan Bond to talk about the plays' themes and their production process. Overruled and Romance are on stage from March 27th through April 6th at Red Sandcastle...
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Gwen Powers
The playwright and director of WORKhouse Theatre's latest production talk about their process, sharing thoughts on acting, writing, dramaturgy, and direction. Gwen Powers is on stage from March 21st through April 6th at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace.
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The Pillowman
The director of Rarely Pure Theatre's The Pillowman and two of its cast talk about the play and working with an ensemble who know each other very well. Martin McDonagh’s drama will be on stage from February 27th through March 3rd at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts.
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Jackie and Jack
Guy Doucette and Michael Orlando discuss their collaborative production of a play that imagines a historically plausible meeting of Jack Kerouac and Jackie Kennedy. Jackie and Jack, a play by Jim Christy, will be on stage from February 22nd through March 2nd at Unit 102 Theatre.
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Life is Sweet, Even in February
Ashley Gibson discusses her show which will honour her mother’s memory and raise awareness for mental illness. This, her very first solo show, takes place February 22nd. Proceeds will go to CAMH Foundation.
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A Night of Shanley
Alanna Stone and Lauren Toffan talk about small, but mighty Half-Pint Theatre. A Night of Shanley, featuring 'Women of Manhattan' and 'Welcome to the Moon', runs from February 6th through February 16th.
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Conspiracy
The first episode of 2013 features Leeman Kessler, who tells the tale of discovering a dramatization and the resulting, successful journey toward producing a staged reading. Conspiracy will be presented, free of charge, on January 19th at Grace Church on the Hill.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
With ten interviews in the archive, this episode of WalkLeft, the Podcast goes to 11! In it, the origin of Breathe.Feel.Love is revisited by the company's three partners as they herald Hedwig's return to Toronto. Hedwig and the Angry Inch rocks from January 9th through January 27th.
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Taking a holiday break…
New episodes in a couple of weeks. Happy Holidays!
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Shakespeare-In-Hospitals Showcase
Victoria Urquhart tells the story of the Spur-Of-The-Moment Shakespeare Collective - from subways to hospitals. The SOTMSC Presents: Shakespeare-In-Hospitals Showcase has performances on December 17th and 18th.
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Set Those Sails: A Night of William Finn
Tara Litvack wears many hats: Musical Director, Accompanist, Vocal Coach, Conductor, Arranger. And with Set Those Sails: A Night of William Finn, she's adding Producer to that list. This one-night presentation of newly arranged musical theatre selections from the William Finn songbook takes place...
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This Lime Tree Bower
"You don't rehearse a show until it's 'good'... you rehearse it until it's dangerous." - Matt Gorman This Lime Tree Bower has a preview on December 6th and runs from December 7th through December 22nd.
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The Other Houdini
Omar Hady, Michael Orlando, and Robert Feetham reveal the origins of The Theatre Lab and The Other Houdini to Marty. Aspects of Clown, physical comedy, and escape artistry come together in The Other Houdini, presented at Unit 102 Theatre from November 29th through December 1st.
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Damien
Shannon Blake and Lyf Stolte talk to Marty about the origins of The Bench Theatre Initiative and their upcoming production. Damien by Aldyth Morris is the story of Father Damien de Veuster, the leper priest of Moloka’i and will be presented at Sanctuary from November 21st through December 1st.
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Aeroplane Jelly
Brooke Meyer, Andy Ingram, Matthew Donovan, and Zachary Knowles stopped by after a rehearsal for tryworks theatre co.'s Aeroplane Jelly. Born from a freeing and fiery process, this deranged tale of vault dwellers has its first performances ever November 14th through the 18th.
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Until Our Paths Cross Again
Monique "Mo" Renaud, the artistic director of Rarely Pure Theatre, tells Marty about her play, Until Our Paths Cross Again. Conceived as a study of Captain Nichola Goddard, the first female Canadian combat soldier killed in combat, Until Our Paths Cross Again is on stage November 8th to the 11th.
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The Bacchanal
Pastel Supernova tells Marty the story of how she entered the world of burlesque and what came next: Love Letters Cabaret and The Bacchanal. Inspired by ecstatic ritual and reverie, this tantalizing presentation of burlesque steeped in dance takes the stage October 31st and November 1st, 2012.
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Delicacy
Kat Sandler talks to Marty about Theatre Brouhaha and her latest dark comedy, Delicacy. Sure to delight and to follow in the successful footsteps of LOVESEXMONEY and Help Yourself, Delicacy runs from October 25th to November 3rd, 2012.
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