Inside Imago

Host Jimmy Blais discusses CRASH with playwright Pamela Mala Sinha and actress Ghazal Azarbad. CRASH is having it's Montreal premier with Imago Theatre in Montreal in February, 2026. **** CRASH is the fractured unraveling of memory. A tour de force narrative about family, faith and love set in Montreal, CRASH is a story of The Girl, who undergoes the haunting memories of a past assault as she navi...

Host Jimmy Blais discusses Cult Play with playwright Scout Rexe and Dramaturg Fatma Sarah Elkashef. Cult Play is having its world premiere with Imago Theatre in Montreal in October, 2025, before it travels to Halifax in 2026. **** What would you do if the life you always dreamed of came at a price you never expected? Alex meets a captivating woman who is everything she’s ever wanted. Taylor opens...

Host Jimmy Blais discusses Scorpio Moon with playwright Adjani Poirier and Director Murdoch Schon. On a hot Montreal summer night, the air hangs heavy with regret. Is forgiveness possible? Two estranged friends meet after a heartbreaking betrayal. One wants absolution, while the other has different ideas. Now, in a crumbling abandoned warehouse where they once laughed and drank cheap wine, the pai...

Host and co-director Jimmy Blais discusses The Wolves and Adventures with soccer consultant Gillian Clark and co-director Kirsta Jackson. The Wolves , a Geordie Theatre & Imago Theatre co-production, follows a high school girls’ soccer team as they prepare for victory while grappling with the challenges of adolescence. This fast-paced play examines themes of belonging, friendship, sexuality, g...

Host Jimmy Blais speaks with Keren Roberts about The Flood as they begin rehearsals of its World Premiere in Montreal, presented by Imago Theatre. They talk about how they research and prepare as actors when they work with a historical script, the true stories of the characters, and collaborative theatre making. In the basement prison below Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market, melting ice water pours in...

Host Jimmy Blais talks with Playwright Gabrielle Chapdelaine and translator David Gagnon Walker about their new play The Retreat , as Imago Theatre presents its world premiere in Montreal. This absurd, funny and provocative Montreal play features a community of people who have chosen to leave the world, shed all layers of their identity and responsibility in order to find mental wellness. When a n...

Jimmy Blais and Yvette Nolan are in conversation about her upcoming season in Montreal, long road trips, and Artificial Intelligence. Nolan will direct The Flood by Leah-Simone Bowen for Imago Theatre, Mizushobai by Julie Tamiko Manning for Tableau D’Hote Theatre, and writes the world premiere of To The Power of Jordan for Geordie Theatre. Visit www.imagotheatre.ca for more information.

Host Jimmy Blais talks with Playwrights Amy Lee Lavoie & Omari Newton about their new play Redbone Coonhound , as it comes to Montreal during its Rolling World Premiere. Out for a walk, Mike and Marissa—an interracial couple—meet a dog with an unfortunate breed name: Redbone Coonhound. This small detail unleashes a cascading debate between them about race and their relationship that manifests...