On Staging

Rule of Thumb Discussion Opening February 23 through March 2 at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Kyle sits down with Jacquie Goth Brennan, costumer, Cathe Busswood, stage manager and Hamish Crawford, director to discuss what it's like putting up a show that is essentially three one-acts. Tickets: https://ruleofthumb-workshoptheatre.eventbrite.ca/ This triple bill of one act murder mysteries combines: The...

Interview with Louis B. Hobson Part 2 Kyle continues his interview with community theatre critic Louis B. Hobson. With over 50 years in Calgary reviewing all manner of the arts and entertainment, Louis B. Hobson shares valuable insight into how theatre, and Community Theatre, has changed over the years. In a broad discussion covering many topics Louis delves into his humble beginnings in theatre l...

Interview with Louis B. Hobson Part 1 Kyle is joined by community theatre critic Louis B. Hobson. With over 50 years in Calgary reviewing all manner of the arts and entertainment, Louis B. Hobson shares valuable insight into how theatre, and Community Theatre, has changed over the years. In a broad discussion covering many topics Louis delves into his humble beginnings in theatre leading from Blai...

Friday, February 2, 2024 Running February 2 through February 17th at the Joyce Doolittle theatre at the Pumphouse, Kyle reviews Morpheus' production of the fantastic The Peacock Season. Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0 About: The play is set in 1908. Having made the mistake of marrying for love, Clarke and Cora Mariner are reminded upon renewed acquaint...

Thursday, February 1, 2024 Running February 1 through February 11th at La Cite des Rocheuses in Calgary, Kyle reviews Painted Fish's production of Fiddler on the Roof Tickets: https://paintedfish.tickit.ca/events/21089 About: Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around...

Fiddler on the Roof Discussion Opening February 1 through February 11th at La Cite des Rocheuses in Calgary, Kyle sits down with Susan White, stage manager, and Marian Hamilton, director of Fiddler on the roof. Tickets: https://paintedfish.tickit.ca/events/21089 About: Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of...

Thursday, January 25, 2024 Running January 25 through January 28 at the CSpace Theatre in Marda Loop, Kyle reviews Seniors' Acting Lab presents Old Mule. Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/login?event=995 About Old Mule: Join us for this hilarious, heartfelt story of how one senior gets scammed and decides to fights back. "Old Mule" an original play by Playwri...

Peacock Season Discussion Running February 2 through the 24th at the Pumphouse, Kyle Gould sits down with the director, Nicola Payton to discuss putting a schedule together for The Peacock Season. Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0 The play is set in 1908. Having made the mistake of marrying for love, Clarke and Cora Mariner are reminded upon renewed acqu...

Old Mule Discussion Running January 25 - 28 at the CSpace Theare in Marda Loop, Kyle Gould sits down with producer Louise Day and director Pat Chan to discuss Seniors Acting Lab's production of Old Mule. Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/login?event=995 About Old Mule: Join us for this hilarious, heartfelt story of how one senior gets scammed and decides to fights back...

Friday, January 19, 2024 Running January 12 through January 27 at the Pumphouse Theatre Kyle reviews Scorpio Theatre's production of Sylvia. Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/tmEvent/tmEvent996.html Greg is a man of middle age, a restless empty-nester tired of his job in finance and looking for meaning in his life. Sylvia is an exuberant lab/poodle mix, astray and look...

Saturday, January 13, 2024 Running January 12 through January 27 at the Beddington Arts Centre in Calgary Kyle reviews Front Row Centre Players production of A Chorus Line. Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/a-chorus-line A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of profe...

Sylvia Discussion Running from January 12 through January 27 at the Pumphouse Theatre Kyle sits down with Stuart Bentley (performer of Greg) and Ted Lach (director) to discuss the hardship of putting on a show like Sylvia and trying to bring Scorpio back to life. Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/tmEvent/tmEvent996.html Greg is a man of middle age, a restless empty-nes...

A Chorus Line Discussion Running January 12th through the 27th at the Beddington Centre for the Arts, Kyle sits down with Danielle Desmarais, director and choreographer for Front Row Centre Players production of A Chorus Line. Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/a-chorus-line A Chorus Line  is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Explo...

Friday, January 12, 2024 Running January 12 through January 27 at the RPAC in Okotoks Kyle reviews Dewdney Players Production of Henry V by Shakespeare with modern words by Peter Duke. Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?q=Dewdney+Players Coming this January from the Dewdney Players, Henry V: The Battle For France is the stirring tale of two kingdoms at war. From the original Shakespea...

Henry V Discussion Kyle sits down with Katie Fournell, producer of Henry V, Kelly Kozak, costumer and Peter Duke, director to discuss the difficulties in getting a large cast together and how to work together as a group to bring a modernized language version of Shakespeare's Henry V to the RPAC. Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?q=Dewdney+Players Coming this January from the Dewdney...

Erratic Players Discussion While Katie Fournell and Logan Coutts are hard at work putting together their first show for February in Longview, Kyle sat down with them both to talk about how Erratic Players came to be and the journey so far as they go about bringing to life a theatre company/collective in Southern Alberta.

Bumbles Big Christmas Adventure Discussion Running December 21 through the 24th at the Bert Church Theatre in Airdrie, Kyle sits down with Director Kaleigh Richards, Musical Director Shelby Reinitz and lead actor Colleen Bishop to discuss putting up a special Christmas production like this one: Tickets: https://tickets.airdrie.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent408.html About Bumbles: It's an exci...

Friday, December 8, 2023 Running December 8 through December 16th at the Pumphouse Theatre, Kyle Gould reviews Morpheus Theatre's production of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show and hopes you'll get your ticket before the run closes. Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0 It’s a Wonderful Life  is based on the story,  The Greatest Gift  by Philip Van D...

It's a Wonderful Life Live Radio Play Discussion Opening December 8th through 16th, Kyle sits down with director Wayne Hunter to talk about the ups and downs of doing a live radio play performance and how that differs from other forms of theatre. Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/ It’s a Wonderful Life  is based on the story,  The Greatest Gift  by Philip Van Doren Stern adapted by Joe L...

A Christmas Carol: The Musical Discussion Kyle sits down with Tanya Woodruff and Kimberly Johnson to discuss Small Time Theatre's upcoming production of A Christmas Carol: The Musical at the Glenmore Christian Academy December 7 through December 9. Tickets: https://smalltimetheatre.ca/buy-tickets/ Jump into the Christmas spirit with an original STT musical adaptation of the beloved Charles Dickens...

Friday, November 3, 2023 Running from November 3 through November 18th in Strathmore at the Hope Church, Strathmore Theatre Players Guild presents Snow White: A Pantomime. Kyle Gould reviews the production in glowing colour - and may also throw a dig at decorating too soon for Christmas following Hallowe'en. Program: https://program-snow-white-2023.grwebsite.com/ Tickets: https://thevaultonline.ca...

Common Ground Festival 7 Running November 22nd through November 26, 2023 Troy Couillard sits down with Kyle Gould to discuss what the Common Ground Festival is, and why you should get your ticket to see it. Tickets: https://pumphousetheatre.ca/cgf7/?fbclid=IwAR26Y8bONcY4L0yMssx73_vzPeL0IuRkm21t6h8SLJIIOP2kn_vnjJQFGn0 This November, we are so pleased to be presenting this with the Pumphouse to brin...

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Running from October 27 through November 4th at the Pumphouse Theatre, Workshop Theatre Presents, Dracula. Kyle Gould reviews what he loved about the production. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dracula-tickets-654060983007?aff=oddtdtcreator His new adaptation restores the suspense and seduction of Bram Stoker’s classic novel to the stage. As Count Dracula begins to...

Snow White Discussion Kyle sits down with Angela Reeves, co-chair of Strathmore Theatre Players Guild, assistant director and performer in Snow White: A Pantomime opening Friday, November 3, 2023 in Strathmore. Tickets: https://thevaultonline.ca/products/snow-white Don’t eat that apple!!! (but get your tickets for our next show) Join us this November for ‘Snow White – a pantomime’, a fun, all-ages...

Opening Night - October 27, 2023 Running from October 27 through November 5, The Spitfire Grill is playing at Swamp Donkey Theatre in Bragg Creek. Kyle Gould reviews his experiences in seeing the performance. Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?q=spitfire+swamp The musical depicts the journey of a young woman just released from prison, who decides to start her life anew in a rural town...