The WTD11 Meme
Tomorrow is March! And that means World Theatre Day is just around the corner! For those of you who are new, World Theatre Day is celebrated every year on March 27. It is the international day for those of us […]
Happy World Theatre Day!
Last week, the Entertainment Editor of one of our local daily newspapers, asked me to help her to gather stories of people’s most memorable theatre experiences. I did, along with the help of the GVPTA, and you can read the […]
Why I love the theatre
World Theatre Day is less than a month away. Plans are in full swing. Last year, Ian MacKenzie, a writer from Toronto, came up with the idea of a World Theatre Day meme. For those of you that are new […]
2010 World Theatre Day Message: Dame Judi Dench
I was very excited to discover the author of this year’s World Theatre Day address, an actor for whom I have the greatest esteem, and who is a “woman of a certain age”, to boot! Ladies and Gentlemen, Dame Judi […]
How will you celebrate March 27?
March 27 you say? Saturday? What’s the big deal about March 27? World Theatre Day!! First a bit of background. As you know, I am a theatre publicist, and for the past two years, I have done publicity for our […]
Let’s Make a Scene!
Every year, our local Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance hosts a conference that takes place over one weekend in October. There are discussions, workshops, and keynotes. Plus quite a bit of socializing and some alcohol consumption. This year, in light […]
A Eulogy for Augusto Boal
As I posted on Sunday, Augusto Boal, founder of The Theatre of the Oppressed, and writer of this year’s World Theatre Day International Address, has died. Here in Vancouver, the man closest to Boal is certainly David Diamond, Artistic Director […]
Augusto Boal Dies
I was stunned to receive this email today from Carla Estefan, with whom we had quite a lot of contact during our World Theatre Day celebrations. Augusto Boal was the given the honour of writing this year’s World Theatre Day […]
World Theatre Day: the afterglow…
Wow. What a ride it’s been. It all started a few weeks back, as I was starting prep work for doing publicity for our local Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Associations’ World Theatre Day celebrations. I thought–Hey, wouldn’t it be cool […]
Happy World Theatre Day!
I feel like it’s Christmas–the last few weeks of preparation have finally come to this: March 27–World Theatre Day! Help us celebrate by going to the theatre, participating in a reading, aor backstage tour. Introduce a friend to the theatre. […]