london 1989

london 1989

LONDON 1989 Work trip to London, England: 1989 In 1989, after the successes of the Three Penny Opera and Nothing Sacred in Canada, (among others,) Wyn Davies and John Willett, who I had worked with on the The Three Penny Opera in Banff and Toronto encouraged me to...
mother courage dress rehearsal

mother courage dress rehearsal

MOTHER COURAGEDRESS REHEARSAL Wednesday, December 2, 1964 BERTOLT BRECHT MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE IN WINNIPEG   By Mary Robinson for the Manitoban. Mother courage has a sort of excitement to it. One could give this excitement to name, in fact, several names, such as:...

stephen katz : tv sit coms

STEPHEN KATZ: TV SITCOMS TV sitcoms in the 50’s were inspiring theatre in the late 60’s and early 70’s  One shows ideas led to the next. This was a very logical exploration and artistic practice to me. I knew dance recitals, vaudeville and theatres from the 20’s and...

theatrical intimacy: a discussion

THEATRICAL INTIMACY:A DISCUSSION Here are my questions: and Mary Kerr’s answers: January 2023 Treena:  Not sure if this is what you want. If there are deeper concerns  …give me  some more specific prompts. What designers will you be using this information for? 1) What...
the frogs

the frogs

THE FROGS PRODUCTION: The Frogs, 2000LOCATION: The Phoenix Theatre, University of VictoriaPLAYWRIGHT: Aristophanes (Translated by Dr. Jennifer Wise)CHOREOGRAPHER: Kim IsbisterDIRECTOR: Brian RichmondSET DESIGNER: Alan StichburyCOSTUME DESIGNER: Mary KerrLX DESIGNER:...