Episodes

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  • Irresistible neighbourhoods ep 3

    The Cartographers

    by Kel MacDonald and Seth Thomson

     English Jun 21, 2024 31:03

    Centretown, 2044: Twenty years of vertical growth has merged the skyline into an organic life form of its own, teeming with scavengers of all sorts, from raccoons to radio repairmen....

  • Irresistible neighbourhoods ep 2

    Aquatic Lessons

    by Lily Polowin

     English Jun 21, 2024 28:22

    Val Tétreau is a small Gatineau neighbourhood nestled above a bay on the Ottawa river and to the south of a major thoroughfare street between Hull and Aylmer. In 2044,...

  • Irresistible neighbourhoods ep 1

    Machines and Moss

    by Sanita Fejzic

     English Jun 21, 2024 37:54

    Richy, a young cyborg, has been tasked with decontaminating and rebuilding Ottawa decades after the 2026 earthquake precipitated an explosion at the Nuclear Power Plant in the ex-capital. Vanier, once...

  • Calls to Actions

     English Jun 13, 2024 24:57

    In this final episode, Dian and Nina sit down with playwright, songwriter, and performer Velvet Wells, who now resides in Ottawa. They discuss the Black Pledge, social justice movements within...

  • The Production Exodus

     English Jun 06, 2024 30:48

    In this episode, Nina and Dian sit down with Pip Bradford, an independent producer, production manager, stage manager, and member of the Means of Production. They discuss the current state...

  • The Great Resignation

     English May 30, 2024 34:58

    In this episode, Dian and Nina converse with Jeanne LeSage, a leading arts consultant specializing in strategic human resources, organizational development, effective governance and leadership transitions. They discuss the current...

  • Turning the Big Ship

     English May 24, 2024 38:59

    In this episode, Nina and Dian sit down with Keith Barker, Director of New Plays at the Stratford Festival. They discuss Stratford’s program of Pre-Rehearsal Orientation (PRO) days, one of...

  • Been There, Now What?

     English May 17, 2024 33:54

    In the inaugural episode, Dian and Nina converse with theatre artist ahdri zhina mandiela, founder of b current Performing Arts and the Interlocutor for NAC English Theatre/BTW partnership, as well...

  • Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Končan

     English Mar 29, 2024 54:00

    Women of the Fur Trade playwright Frances Končan shares the inspiration and creative process behind their play, and the importance of sitting around and talking. About the bookIn eighteen hundred and...

  • Pqdt amam

    Anne-Marie Ouellet et Anne-Marie Guilmaine

     Français Feb 26, 2024 42:11

    Julien Morissette anime une entrevue croisée avec deux inspirantes artistes invitées à quelques reprises au Théâtre français : Anne-Marie Ouellet (de la compagnie L’eau du bain) et Anne-Marie Guilmaine (de Système...