Globe Theatre News

By Nick Miliokas These days The Drowsy Chaperone is a much different show than the one Stephanie Graham saw at the Elgin Theatre in Ontario in the late 1990s. At the time, it had just emerged from the Toronto Fringe Festival. Broadway and a national tour were still several years away. “It was delightful, and it was funny, but there was not a lot of dance,” she says. “Only one song remains from that (original) show … but I think the writers would agree that it’s a better show now.” Read...

The Anti-Musical Theatre haters will like Lambert's loopy play Read more...

Globe takes fans away with The Drowsy Chaperone By Joe Couture (Leader-Post) Click here to read the preview.

Applications for the 2013-14 Assistant Directing Program are now being accepted. Overseen by Artistic Director Ruth Smillie, the Globe Theatre Assistant Directing Program is intended for directors in the early stages of their careers who are eager to gain more experience and training while being mentored by some of Canada’s finest directors. Up to 10 applicants will be accepted into the program, and will be assigned as the Assistant Director on a production for our “in-the-round” Main...

Globe Theatre will be holding Regina auditions for The Last Resort, Sleeping Beauty, Salt-Water Moon and Man of La Mancha and Toronto auditions for The Last Resort and Man of La Mancha. For more information on character breakdowns and how to submit, please visit the auditions page.

Listen in as Raoul Bhaneja lists 17 characters that he plays in Hamlet (solo). Click here to listen to the clip. The Hamlet Challenge is over, but tickets are still available.

For those of you who missed Global Regina's feature on our Enbridge Outreach Program, here are links to the video and online story. http://globalnews.ca/news/505678/all-of-us-are-a-team-globe-theatre-school-program-combats-bullying/ http://globalnews.ca/video/506038/globe-anti-bullying  

By Nick Miliokas For better or worse, I’ve been a lifelong fan of William Shakespeare. Despite the fact that it’s the so-called problem play, or maybe because of it, Hamlet is my favourite. I have read it countless times, and, of course, I have seen it. I have seen it on stage, I have seen it at the movies, I have seen it on television. Until now, however, I have never seen it quite like this. Read more...

Click here to read the review by James Brotheridge of Prairie Dog Magazine.

By Nick Miliokas When the subject matter of a play is something like, say, obsessive compulsive disorder, the presenters run the risk of coming across as crusaders who have gamely attached themselves to a worthy cause and whose purpose is to raise awareness with a show that isn’t so much a theatrical piece as it is a public service commercial. Read more...

By Nick Miliokas Sometimes less is more. Presumably that’s what Anthony Black was thinking a couple of weeks ago when during cue-to-cue rehearsal, only days before opening night, he suggested to Daniel Maslany that the sound and lighting designs be scrapped, and made O.C.Dean an even more stripped-down production than it already was. Read more...

Globe Theatre is looking to fill a vacant part-time temporary Telemarketing Sales Agent position. Click here to view the full job description. Interested persons may submit a resume and cover letter to Victoria Sutherland (victorias@globetheatrelive.com) by no later than 5 pm, Wednesday April 24/13.

Review: O.C.Dean By James Brotheridge (Prairie Dog Magazine)

An unusual journey - by Joe Couture (Leader-Post) It's clear that a lot of work went into creating the bizarre and sometimes darkly humorous world of I, Claudia, the current main stage production at Regina's Globe Theatre. Read more...

If you attend theatre in this city, even occasionally, you are familiar with the name Lucy Hill. She is an emerging actor who trained in the Globe Conservatory (Class of 2008) and has appeared not only in the Shumiatcher Sandbox Series, where she has done three shows, but also in five Main Stage productions, the most recent of which was Pride And Prejudice. Read more...

On Sunday, April 14th and Sunday, April 28th, from 6am to 12pm (noon), Cornwall Street will be closed to traffic. Anyone wishing to park at the Hill Centre Parkade during this time will be allowed access via the lane midblock between Lorne and Cornwall Streets. Click here to view the advised routing directions.  You can still park at the Cornwall Centre or at a metre for free on Sundays.

There are two productions opening tonight at Globe Theatre that showcase two remarkable Saskatchewan artists in tour de force performances: Lucy Hill in I, Claudia and Daniel Maslany in O.C. Dean. Lucy Hill and Daniel Maslany graduated from the Globe Theatre Conservatory Actors Training Program in 2008. Over the past five years these two artists have been featured in productions on the Globe Theatre Main Stage and as part of the Shumiatcher Sandbox Series. They are disciplined, focused young...

Click here to listen as Daniel and Sheila Coles of CBC Morning Edition talk about O.C.Dean. O.C.Dean opens this Thursday and runs until Saturday, April 20.

Lucy Hill stopped by to introduce us to Claudia. Click here to view the video.

"The fact that I, Claudia the upcoming main stage production at Regina's Globe Theatre - is performed entirely in masks shouldn't scare off potential patrons, says the show's director, Ann-Marie Kerr." Read the whole article: "I, Claudia takes a unique path to tell it's compelling story," by Joe Couture of the Leader-Post.

Registration for 2013 Summer Laboratory classes is now open. This year, Theatre School offers two new classes - Scripted as well as Physical Theatre & Puppet Creation. The cancelled Winter Wee Ones and Discoverers classes have been rescheduled for May 27 - June 24 and are also now open for registration. Visit the Theatre School webpage for more information and to register.

O.C.Dean writer and performer Daniel Maslany has created a teaser video for his upcoming show. Click here to view the video. O.C.Dean runs April 11-20, so get your tickets today.  

The three were revelaed as winners on Monday as Theatre Nova Scotia celebrated the 2013 Robert Merritt Awards. Anthony Black and Christian Berry, who directed the Globe Theatre and 2b Theatre Company co-production The Story Of Mr. Wright, received the award for Outstanding Direction. Black and The Story Of Mr. Wright actor Daniel Maslany will be teaming up again for O.C.Dean which starts at the Globe Theatre on April 11. Ann-Marie Kerr won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Lead...

Artistic Director Ruth Smillie will be holding general auditions for the 2013|2014 season on April 25-26, 2013 Actors are invited to apply for an audition time by sending an electronic copy of their resume and headshot to dawnb@globetheatrelive.com (please include ‘General Auditions’ in the subject line) or by sending a hard copy of their resume and headshot to Globe Theatre Attention: Dawn Bergstrom. The deadline is March 30, 2013 Globe Theatre will contact individuals selected for...

By Nick Miliokas When Pride And Prejudice closes this weekend, the occasion will be marked by the customary mixed emotions for cast members, who will exchange their farewells through tears and laughter. “It’s that final chapter coming to an end,” says Lauren Holfeuer. “Some shows are a little harder to say good-bye to than others, and this is one of those.” Read more...