Globe Theatre News

Judy Wensel plays Margaret in The Drowning Girls, which runs on the Main Stage from March 4th to 22nd.   Globe:  Which of the three main characters in The Drowning Girls do you think is most like you and why? Judy:  Oh, Bessie. Hands down. All I want to do all day, every day is think about, then talk about romantic things.   Globe:  What is the most challenging aspect of the production for you? Judy:  Navigating the use of REAL water has been equal parts challenging and exciting. I...

Jenna-Lee Hyde portrays Bessie in The Drowning Girls which runs from March 4th to 22nd on the Main Stage.   Globe:  Which of the three main characters in The Drowning Girls do you think is most like you and why? Jenna-Lee:  There are bits and pieces of each of these women that I can see in myself on any given day. Bessie's idealism and sentimental nature, Alice's disenchantment with the rules, and Margaret's wariness and dry sense of humour are ones I connect with the most.   Although,...

Jonelle Gunderson plays Alice in The Drowning Girls, appearing on the Main Stage from March 4th to 22nd.   Globe:  Which of the three main characters in The Drowning Girls do you think is most like you and why? Jonelle:  One of the (many) reasons this show is so awesome, is that I recognize something in each of the three women. Bessie's romanticism.  Margaret's cautiousness. But also, TOTALLY and completely Alice. She likes a laugh and a challenge. I think she considers herself quite...

Stephen Quinlan is one of three lead dancers in Rael's Journey being presented in the Shumiatcher Sandbox Series. Globe:  What is your favourite dance movie? Stephen:  Save The Last Dance - predictable, cheesy, two worlds colliding. It also makes me feel 12 again.    Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Stephen:  The lingering evening prairie sun that has nothing to obstruct it but the horizon itself and how the wide open sky makes for open, friendly people.    Globe: ...

Jeff Dedekker spoke with director Kelli Fox about Globe's upcoming production, The Drowning Girls.  Read the full interview here.  

Roxanne Korpan is one of three lead dancers in Rael's Journey which is a part of our Shumiatcher Sandbox Series.   Globe:  What is your favourite dance movie? Roxanne:  Wim Wenders’ “Pina”.   Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Roxanne:  I most appreciate the diverse, intersecting, and close-knit communities in the city. I’ll also always love the stillness of a winter prairie night, our breathtaking skies, and the vastness of our landscape.   Globe:  If you had a...

Brodie Stevenson is one of three lead dancers appearing in Rael's Journey in the Shumiatcher Sandbox Series. Globe:  What is your favourite dance movie? Brodie: It’s a toss-up between Dirty Dancing and Centre Stage - both classics.   Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Brodie:  The way I know it’s really cold outside by how quickly my nose hairs freeze on my walk to the theatre every day.  And how friendly everyone is.   Globe:  If you had a superpower, what would you...

Below is an in-depth interview with Johanna Bundon, the choreographer for Rael’s Journey.   Starting off, where you are from and what is your background/education in dance? I am from Regina, and grew up dancing as a young student and, later, company member with the Youth Ballet Company of Saskatchewan. I studied contemporary dance at a school in Montreal called Les Ateliers de Danse Moderne de Montreal. I was very inspired by the creative research facet of my schooling. After my...

Johanna Bundon is the choreographer for Rael's Journey which runs from February 26th to March 7th in the Shumiatcher Sandbox Series. Globe:  What is your favourite dance movie? Johanna:  Wim Wenders film "Pina" features the work of choreographer Pina Bausch and her remarkable company dancers at Tanztheatre Wuppertal. It is poetic, beyond words, the way dance can be sometimes.    Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Johanna:  I really love Regina's downtown. I cherish the...

The Drowning Girls, upcoming at Globe Theatre, tells the story of three women and the man that they all loved. This original play is the true story of the murders of Margaret Lloyd, Alice Smith and Beatrice Munday. We are so excited for audiences to see the play and wanted to share some of the almost unbelievable true facts behind the story. In the early 1900’s George Smith quietly became a serial bigamist, marrying eight wealthy women. His tendency was to rob each of them and to...

Following an incredibly successful tour of A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Regina’s Globe Theatre is proud to announce that once again one of their productions will be touring Saskatchewan. Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash will kick off with a limited engagement June 2015 at Casino Regina and then embark on a provincial tour early 2016. The production will feature some of Saskatchewan’s finest artists and is being hailed as the ultimate tribute to the iconic Johnny Cash.  For more...

Please join the famiy and friends of Michele Sereda as they gather to celebrate her life. Celebration of Michele’s Life Salon, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, 1:30pm Programme, art, film, music & dance, First Nation tribute, reception. Hosted by Heather Hodgson. Come prepared to share a memory if you want to get up during the Open Mike session. NB Flowers very respectfully declined: thank you. Donations gratefully received as they will help perpetuate...

Nathan Pylypuk portrays William Betts in Living in the Spaces.   Globe:  Who is your favourite composer? Nathan:  Because the music I listen to is so dependent on my mood, it's difficult to name just one but if I have to pick a favourite composer of all time I'd have to say Tchaikovsky.  The first CD I ever bought, at the age of ten, was a three-disc set of Tchaikovsky recordings.  I'd like to think it made up for the New Kids on the Block cassette tape I requested for my eighth...

Britta Johnson portrays Margaret Cunningham Living in the Spaces.   Globe:  Who is your favourite composer? Britta:  Debussy or Sondheim or Beethoven or Gershwin or Porter or Copland or Prokofiev. This is a hard question.   Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Britta:  The library has an art gallery and an indie film theatre! It also doesn't feel as cold as I expected. I've only gotten frost bite once and it was just on my ear and it was my own fault for forgetting a...

Mel Vovchuk is the Apprentice Stage Manager for Living in the Spaces.   Globe:  Who is your favourite composer? Mel:  Beethoven. When I was a kid taking piano lessons a bust of Beethoven was given to me. I’ve carted him around for over 30 years. He has glared at me every day in all of my living spaces. He probably glares at me for quitting piano lessons.   Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Mel:  It’s home. I love that I get to work here with amazing people and be a...

Crystal Skinner is the Stage Manager for Living in the Spaces.   Globe:  Who is your favourite composer? Crystal:  Debussy.   Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Crystal:  Winter prairie light and Bushwakker Mistletoe Ale.   Globe:  If you had a superpower, what would you want it to be? Crystal:  Telepathy.

Wendy Greenwood is the Lighting Designer for Living in the Spaces.   Globe:  Who is your favourite composer? Wendy:  It’s so hard to pick!  My favourite classical composer would be a tie between Benjamin Britten and George Gershwin - they’re both such a storytellers!  My favourite jazz composers would be Cole Porter and John Coltrane.   Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Wendy:  Friends!  Over the years Regina has taken on the feel of a home away from home, and the best...

Scott Penner is the Set and Costume Designer for Living in the Spaces.   Globe:  Who is your favourite composer? Scott:  Patrick Wolf.   Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Scott:  The abundance of untouched mid-century architecture.   Globe:  If you had a superpower, what would you want it to be? Scott:  I've already got a superpower - the ability to Ninja-Shop for costumes. wink emoticon .

Andrew North is the Director of Living in the Spaces.   Globe:  Who is your favourite composer? Andrew:  Peter Gabriel.     Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Andrew:  Small town feel - friendly people, walkability.   Globe:  If you had a superpower, what would you want it to be? Andrew:  Ability to travel in time and space.

Kenilee Kehler is the Stage Manager for Salt Baby.   Globe:  Tell us a little bit about your heritage. Kenilee:  I was born here in Regina and grew up just outside of the city in Emerald Park.  Going further back, my dad is of German Mennonite decent and hails from Main Centre/Herbert (30 minutes from Swift Current).  My mom grew up on the Hanna farmstead in Richardson, just 5 minutes from Regina.  With names like 'Hanna' and 'McGovern' on mom's side of the family you know there has to...

Curtis Peeteetuce portrays Dad and Terry in Salt Baby.   Globe:  Tell us a little bit about your heritage. Curtis:  My mom is Cree and my father is Métis.  I’m from the Beardy’s & Okemasis First Nation near Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.     Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Curtis:  My relationship with Regina has often been like Homer Simpson’s relationship with New York.  Yet this time around, I’m having a really great time with the people and places of the Queen City. ...

Jeff DeDekker joined us for the opening of Living in the Spaces.  Read the review here.  

Nathan Howe portrays Alligator and Philip in Salt Baby.   Globe:  Tell us a little bit about your heritage. Nathan:  Some of my family has been in Canada for a long time and some for a longer time; I have been in Canada my whole life.  I know that some roots go back to Ukraine and Ireland, but there's some Norway and etc. in there too.   Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Nathan:  My favourite thing about Regina is the Globe Theatre and all of the people at the...

Dakota Hebert portrays the title role in Salt Baby.   Globe:  Tell us a little bit about your heritage. Dakota:  I am a mixed breed. French, Scandinavian, Norwegian, Ukrainian (I think), and Dene. I have closer ties to my French and Dene background, however.   Globe:  What is your favourite thing about Regina? Dakota:  Laser Quest, the Rider Pride, Globe Theatre, and Thom Collegiate (represent!).   Globe:  If you had a superpower, what would you want it to be? Dakota:  Probably...

Colin Dingwall portrays Grandfather, Clara, Doctor, Psychic, Cheryl, Wanda B and Elder in Salt Baby.   Globe:  Tell us a little bit about your heritage. Colin:  I am Métis from the Lac La Biche area, but I was born in Calgary. I didn't even know I was Métis for the longest time, and even when I learned I didn't really know what it meant. In the last six or so years I've started to learn more about what it means, and what it means to me to be a Métis artist. That's my mum’s side, my dad's...