Globe Theatre News

Exclusive interviews with Billy Boot Camp Program Director Stephanie Graham, the potential candidates for Billy Elliot and more. Watch here

Our 17 young artists are attending a two week intensive training program to audition for the role of Billy Elliot in Billy Elliot the Musical. Read the full story here    "Just be proud that you want to be a dancer and don't let anybody push you around." - Aubrey Stewart

Our long-time Artistic Director, Ruth Smillie, has officially announced her retirement. Effective June 30, 2019, Ruth will retire from the day-to-day role of Artistic Director and will assume the honorary position of Globe Theatre Artistic Director Emerita.  CJME News: Full article here

Eagle Feather News shares some highlights from In Care with Director Curtis Peeteetuce and Actress Allana Dorion. Full article here

Curtis Peeteetuce is directing In Care for the second time, a play about a mother's struggle to retrieve her children taken by the foster care system. A notion of hope lingers over the story, Peeteetuce mentions this show as a way to prompt difficult discussions among the community. Act 2 of the show features a talk back facilitated by a member of the community to help audience members understand the show and decompress.   Full article here

The 2019 Saskatchewanderer interviews the lovely Jacqueline Burtney (Belle) from Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Full interview video here 

Exclusive French interview with cast member Kelsey Howatt from Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Doris Labrie from Radio Canada!  Click here to listen to the interview (in French).

A tale as old as time comes to life at the Globe's theatre in the round. This production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast was fortunate to have the Leader-Post "be our guest" and share this lovely review. Read the full story here: https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/local-arts/review-globes-beauty-and-the-beast-freshen-up-tale-as-old-as-time

"Beauty and the Beast was the first play Jacqueline Burtney ever saw at the Globe Theatre. Now she is playing Belle on the same stage." Ashley Martin from the Leader-Post shares her interview with Jaqueline Burteney (Belle) and David Micheal Moote (Beast).  Full story here: https://leaderpost.com/entertainment/local-arts/burtney-comes-full-circle-with-globe-theatres-beauty-and-the-beast

Eagle Feather News highlights the stunning preformance of the ensemble of Making Treaty 4 .   "The original Making of Treaty 4 was a conceptual performance that explores the making of treaty past, present and future" explained Erin Goodpipe, a member of the Treaty 4 Collective.  “It not only looks at the effects of Treaty, but gives us the space to tell treaty from our point of view, through an Indigenous lens,” she said. Click here for the full...

CBC interviews Mandy Goforth from Making Treaty 4 to help shed some light on the production and the powerful messages that are told through the performance. Read the full article.

Ashley Martin of the Regina Leader-Post reviews the first performance of Making Treaty 4, giving a sneak peek into the story and what audiences can expect from the production. Read the full article.

Artistic Director Ruth Smillie was on Blue Sky (CBC) radio today to chat with host Garth Materie about land and territory acknowledgments, and what Globe Theatre is doing to ensure that they are respected and listened to. To listen to the full interview, skip ahead to the 12-minute mark.

Ashley Martin of the Regina Leader-Post reviews Concord Floral, which opened last night as part of the Sandbox Series, describing it as a "ghost story meets teen drama." Read the full article.

Penny Smoke from CBC interviews Artistic Director Ruth Smillie regarding the actions that Globe Theatre is taking towards reconciliation, saying: It's important for organizations like us to take to heart the need for the process of dialogue, learning, reconciliation and for all of us to be on the path to being true treaty people. All of us. Check out the full article.

CBC interviews Ruth Smillie, Artistic Director, about Globe Theatre's revitalization project which is to be discussed at the March 25 city council meeting.   To read the full article, click here.

Globe Theatre School's Young Company made the Regina Leader-Post this weekend to discuss their upcoming production Concord Floral, which opens this Thursday as part of the Sandbox Series.   Read the full article here.

Joey Slattery from CTV Regina interviews Ruth Smillie to get a closer look at the plans to renovate the historic Prince Edward building, home of Globe Theatre. Click here to see the full story.

Global News Regina came by the theatre this week to discuss the renovation plans for the theatre and what it would mean to the arts community and to the city. Artistic Director Ruth Smillie says: The population of Regina is just over 200,000, and this theatre is one of the most successful in Canada. Our colleagues envy the type of audiences that we draw into our space. Now, we need the theatre, the facility, that this audience and this community needs. To see the full news story, click...

Jennifer Ackerman of Regina's Leader-Post interviews Artistic Director Ruth Smillie regarding the redevelopment plan of Globe Theatre. They discuss the current state of the building, the involvement of all three levels of government, and what the renovations mean for the future of Globe. Click here to read the full article.

The Regina Leader-Post helps us announce our "Billy Boot Camp", a no-cost program designed to help give young, local artists the skills required to audition for a starring role in next season's production of Billy Elliot the Musical.  To read the full story, click here.

Regina's Leader-Post reveals our upcoming 2019|2020 season lineup, kicking things off with Chicago in September, 2020. To read the full article and to learn more about the other shows, click here.

Regina Leader-Post's Ashley Martin came to last night's preview performance of Gracie, saying:   "On a simple set, in a simple pink dress, lead (and lone) actor Lucy Hill carries out a riveting and complex story."   Click here to read the full article.

Ashley Martin from the Regina Leader-Post chats with Director of Gracie Judy Wensel and Lucy Hill (playing Gracie) about the upcoming production and what it's like working together as close friends. To read the full interview, click here.

CJME interviews members of Deaf Crows Collective in anticipation of the opening performance on Apple Time. To read the full article, click here.