ARTS EAST

Until November 4, HomeFirst Theatre in Halifax presents Some Blow Flutes, a new play that deals with the effects of memory loss - both brought on by illness and self-induced - that asks audiences, how can we forgive when we cannot remember? Recently we caught up with director Mary Vingoe. What are your own roots? I grew up n Halifax and studied theatre at Dalhousie. Then went to Toronto to do a Masters at U of T and stayed to be a part of the new wave of Canadian theatre that was happening in the late 70s and 80s. I acted for about 7 years then and co-founded Nightwood Theatre with Maureen White, Kim Renders and Cynthis Grant in 1979. I took over as AD of Nightwood Theatre in 1985. I also continued to work in Nova Scotia with Mulgrave Rd and co-founding Ship’s Company with Michael Fuller. In 1990 my husband Paul Cram and I moved home to Nova Scotia. Gay Hauser, Wendy Lill and I founded Eastern Front Theatre in 1993. I left in 2002 to become foundi...

Several of Atlantic Canada’s finest voices will make beautiful music together this coming Saturday night at the Martime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax for an engaging performance called Water Colours. Recently we spoke with Jason Davis, leader of the group known at Breaking Waves, about what audiences can expect to experience. What are you own roots? I was born and raised in Dartmouth. I came from a musical family and early on I was encouraged to explore music and theatre. I formally studied voice and theatre at Dalhousie University and then went on to complete a graduate degree in Opera with a minor in stage direction at the Hartt School of Performing Arts in Hartford CT. After completing school I began an active and successful Operatic career throughout the US and Canada while also continuing studies with some of the best vocal pedagogues and coaches in New York. My wife Lucy Hayes Davis had the opportunity to join the faculty at Dalhousie University in their music and the...

You don't need to know anything about hockey to love the exhilarating, heart-breaking, and triumphant true story of courageous Canadian hockey legend, Theoren Fleury. From October 16-November 4, Neptune Theatre in Halifax presents Playing with Fire; The Theo Fleury Story, starring Shaun Smyth. Recently we spoke with the actor about what audiences can expect. When and why did you first become interested in theater? I became interested in theatre at a young age. I remember always wanting to come up with something to do at the school concerts. In grade three I had a strong desire to direct something on the stage for the holiday concert. I went to the library and found an Edgar Allan Poe story. I remember searching our house for creepy lamps and that Halloween spider web asbestos stuff. That production never happened but the memory of trying to make it happen was real. I don’t know why I have been drawn to theatre, it was just in my gut. Are they the same reasons that you c...