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Dan Studio Series switches it up with Lost & Found

Written on March 20, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Lost & Found helped audiences forget their troubles last week through lighthearted humour and extraordinary creativity. The Dan Studio Series—a student-run theatre company—performed the student play collection Lost & Found at the Rotunda Theatre in Theological Hall on March 12, 13, and 14. Queen’s...

Deathtrap thrills audiences with unexpected twists

Written on October 29, 2019. Posted in Arts.

Ira Levin’s Deathtrap is a riotous meditation on love, success, and show business. Kingston audiences can catch the play live at Domino Theatre from Oct. 17 to Nov. 2. The 1978 play by the author of Rosemary’s Baby holds the record for the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway and was nominated...

Stage thriller Butcher delves into the aftermath of tragedy

Written on October 30, 2018. Posted in Arts, Theatre.

In his new stage thriller Butcher, playwright Nicolas Billon asks how we can balance peace and justice. Butcher, running from Oct. 26 to Nov. 11 at the Grand Theatre, follows a police officer, a lawyer, and a translator as they confront their individual connections to an Eastern European genocide...

Othello warrants conversation, not retaliation

Written on November 11, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s Vagabond’s artistic choice left students of colour in the dark and it’s a decision that can’t be ignored. Student theatre company Queen’s Vagabond released a statement last week announcing the suspension of their production of Shakespeare’s Othello. The decision follows a torrent of backlash...

Student actor and playwright sets the stage for a prolific career in theatre

Written on January 12, 2016. Posted in Arts.

There aren’t many Queen’s students who can rightfully call themselves professional theatre artists, and although Sean Meldrum doesn’t always admit to it, he’s one of the few. Now in his final year at Queen’s, Meldrum is both an actor and a playwright. He’s been cast in Canadian playwright Judith Thompson’s...

A new spin on an old classic

Written on February 12, 2015. Posted in Arts.

Two actresses put on larger-than-life performances in an unconventional play rendition of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice. The production is a two-woman show — hosted at the Frontenac Club Inn — starring Hallie Burt and Kate Werneberg, playing all of Jane Austen’s classic characters,...

An Enemy of the People makes its Kingston debut

Written on October 28, 2014. Posted in Arts.

When a play causes feelings of tension and unpredictability in the audience about its unfolding, it’s clear the actors have done their job right. Henrik Ibsen originally wrote An Enemy of the People in 1882. As the program notes, however, the play – and without a doubt, its message as well − “still...

Existential drama

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Imagine what would happen if three strangers were trapped in a room together with no windows or doors, and all of them are dead. On Wednesday night, Queen’s Vagabond theatre company put on a compelling tale of three strangers who meet in the afterlife, forced to spend eternity together in a locked...

Stones in the Woods sheds light on part of the community's history

Written on September 23, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Set in a quiet, woody area of City Park, Stones in the Woods isn’t only a historically informative play, but an intimate, well-acted one. The one-act play is presented by The Cellar Door Project, a non-profit organization that uses theatrical presentation as a means to refreshingly convey stories...

Comedic commentary

Written on November 15, 2013. Posted in Arts.

A socialist commentary on capitalism, The Threepenny Opera, put on by the Queen’s drama department, aims to capture the essence of human interaction. Tim Fort, a drama professor and the musical’s director, has dabbled in just about everything — from lighting production to set design, to acting himself. Since...

Caught in the crossfire

Written on October 4, 2013. Posted in Arts.

Like a Quentin Tarantino film but shorter, Glengarry Glen Ross is a play that comes complete with strong characters, gritty and perfectly timed storytelling and, of course, extensive profanity. Written by David Mamet, the King’s Town Players production features the lives of four Chicago real estate...

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Dan Studio Series switches it up with Lost & Found

Deathtrap thrills audiences with unexpected twists

Stage thriller Butcher delves into the aftermath of tragedy

Othello warrants conversation, not retaliation

Student actor and playwright sets the stage for a prolific career in theatre

A new spin on an old classic

An Enemy of the People makes its Kingston debut

Existential drama

Stones in the Woods sheds light on part of the community's history

Comedic commentary

Caught in the crossfire

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