Category Archives: Interviews from Theatre

Insightful and informative interviews with theatre people

KATE TROTTER: ACTRESS WITH OUTSTANDING STAGE CAREER AND OVER 100 CREDITS IN TELEVISION AND FILM -ALSO AN ACTING TEACHER AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION COACH- DECLARES, “I AM AN ACTRESS. I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON A FARM. WHAT GOT ME FROM THERE TO HERE IS A MYSTERY.” -A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on January 10, 2017 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: If you were asked for 50 words for an encyclopedia to summarize what you do, or have done, in the arts, what would you say? KATE TROTTER: I started my career under the guidance of Douglas Rain and … Continue reading →

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MOYA O’CONNELL: ACTRESS AND SHAW FESTIVAL MAINSTAY DISCUSSES THEATRE AND HER CREATIVE LIFE -“I ONLY ASK THAT THE AUDIENCE ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE OPEN. I WANT THEM TO GIVE THEMSELVES TO ME. I WANT THEM TO BE MY PARTNER IN ADVENTURE.” — A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on November 9, 2016 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: If you were asked for 50 words for an encyclopedia to summarize what you do, or have done, in the arts, what would you say? MOYA O’CONNEL: Canadian theatre actress. Anglo-Irish heritage. Spent 6 seasons at Bard on … Continue reading →

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CHRISTY BRUCE: STAR OF SPONTANEOUS THEATRE AND THE INTERNATIONALLY POPULAR PRODUCTION “BLIND DATE”: A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on October 20, 2016 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: If you were asked for 50 words for an encyclopedia to summarize what you do, what would you say? CHRISTY BRUCE Christy Bruce is an improviser who specializes in Spontaneous Theatre. She has spent a lot of time … Continue reading →

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LAURA CONDLLN (NOT CONDLIN): AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ACTRESS (NOT ACTOR) PLAYING DOCTOR THOMAS STOCKMANN IN IBSEN’S CLASSIC AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE ….AT TORONTO’S TARRAGON THEATRE FROM OCTOBER 7 TO NOVEMBER 1

Posted on October 6, 2015 by strecker

James Strecker: To start, please give me a few reasons why a Canadian audience of today should see a production of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People from 1882. Laura Condlln: I think this story and this production will especially … Continue reading →

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CHRISTEL BARTELSE: AN INTERVIEW WITH WRITER, PRODUCER, CLOWN, TEACHER, COMEDIAN – AND CREATOR OF “ONEYMOON” NOW ON ITS WAY TO EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE

Posted on July 27, 2015 by strecker

Canadian Comedy Award Nominee Christel Bartelse, now appearing at the Hamilton Fringe Festival, will soon be taking her new show, “Oneymoon,” to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This interview took place in July of 2015. James Strecker: Actor Ed Asner once … Continue reading →

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AN INTERVIEW WITH METIS TELEVISION AND FILM ACTOR+SINGER+WRITER+MESSENGER ANDREA MENARD

Posted on December 2, 2014 by strecker

James Strecker: Okay, we’ll talk soon about the actor and singer and writer aspects of your creative life, but why do you declare yourself also as Messenger on your website? What does that mean? Andrea Menard: It means that I … Continue reading →

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AN INTERVIEW WITH PLAYWRIGHT EDWARD BOND ABOUT HIS LONG AND “CONTROVERSIAL” CAREER IN BRITISH THEATRE AND HIS PLAY “THE SEA” NOW AT THE 2014 SHAW FESTIVAL

Posted on June 17, 2014 by strecker

This season the Shaw Festival is producing its first take on a work by Edward Bond, a playwright who, through his uncompromising play Saved, first produced at the groundbreaking Royal Court in 1965, helped to change censorship laws in Britain. … Continue reading →

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AN INTERVIEW WITH CARLY STREET OF VENUS IN FUR AT CANADIAN STAGE

Posted on February 1, 2014 by strecker

Venus in Fur had its first run with Canadian Stage at the Bluma Appel Theatre in the autumn of 2013. Upon closing, this critically-acclaimed and very popular production soon moved to the Berkeley Street Theatre for an extended run. Co-starring … Continue reading →

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WILLARD BOUDREAU, GARY SMITH AND THEATRE ARE ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN HAMILTON!

Posted on June 23, 2013 by strecker

Another interview from my archives of five years ago……….. For many decades Willard Boudreau and Gary Smith have given theatrical life in the Hamilton, Ontario area a dynamic, sophisticated, versatile and inspiring presence and energy. Their influence in acting, direction, … Continue reading →

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