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Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadIrving Berlin's White Christmas: Kate Hennig & Allison Plamondon in ConversationHow do you keep a holiday classic feeling brand new? Director Kate Hennig and choreographer Allison Plamondon join us to talk about reimagining Irving Berlin's White Christmas for today’s audiences, while honouring the timeless music, movement, and nostalgia that define it.They share what collaboration looks like behind the scenes, how storytelling through dance brings emotional truth to familiar songs, and what it means to return to a production with a deeper sense of joy and purpose. Kate Hennig is a celebrated Canadian actor, playwright, and director whose career spans Broadway, the Ro...
2025-11-1354 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadA Christmas Carol: Michael Therriault & Graeme Somerville in ConversationHow do you bring yourself to an iconic role? In this episode, actors Michael Therriault and Graeme Somerville reflect on A Christmas Carol, one of the Shaw Festival’s most beloved traditions.They talk about what it means to step into Scrooge’s shoes, the rhythms of a show that blends puppetry, song, and transformation, and the balance between ritual and reinvention. Along the way, they share backstage stories, onstage discoveries, and why this classic tale still stirs something new every year.Michael Therriault is in his fourth season at the Shaw Festival, wher...
2025-11-0643 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadMurder-on-the-Lake: Rebecca Northan & Kristopher Bowman in ConversationWhat happens when the star of the show is someone who’s never rehearsed a line? In this episode, director-performer Rebecca Northan and actor Kristopher Bowman take us inside Murder-on-the-Lake, a one-of-a-kind theatrical experiment at the Shaw Festival. Each performance of this improvised murder mystery features a different audience member in a central role, supported by a cast of quick-thinking actors who shape the story in real time.Rebecca shares how her background in improv helped shape the show’s spontaneous, responsive structure, while Bowman reflects on the vulnerability and excitement of performing in a world where anyt...
2025-08-1447 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadBlues for an Alabama Sky: Kimberley Rampersad & Virgilia Griffith in ConversationWhat does it mean to rehearse with care, rigour, and trust? Director Kimberley Rampersad and actor Virgilia Griffith join us for a deep and moving conversation about Blues for an Alabama Sky at the Shaw Festival, from its political weight to its lyrical beauty.They talk about how Pearl Cleage’s 1995 play resonates today, how costumes and choreography influence character, and how actors and directors find each other through shared values and ambition. It's a conversation about legacy, joy, and the sacredness of the rehearsal room.We are also joined by Jeff Irving who tells us...
2025-08-0738 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadElla & Louis: Alana Bridgewater & Jeremiah Sparks in ConversationHow do you honour two of the greatest voices in jazz history? Ella & Louis creators and performers Alana Bridgewater and Jeremiah Sparks join us to talk about the personal stories, musical research, and collaborative energy behind their new show at the Shaw Festival.From scatting origins to Oscar Peterson’s early recordings, this episode covers the legacy of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and what it means to bring their joy, humour, and political weight into a contemporary performance. We also hear about how Alana ended up touring with Corey Hart.Alana Bridgewater is...
2025-07-3136 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadMay I Have The Pleasure?: Sharry Flett & Taran Kim in ConversationWhat does a career in the theatre look like across generations? In this episode, we bring together Shaw Festival veteran Sharry Flett and rising star Taran Kim to talk about their work on May I Have the Pleasure?, a new dance-theatre piece that plays with memory, music, and the social rituals that shape us.From first gigs and unexpected inspirations to the rehearsal dynamics that build real trust, this episode explores how performance evolves over a lifetime. With candid reflections, surprising overlaps, and a lot of laughter, Sharry and Taran share what keeps them curious and creative.
2025-07-2440 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadGnit: Will Eno & Tim Carroll in ConversationWhat does it mean to pursue the self, and what does it cost? In this episode, playwright Will Eno and director Tim Carroll talk about Gnit, Eno’s wild and thoughtful reimagining of Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, now on stage at the Shaw Festival.From existential longing to awkward small talk, they explore what makes this modern fable so strangely human, and why Gnit’s detours and dead ends speak to something universal. They also reflect on their creative collaboration, the role of failure in art, and the serious joy of making theatre without preciousness.We’re...
2025-07-1741 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadWait Until Dark: Sochi Fried & Bruce Horak in ConversationWhat does real suspense feel like on stage? In this episode, actors Sochi Fried and Bruce Horak dive into their roles in Wait Until Dark at the Shaw Festival, a play full of menace, vulnerability, and razor-sharp tension.They talk about trust, sensory awareness, and the risks of staging a thriller in a real space, in real time. From soundscapes and silence to darkness and danger, they figure out what it takes to make audiences hold their breath.Sochi Fried is an actor whose stage work includes Candida, The Apple Cart, and The...
2025-07-1033 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadThe Roll of Shaw: Travis Seetoo & Cosette Derome in ConversationWhat happens when you blend tabletop role-playing games with the works of George Bernard Shaw and C.S. Lewis? In this episode, Travis Seetoo and Cosette Derome join us to talk about The Roll of Shaw: Through the Wardrobe, a unique live show at the Shaw Festival where fantasy storytelling meets improvisation, audience participation, and the deep winter of Narnia.From drawing monsters to running sound cues on vintage projectors, Cosette and Travis share how they bring audience ideas to life in real time—and why they believe everyone belongs in the world of the play....
2025-07-0343 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadLa Vie en Rose: Jay Turvey & Matt Alfano in ConversationHow do you take a cabaret of French songs and transform it into a fully staged, immersive experience inside a Spiegeltent? In this episode, Jay Turvey and Matt Alfano reflect on the creation of La Vie en Rose at the Shaw Festival, a collaboration rooted in movement, music, and memory. Drawing on everything from Edith Piaf to Gene Kelly, from historical Parisian dance to physical theatre, the show reimagines a night in Paris as an intimate theatrical event.And we’re also joined by Eponine Lee to talk about crafting music for the Troubadors, and how the un...
2025-06-2639 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadMajor Barbara: Peter Hinton-Davis & Gillian Gallow in ConversationHow do you bring a 1905 play into the present without losing its punch? In this episode, director Peter Hinton-Davis and designer Gillian Gallow share their creative process behind Major Barbara at the Shaw Festival, from deep research and instinctive design to the urgent questions that make Shaw’s satire feel startlingly relevant in 2025.Together, they explore what it means to approach a George Bernard Shaw play as living, political theatre that challenges audiences not just to watch, but to reflect.Peter Hinton-Davis is an award-winning director and dramaturg who has led productions across Ca...
2025-06-1944 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadDear Liar: Marla McLean & Graeme Somerville in ConversationReal-life partners Marla McLean and Graeme Somerville talk about co-creating and co-starring in Dear Liar, a play based on the 40-year correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell. They reflect on building a show together, discovering the complexities of this real-life relationship, and how letters can come alive on stage.From their rehearsal room to their home life, this is a thoughtful and generous look into their partnership, both on and off the stage.Marla McLean has spent 19 seasons as part of the Shaw Festival ensemble, performing in over 30 productions such...
2025-06-1240 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadTons of Money: Mike Nadajewski & Julia Course in ConversationWhat happens when a beloved British farce collides with a pair of seasoned performers who love to push each other to the edge of laughter? In this episode, actors Mike Nadajewski and Julia Course talk about bringing Tons of Money to life, corpsing on stage, and the art of comedic timing.They share stories from their early days at Shaw, how trust builds between scene partners, and what it means to stay present and spontaneous night after night.Mike Nadajewski is in his 9th season at the Shaw Festival, with credits including On...
2025-06-0541 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Selma Dimitrijevic & Judith Bowden in ConversationStep through the wardrobe with director Selma Dimitrijevic and designer Judith Bowden as they reflect on their collaboration for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They discuss first meetings and fast trust to the everyday bravery it takes to build Narnia from scratch.They talk about what it means to arrive in a rehearsal room without a roadmap, how design can hold memory, and why vulnerability might be the most important creative tool of all.Selma Dimitrijevic is a director and playwright originally from Croatia. She has directed Mother, Daughter and Baroness...
2025-05-2938 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadAnything Goes: Kimberley Rampersad & Paul Sportelli in ConversationWhat happens when you revisit a 1930s musical with a 21st-century sensibility? In our series premiere, associate artistic director Kimberley Rampersad and music director Paul Sportelli talk about the artistic choices, personal histories, and deep trust that shape Anything Goes at the Shaw Festival.From a game-changing audition to a day that actors say is better than Christmas, this conversation covers decades of theatre-making, and what it means to collaborate with care.Kimberley Rampersad is the Associate Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival and an award-winning director and choreographer whose work spans Shaw...
2025-05-2251 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadIntroducing: Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadLet’s Get This Shaw on the Road — a brand-new podcast from North America’s premiere repertory theatre company.Join Alexis Milligan and Kelly Wong as they take you behind the scenes of the Shaw Festival’s latest season through candid, insightful conversations with some of Canada’s top theatre artists.New episodes every Thursday, starting May 22.Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com. Hosted by Alexis MilliganProduced by Kelly WongOriginal Music by Travis Seetoo We want to hear from...
2025-04-3001 min
Finding CreativityFinding Creativity SE 2 AnnouncementFinding Creativity is back for another season! Alexis Milligan dives deep into discussions about the places we find creativity, this time chatting with folks from the fields of law enforcement, health care and post secondary education to name just a few. Join us for another season of Finding Creativity!
2024-02-2603 min
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2023-03-2156 min
Collector's CornerFTX fallout, Marfa, Friendship Bracelets, and more | Cornering The Market #9Weekly generative art NFT news, recorded November 8, 2022This episode can also be found on our Youtube channel here. Please subscribe, like, and comment - it really helps us!Tweet thread summary of the episode - https://twitter.com/collectors_xyz/status/1590387374084657152Episode artworkFriendship Bracelet #4432 by Alexis Andre and Erick CalderonTimestamps:0:00 | Intro2:27 | Global macro outlook5:38 | The past 7 days in the blue chip ETH gen art market8:56 | The past 7 days in the Tezos gen art market10:54 | Gen art news - FTX fallout and what it means...
2022-11-0940 min
EW On Set: Schitt's Creek6.08 The Presidential SuiteSpoiler alert! This week's episode is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, but you definitely need to have seen the show before you listen. Johnny and Moira spend the night in the Presidential Suite of the new motel, David makes Patrick get a spray tan before their engagement photos, and Ted returns from the Galapagos to spend some much-needed time with Alexis. We hear from Dan Levy, Noah Reid, Catherine O'Hara, Annie Murphy and Dustin Milligan in exclusive on-set interviews about the episode.For all our Schitt's Creek content, go to EW.com. Listen to our BINGE podcast c...
2020-02-2627 min
EW On Set: Schitt's Creek6.06 The WingmanThis week, Alexis becomes the center of attention when the video of crows attacking Moira's premiere event goes viral, and Patrick and David have to navigate an invitation from Jake to come over for...a drink. We hear from Annie Murphy, Dustin Milligan, Dan Levy, and Noah Reid in exclusive on-set interviews about the episode.For all our Schitt's Creek content, go to EW.com. Listen to our BINGE podcast covering the first five seasons of the show. Or watch Dan Levy spilling all the secrets on our YouTube. Learn more about your...
2020-02-1222 min
EW’s BINGEBonus BINGE: Annie Murphy shares her Schitt’s Creek faves – and her dream spin-off for Alexis RoseEverything’s coming up Alexis! Schitt’s Creek’s first daughter Annie Murphy (Alexis Rose) joins EW to share her favorite episodes from the first five seasons, including how she came up with not just the song but choreography for “A Little Bit Alexis,” shooting the sweet scenes she shares with her on-screen parents (Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara), the awkward “giraffe” kisses she shares with Ted (Dustin Milligan), and how a fan theory about her character’s backstory – is Alexis secretly a spy? – completely blew her mind. Hosted by EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal and Patrick Gomez. You can find EW’s comple...
2019-12-1137 min
EW’s BINGEBonus BINGE: Dustin Milligan spills Schitt’s Creek behind-the-scene storiesIt’s Ted’s turn! After recapping five seasons of Schitt’s Creek with showrunner, co-creator, and star Dan Levy for EW’s BINGE podcast, we invited fellow Canadian darling Dustin Milligan to join us for. Special bonus episode. Mulligan, who plays veterinarian Ted Mullens on the sleeper hit CBC/Pop TV series, gleefully spills behind-the-scenes secrets from his own favorite episode of the show - including “Hot Ted” returning on a motorcycle, Ted’s on-again off-again relationship with Alexis (Annie Murphy), kissing David (Levy), and more. Hosted by EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal and Patrick Gomez. You can find complete ep...
2019-12-0434 min