“While “Penny Slots” definitely doesn’t feel like a short play with its two very quick stories, I did find myself enjoying it and laughing out loud at many moments.”

“Pocket Sandwich Theatre’s production of “Drac in the Saddle Again” is a superbly campy vampire western, chock full of gun slinging, garlic roll slinging and one-line zinger slinging action.”

Just watching Jason Danieley engage in this vocal moment with a resilient emotional strength as he looked up and sang to his beloved wife, the late Broadway actor Marin Mazzie, was highly moving

Although the philosophy tends to grapple with too much, some clearer messages emerge at the end as we understand that each ‘person’ has their own path and no specific plan is better or worse

Even though I hold no formal background in any kind of dance or movement training, I was captivated by the movements of the artists and watching their facial expressions at times focused with contentment and stillness with eyes that appeared to be mystical and spiritual.

Glorious to hear and divinely to see, Opera Atelier’s production of Handel’s ‘The Resurrection’ becomes a triumphant and dazzling spectacle of sight and sound with a strong underlying tone that darkness will cease and lightness will shine forever

“The electrifying original music gives Ms. Pitre an opportunity to display her full range of vocal skills. She builds subtle moments as emotion grows and also knows the right timing for unleashing big thrilling notes. Her story is wide ranging, but it is clear that music is at the heart of her life and career.”

… “Holier Than Thou” was a real showstopper. Sister Mary Hubert (Jo-Anne MacDonald) lead the cast in this foot stomping, hand clapping, gospel crowed pleaser of a number… A winner…

One note of humour touches ironically on these paragraphs as one character is described as someone who “doesn’t laugh and doesn’t cry – he should grow up to be a theatre critic.”

“McKinney Repertory Theatre (MRT) delivered a dynamic, intelligent, and thoroughly immersive show with their premiere post-pandemic production, ‘Radio Suspense Theatre: The First Episode.’”

“I overall very much enjoyed “In the Purple Room”. The acting was very well done, the story captivating, and the set pieces were like works of art.”

“The Braid Theater in Santa Monica, formerly the Jewish Women’s Theater, is exploring true stories of what ordinary people were doing in historic periods whether it was the LGBT movement, the Vietnam War, or COVID-19, in a performance entitled "‘The Rest is History.’“

I am still haunted by this stellar cast’s reading of ‘Scorched’ and its amply epic and highly emotional tale replete, at times, with a brutal cruelty…its political relevance is even more noteworthy today.

There was something missing for me in Soulpepper’s audio presentation format of ‘The Seagull’ that, on account of Covid, could not be helped…

“All in all, Zeotrope is a shining example of the kinds of innovation that a post-Covid era of live theatre can have.”

I usually had a pen and pad by me to make notes about what I was hearing. Instead, I chose not to do this but simply put those two items down, closed my eyes, and allowed this cleverly paced and sharply delivered ‘Six Characters In Search of an Author’ to develop in my mind.

As we move forward out of this pandemic and a return to live theatre, I’m beginning to see how digital theatre may become part of our 21st century canon of the live arts. This cast made me feel comfortable knowing that it can be accomplished

“Low Skies Divine” takes advantage of its audio-only medium in some really lovely ways and uses Shakespeare’s text to create an experience all on its own. Despite being based on a fully staged show the company had put on, Shay and Magnúsdóttir did a fantastic job of making this piece stand out in its own right.

“In the comfort of your own home, you will learn why Mezzocchi’s family’s purchased a 200+-year-old Enfield, New Hampshire house, and what strange and haunting events took place inside that have scarred his family for life.”

Covid has brought the live theatre industry to a screeching halt, but Soulpepper’s audio drama is alive and well as ‘Moonlodge’ is in extremely capable hands under Jani Lauzon’s graceful and compassionate direction.