Over a twenty-year period as a high school drama teacher and theatre director, Linda Lori Burgess created dozens of original plays in collaboration with her…
Leanna speaks to us this month about her work as a noted translator of Québécois and Franco-Canadian drama. Scirocco Drama publishes her translations of Rébecca…
Debbie Patterson is a Winnipeg playwright, director and actor. She is a recipient of the United Nations Platform for Action Committee’s Activist Award and the…
This month JGS spoke with Kole Durnford, a mixed Metis/settler playwright and actor originally from Stony Plain, Alberta. Kole’s professional playwriting debut came in 2025…
Posted July 13, 2026 Behind the Scenes – Theatre Burlington This month we spoke with Kathy Hyde Nagel, head of publicity for Theatre Burlington. The…
Darrah Teitel is a playwright and socialist living in Toronto where she currently works as a labour organizer. Darrah’s plays include Forever Young, The Omnibus…
Recently, we spoke with Laura Mullin and Chris Tolley of PlayME, an innovative platform that offers audio versions of Canadian plays.
This month we spoke with Toronto-based playwright/performer Rose Napoli. Rose’s plays include Mad Madge, After the Rain, Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells), which was nominated…
This month we spoke to director/actor/playwright Molly Thom about Toronto’s venerable Alumnae Theatre. Molly’s play The Bush-Ladies is published by Scirocco Drama.
This month JGS spoke with award-winning actor and playwright, Rachel Mutombo.