I just saw Bluebirds by Vern Thiessen at Theatre Burlington.It’s a beautiful play about three Canadian nurses in World War I.And it made me marvel at the power of words.Well layered words.“We made a vow.”So simple.And out of context it doesn’t mean much.But in the context of the play.And where it comes…A gut punch.That’s one…
The anticipation is over. The results are in. Theatre Burlington didn’t win everything that they were nominated for. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf had ten award nominations. They came away with four awards. Deb won Outstanding Direction by First Time Director. Kelly won Outstanding Performance in a Major Role. The show won Outstanding Ensemble Work.…
Nominations for the Western Ontario Drama League (WODL) came out last week. And the play that Deb directed, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? got a bunch of award nominations. It wasn’t Deb’s idea to do the play. Mark and Kelly, who played George and Martha, proposed the play to Michelle at Theatre Burlington. They knew…
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