Rachel Forbes, photo by David Cooper.

I caught up with Rachel Forbes just before the opening of 1837: The Farmer's Revolt at The Shaw Festival in May of 2017. We discuss choice of going into theatre and the beginnings of what promises to be a long a fruitful career in theatre. 

Ryerson School of Performance (Nee theatre school)

Videocaberet

Hooray for Johnny Canuck

Obsidian Theatre Company

Michael Gianfrancesco

Astrid Dora Janson

Soulpepper

Weyni Mengesha

Djanet Sears

 1837: The Farmers Revolt, Shaw Festival. LD: Steve Lucas, Director: Philip Akin, Actor: Sharry Flett

PamAm Games

Jim Plaxton

1837: The Farmers Revolt by Rick Salutin at the Shaw Festival

Philip Akin

Migrant Workers in NOTL and The Shaw Festival

Diversity on Canadian Stages

D'bi Young

Obeah Opera

How Black Mothers Say I Love You, Factory Theatre Dir: Trey Anthony, LD: Steve Lucas, Actor: Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah

How Black Mothers Say I Love You by Trey Anthony

Beyond the Great White North at the Factory Theatre

The Dream Catchers at Confederation Centre PEI

Gwyneth Stark, head scenic artist at Shaw, on how to distress wood on PBS

Equity in Theatre