Welcome back to the 21st episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 21st episode we continue to release our inaugural run of The Cup: Reviews, where we reviewed the Stratford Festival Production series that streamed on YouTube last spring. In this episode we discussed the 2010 production of The Tempest, directed by Des McAnuff, starring stage and screen legend, Christopher Plummer, in the role of Prospero. You can watch this production and all other Stratford Festival productions on their new streaming platform Stratfest@Home. Here is the link (subscription needed): https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AtHome

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat   

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Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96   

Edmond Clark – Instagram: edmond_clark_official   

Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]

Welcome back to the 20th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 20th episode we have a new artist interview. This particular conversation was hosted by our Literary Manager and co-producer of all things The Cup Ryan Borochovitz. The artist who took on the hot seat was Brigit Wilson, long-time friend of The Cup and performer at the Stratford Festival. Enjoy as Ryan and Brigit talk about her career thus far, performing at the Stratford Festival, serving on the Board of Directors of the Blyth Festival, various female-led creative writing projects, and how to find hope on the other side of Covid.

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Brigit – Twitter: @HOOPOOHEART  

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Welcome back to the 19th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 19th episode we continue to release our inaugural run of The Cup: Reviews, where we reviewed the Stratford Festival Production series that streamed on YouTube last spring. In this episode we discussed the 2019 production of Othello, directed by Nigel Shawn Williams, starring Michael Blake in the title role. On this panel, we have the added pleasure of being joined by returning guest David Collins, who played the Senator in this production. You can watch this production and all other Stratford Festival productions on their new streaming platform Stratfest@Home. Here is the link (subscription needed): https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AtHome

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat   

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Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu

David Collins – Facebook: David Collins  

Tanisha Sinclair – Instagram: TanishaSinclair  

Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96

Welcome back to the 18th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 18th episode we have a new artist interview. This particular conversation was hosted by our Marketing Manager and co-producer of all things The Cup Mackenzie Horner. The artist who took on the hot seat was Autumn Smith, the Artistic and Executive Director of the Muskoka-based littlewoodsmith, and co-host of Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast. Enjoy as Autumn and Mackenzie take a break from their usual M.O. of talking about musicals together, to have a closer look at Autumn’s remarkable career in theatre thus far.

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Autumn –Instagram: autumndmsmith // Facebook: Autumn Smith   

Littlewoodsmith – Instagram/Facebook: littlewoodsmith   http://www.littlewoodsmith.com/  

Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat   

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-the-downbeat-a-musical-podcast/id1478579754?uo=4

Welcome back to the 17th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 17th episode we continue to release our inaugural run of The Cup: Reviews, where we reviewed the Stratford Festival Production series that streamed on YouTube last spring. In this episode we discussed the 2019 production of The Merry Wives of Windor, directed by Antoni Cimolino, starring Sophia Walker in the role of Mistress Ford and Geraint Wyn Davies in the role of Falstaff. On this panel, we have the added pleasure of being joined by, not one, but TWO wonderful performers from the Stratford stage: returning guest, Brigit Wilson (who played Mistress Page), and new friend of The Cup, David Collins (who played Bardolph). You can watch this production and all other Stratford Festival productions on their new streaming platform Stratfest@Home. Here is the link (subscription needed): https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AtHome

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat   

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-the-downbeat-a-musical-podcast/id1478579754?uo=4  

Brigit Wilson – Twitter: @HOOPOOHEART  

David Collins – Facebook: David Collins  

Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96  

Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]

Welcome back to the 16th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 16th episode we continue to release our inaugural run of The Cup: Reviews, where we reviewed the Stratford Festival Production series that streamed on YouTube last spring. In this episode we discussed the 2015 production of The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Chris Abraham, starring Ben Carlson and Deborah Hay in the roles of Petruchio and Katherina. You can watch this production and all other Stratford Festival productions on their new streaming platform Stratfest@Home. Here is the link (subscription needed): https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AtHome

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat   

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-the-downbeat-a-musical-podcast/id1478579754?uo=4  

Monique Danielle – Instagram: mariannagailus  

Marianna Gailus – Instagram: monique4reals  

Will Bartley – Instagram: willrbartley

Welcome back to the 15th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 15th episode we have a new artist interview. This particular conversation was hosted by our literary manager, resident dramaturg, and co-producer of all things The Cup Ryan Borochovitz. The artist who took on the hot seat was Claire F. Martin, the Assistant Artistic Director of the North Carolina-based theatre company, Sweet Tea Shakespeare, and author of a new stage adaptation of Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Enjoy as Claire and Ryan transparently use this interview framework as a pretext to nerd-out about a novel that they both love.

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Claire – Facebook: claire.martin.357 (please send a message before a friend request) // Instagram: claire.f.martin // 

Email: [email protected] 

Welcome back to the 14th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 14th episode we continue to release our inaugural run of The Cup: Reviews, where we reviewed the Stratford Festival Production series that streamed on YouTube last spring. In this episode we discussed the 2017 production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Scott Wentworth, starring Antoine Yared and Sara Farb in the title roles. You can watch this production and all other Stratford Festival productions on their new streaming platform Stratfest@Home. Here is the link (subscription needed): https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AtHome

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat   

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-the-downbeat-a-musical-podcast/id1478579754?uo=4  

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/154zV9bBHUGBUkbzwpJ6ws  

Autumn Smith – Instagram: autumndmsmith 

Littlewoodsmith: littlewoodsmith  

Laramie Project: https://bit.ly/3hnqgR8  

Mark Welch – Instagram: mark.welch13 

Email: [email protected] 

Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96

Welcome back to the 13th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 13th episode we continue to release our inaugural run of The Cup: Reviews, where we reviewed the Stratford Festival Production series that streamed on YouTube last spring. In this episode we discussed the 2014 production of Antony and Cleopatra, directed by Gary Griffin, starring Geraint Wyn Davies and Yanna McIntosh in the title roles. You can watch this production and all other Stratford Festival productions on their new streaming platform Stratfest@Home. Here is the link (subscription needed): https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AtHome

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat   

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu

Tanisha Sinclair – Instagram: TanishaSinclair  

Alex Osborne – Instagram: alexanderosborne.official  

Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96  

Will Bartley – Instagram: willrbartley

Welcome back to the 12th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 12th episode we have a new artist interview. This particular conversation was hosted by our literary manager, resident dramaturg, and co-producer of all things The Cup Ryan Borochovitz. The artist who took on the hot seat was Matteo Esposito, a playwright and disability arts advocate from Oakville, Ontario. Enjoy as Matteo and Ryan discuss Matteo's play Sorting It Out and positive representation of people on the autism spectrum in the performing arts.

An online reading of Sorting It Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8fEDk32mh4

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Website – https://about.me/matteoesposito