A monthly podcast where we talk theatre with those in the Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo communities making it happen.... more
FAQs about Informalities:How many episodes does Informalities have?The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.
May 01, 2018Episode 20 - Nora PolleyIn this episode, we sit down with Nora Polley, who, at 54 years, is the longest serving employee of the Stratford Festival. Forty of those years were spent in stage management, and here Nora shares her wisdom, her thoughts on a new biography about her, and the ethical responsibilities of the stage manager in the rehearsal hall....more48minPlay
March 31, 2018Episode 19 - Heather DaviesWe sit down with Heather Davies to discuss her artistic directorship of the Ryga Festival, the current trajectory of her work (in a long and storied career) and the murky waters of incentivizing audience members and bolstering attendance. Hint: community is the answer....more49minPlay
January 31, 2018Episode 17 - Jennifer Roberts-SmithWe sit down with Dr. Jennifer Roberts-Smith to discuss her path to academia from the professional world. In the process we chat about the value of a university degree within the context of an artist's professional work....more42minPlay
December 31, 2017Episode 16 - Liza GiffenWe sit down with Liza Giffen, the director of the Stratford Festival archives to discuss her inspirations and the importance of the archive to the theatrical community at large....more37minPlay
November 30, 2017Episode 15 - Lindsay Bowman-MatthewsHosts, Shawn DeSouza-Coelho and Sukhpreet Sangha, chat with Lindsay Bowman-Mattews, a theatre enthusiast, about what excites her about theatre and how she decides what shows to see....more45minPlay
October 31, 2017Episode 14 - Jamie Kasiama and Brianna SeferiadesIn this episode, we sit down with Jamie Kasiama and Brianna Seferiades to discuss their role as current/future members of the theatre ecology we all live and work in. What are students taught to expect? What can they contribute? Listen in for a take on these questions and more....more30minPlay
September 30, 2017Episode 13 - Betty Anne KellerWe sit down with Betty Anne Keller, the Chair of the Board of the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund to discuss the past, present, and future of the arts ecology of a mid-sized city like Kitchener-Waterloo....more41minPlay
August 31, 2017Episode 12 - Year End Wrap UpIn this episode, host Shawn DeSouza-Coelho summarizes a year's worth of Informalities, of conversations with the theatre artists that contribute to and work and live within our theatre ecology....more5minPlay
August 01, 2017Episode 11 - Jeff HoIn this, our eleventh episode, we sit down with the ever humble theatre artist Jeff Ho to discuss his upcoming debut and the oft heard but rarely understood phrase "diversity in casting"....more33minPlay
June 28, 2017Episode 10 - Vikki Velenosi and Kasey DunnHost, Shawn DeSouza-Coelho, sits down with artists and co-owners of Brick & Mortar in Toronto, Vikki Velenosi and Kasey Dunn, to chat about the need for affordable theatre space from the perspective of two people providing it....more45minPlay
FAQs about Informalities:How many episodes does Informalities have?The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.