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Interview - Alma Sarai and Tottering Biped Theatre


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Tara welcomes Alma Sarai, a Canadian artist, actor, musician, and arts advocate, to promote Tottering Biped Theatre's summer production of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged)" at Dundurn Castle Park in Hamilton, ON in August 2025. 

Alma graduated from the Theatre and Drama Studies program at the University of Toronto Mississauga, a joint program with Sheridan College. She has been deeply involved with Tottering Biped Theatre (TBT) since 2016, serving as Associate Artistic Director and Associate Producer. Alma has performed in every "Shakespeare by Nature" production since its inception, portraying roles such as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, among many other roles in numerous plays. Since 2020, she has also been the producing Director of TBT's Summer Shakespeare Project, an annual festival held at Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, co-led with Trevor Copp.

Books mentioned:

  • Ruff by Rod Carley
  • Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
  • How to Make Love in a Canoe: Sex in Canada by Jeff Pearce
  • Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
  • The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-Cooper
  • Whenever You're Ready: Nora Polley on Life as a Stratford Festival Stage Manager by Shawn Desouza-Coelho
  • Event details:

    The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged)

    August 12-30, 2025 @ 7:00 pm (Tues-Sat)

     

    The Carnival of Animals (live music and mime)

    August 17, 24, 31, 2025 @ 7:00 pm (Sun)

     

    Dundurn Castle Park , 610 York Blvd, Hamilton, ON

    https://www.totteringbiped.ca/

     

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