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In this week’s episode I sit down with Mitchell Marcus. Mitchell Marcus is the Artistic and Managing Director of The Musical Stage Company. In our conversation today we catch up on some of the things he has been involved in over the past year, the success of the company’s rebranding and what he has learned from that experience, as well as what surprised him and what went as planned over the past year. We also discuss The Musical Stage Company’s upcoming projects, how the industry has shifted over the past year, as well as where he sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Julie Tomaino. Julie Tomaino is a performer, choreographer, and director originally from Vancouver BC. In our conversation today we discuss how she began dancing at a very early age, what she learned from her time in school and working in New York, as well as the mentors she has had throughout her career. We also discuss her transition to working more as a choreographer and now director, some of her most positive experiences in the industry and what made them so positive, as well as where she hopes to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Andres Sierra. Andres Sierra is a Toronto based singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor. In our conversation today we discuss how they were first introduced to performing, what made them pursue a career in the arts and what they learned from their time in school, as well as what some of their first experiences in the industry were. We also discuss how they began developing themselves as a singer-songwriter and the advice they would give other artists looking to go down a similar path, some of their most positive experiences so far in the industry, as well as where they see theatre and live performance in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Marc Hallworth. Marc Hallworth is a stand up comedian, sketch writer/performer, improviser, actor, and teacher originally from Calgary. In our conversation today we discuss how he was introduced to the arts, what made him choose to pursue a career in the arts and what he learned from his time in school, as well as the main lessons he took from some of his first experiences in the industry. We also discuss his process when approaching stand up comedy and sketch writing, some of his most positive experiences in the industry and what made them so positive, as well as the advice he would give people looking to get more involved in the world of stand up comedy and where he hopes to see the performing arts in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Chris Tsujiuchi. Chris Tsujiuchi is a performer, cabaret artist, and music director originally from Toronto. In our conversation today we discuss how he began performing and what drew him to the arts, his experiences in school that lead him to pursue a career in theatre, as well as what he learned from his experiences at Sheridan College. We also discuss how he began working in the worlds of cabaret and music direction, his annual Christmas cabaret and the exciting next steps for this coming year, as well as where he sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Chris Tsujiuchi. Chris Tsujiuchi is a performer, cabaret artist, and music director originally from Toronto. In our conversation today we discuss how he began performing and what drew him to the arts, his experiences in school that lead him to pursue a career in theatre, as well as what he learned from his experiences at Sheridan College. We also discuss how he began working in the worlds of cabaret and music direction, his annual Christmas cabaret and the exciting next steps for this coming year, as well as where he sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Scott Beaudin. Scott Beaudin is an actor, singer, and dancer originally from Hamilton Ontario. In our conversation today we discuss how he was introduced to theatre, his experiences performing at a young age, as well as what he learned about the industry from some of those early experiences. We also discuss some of his most positive experiences in the industry so far and what made them so positive, the mentors he has had in his career and the main lessons he has taken from them, as well as where he hopes to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Jennifer Walls. Jennifer Walls is a performer, producer, director, and host of SINGular Sensation every Monday night at Statlers in Toronto. In our conversation today we discuss how she was introduced to theatre and what made her choose to pursue a career in the arts, her training and the main lessons she took from her time in school, as well as what she learned from some of her first experiences in the industry. We also discuss the many different aspects of the industry she is a part and the importance of having a wide variety of skills, what she has learned from her experiences working in the world of cabaret, as well as where she sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Britta Johnson. Britta Johnson is a composer, lyricist, and book writer originally from Stratford Ontario. In our conversation today we discuss how she was introduced to theatre growing up in Stratford, how she began writing for the theatre, as well as what she learned from her experiences at the University of Toronto. We also discuss what she has learned from working with companies such as The Musical Stage Company and Young People’s Theatre, the importance of making mistakes and not taking yourself too seriously, as well as where she hopes to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Daniel Abrahamson. Daniel Abrahamson is a performer, composer, and creator of Theatre 20’s Composium training program. In our conversation today we discuss how he was first introduced to theatre, the path he took with his training and the main lessons he took from his time in school, as well as what he learned from some of his first experiences in the industry. We also discuss his experiences co-writing the musical Funny Business and the successes he has had at the Fringe Festival, the important characteristics that people working in the theatre industry should try and foster in themselves, as well as where he hopes to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.