The Capacity for Play and Imagination: Is This a Legitimate Focus for the “Serious” Actor?

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 Posted in passionate and hopefully thoughtful musings | No Comments »

Dramatic Impact: Acting and Theatre in Alberta is two and 1/3 years old now, and we have had 25 episodes in total. In all that time I have not been tempted to mouth off about anything in this podcast blog. ...

Episode 22: One Big Massive Retweet, Books on Acting, Film, and Theatre, Part 1

Monday, March 15th, 2010 Posted in acting resources, Show Notes | No Comments »

Download this Audio Episode (9.5 MB) [powerpress] This is the first of a series of episodes called One Big Massive Retweet. I'm borrowing the concept of retweeting from Twitter. However, this episode has nothing to do with Twitter. I'm just referring to ...

Episode 21: Interview with Actor Richard Lee Hsi

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Posted in actor interviews, Show Notes | No Comments »

Download this Episode (10 MB) [powerpress] Edmonton actor Richard Lee Hsi reveals what it's like to create a play collectively. He talks about mask work and the unique experience of portraying real life people on stage. Excerpts from this interview were presented in ...

Episode 14: Interview with Actor and Director James MacDonald

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in actor interviews, director interviews, Show Notes | No Comments »

This episode of Dramatic Impact: Acting and Theatre in Alberta features an interview with the Associate Artistic Director of Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre, James MacDonald. James discusses his approach to directing and what excites him most about theatre as an art form. ...