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Steve Fisher, BFA, CD (he/him)

@gracingthestage.bsky.social

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A&E critic emeritus—Torontoist/AV Club/Now Magazine, etc. HMCS YORK Recruiter/Master Sailor/BOSN. Canadian Theatre Critics Association board member, #TheaTO hashtag creator. Burly #BikeTO boi, karaoke kid, LGBTQ+ Ally. BLM

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Steve Fisher, BFA, CD (he/him) @gracingthestage.bsky.social · Nov 18

Intro yerself w/ past gigs:

-Ziplined off Enercare Centre as SONAR the RCN Nfld Dog
-Walked in on Beyoncé, Renée Zellweger, & Michael Keaton (as bellhop)
-Hostage actor on train & plane for JTF2
-Wrote a stage intimacy article that went viral
-Crewed aboard HMNZS TE KAHA, Pearl Harbour>Victoria, BC

Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Nov 10

I’ve done such a weird mix of things but some memorable ones include:

-flower shop co-op placement (probably the loveliest job I’ve ever had)
-chocolate factory production line (SO boring but AYCE free chocolate)
-scoring targets at a rifle match
-hair salon assistant
-Parks Canada receptionist

Kathleen Jacques @kathmachine.bsky.social · Nov 10

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:

...okay, apart from all things design & comics:

-mall food court Taco Time cashier
-Safeway cashier
-Zellers department store clothing section
-teaching assistant / marking exams
-art gallery staff / reception bartender

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 1d

"Toronto"

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

Ok this story has now taken a twist. They tell me Tim Meadows is on Cameo and then two days later they’re like “do not worry about the absence of Tim Meadows, everything is fine”. Is Tim Meadows fine?!

cameo
While they're away... try someone new
CADILLAC
Tim Meadows is still away, but in the meantime, maybe a Cameo video from one of our fan favorites can scratch that itch?

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 1d

"We work six days a week, 52 weeks a year," said Jacqueline Jarrold, a co-chair of the negotiating team and a Broadway actor. "We need robust healthcare, yes, but also appropriate physical therapy, adequate job coverage, and reasonable time off to rest and recover."

www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...

Talks resume as Broadway actors consider a strike

Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.

www.npr.org

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Kommander Karl @kommanderkarl.bsky.social · 3d

AI still can’t do this

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tapeworthy @tapeworthy.bsky.social · 6d

the production photos look like pieces of art. Like I said, such a gorgeous set and lighting. (Also a great play and cast) bsky.app/profile/theh...

The Howland Company @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social · 6d

💫 Last Chance to see THE WELKIN! ⚖️ There are just 4 performances left to experience the most talked-about show of the season, closing Sunday at Soulpepper.

⚡️Act Fast - Performances have been selling out all week long and limited tickets remain.

🎟️ Book now: tickets.youngcentre.ca/overview/15182

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 7d

There’s matter in these sighs, these profound heaves⁠—
You must translate, ’tis fit we understand them.

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Charles M. Schulz Museum | The home of Snoopy & the Peanuts Gang @schulzmuseum.bsky.social · 7d

It’s your 75th anniversary, Charlie Brown! 💛⁠
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🎉 Today marks the official 75th anniversary of Peanuts! On October 2, 1950, the first Peanuts comic strip, shown here, was published in seven newspapers nationwide. Charles M. Schulz was 27 years old.

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 7d

I'm not saying boycotts AREN'T worthwhile but I said the same during Hogwarts Legacy as people bragged about “standing with trans folks” by not buying a game. That’s the easiest gesture capitalism allows you. If your activism starts & ends with not swiping a credit card, you’re not resisting power.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 8d

This is the actual reason it is fun to have a big account

Me: if I don't see a picture of an otter in a witch hat soon I will be pissed

Reply: pic of otter in witch hat

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 8d

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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Micah @rincewind.run · 8d

an extraordinary person with an extraordinary legacy who nevertheless didn’t take herself too seriously

when Gary Larson published this cartoon, she was in Africa and her institute was horribly offended and drafted a complaint

the whole thing was defused when she returned - she found it funny

Far Side cartoon with a female chimpanzee grooming a male chimpanzee

“Well, well - another blond hair. … Conducting a little more ‘research’ with that Jane Goodall tramp?”

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Carl Wilson @carlzoilus.bsky.social · 8d

Today in "Crritic!", reading Chandler Levack's Mile End Kicks in dialogue with the Lilith Fair documentary on indie-boy sexism, and other reviews & reflections. Plus a sad farewell to Kaleb Horton.

Pumping up the Kicks

Thoughts on Mile End Kicks, the Lilith Fair doc, Cécile McLorin Salvant, The Lowdown, and the Hidden Cameras. But first a sad farewell

carlwilson.substack.com

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 8d

Oh if you want a gift link here's a gift link: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

www.thestar.com

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aisling murphy @aislingmurph.bsky.social · 8d

Jonathan Church has been named the new artistic director of the Stratford Festival, ending months of speculation over who might get the top job in Canadian theatre.

Lots more in @theglobeandmail.com:

www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stag...

Jonathan Church named artistic director of the Stratford Festival

The dual U.K.-Canada citizen will officially assume the role of artistic director on Nov. 1, 2026 and will program the festival’s 2027 season

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Derrick Chua @derrick-chua.bsky.social · 9d

Final pay-what-you-choose Tuesday for The Welkin and King Gilgamesh at Soulpepper which close this weekend, along with Ride The Cyclone at Annex Theatre, The Green Line at Buddies in Bad Times, Enormity, Girl at Nightwood Theatre and Romeo Pimp at King Black Box.

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Ilana Lucas @ilanalucas.bsky.social · 10d

Review @intermissionmag.bsky.social Shifting Ground's Ride the Cyclone hits the carnival bullseye when it comes to heart and fun, but just misses the top prize by expanding the cast and reducing the original’s compelling creepiness. #theatre #theaTO www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/ride...

Review: Shifting Ground's Ride the Cyclone is heartfelt, overloaded

Director 郝邦宇 Steven Hao hits the carnival bullseye when it comes to heart and fun, but just misses the top prize by expanding the cast.

www.intermissionmagazine.ca

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 11d

One note, though: Maybe "Bizarre AI Video" instead of "Weird AI Video," which I confess I misread

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11d

To the Daily Beast staffer who put “79” into this headline, know this:

We salute you.

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Derrick Chua @derrick-chua.bsky.social · 11d

Best Sunday theatre deal: pay-what-you-can matinees of Octet and The Veil, in-person only at Crow's Theatre starting 12noon. Or catch The Welkin, King Gilgamesh, The Green Line, Romeo Pimp, Waiting for Godot, The Sankofa Trilogy, Ride The Cyclone, Enormity, Girl, Slave Play, Tell-Tale Harbour.

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 13d

It’s also dishonest to present these two issues, in the same breath, as some kind of zero sum prioritization. The beauty of the speed cameras is, once installed, the job is done! If anything, they free up police resources so more focus can be paid to violent crime. It’s foolish, bad logic.

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divine beastmode @gunstreet.bsky.social · 14d

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

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Ted Leo 🍉 @tedleo.bsky.social · 14d

I was there through this whole thing, was WELL aware of the shitty dynamic women were subject to and that everyone in this starts out talking about, but some of these clips in the first 20 minutes were still absolutely fucking horrible to see, and all you fuckers should watch the #LilithFair doc.

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Derrick Chua @derrick-chua.bsky.social · 14d

Looking forward to opening of The Green Line at Buddies tonight. But could also catch The Welkin & King Gilgamesh at Soulpepper, The Veil & Octet at Crow’s, Romeo Pimp, Butch/Femme, Waiting for Godot, The Sankofa Trilogy, Enormity, Girl, Ride the Cyclone, MJ, Tell-Tale Harbour. Support live theatre!

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Autopia Furiosa @pierrette1789.bsky.social · 14d

All my best to this FEMA employee, and may they succeed in their mission:

"I'M THE TYPE of person where, like, if you push me I'll push back. I don't like to live in a mindset of despair and negativity. When these people do this shit, it just lights my fire. It makes me more fucking mad. This used to be the best job I've ever had, the best environment I've ever had, the best culture I've ever had-and they fucking ruined it. I will never ever forget how much they ruined it. I'm like, fuck these people. They can't get me scared. I will not give them what they want. I will not just leave. I'm going to make it as difficult as possible for these fuckheads." -FEMA employee

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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 15d

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sixpenceee none the richer @kagredon.bsky.social · 15d

it's 2007. you're scrolling your favorite rss feeds in google reader. the internet ad market has led to a boom in mid-sized blogs that can employ tens of writers and editors in a relatively niche subject. you don't know it, but this is the last time journalism will be any good.

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