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🎙️ On Stageworthy: Playwright & magic designer Michael Kras talks about creating illusions for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, his new play Love Me Back, and finding magic in storytelling. 🎧 stageworthy.ca/433-michael-...

433. Michael Kras

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby is joined by Michael Kras, playwright, director, and one of Canada’s busiest magic designers. Michael has designed magic and illusions for theatres across t...

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Playwright Chloë Whitehorn on casting. Listen to the full episode on stageworthy.ca

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🎙️ On Stageworthy: Playwright Chloë Whitehorn (@chloewhitehorn.bsky.social) talks about writing plays like The Pigeon & Blood River, the Kingston theatre scene, and why Canadian plays rarely get a second production. 🎧 Listen: stageworthy.ca/432-chloe-wh...

432. Chloë Whitehorn

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby is joined by Chloë Whitehorn, who is currently based in Kingston, Ontario. Chloë, a former actor, discusses her journey to becoming a prolific writer, focus...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · 22d

🎙️ On Stageworthy: Actor & playwright Liz Buchanan joins @philrickaby.com to talk about her Hamilton Fringe shows Gnomes: A Traumatic Comedy & Liz: A Traumatic Comedy, using humour to explore trauma, and the power of solo performance. 🎧 stageworthy.ca/430-liz-buch...

430. Liz Buchanan

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby is joined by Liz Buchanan, a Hamilton-based actor, writer, and director who is also the artistic director of 9M Theatre. Liz shares her journey as a playwri...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · 29d

🎙️ On Stageworthy: Playwright Chelsea Woolley joins @philrickaby.com to talk about her new play Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs (Nightwood Theatre), the 8-year journey to bring it to life, and the power of humour & absurdity in storytelling. 🎧 stageworthy.ca/429-chelsea-...

429. Chelsea Woolley

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby is joined by playwright Chelsea Woolley. Chelsea discusses her latest play, Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs, which is being produced by Nigh...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Sep 4

In an excerpt from his most recent solo episode of the podcast, host @philrickaby.com reflects on the impact of the looming cuts to the Canada Arts Council and how it could affect the industry. Listen to the full episode at stageworthy.ca

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Sep 2

🎙️ On Stageworthy: Actor Virgilia Griffith joins Phil Rickaby to talk about her journey from dancer to Dora Award–winning actor, mentorship, representation, and her current work at the Shaw Festival. 🎧 stageworthy.ca/427-virgilia...

427. Virgilia Griffith

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby is joined by Toronto-based actor Virgilia Griffith, who is currently appearing in two shows at the Shaw Festival: Blues for an Alabama Sky and Murder on the...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Aug 29

Next week on Stageworthy, check out my conversation with Virgilia, as we talk Shaw Festival's Blues for an Alabama Sky and Murder-on-the-Lake.

aisling murphy @aislingmurph.bsky.social · Aug 28

Really enjoyed Blues for an Alabama Sky at the Shaw Festival, particularly for Virgilia Griffith's outstanding performance as bruised nightclub singer Angel.

My Critic's Pick review is online now: www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...

In Blues for an Alabama Sky, actor Virgilia Griffith reaches new heights

Shaw Festival’s final opener of the season is a tight, sleek examination of life during the Harlem Renaissance

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Aug 26

I wish our elected officials had more vision when it comes to "nation building." Pipelines don't build nations. Easing inter-provincial trade doesn't build nations. Stories build nations. The arts build nations. The rest is finance.

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Aug 26

🎙️ On Stageworthy: Former Theatre by the Bay AD Iain Moggach shares his journey to theatre leader in Barrie. A candid chat on mentorship, community, regional theatre, and building space for new voices. stageworthy.ca/426-iain-mog...

426. Iain Moggach

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby is joined by Iain Moggach, former Artistic Director of Theatre by the Bay in Barrie, Ontario. In this thoughtful conversation, Iain shares his journey from ...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Aug 21

🎭 Canadian theatre artists! I'm booking new guests for Stageworthy, Canada’s theatre podcast. Priority to artists outside Toronto, but TO folks welcome too. Got a project or story to share? Let’s talk!
DM me or get in touch by filling out the form at stageworthy.ca/contact/

Contact Stageworthy

We would love to hear from you. From pitches, to suggestions of people we should have on the show, to kudos.

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Aug 20

Canadian theatre is at a turning point. Who’s in the audience now — and who isn’t? Is our funding model sustainable, balancing government support with sponsorships? How do ticket sales factor in? What’s the biggest challenge — and the brightest hope — you see?

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Aug 19

🎙️ On Stageworthy: Actor, writer & comedian @nancykenny.bsky.social discusses her new show I Don’t Feel Pretty/Chu pas cute, debuting at Halifax Fringe 2025. A candid chat on humour, vulnerability, and building trust in solo theatre. 🎧 stageworthy.ca/425-nancy-ke...

425. Nancy Kenny

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby is joined by Nancy Kenny, an actor, writer, and producer whose latest show, I Don’t Feel Pretty/Chu pas cute, will have readings at the 2025 Halifax Fringe ...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Aug 12

🎭 On Stageworthy: Dora Award–winning playwright Evan Bawtinheimer discusses Patty Picker, his journey from performer to writer, mental health, vulnerability, and why community matters in indie theatre. 🎧 Listen: stageworthy.ca/424-evan-baw...

424. Evan Bawtinheimer

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby is joined by Evan Bawtinheimer, a Toronto-based, Dora Award winning playwright. Evan shares the inspiration behind his award winning play, Patty Picker. In ...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Aug 5

🎭 New on Stageworthy: @philrickaby.com chats with Michelle Langille - actor, director, and burlesque performer—about her journey from Toronto to Cape Breton, joyful reinvention, and creating “Honey de Mele.”
🎧 Listen now at stageworthy.ca/423-michelle...

423. Michelle Langille

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby is joined by Michelle Langille, an actor, director, and burlesque performer whose journey has taken her from Toronto to Cape Breton. In this deeply personal...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Jul 29

New on Stageworthy: Phil chats with ted witzel, Artistic Director of Buddies in Bad Times, about the 2025–2026 season, queerness as creative practice, and why disobedience belongs on stage.
🎧 Listen at stageworthy.ca/422-ted-witz...

422. ted witzel

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby welcomes ted witzel, Artistic Director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, to discuss the company’s 2025–2026 season and the vital role Buddies plays locally a...

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aisling murphy @aislingmurph.bsky.social · Jul 22

Really grateful to Phil Rickaby for having me on @stageworthy.ca, where we had a wide-ranging conversation about slime tutorials, my strange journey from theatre school to my job at The Globe and, of course, Taylor Swift.

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#421 – Aisling Murphy

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Jul 22

New on Stageworthy: @philrickaby.com chats with @aislingmurph.bsky.social, theatre reporter at the Globe and Mail, about her journey from performer to critic, the ethics of reviewing peers, and the importance of theatre as public record.
Listen now at stageworthy.ca/421-aisling-...

421. Aisling Murphy

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby welcomes Aisling Murphy, theatre reporter for the Globe and Mail. In a wide-ranging and engaging conversation, Aisling shares the journey from musical theat...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Jul 15

New on Stageworthy: Phil talks with @miekechu.bsky.social, Executive Director of TAPA, about her vision for a sustainable, inclusive theatre sector, the Dora Awards, ADHD, and building frameworks of care in the arts.

Listen now at stageworthy.ca/420-annemiek...
#theaTO #canadiantheatre

420. annemieke wade

This week on Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby welcomes annemieke wade, Executive Director of the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA). annemieke shares insights from her first six months in t...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Jul 10

🎭 Canadian theatre artists! I'm booking new guests for Stageworthy, Canada’s theatre podcast. Priority to artists outside Toronto, but TO folks welcome too. Got a project or story to share? Let’s talk!
DM me or get in touch at stageworthy.ca/contact/

Contact Stageworthy

We would love to hear from you. From pitches, to suggestions of people we should have on the show, to kudos.

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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · Jul 9

We have heard that theatre audiences are not returning to theatres in their pre-pandemic numbers. Is there any data on why? Have any arts organizations commissioned a survey from a polling company to gather data on this?

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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · Jul 9

With arts grants at an all time low, and theatre companies struggling for funding, this is bad news for Canadian theatres.

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Mark Carney’s cabinet told to present savings plans by the end of the summer

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, along with Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, issued letters to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet on Monday, asking them to present plans by the end...

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Stageworthy @stageworthy.ca · Jul 8

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Steve Fisher, BFA, CD (he/him) @gracingthestage.bsky.social · Jul 5

There's been overnight break-ins 2 nights in a row @ Alumnae Theatre. Venue & #FringeTO companies performing there have had 1000's of $ worth of equipment stolen. I hear an assistance fund is planned (through @fringe-toronto.bsky.social ?), but in the meantime, buy ALL their merch. #TheaTO #ComedyTO

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Phil Rickaby @philrickaby.com · Jul 4

I haven't mentioned my Canadian theatre starter pack in a while. If you are a Canadian theatre maker in any capacity, its a good way to connect with other Canadian theatre makers on Bluesky. If you want to be a part of it, just reply and let me know!
go.bsky.app/Kb2iMQH

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