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photo credit: demandaj via photopin cc Multi-talented and multi-hilarious Edmontonian actor/playwright/singer/director/improviser/producer Jocelyn Ahlf sets her four year old daughter’s tantrum to music and gives it the operatic relish it deserves on The Irrelevant Show! Listen here! The Irrelevant Show is … Continue reading

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The ‘prov is in the Pudding

jacob banigan by Jacob Banigan In the year 1680, the Hopi Tribe was living peacefully in the arid, rusty red landscape of the Southwest. One day as the elders were schooling the youth in the traditional rites and dances celebrating … Continue reading

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"Quick! What’s My Name?": Mark Meer On Sleepless Weekends at Die-Nasty’s Soap-A-Thon

mark meer This weekend is more exciting than Christmas for the stars of Die-Nasty, the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award and Canadian Comedy Award (2006)winning  live improvised soap opera that has been running weekly in Edmonton since 1991. This weekend is Die-Nasty’s … Continue reading

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Why Should You Go To The Theatre?

mark meer photo by harley. make-up by pru olenik In honour of World Theatre Day 2010 (March 27, 2010), renowned Canadian playwright Brad Fraser challenged me to write an article “with the objective of getting the many people who don’t attend … Continue reading

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