Theatre of the Beat’s vision (http://www.theatreofthebeat.com/html) is the “create meaningful theatre that both challenges and inspires.” The Ontario-based troupe has created a repertoire of plays that both pricks the audience’s social consciousness and encourages them to build a more whole world, explaines Theatre of the Beat artistic director Johnny Wideman.
A tale of four unforgettable people by an award-winning Canadian playwright and a reading featuring a super-sleuth are two of the offerings this season by Lost & Found Theatre (http://www.lostandfoundtheatre.com). Kathleen Sheehy, a founding member and current artistic director of Lost & Found Theatre talks about what’s in store for the company.
The relationship between writer and editor has always been seen as a challenge—by both the writer and the editor. But a good writer knows a good editor will polish the prose and make it shine. Krysia Lear (http://www.editorialsuite.com) is one of those editors who polishes prose by working with the writer and talks about the art of editing.
Six years ago a group in Port Perry wanted to create a festival that encouraged, enabled and equipped churches in the Scugog area to glorify God through music and the arts. The David Festival (http://davidfestival.ca/) has since has expanded each year in both the workshops it presents and the numbers of people coming from outside the Scugog area. Bev Foster, a musician, Port Perry resident and one of the festival’s organizers talks about the David Festival.
Kimberley Payne (http://www.kimberleypayne.com/), has written a variety of books ranging from those on faith and fitness, to fiction and now, to a series of children’s books under the title of Adam’s Animals.
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Tonight’s guest, is a 17-year-old guitar virtuoso. But that should surprise anyone who knows that Zac Tiessen (http://www.zactiessen.com/) and his brother Josh, a wildlife artist who’s been tutored by Robert Bateman, were part of a study of an elite group of 24 prodigies being studied worldwide. Zac recently released his first CD, Courage, which features four songs that are a mix of jazz, heavy metal and fusion.
One of C.S. Lewis’ first published works was a collection of poetry published under the pen name of Clive Hamilton. Lewis, who died the same day as John F. Kennedy—November 22,1963—and both his poetry and prose, have been significant influences for tonight’s guest, poet D.S. Martin (http://dsmartin.ca/ and http://kingdompoets.blogspot.ca/), whose latest collection of poems, Conspiracy of Light, pays homage to that influence.
Last year rock vocalist and three-time JUNO nominee Chris Greenwood, who performs as Manafest (http://www.manafest.ca/), released The Fighter CD. Recently the Pickering, Ontario native wrote his first book, also titled The Fighter, which is the story of how he conquered his own fears and found success.
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Welcome to our annual Christmas show. This year we have a special treat: an interview with Alberta writer Marcia Laycock (http://marcialeelaycock.com/), who will also read a section from her recently published Christmas novella, An Unexpected Glory.
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Jazz pianist. Composer. Songwriter. Arranger. Words which define but can't begin to describe the virtuosity of Mike Janzen (http://mikejanzen.ca/). Mike's latest project is Carols a collection of Christmas favourites in a jazz-style that only he can provide.
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