Aside from my own Stageworthy Podcast what are the must listen Canadian theatre podcasts still producing episodes? #theatre #canadiantheatre
Phil Rickaby
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Performer. Writer. Host of the Canadian theatre podcast, Stageworthy. Co-host of the Introvert's Guide To podcast. Creator and performer of two Christmas audio dramas: "Saint" Nick and the Big F*ck Up and It Sees You When You're Sleeping.
New post: What’s (still) wrong with crowdfunding for indie theatre? https://open.substack.com/pub/philrickaby/p/whats-still-wrong-with-crowdfunding
What’s (still) wrong with crowdfunding for indie theatre?
Years ago I wrote a blog post a pet peeve I had where crowdfunding campaigns for theatre projects are concerned, and how a lot of theatre crowdfunding campaigns entirely miss the mark when it comes to creating successful campaigns. Sadly very little has changed.
A few days ago, my gf asked me if I thought that theatre could find a resurgence in the popular culture, if AI generated TV and film gained traction. I said, yes, but not without some changes. #theatTO #canadiantheatre
https://www.philrickaby.com/2023/08/11/where-is-the-popcorn-theatre/
Where is the "popcorn" theatre? - Phil Rickaby
There are a basically two kinds of movies: there's serious film, and there's the popcorn movie. Serious films get critical acclaim, film festival attention, award nominations, and are beloved by film buffs. People who aren’t film buffs tend to think that they should see those movies, but don’t as of
Eric Matthew RichardsonSo much of #Chicago storefront #theatre is disappearing, largely due to financial instability and fallout from the pandemic. It seems like every month, we lose another company.
I posit that this is the direct result of adhering to old capitalist models of art creation. Rigid corporate-like hierarchies and reliance on wealthy benefactors isn’t going to cut it anymore. We need to turn to an alternative system: one based on equity and cooperation.
I wrote about it more here: https://antiblog.ericmatthewrichardson.com/posts/punktheatre/
If COVID was really over, every level of government would be talking about the numbers. It would be easy to find out the number of cases in any city, anywhere. That would be the sign of the triumph over their pandemic. But what's happening is exactly the opposite. Which is why I know it's not over.
LisaAnn
Rents continue to skyrocket, hitting a new high in Toronto. The solution to the housing crisis is pretty simple though: rent control. Doug Ford will never do it though. He doesn't care about renters.
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2023/03/toronto-rent-prices-continue-climb/
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2023/03/toronto-rent-prices-continue-climb/
I have been thinking a lot about how if Jesus was in the world now, preaching his same message, there sure are a lot of so called Christians who would hate him.