A brutally emotional day saying goodbye to a loved family member. And now off to do what we performers tend to do in extraordinary situations: going onto the stage tonight. Going to my “church” to pour out all of my heart. Tell your people you love them. Don’t be economical with your heart.

This extraordinary artist.

Written by and Starting Jessica B. Hill Directed by @rodrigobeilfuss.bsky.social Stage managed by Elizabeth McDermott Costume built by Brenda McLean Production Design by Me Thus production presented by Here For Now Original production by SiR / PTE www.herefornowtheatre.com/pandora

First day onstage.

We open next week. Come see us. royalmtc.ca/Current-Play...

Now is now.

Medicate me algorithmic playlist

"Let this darkness be a bell tower and you the bell. As you ring, what batters you becomes your strength." Rilke's timeless spell for living through difficult times www.themarginalian.org/2023/01/11/l...

In Winnipeg acting in Churchill, but over in Ontario a show I directed (PANDORA) opens soon. Check us out! Royalmtc.ca + www.herefornowtheatre.com/pandora

We open in 2 weeks and I gotta say Churchill is the greatest living playwright FACTS she rocks let’s go

Love this play.

“All things are ready, if our minds be so”

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I mean, as long as you don’t mind being late, or waiting, or walking alongside busy highways for extended periods as you transfer routes, or freezing while changing routes, Winnipeg’s new bus system is alright.

This process is a restorative.

Constant Craving by KD Lang says everything, doesn’t it?

Certified Copy (2010) Abbas Kiarostami

Winnipeg peak artist life is walking through a Hallmark movie set on your way to rehearsal at RMTC.

Art and culture are key components of Manitoba’s identity and economy, according to new data released by the Manitoba Arts Council on Monday.

"Rachmaninoff. That bit in Brief Encounter. And Brief Encounter, actually. That makes life worth living..."

Day 1 A new creative process Healing commences Come see us at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s Warehouse

Up on our SIR Bard Blog, I reflect on the recent past, the ephemeral nature of Theatre, the arrival of our new Managing Director Adam Jennings - and of what’s to come. In times of uncertainty, I write to try and make sense of life and work. 🔗 link below: shakespeareintheruins.com/thoughts-fro...

Sunday morning chat over here. Wife: …are we 42?? Me: yes we are 42 years old. Wife: oh…

“But even if you think you know someone well, even if you love that person deeply, you can’t completely look into that person’s heart. You’ll just feel hurt.” / Drive My Car (2021)

I often think of this line from HBO’s Chernobyl and find it to be very much the truth the older I get and the more I observe and experience. “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid"

I was living+going to drama school in London when @lolitachakrabarti.bsky.social first bloomed as a playwright with Red Velvet. She’s since taken over the world and given us immense, generous beauty. It was wonderful to sit with my son last night, now here in Winnipeg, to see her LIFE OF PI.

Gift sent to the Shakespeare in the Ruins offices by the Broadway associate director of the Keanu Godot, Conner Wilson. How lovely to be connected by Beckett (and Keanu). #winnipeg #broadway #keanu #BOWLERHATS

Ritual in Transfigured Time, (1946) directed by Maya Deren.

Brian Eno’s music for airports in my ears as I wait at Pearson to return to Winnipeg, passing the baton to @jaymez.bsky.social who will come to Ontario soon and build the world of our big-little show about fragmentation and connection across space and time. Remounts of new Canadian plays, yay!

“I can talk about industrialization and men’s fashion all day, but I’m afraid work must intrude” is a line Alan Rickman says as Hans Grubber in Die Hard that we still aren’t celebrating enough nearly 40 years after the movie came out. It’s genius.

Sunday night rehearsal of PANDORA with the poetically relentless Jessica B. Hill here in Stratford at Here For Now Theatre. It opens on Nov. 5. It’s a beauty. For info and tickets, click link below: 🔗 www.herefornowtheatre.com/pan Design by @jaymez.bsky.social

Ocean waves, you guys. Ocean waves.

Beautiful. Sharp. Assembled with urgency and sheer clarity. Deeply moving first half. Delightful cheekiness in the second. The best production of this Chekhovian Shakespeare I’ve ever seen. @stratfest.bsky.social

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"I think the hardest thing for anyone is accepting that other people are real as you are. That's it. Not using them as tools, not using them as examples or things to make yourself feel better or things to get over or under. Just accepting that they are absolutely as real as you are” - Zadie Smith

haha his little cardigan. lil picardi-cardi. picardigan.

A red Saab in Stratford! DRIVE MY CAR. 🚗

10 years of friendship assembled by Martha Henry. Couldn’t imagine my life without these two, Jess & Emilio. Thank you, Martha & @stratfest.bsky.social

Second viewing of One Battle After Another tonight. Even better.

Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show. The musician and record producer Brian Eno delves into his experiments with ambient music, his thoughts on generative A.I. and his deep gratitude for the uniqueness of human life. open.spotify.com/episode/1Dio... youtu.be/AfYY9v0Q0X4?...

So glad Ezra Klein took a break from the Trump and AI apocalypse to illuminate us with the sonic God BRIAN ENO AND ALSO INTRODUCED ME TO DJRUM, and now I’m also obsessed. Thank you for adding beauty to my life @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social 🤘

Rediscovering Pandora with @jessicabhill.bsky.social in Stratford.

As per tradition whenever I’m on the road for work, the first night away is spent with a Jerry Maguire rewatch. It’s a ‘mission statement’.

Stratford. Always a vibe.