
Big Theatre/Small Towns
Think small town theatre doesn't have a lot to say? Think again! Brought to you by Theatre on the Ridge, a not-for-profit, professional theatre company based in Port Perry, Ontario.
Episodes
12 episodes
Looking Back/Looking Forward - A Conversation with Gabrielle Jones and Peter Millard
Co-Host Graeme Powell speaks with actors Peter Millard and Gabrielle Jones, familiar faces to anyone who has been to the Shaw Festival over the last thirty years. In this episode we talk about their early careers in the theatre, adjusting to li...
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1:08:13

A Life Teaching Theatre, with guest Michael Clipperton
In this episode, host Graeme Powell chats with Michael Clipperton. Michael was a high school drama teacher and has directed a number of community and professional shows over the last thirty years. He has also guided playwrighting workshops and ...
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44:13

Summer 2020 - A Look Back, with the Cast and Crew of Theatre on the Ridge
Summer 2020 was strange in all kinds of ways, and that was especially true for the performers and behind the scenes crew members of Theatre on the Ridge summer festival. In this episode, host Amanda Jane Smith sits down with Michael Williamson,...
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1:24:49

Selecting the Perfect Season, with guest Iain Moggach
Iain Moggach is the Artistic Director of Theatre By the Bay in Barrie, Ontario. In this episode, host Graeme Powell speaks with Iain about the challenges of choosing the perfect season, commissioning new Canadian works by local playwrights, the...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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46:44

Singing Out Loud in Tweed Ontario, with guest Tricia Black
Tricia Black is an actor, improviser, writer, and musician and is currently the Artistic Producer at Tweed & Company, where she is busy creating brand new, all Canadian musicals. She was in the inaugural Featured Players at Bad Dog Comedy T...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:02:26

Crafting the Perfect Comedy, with guest playwright Mark Crawford
Playwright and actor Mark Crawford joins the podcast to discuss his small-town roots and how he ended up becoming one of most popular new voices of the Canadian stage.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:51

Writing Big Plays for the Small Town Stage, with guest Peter Paylor
In this episode, Graeme chats with Belleville playwright, and co-founder of the River & Main Theatre Company, Peter Paylor. Peter is a member of the Playwright's Guild of Canada and has had over 12 plays produced since 2015.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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39:55

From Small Town to Big Theatre: Into the World of Professional Theatre with guests Marissa Orjalo, Jack Copland and Liam Lynch
Deciding what to do after high school is big step, especially if you want to work in the performing arts. In this episode we talk to three recent graduates of theatre programs in Toronto about why they chose to study acting, their experiences a...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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55:49

Theatre Will ALWAYS Be With Us, with guest Jeannette Lambermont-Morey
Theatre has weathered many crises over the centuries. The big question that many theatre professionals and audiences are asking themselves is: when will theatres be able to open again, and what will they look like when they do? In this first ep...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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