BURN BABY, BURN!
Eros at Breakfast was written by Robertson Davies in 1947 and championed by the Ottawa Drama League (later called the Ottawa Little Theatre) on an award-winning trajectory. 70 years ago, the Ottawa Drama League took one of playwright Robertson Davies’ earliest works to a world festival in Edinburgh. Davies went on to soar [...]
Hair and Makeup and More…a few minutes with designer Sondra Rogers
“You look MAHvelous!” – Billy Crystal (as Fernando Lamas) Saturday Night Live In our society, one of the key aspects to looking and feeling good is taking particular care of your hair and makeup. Theatre hair styling and makeup on the other hand, serve to delineate and enhance the essence and personality of a character and to give performers an additional tool for bringing those to [...]
Guess Who’s Coming to Direct (Hint: It’s Brian Cano)
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing fellow OLT Board of Directors member and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner director Brian Cano who details his experiences and advice for putting on a production from start to finish. Brian Cano (Photo by Maria Vartanova) Semi-retired from his position as a drama teacher of 30 years [...]
Quiet on the Set: An interview with Set Designer Rachel Hauraney
While watching the Ottawa Little Theatre production of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, I was transported in time back to my childhood growing up in the sixties. This was partially due to the subject matter of the play, the costumes, and a set that looked remarkably reminiscent of some of my relatives’ homes circa that era. This [...]
A BOUILLABAISE THAT BOMBED: The Centennial Play
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – on stage at OLT through February 29, 2020 – premiered in 1967, and it shines a bright light back to the era of civil rights. In 1967, the OLT also staged a brand new play. The year was 1967. Canada’s neighbour to the south, after nearly two centuries of [...]
Spotlight on Gerry Larocque
If during the intermission of Guess Whose Coming to Dinner you take the opportunity and admire the art on display, you may think to yourself that the style looks familiar, especially the abstract paintings. You are correct. This week’s co artist Gerry Larocque is also working as the shows’s visual artist and some of his [...]