Me in my Karen costume and Mickey Rodriguez, our amazing on-stage DJ in “Toronto Noir”. As a lovely post-script to the SummerWorks festival NOW Magazine listed “Toronto Noir” in the following catagories in their “best of the fest”: outstanding ensembles, outstanding direction and outstanding design. Needless to say both cast and...

Me and Jack Grinhaus celebrate in the Gladstone after the final performance of “Toronto Noir” So the short but sweet run of “Toronto Noir” is over and the cast and crew have all gone their separate ways, for now. It was a swell show and I was very touched by how many friends managed to come by and see it. I had another lovely mention in a review from...

Alicia Johnstone and Murray Foster play house during rehearsals for “Toronto Noir”. Murray Foster’s done it again. I just saw a review that Heather Davies posted on Facebook – click here to read Plank’s review of “Toronto Noir”. I’m so glad that Murray’s performance is being singled out for praise – it really is a tour de...

I got a nice mention in the Panic Manual’s review of “Toronto Noir” With only two performances left in this first run of “Toronto Noir” we are aiming to fill the theatre to capacity. And this review on Panic Manual gives us four out of five PMs. It’s been an amazing experience – I’ve never worked with a cast of hand-picked actors...

We were lucky enough to have the writer of one of the short stories which make up “Toronto Noir” at rehearsals. Then she came to see the show! Kim Moritsugu is the writer of  “A Taste of Honey” which is the part of “Toronto Noir” which I’m in. Set in St. Lawrence Market, it tells the story of Jen, an embittered actress who is...