3rd Spaces
Nothing to Hide Behind: Directing Streetcar
A staged reading strips A Streetcar Named Desire down to its bones. No set, no costumes, no songs. Just the actors and Tennessee Williams' words. So I borrowed a trick from Williams and interviewed myself about directing it.
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Riding the Streetcar: Our Own Tryout at the Firehall
I'm directing a reading of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Firehall in Cobourg on October 16th. The original had its own tryout too, three nights in New Haven back in 1947.
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Football's Coming, But First: Mom's Birds
Football season is about to take over around here. But this week I sat on Mom's porch and watched her feeders instead. Jays, hummingbirds, a red-bellied woodpecker, grackles, and one very well-fed chipmunk.
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The Farm Still Has Its Hook In Me
A weekend at my mom's place at the farm. Scotch, my sister's she shed, a Spider-Man movie that got us both, and a deer that watched me the whole way past.
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Trilliums on the Hog's Back
Fifteen kilometers on the Green A loop in Northumberland Forest. Three laps of the Hog's Back to prep my legs for Scotland. And the trilliums everywhere, just doing their thing.
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VO2 Max Over 42!
I've been working on getting my VO2 max over 42 for over a year, and today I finally cracked it. Here's what that number means, how Apple Watch tracks it, and why I care more about the trend than the actual score.
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World Theatre Day
Today is World Theatre Day. For me, that means remembering the productions I've been part of, the incredible performances I've been lucky enough to witness, and the connections that make all of it matter.
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First Run Outside for 2026
The first outdoor run of 2026, an Apple Fitness+ Time to Run through the streets of Toronto, and a hint about what's coming next.
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When the Mic Goes Out and the Magic Steps In
A microphone fails mid-show during Mamma Mia, and what happens next is the most purely theatre moment you can imagine - the whole room holding its breath together.
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I'd Run Through a Wall for Val
What it's like to do a show with Val Russell directing Mamma Mia, and why her approach to connection, family, and theatre makes you want to give everything you've got.
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