Gaëtan L. Charlebois (Publisher) is an award-winning playwright whose works have been performed across the country on radio and television as well as in Great Britain and the United States. His short stories and articles have been published in magazines in Canada and the US. He is also the creator of canadiantheatre.com, one of the most comprehensive resources on Canadian Theatre available. For the last two decades he has worked as a theatre critic and pop-culture commentator for The Montreal Mirror, Attitude, Hour and The Gazette.
Estelle Rosen (Editor-in-chief/Senior editor/Montreal) has been active in the fields of arts administration and media relations for many years. She has been a feature contributor to CBC Radio One, and RCI among others. Producer of live spoken word events, theatre productions and Upstage: Theatre on Radio on CKUT 90.3FM
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Richard Burnett (Senior Editor-At-Large) was Editor-at-Large of the Montreal alt-weekly HOUR magazine, one of the original organizers of Montreal's Divers/Cite Festival, founding president of the Montreal NLGJA chapter and since 1996 author of Three Dollar Bill, Canada's first and still only gay syndicated column, about gay life across Canada and the world. Bugs is also a columnist for Fugues magazine and Xtra, and writes the POP TART blog for The Montreal Gazette.
Adèle Charlebois (Contributor/Toronto)Émilie Charlebois (Editor/Toronto) is a Montrealer born and raised. Although a new contributor, she has been a member of the Charlebois Post family for a long time, and as a result is genetically predisposed to snarkiness and sarcasm. She enjoys laughing until it hurts, elaborate high-fives and astounding her friends with her seemingly limitless knowledge of pop culture minutiae. In her spare time she routinely attempts to ween herself off of coffee, chocolate, crossword and TV addictions. She hopes that starting an MA in Media and Communications this fall will help.
Isabelle-Ann Charlebois (Senior Contributor, Quebec City) is from Quebec raised in a military environment and dipped into operas and classical music since she was born. She studied English languages and linguistics at Laval University and took a Shakespeare six-credit course at Concordia University along with some other courses such as Buddhism, hoping that it would bring her calmness and inner peace. How to resume her present life... hyperactive: When not at work, she runs after the kids or jogs, tries to play the guitar, does a bit of translation, makes jewellery as a hobby, tries to figure out her iPod, goes to see her boyfriend’s heavy metal band play now and then. She also loves to go to the movies, plays or go shopping. Amidst all her activities, she’ll be delighted and will do her best to put in her two cents worth in this great adventure.
Valerie Cardinal (Contributor/Ottawa) fell in love with Montreal’s theatre scene after two weeks of intensive volunteering for the Fringe Festival last summer. She is in her last semester of her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Concordia University and is the arts editor of The Concordian. Her theatrical breakthrough was at the age of ten, when she had to pretend to be drunk in a school play, much to the delight of her classmates. She loves sharing her passion for theatre and will talk your ear off about it if you’re not careful.
Joel Fishbane (Columnist) is a freelance writer of fiction and theatre. His work has been published in several literary journals and magazines both in Canada and beyond. His plays have been produced by several theatres and festivals in Canada, the US and the U.K. He has a diabetic cat and sometimes plays the clarinet.
Natasha Gauthier (Editor/Ottawa)
Ryan Hurl (Contributor/Calgary) is a multifaceted creator interested in public outcomes that combine disciplines to analyse personal and collaborative ecologies. Ryan received his training in theatrical arts from Concordia University BFA 08', where he specialized in projects that developed his academic capacities, as well as his artistic practice. Ryan's theatrical experience has propelled his focus into the realm of new creation. With a background in performance, Ryan is working toward creating bodies of work that are structured to challenge perception. Ryan was recently commissioned by Concordia University to develop an original cross disciplinary Opera based on the life of Charles Darwin through the lens of Cyborgism. The project was developed with the Dramaturgy and Direction of Keith Turnbull and Composer Ralph Denzer. Other recent projects include: The Recessions of Evelyn Grey, which questioned the role of victim mentality and the femininity of percieved failure associated with industrial societies. Other plays by Ryan include Access feeling, Cellar dweller and Nocturne. He has worked closely with his collective: Labouche, The Carney collective, and Parlour Treats. The reflective component of theatre needs continued participation in Canada, so it is with great pleasure Ryan currently submits to the Charlebois post.
Ryan Hurl (Contributor/Calgary) is a multifaceted creator interested in public outcomes that combine disciplines to analyse personal and collaborative ecologies. Ryan received his training in theatrical arts from Concordia University BFA 08', where he specialized in projects that developed his academic capacities, as well as his artistic practice. Ryan's theatrical experience has propelled his focus into the realm of new creation. With a background in performance, Ryan is working toward creating bodies of work that are structured to challenge perception. Ryan was recently commissioned by Concordia University to develop an original cross disciplinary Opera based on the life of Charles Darwin through the lens of Cyborgism. The project was developed with the Dramaturgy and Direction of Keith Turnbull and Composer Ralph Denzer. Other recent projects include: The Recessions of Evelyn Grey, which questioned the role of victim mentality and the femininity of percieved failure associated with industrial societies. Other plays by Ryan include Access feeling, Cellar dweller and Nocturne. He has worked closely with his collective: Labouche, The Carney collective, and Parlour Treats. The reflective component of theatre needs continued participation in Canada, so it is with great pleasure Ryan currently submits to the Charlebois post.
Stewart Legere (Senior Contributor/Halifax)
Mark Leiren-Young (Editor/Vancouver)
Jim Murchison (Senior Contributor/Ottawa) graduated Theatre technology at John Abbott College in Montreal and proceeded to work in Theatre, Film and commercials. He was a founding member of the Group of Four Theatre under the direction of Gaëtan Charlebois. Jim continued to work as an actor off and on in Montreal, Vermont, Ottawa and Toronto until 1998. Even after pursuing family interests over acting, Jim continued to be involved in Theatre promoting subscription sales for the N.A.C. in Ottawa and working with local musicians and writers on a semi-professional basis in new projects in Ottawa. Jim is very excited to be involved creatively with CharPo and their team.
Anne F. Nothof (Contributor/Edmonton)
Dave Ross (Senior Contributor/Toronto) has recently transplanted from British Columbia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Media Studies from Vancouver Island University, and is pursuing a Master of Arts at York University. Toronto (and its theatre) is the best thing to happen to him.
Beat Rice (Contributor/Toronto) is a recent graduate of Ryerson Theatre School’s Production program whose life revolves around theatre in Toronto. She is an aspiring Stage Manager and has dabbled in many areas in production. She is also interested in pursuing outreach initiatives in the arts. She also asks too many questions and laughs too loud but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Axel Van Chee (Contributor/Toronto)Mark Leiren-Young (Editor/Vancouver)
Jim Murchison (Senior Contributor/Ottawa) graduated Theatre technology at John Abbott College in Montreal and proceeded to work in Theatre, Film and commercials. He was a founding member of the Group of Four Theatre under the direction of Gaëtan Charlebois. Jim continued to work as an actor off and on in Montreal, Vermont, Ottawa and Toronto until 1998. Even after pursuing family interests over acting, Jim continued to be involved in Theatre promoting subscription sales for the N.A.C. in Ottawa and working with local musicians and writers on a semi-professional basis in new projects in Ottawa. Jim is very excited to be involved creatively with CharPo and their team.
Anne F. Nothof (Contributor/Edmonton)
Dave Ross (Senior Contributor/Toronto) has recently transplanted from British Columbia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Media Studies from Vancouver Island University, and is pursuing a Master of Arts at York University. Toronto (and its theatre) is the best thing to happen to him.
Beat Rice (Contributor/Toronto) is a recent graduate of Ryerson Theatre School’s Production program whose life revolves around theatre in Toronto. She is an aspiring Stage Manager and has dabbled in many areas in production. She is also interested in pursuing outreach initiatives in the arts. She also asks too many questions and laughs too loud but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Jessica Wei (Contributor/Toronto) is a not particularly good actor, despite her almost accidental foray into theatre. Her experience includes, most notably, touring China performing A Midsummer Night's Dream, and stage managing a well-reviewed Toronto Fringe show. When she is not in a theatre (which is, incidentally, most of the time), she is, among other things, finishing her journalism degree at Concordia University and dreading a future of unemployment. She writes snarky columns and complains about society, if only because she will only be this young and this cool for so long.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Dan Bray, Adam Capriolo-Morris, Martha Chaves, Antoni Cimolino, Alison Darcy, Chad Dembski, Sarah Deshaies, Brad Fraser, Matt G, Kyle Gatehouse, Joel Ivany, Jacoba Knaapen, Mary Lea, J. Kelly Nestruck, Kate Newby, Marilyn Norry, Vanessa Porteous, Matt Raudsepp, mrAshley, Arden Ryshpan, Kelly Thornton, Byron Toben, Andrew Zadel
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