Category: Ghost Light Podcast
Telling stories of healing with Three Ladies
This week, I spoke with Lady Vanessa Cardona: poet, performer, artist and community builder. Her show, Three Ladies, is opening Fringe Theatre’s off-season. In Three Ladies, Lady Vanessa weaves together monologue, ceremony, poetry, hip-hop and […]
Crime and stage management with The Ballad of Peachtree Rose
We don’t often get to hear from the perspective of stage managers when talking about theatre, so this week I spoke with Millie Winzinowich, the apprentice stage manager for Workshop West’s new show, The Ballad […]
Dancing the Alberta budget blues with Mile Zero Dance
Alberta’s new budget slashes funding for the arts and I went on a rant about it. Then I have a wonderful conversation with Gerry Morita, artistic director of Mile Zero Dance Society, about their upcoming […]
All the middle-aged ladies put your hands up
This week is all about taking back the stage for the middle-aged ladies. First up is Kristin Johnston, who is starring in Northern Light Theatre’s season opener Baroness Bianka’s Bloodsongs. After that is Nancy McAlear, […]
Election edition with E Day and Richard III
Things get political this week with a pair of interviews that fit perfectly with the upcoming Canadian federal election. First is Dave Horak, who is directing Theatre Network’s first show of the season, E Day […]
Telling ghost stories with Dead Centre of Town
October is here and we have some ghost stories to share! In this extended episode you’ll get to hear from the folks behind Dead Centre of Town (DCoT), Edmonton’s travelling, immersive theatre show that takes […]
Clowning Around with Christine Lesiak
What even is a clown? This week Mel talks to Christine Lesiak, director of Edmonton’s Play the Fool clown festival, to find out the answer. Funny clowns, sad clowns, scary clowns, naked clowns – we […]
Talking The Color Purple with Jesse Lipscombe
The Color Purple is opening soon at the Citadel Theatre and I spoke to Jesse Lipscombe to get the inside story about the production. Lipscombe is an Edmonton actor, singer, producer and activist who founded […]
Azimuth and the Importance of Arts in Edmonton
This week, Mel interviews Azimuth Theatre co-artistic producers, Vanessa Sabourin and Kristi Hansen, about Azimuth’s upcoming 2019-20 theatre season. We discuss their upcoming panel discussion and the season to come. Along the way, we talk […]
Welcome to Ghost Light!
Welcome to the very first episode of Ghost Light! I talk briefly about why I started the show, what a ghost light actually is, and the upcoming shows this September in Edmonton: Kaleido Family Arts […]
Ghost Light Podcast: voices of #yegtheatre
I’m excited to announce the launch of my new podcast about Edmonton theatre, Ghost Light! This will be a weekly podcast featuring guest interviews with the performers and creative teams behind upcoming local theatre productions. […]
