Creation in Quarantine What does creation look like in a time of crisis and quarantine? Its possibilities lay in both doing or undoing. Creating new patterns, creating space. Taking a risk or taking a rest – for many in our hustle culture taking a rest can feel like a risk. It can look like re-creating …
Reaching for the New Normal As we enter week four of life in self-isolation, there seems to be a shift in our sense of what it will take to protect each other from COVID-19. Where in the first few days of quarantine we thought it could be just a handful of weeks before we could …
Finding Ourselves in the Time of COVID-19 Losing a sense of time, finding moments of calm. Finding new levels of inner-resolve, losing it all for a moment. This incredibly strange time of isolation has us swinging between a sense of lost and found as we contend with losing our well-worn standard of “normal life” and …
Nightwood Theatre is pleased to announce that we’ll be presenting an online staged reading of Karen Hines’ All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, in lieu of the live performance that was slated to open last week on March 26, but was cancelled due to COVID-19. For one night only on Friday, April 3rd, the cast will perform their …
Social Distancing in Art & the Art of Social Distancing What a week it’s been. The challenges of social distancing are real – whether it be childcare, battling loneliness, quelling anxiety, staying sharp, facing financial and creative uncertainty, or caring for loved ones, this is certainly a drastic shift away from regular life and we …
As we’re sure you are now well aware, Toronto’s theatre productions, including our own All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, have been cancelled in an effort to protect the health of our artists, audience, staff and the public at large from COVID-19. The Nightwood team is working from home while our office is closed. Nightwood …
From all of us at Nightwood Theatre: It is with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of the run of Karen Hines’ All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, slated to run from March 24-April 11, in a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our artists, audiences, staff and the public at large. We …
To our valued patrons, We at Nightwood Theatre are closely monitoring updates from Toronto Public Health and Health Canada regarding COVID-19. Currently, the Public Health Agency of Canada has assessed the public health risk associated with COVID-19 as low. If this assessment changes, we will immediately post a notice on our website and social media. Our current …
Nightwood is happy to share the first episode of our Conversation Series! With a focus on sparking a dialogue that can be of use to theatre practitioners, emerging artists, and theatre enthusiasts, this series seeks to draw back the curtain on issues in theatre and feminism one conversation at a time. For our very first …
Nightwood Theatre’s Board of Directors and Search Committee are thrilled to announce the appointment of Andrea Donaldson as our new Artistic Director! Andrea has been the Director of Nightwood’s Write From The Hip Play Development Program since 2014. With nearly 20 years of professional experience, she has been a vibrant presence in Toronto’s theatre scene. She has worked as …