Jennifer Hartley

If there is anyone who can pull off a one-man show playing seven (kind of eight – it is complicated) different characters, it is definitely Ottawa acting superstar Pierre Brault. Not only is he an amazing actor, he is a fantastic playwright who lyrically tackles subject matter that is always fascinating [...]

Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools opened last night at the Great Canadian Theatre Company and it is an uncomfortable, unsettling, powerful, raw and absolutely beautiful piece of theatre. It is part concert, part conversation between two women and the audience, part magical journey through the North and Inuk [...]

Decadent. That is the first word that comes to mind when trying to describe San Francisco. It is a mecca for well, everything good. Beauty, vitality, fine dining, joie de vivre, eclectic night life, diversity and acceptance – and chocolate (Ghirardelli chocolates is based there). It is a vibrant [...]

You might think that there is something comforting about seeing a Canadian production about life on a lake, especially as nostalgia for dock days and warm summer afternoons sets in as the cold winds of December arrive. However, as the play begins you are immediately confronted with difficult issues [...]

Photo: DALCINI section plate At 8:00 a.m., when we are all already running late, trying to get the kids’ lunches made and get caffeine into our veins, the last thing we are likely thinking about is the environmental footprint we are producing to get any kind of nutrients down our kids’ [...]

Celebrate fall and back-to-school time by recharging your battery ‘sans enfants’. Let someone else spoil you, do the cooking while you enjoy some hiking and the outdoors, or sit inside by a pool and just chill. That is what awaits you in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, an hour’s drive from [...]

To even attempt to describe the beauty of Arizona in words or to capture it on film seems like a futile endeavour. Only your eyes and other senses can provide the true experience of the natural majesty of the land around you, of the gorgeous red rock mountains and shapes that look like they came out [...]

Photo credit: Andrew Alexander Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells) is the current production at the Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) and it is a compelling story about a high school teacher and a student and you know going in if you see “intimacy coach” in the credits that there may be some uncomfortable [...]

All photos by Andrew Alexander Behaviour is the latest theatrical offering at the GCTC. For a quick 90-minute, no intermission play, it covers a lot of territory, some of it heavy. It is critical to note that this play was begun before the #metoo movement which makes it more poignant and powerful had [...]

As unCanadian as it may seem, I have to admit to not knowing a lot about Joni Mitchell and quite frankly felt that I wasn’t missing out on much. I was wrong, so completely wrong. Maybe I just needed the benefit of a few grey hairs and wrinkles, but after going to see This Flight Tonight, Songs [...]