![]() ![]() While she keeps to her routines – exercise, maintenance, cigarette-smoking and drug-taking – she’s basically counting down the days until the appearance of The Grand Prize Winner, a mythical figure who’s equal parts Godot and Gentleman Caller. Pearle, looking understandably less glamorous than in her previous incarnations, is earth’s sole survivor holed up in an auxiliary station somewhere in the Arctic Circle. Last month, in a run at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Miller and Pearle presented their most ambitious show yet: Distant Early Warning, a post-apocalyptic tale that resonated in these anxious, fraught times. Pearle Harbour’s cautionary taleĪ couple of years ago, I wrote that Justin Miller‘s drag alter ego Pearle Harbour had, in just two full-length shows, become one of the most engaging, thoughtful performance artists around. While both the plot (the prophecy is never explained) and characters’ interactions could use more development, and the acting more nuance, what comes across well in Tara Beagan‘s production is the various ways this small community is being exploited. ![]() Indigenous geneticist Vanessa Brokenhorn ( Tai Amy Grauman) tries to study them YouTube vlogger Coyote Jackson ( Todd Houseman) hopes to capture footage of the animals and perhaps discover whether their rare presence fulfils an ancient prophecy and an Irish woman from the EU named Aislinn Kennedy ( Shyanne Duquette) has an economic interest in the discovery, which we will soon find out. When rare twin white bison are discovered in a Saskatchewan First Nation herd, the reserve is thrown into chaos. ![]() But it returns for a final week of performances before its scheduled June 12 closing. Williams‘s The Herd had to pause last week because of illness in its cast. Tarragon Theatre‘s production of Kenneth T. ![]() And if you have any tips or news items, please send them my way at glenns at nowtoronto dot com or Herd is back I’ll also get to weigh in on shows that had limited runs. But Stage Scenes will allow me to mention one-offs like cabarets, talks, comedy shows and albums. DAN KENNEDY TORRENT FULLIncluding something in this column doesn’t mean it’s less important than a show that gets a full review. So I’ve decided to resurrect NOW’s Stage Scenes column to include my thoughts on recent productions, news items, upcoming shows, etc. And at least for the time being, there is no budget for freelance stage reviewers. Last week I spent most of my time helping assemble NOW’s biggest issue of the year, the Hot Summer Guide, which included a cover interview with comedy writer and stand-up Brandon Ash-Mohammed, who performs at Pridezilla this week. Now that Toronto’s stages have returned to (almost) normal – with anywhere from three to six productions opening in any given week (not even counting Stratford, Shaw or the other festivals) – things have become too busy for me to write full-length reviews of everything I see. ![]()
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