
08 December 2013
Welcome to Lepage
By Michael Polubiec // Theatre (Toronto)
I have no idea who Robert Lepage is. Shame on me. Well, I haven’t been all too familiar with any of the directors whose work I’ve discussed for this website …

12 November 2013
Donors by Brandon Crone
By Michael Polubiec // Theatre (Toronto)
Tucked away within Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood, 14 Markham Street is an inconspicuous-looking building. This domestic veil, however, belies the existence of hub14 – the hotbed incubator of independent contemporary …

17 October 2013
Michael at SummerWorks, Part 3
By Michael Polubiec // Theatre (Toronto)
After seeing a total of seven productions at this years SummerWorks theatre festival in Toronto, I decided to grade my reactions on an ascending scale. This began with two shows …

12 September 2013
Michael at SummerWorks, Part 2
By Michael Polubiec // Theatre (Toronto)
Onwards and upwards I go along the string of shows I encountered at this year’s SummerWorks theatre festival in Toronto. I’m now in the middle section of my crescendo of …

28 August 2013
Michael at SummerWorks, Part 1
By Michael Polubiec // Theatre (Toronto)
It comes as a relief to know that there is careful curation behind SummerWorks’ programming. Aside from modest ticket prices, it is even more encouraging to feel as though you’re …

24 July 2013
Michael at the Fringe: Sit Strategically
By Michael Polubiec // Theatre (Toronto)
As soon as I sat down in the Annex Theatre for my first-ever Toronto Fringe experience, I realized that I had already made my first Fringe mistake. I failed to select a seat that …

18 June 2013
At Luminato: The Life and Death of the Artist as Idol
By Michael Polubiec // Theatre (Toronto)
In North America for the first time as well as opening the first night of Toronto’s Luminato festival, The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic is a beautiful and strange …