Page Turn

Neworld Theatre and Karen Fricker, with partners including Festival TransAmériques, Intermission Magazine, Punctuate! Theatre, Stir Magazine, and the Toronto Fringe—supported by the Canada Council for the Arts—are proud to launch Page Turn, a paid professional development network for emerging performing arts critics across Canada.

In response to the drastic reduction in the amount of critical writing about Canadian theatre in recent decades, and the historic, systemic exclusions that have led the field of criticism to be dominated by white, male, university-educated voices, Page Turn launches a nationwide community of practice around equitable, sustainable theatre criticism.

From Sept 2025 to July 2027, ten participants will:

• Join monthly online cohort meetings.
• Publish reviews and features (with industry-standard payment).
• Contribute to the Page Turn podcast.
• Build skills in pitching, editing, networking, and arts writing.

Creative Team

• Facilitators: Jose Solís & Nathaniel Hanula-James
• Co-Directors: Karen Fricker & Chelsea Haberlin
• Managers: Daniela Atiencia & Angelica Schwartz
• Logo design by Sunyeong Han

Introducing the first Page Turn cohort:

• Angie Rico (Vancouver)
• Melissa Avalos (Toronto)
• Abi Akinlade (Toronto)
• Megan Hunt (Montreal)
• Louis Bryan (Fredericton)
• Liuba González de Armas (Montreal)
• Nirris Nagendrarajah (Toronto)
• Reham Cojuangco (Vancouver)
• Sania Hameed (Toronto)
• Eve Beauchamp (Calgary)

Supporters

• Festival TransAmériques
• Intermission Magazine
• Toronto Fringe
• Punctuate! Theatre
• STIR Vancouver
• Canada Council for the Arts

The Page Turn Podcast is where Canadian critics talk about what’s alive right now in the performing arts. Each episode features a roundtable conversation, a focused review, and an interview led by Page Turn participants.