The next Page Turn podcast episode is here!
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. Part of Page Turn (Neworld Theatre + Karen Fricker), the podcast is produced and edited by Jose Solís, with Nathaniel Hanula-James as co-producer, and original theme music by Edzi’u.
In this episode of The Page Turn Podcast, Nirris Nagendrarajah (Toronto), Reham Cojuangco (Vancouver), and Sania Hameed (Toronto) discuss how much context and research a critic actually owes a show — using colorblind casting as their test case, from Brandy’s Cinderella to a Black lead singing Werther at the Canadian Opera Company.
Then Eve Beauchamp (Calgary) reviews Wildwoman at Alberta Theatre Projects — as a pop quiz.
Finally, Megan Hunt (Montreal) speaks with Nathaniel Hanula-James about wearing different hats in the arts — performer, dramaturg, playwright, researcher — and where the line falls between necessary context and endless research.
Threaded together by Jose Solís — cultural critic, educator, co-founder of , founder of the , and co-facilitator of — who narrates the connections between this episode’s roundtable, review, and interview.