We’ll be on site reviewing as much as we possibly can, so be sure to bookmark our Fringe Homepage to read all our reviews as they’re published.

In the meantime, we asked the artists to send us their best show pitch for a taste of what there is to look forward to at the festival this year. Check out Part Two of our audio preview below or on our podcast feed and get excited for thirteen days of theatre magic and madness. Hear Part One HERE

Read more about the productions and book your tickets at fringetoronto.com.

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We’ll be on site reviewing as much as we possibly can, so be sure to bookmark our Fringe Homepage to read all our reviews as they’re published.

In the meantime, we asked the artists to send us their best show pitch for a taste of what there is to look forward to at the festival this year. Check out Part One of our audio preview below or on our podcast feed and get excited for thirteen days of theatre magic and madness. Hear Part Two HERE (coming tomorrow at noon!)

Read more about the productions and book your tickets at fringetoronto.com.

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All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

For our fourth anniversary, the troupe reunited for a marathon reading of Shakespeare’s two-part history play Henry IV. Here’s part two of that reading (check out part one HERE).

The Cast of Henry IV  (2024 Version)

Part 2

King Henry IV/ Lord Chief Justice- Christopher Prentice

Prince Henry- Torey Urquhart

Falstaff- Steve Fisher

Travers/Mistress Quickly/Silence/Lancaster/Wart- Miriam B

Westmoreland/Porter/Gower/First Drawer/Shallow/First Groom- David Nelson

Mowbray/Morton/Page/Second Drawer/Mouldy – Weldon Goree

Lord Bardolph/Colevile/Rumour/Fang/Pistol/Warwick/Messenger/Harcourt/First Beadle- Hilary Wartinger

Northumberland/Snare/Davy/Second Groom- Elizabeth Morriss

Archbishop of York/Bardolph/ Lady Percy – Talley Gale

Peto/Hastings/Poins/Epilogue- Nicole Love

Gloucester /Feeble- Samantha Baum

Servant/ Bullcalf/Lady Northumberland/Doll Tearsheet/Clarence-Marlo K Shaw

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All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

For our fourth anniversary, the troupe reunited for a marathon reading of Shakespeare’s two-part history play Henry IV. Here’s part one of that reading.

The Cast of Henry IV (2024 Version)

Part 1

King Henry IV- Christopher Prentice

Prince Henry- Torey Urquhart

Falstaff- Steve Fisher

Mistress Quickly (“Hostess”)/ 1st Carrier/Carrier- Miriam B

Gadshill/”Thieves”/Francis/Servant- David Nelson

Bardolph/Westmoreland/ Messengers- Weldon Goree

Chamberlain/Vintner/Glendower- Rebbekah Vega-Romero

Sir Walter Blunt/1st Traveller/ Lancaster- Hilary Wartinger

Northumberland/Sir Michael- Elizabeth Morriss

Earl of Worcester- Marlo K Shaw

Hotspur- Gaby Grice

Poins- Mark Kreder

Mortimer/Peto/Earl of Douglas/Second Carrier- Nicole Love

Archbishop of York/Sheriff/ Vernon- Talley Gale

Ostler/Lady Percy- Laura Hubbard

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In this episode, our third anniversary, we chose to revisit Shakespeare’s strange romance Cymbeline. Notable for its eccentric twists and rich cast of characters, it’s a great ensemble piece and our core troupe was thrilled to reunite and return to this beautiful story.

All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

The Cast of Cymbeline (2023 Version)

Imogen- Elizabeth Morriss

Posthumus Leonatus- Elizabeth Yvette Ramirez

Cymbeline/Sicilius Leonatus- Susan Bond

Queen/Mother- Laura Hubbard

Pisanio/Second Brother- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Cloten/First Brother/Soothsayer- Hilary Wartinger

Iachimo/Jupiter- Christopher Prentice

Caius Lucius/Philario- Weldon Goree

Second Gentleman/Belarius/Dutchman- Gaby Grice

Guiderius/Frenchman/Musician/First Gaoler/First Tribune- Miriam B

Arviragus/Spaniard/Musician/Second Gaoler/Lord (First Lord)- Torey Urquhart

Cornelius/First Gentleman/Second Senator/Messenger/Second Captain/Second Lord- Rebbekah Vega-Romero

Lady (First Lady/Helen)/First Senator/Attendant/Captain (First Captain)- Steve Fisher

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All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

Though our regularly scheduled programming has come to an end, the CCR troupe reunited on December 11, 2021 for an Indie Playwrights Marathon. Over the course of one afternoon/evening, we read three new (or new-ish) works from local Toronto independent playwrights, including two of our own troupe members. When I asked CCR mainstay Scott Garland if he had any writing projects he could submit for this event, he decided to write something brand new! The result is a goofy, love-filled parody of the Corona Cold Reads group with personalized roles for every cast member.

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The Cast of The CCR Reunion:

Miriam B as Meermimam Bachwoman

Hilary Wartinger as Hallary Wartidinger

Laura Hubbard as Lurra Herberd

Torey Urquhart as Tori “with an I” Urquhart

Marlow Shaw as Karlow Maw/Another Aid

Basel Daoud as Babe-sel Daoud, Rando

Christopher Prentice as Christofure Prentice

Michael Ross Albert as Prisoner 24601A, the worst monster

Shalyn Bass McFaul as Shylern McFlyLern

Anne van Leeuwen as Lydia (she’s the worst)/Janne Van Fleeuwen/Yet Another Aid

Elizabeth Morriss as Elerzaberth Murs/Aid

Shawn Wilson as Shawn “Ashton Kutcher” Wildad/Guard

Nicole Falgoust as Nicole “Bartlett For America”

Saiya Floyd as Saiya Prime

Nicanor P Campos as Nicanur D Krampus

Stage Directions by Scott Garland

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All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

This episode marks the end of our 18-month run of weekly performances. We still gather periodically to read so there will be more Corona Cold Reads to come but this was the closing of our principal chapter as the world began to re-open to in-person events. As the finale to our Shaw Season, we chose a text that reminded us of the Shakespeare plays that brought us together in the first place, the epic Saint Joan.

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The Cast of Saint Joan: 

Robert/Sentry/Ladvenu – Elizabeth Morriss

Steward/ The Page/The Executioner/The Soldier- Jessica G Smith

Joan- Laura Hubbard

Poulengey/The Inquisitor/The Gentleman- Thomas Gough

La Trémouille/D’Estivet- Olivia Jon

The Archbishop/The Chaplain- Miriam B

Bluebeard/Courcelles Hilary Wartinger

La Hire/Cauchon- Rebbekah Vega-Romero

Charles- Gaby Grice

The Duchess/Warwick- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Dunois- Christopher Prentice

Stage Directions- Kelly Bedard

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I saw 40 plays at the 2024 Toronto Fringe Festival and my very favourite was a deeply strange clown two-hander about Albertan rats. Creative, heartfelt, and executed brilliantly, Rat Academy is a perfect example of why it’s important to take risks at the theatre, or at least at the Fringe. Nominated for Outstanding Production and Outstanding Performance, creator/star Dayna Lea Hoffmann joined the Nominee Interview Series to discuss the show, her craft, and talking with those crazy prosthetic teeth.

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Bowtie Productions is one of Toronto’s most promising young companies. Specializing in intimate and complex musical theatre, Bowtie produced two of the nominated shows in this year’s Critics’ Pick Awards. In addition to Taylor Long’s nomination for their spring production of Falsettos, Bowtie scored two nods for their ambitious fall show Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Outstanding Production and Outstanding Performance for Jessie James). We caught up with Artistic Director Meredith Shedden and Executive Director Ian Kowalski, who also directed and produced the shows respectively, to chat about taking on the massive project of Hedwig and their knack for finding the right talent.

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One of the most refreshing and memorable theatre pieces of 2024, Circlesnake Productions’ 13 Plays About ADHD All At the Same Time is nominated for Outstanding New Work, Outstanding Ensemble, and Outstanding Production. We caught up with four of the five cast members Jon Blair, Danny Pagett, Chloé Sullivan, & Jillian Welsh and their director Alec Toller to discuss how the play came together and the vulnerability of performing such an honest piece.

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Stratford Festival stalwart Steve Ross not only had the season of his career at the festival this past summer, appearing in Something Rotten and taking on the flashy starring role in La Cage aux Folles, but he also had a hit down the road with Here For Now Theatre as his autobiographical play 12 Dinners was a highlight of that fast-growing company’s season. Steve is part of our first ever slate of Artist of the Year nominees (usually it’s a standalone award announced with the winners) and we’re thrilled he took the time to chat with us about his incredible 2024.

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We’ll be on site reviewing as much as we possibly can so be sure to check back at MyEntertainmentWorld.ca as well as @MyEntWorld on Instagram to read all our reviews as they’re published.

In the meantime, we asked the artists to send us their best show pitch for a taste of what there is to look forward to at the festival this year. Check out our audio preview below or on our podcast feed and get excited for twelve days of theatre magic and madness.

Read more about the productions and book your tickets at fringetoronto.com.

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This year’s panel consists of Jays superfan Melissa Wright and Sky Dome insider Luis Fernandes, alongside returning villain die-hard Yankees fan Chris Behmke who shares his outsider take on the Jays and predictions for his own beloved team.

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All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

This episode features our cold reading of Jean Anouilh’s beautiful Antigone, the finale of our season of modern Greek adaptations.

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The Cast of Antigone:

Chorus/ Third Guard- Gaby Grice

Nurse/ Second Guard/Messenger- Claudia Liz

Antigone- Nicole Falgoust

Creon- Christopher Prentice

Ismene/Page- Shruti Kothari

Haemon/Guard – Shawn Wilson

Stage Directions- Elizabeth Morriss

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All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

This episode features our cold reading of Sarah Ruhl’s gorgeous take on the myth of Eurydice as part of our Modern Greeks season.

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The Cast of Eurydice:

Eurydice- Saiya Floyd

Father- Weldon Goree

Orpheus- Mark Kreder

A Nasty Interesting Man- Laura Hubbard

The Lord of the Underworld- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Big Stone- Elizabeth Morriss

Little Stone- Melissa Wright

Loud Stone- Nicole Falgoust

Stage Directions- Christopher Prentice

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This episode features the premiere of our Modern Greeks season, contemporary interpretations of the classics. We begin with Robinson Jeffers’ poetic adaptation of Medea.

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The Cast of Medea: 

The Nurse/ The Children- Elizabeth Morriss

The Tutor/ A Young Man- Kristen Zaza

Creon/First Woman- Christopher Prentice

Jason/Second Woman- Shawn Wilson

Aegeus/ Third Woman- Laura Hubbard

Medea- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Stage Directions- Claudia Liz

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The Outstanding Ensemble-nominated cast of Silent Protagonist Theatre’s Fringe hit Frankenstein(esque) are not just a cast but a creative team who collectively created the show along with director Nicole Wilson. We caught up with some of the team- Graeme Black Robinson, Steph Crothers, and Michelle Gram- to chat about the creation of the show and how the ambitious puppet drama all came together.

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We caught up with the team behind Outstanding New Work-nominated Fringe musical Our Little Secret: The 23&Me Musical to chat about the origins and future of the show. Featured in this interview are writer/performer Noam Tomaschoff, composer Ryan Peters, and producer Russell Citron.

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Allister MacDonald burst onto our radar in 2023 playing one of the most demanding roles in the entire theatrical canon. As Prior in That Theatre Company’s ambitious production of Angels in America, their dynamic and heartbreaking performance earned a nod in a really competitive Outstanding Performance (Leading) category.

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Augusta “Gus” Monet aka Coyote Ugly is nominated for Outstanding Performance (Supporting) for their memorable work in Doctor Faustus, an original two-person adaptation created & performed by Gus and their creative partner James Evans (who makes a cameo in our interview). In the show, Gus’ drag character Coyote Ugly played a joyfully sinister Mephistopheles gleefully selling tickets to Faustus’ downfall.

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Based on Sondheim’s Company, Holiday! features a rotating cast of improv all-stars making up a new masterpiece on the spot every night Dec 13-17. We spoke with director Jan Caruana and producer/castmember Stephanie Malek to find out what’s in store.

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We’ll be on site reviewing as much as we possibly can so be sure to bookmark our Fringe Homepage to read all our reviews as they’re published.

In the meantime, we asked the artists to send us their best show pitch for a taste of what there is to look forward to at the festival this year. Check out our audio preview below or on our podcast feed and get excited for twelve days of theatre magic and madness.

Read more about the productions and book your tickets at fringetoronto.com.

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All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

This episode features our cold reading of Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing.

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The Cast of The Real Thing:

Henry- Christopher Prentice

Annie- Shalyn McFaul

Charlotte- Elizabeth Morriss

Max- Weldon Goree

Billy- Scott Garland

Debbie- Elizabeth Ramirez

Brodie- Shawn Wilson

Stage Directions- Miriam B

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All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

This episode is our cold reading of Tom Stoppard’s classic reverse-shot version of Hamlet, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, featuring reprise performances from the cast of our Hamlet reading.

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The Cast of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead:

Rosencrantz- Gaby Grice

Guildenstern- Torey Urquhart

Ophelia- Erin Eldershaw

Claudius- Christopher Prentice

Gertrude- Susan Bond

Hamlet- Miriam B

Polonius- Nicanor Campos

Player- Mo Kamaly

Player King- Mark Kreder

Soldier- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Ambassador- Melissa Wright

Horatio- Nicole Falgoust

Stage Directions- Laura Hubbard

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This episode features our cold reading of Arcadia, this first play in our Tom Stoppard season.

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The Cast of Arcadia:

Thomasina Coverly- Laura Hubbard

Septimus Hodge- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Jellaby- Olivia Jon

Ezra Chater- Mark Kreder

Richard Noaks- Melissa Wright

Lady Croom- Susan Bond

Captain Brice- Basel Daoud

Hannah Jarvis- Lauren Horejda

Chloe Coverly- Nicole Falgoust

Bernard Nightingale- Marlo K Shaw

Valentine Coverly- Elizabeth Morriss

Gus/Augustus Coverly- Shawn Wilson

Stage Directions- Gaby Grice

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Once again this year we’re joined by Jays superfans Mackenzie Longpré, and Melissa Wright as well as die hard Yankees fan Chris Behmke for a report from the dark side. The trio share their thoughts and predictions for the 2023 ALE as well as some of their personal favourite baseball experiences.

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Up next is a little mini-season featuring a few classics from the French theatrical canon (in English translation of course). To begin, we chose the sublime Cyrano de Bergerac, often thought of as the greatest piece of French theatre. The runtime is epic, the cast is sprawling, the story is not to be missed. (Note: this is a great one to catch on our YouTube page, if only for the nose).

Listen in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

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The Cast of Cyrano de Bergerac:

Cyrano- Elizabeth Yvette Ramirez

Christian- Hilary Wartinger

Roxana- Elizabeth Rose Morriss

LeBret- Melissa Wright

Ragueneau/Bellerose- Weldon Goree

De Guiche/An Actress- Gabrielle Simone Grice

Foodseller/Another Voice/First Precieuse/First Cook/Third Poet/Sentry/Sister Marthe- Laura Hubbard

Doorkeeper/Montfleury/Another Actress/Second Cook/Fourth Poet/Mother Marguerite- Marlo K Shaw

Cavalryman/Pickpocket/Second Precieuse/Third Cook/First Cadet/Sister Claire- Nicole Falgoust

Musketeer/Third Precieuse/Duenna/Fourth Cook/Sixth Cadet/Nun- Saiya Floyd

First Marquis/Jodelet/Young Musketeer/Apprentice/Second Cadet- Tal Katz

Cuigy/A Lady/Fourth Precieuse/Lise/A Porter/Fourth Cadet- Mark Kreder

Brisaille/A Boy/Citizen’s Son/First Child/A Man of Letters/Another Sentry/Fifth Cadet- Christopher Prentice

Ligniere/Citizen/ First Poet/Second Cadet/Capuchin/Soldier- Shawn Wilson

Second Marquis/Viscount de Valvert/Second Poet/Third Cadet- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

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As the production prepared to get back on its feet after a two-year pandemic hiatus, we caught up with director Sare Thorpe and playwright/assistant director Justin Haig to discuss how the production has evolved and how Dickens’ classic is as relevant today as ever.

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Grab tickets to the screening at RevueCinema.ca and check out the band on Instagram @ThunderGlove.

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I got the chance to chat with Petty about the panto’s historic run, some of its most legendary guest stars, and how he feels about hitting the stage to be booed one last time.

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

After our Twentieth Century Classics season, we decided to take on an ambitious two-part coda in the form of Tony Kusher’s seminal Angels in America. Up next is Part 2: Perestroika. Listen to Part 1 HERE.

Listen in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

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The Cast of Angels in America: Perestroika- 

Stage Directions- Basel Daoud

Prior Walter- Mark Kreder

Harper Amaty Pitt/ The Angel Africanii – Laura Hubbard

Louis Ironson/ The Angel Australia – Michael Ross Albert

Roy M Cohn/ The Angel Antarctica – Christopher Prentice

Joseph Porter Pitt/ The Mormon Father/The Angel Europa – Shawn Wilson

Hannah Porter Pitt/ The Angel Asiatica – Marlo K Shaw

Belize/ The Angel Oceania – Steve Vargo

The Angel/Voice- Gaby Grice

Henry/Mr. Lies- Nicole Falgoust

Aleksii Antedilluvianovich Prelapsarianov/Emily- Melissa Wright

Ethel Rosenberg/ Caleb- Elizabeth Morriss

The Mormon Mother /Rabbi Isidor Chelewitz- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Orrin /Sarah Ironson/Radio – Hilary Wartinger

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

After our Twentieth Century Classics season, we decided to take on an ambitious two-part coda in the form of Tony Kusher’s seminal Angels in America. Up first is Part 1: Millennium Approaches.

Listen in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

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The Cast of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches- 

Stage Directions- Basel Daoud

Harper Amaty Pitt- Laura Hubbard

Louis Ironson- Michael Ross Albert

Prior Walter- Justin Otto

Roy M Cohn- Christopher Prentice

Joseph Porter Pitt- Shawn Wilson

Hannah Porter Pitt- Marlo K Shaw

Belize- Steve Vargo

The Angel/The Voice- Gaby Grice

Henry/Mr. Lies- Nicole Falgoust

Emily- Melissa Wright

Ethel Rosenberg- Elizabeth Morriss

Rabbi Isidor Chelewitz/ Prior II- Miriam B

The Man in the Park / Martin Heller/ Prior I- Mark Kreder

Sister Ella Chapter/ Woman in the South Bronx- Hilary Wartinger

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

This season we’re taking on a selection of Twentieth Century Classics. For the final play of the season, we chose one of the tallest mountains in the English language canon, Eugene O’Neill’s sublime family tragedy Long Day’s Journey Into Night. For this reading, we were joined by special guest star Ruth Goodwin (Private Eyes, The Howland Company) and her mother Grainne Goodwin as one of theatre’s great matriarchs Mary Tyrone.

Listen in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

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The Cast of Long Day’s Journey Into Night

James Tyrone- Jim Hill

Mary Tyrone- Grainne Goodwin

Jamie Tyrone- Christopher Prentice

Edmund Tyrone- Nicanor Campos

Cathleen- Ruth Goodwin

Stage Directions- Shawn Wilson

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About this Episode:

There are a decent number of ubiquitous faces in Toronto theatre- actors and producers and artistic directors you’re bound to be familiar with if you frequent the city’s main venues. But those of us who see upwards of a hundred shows a year, for us its the audience mainstays who become the faces we look for. If you see a lot of theatre in Toronto, there is simply no way you’ve never sat in an audience alongside Barbara Fingerote. She’s the city’s most devoted aficionado with an encyclopedic memory and an open mind to check out pretty much anything gracing the city’s stages. Perched contentedly in her usual spot in the front row, when she isn’t volunteering with front of house, Barbara is the most constant presence in the Toronto theatre community so we don’t feel it’s a stretch to call her the scene’s biggest fan.

She’s one of our favourite people to talk about theatre with so we thought she’d be the perfect person to host her own episode of the Favourites Series. When asked whom, of anyone in Toronto theatre, she’d most like to speak with, Barbara chose the inimitable Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster, a driven multi-hyphenate artist whose work has lit up the city’s stages for the last decade. This episode was recorded before the Covid pandemic and, with theatres reopening, we decided it was finally time to share it with you.

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

This season we’re taking on a selection of Twentieth Century Classics. In week three, the directorial reigns were handed over to troupe member Melissa Wright who cast and produced this reading of one of her all-time favourite plays, The Lion in Winter. 

Listen in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of The Lion in Winter

Henry the 2nd: Shawn Wilson

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Anne van Leeuwen

Richard the Lionhearted: Ziad Ek

Geoffrey: Gaby Grice

John: Laura Hubbard

Philip, King of France: Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Alais: Lauren Horejda

Stage Directions: Melissa Wright

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My friend Gaby Grice is one of the smartest and funniest people I know. She sees the world so differently from the way I do so it’s always a treat to have her lend her perspective on a piece of theatre I don’t quite understand. When I found out her favourite Shakespeare play is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I couldn’t wait to talk to her about it for this series. Gaby is a classically trained actress, an incredible musician, and a core member of the Corona Cold Reads troupe. There’s no one I’d rather turn to to deconstruct Shakespeare’s most famous comedy.

Don’t Miss:
Matthew Edison on Hamlet
Lauren Horejda on The Merchant of Venice
Jessi McCarthy & Owen Schmitt on Timon of Athens
James Graham on King Lear
Nicanor Campos on Cymbeline
Scott Garland on As You Like It
Marcel Stewart on Macbeth
Ted Witzel on All’s Well That Ends Well
Jeannette Lambermont-Morey on The Winter’s Tale
Eli Ham on Henry V
Dion Johnstone on Julius Caesar
Shalyn Bass-McFaul on Titus Andronicus

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

This season we’re taking on a selection of Twentieth Century Classics. You cannot talk about Twentieth Century Classics without Tennessee Williams so this week we took on our favourite from his monumental canon, the heartbreaking memory play The Glass Menagerie with special guest star Heidi Hawkins Jeannotte as Amanda.

Listen in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of The Glass Menagerie

Amanda- Heidi Hawkins Jeannotte

Laura- Olivia Jon

Tom- Mark Kreder

Jim- Dom Harvey

Stage Directions- Marlo K Shaw

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In the past, we’ve focused our discussion totally on our home team: The Toronto Blue Jays and this year we’re once again joined by our go-to Jays superfans Mackenzie Longpré, and Melissa Wright. But for 2022 we decided to open things up a little bit so our third panelist is from the enemy camp: die hard Yankees fan Chris Behmke.

Join us and our start-of-season-hyped panelists as we break down all the reasons to be optimistic (but perhaps cautiously optimistic) about the 2022 MLB Season, especially in the hyper-competitive American League East.

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

This season we’re taking on a selection of Twentieth Century Classics, beginning with Reginald Rose’s ensemble masterpiece Twelve Angry Men (played by us as Twelve Angry Jurors).

Listen in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Twelve Angry Men

Jury Foreman- Michael Ross Albert

Juror Two- Olivia Jon

Juror Three- Christopher Prentice

Juror Four- Anne van Leeuwen

Juror Five- Ziad Ek

Juror Six- Laura Hubbard

Juror Seven- Melissa Wright

Juror Eight- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Juror Nine- Grace Smith

Juror Ten- Shawn Wilson

Juror Eleven- Basel Daoud

Juror Twelve- Jake Silburt

Judge- Nicole Falgoust

Guard- Saiya Floyd

Stage Directions- Mark Kreder

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Corona Cold Reads began in March 2020 when our troupe took on the task of reading all 38 plays in Shakespeare’s canon. A year later, we’d long since moved on to other authors but, when our anniversary rolled around, we decided to return to what brought us together with a season of Shakespeare Reboots. We revisited four plays that we’d read very early on in quarantine now that we better knew each other and ourselves and how to use Zoom. For our final week of reboots, we chose Shakespeare’s complex dark comedy Twelfth Night (you can check out our original version here).

Listen to our Twelfth Night Reboot in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Twelfth Night Reboot

Stage directions- Nicanor Campos

Duke Orsino- John Taylor Philips

Curio- Saiya Floyd

Valentine- Nicole Falgoust

Viola- Laura Hubbard

Captain- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Sit Toby Belch- Shawn Wilson

Maria- Gaby Grice

Sir Andrew- Christopher Prentice

Feste- Miriam B

Olivia- Lauren Horejda

Malvolio- Jessica G Smith

Antonio- Torey Urquhart

Sebastian- Fabiana Cabral

Fabian- Elizabeth Morriss

Servant- Susan Bond

First Officer- Melissa Wright

Second Officer- Mark Kreder

Priest- Weldon Goree

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Corona Cold Reads began in March 2020 when our troupe took on the task of reading all 38 plays in Shakespeare’s canon. A year later, we’d long since moved on to other authors but, when our anniversary rolled around, we decided to return to what brought us together with a season of Shakespeare Reboots. We revisited four plays that we’d read very early on in quarantine now that we better knew each other and ourselves and how to use Zoom.

While most of our reboots were a return to some of Shakespeare’s greatest scripts with new casts, week three was a second chance at one we didn’t do justice the first time around. When we made our way through the 8-play Henriad back in May 2020, we took a goofy detour around Henry the 4th Part 2. It was my birthday so we celebrated by chopping up all the roles and inviting dozens more friends to join the cast. We had 90 readers, a drinking game, and a ton of fun, but it didn’t result in a particularly coherent recording of the play to place in the rest of our full canon. So we’re giving it another go with a bit more gravitas and as close to our original Henriad casting as possible. (You can check out our original version here, it’s totally nuts).

Listen to our Henry 4.2 Reboot in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

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The Cast of Henry 4.2 Reboot

King Henry IV- Shawn Wilson

Prince Henry- Anne van Leeuwen

Falstaff- Weldon Goree

Rumour/Fang/Pistol/Warwick/Messenger/Harcourt/First Beadle- Melissa Wright

Lord Bardolph/Bardolph/Westmoreland- Mark Kreder

Porter/Gower/First Drawer/Shallow/First Groom- Fabiana Cabral

Northumberland/Snare/Peto/Davy/Second Groom- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Travers/Mistress Quickly/Silence/Lancaster- Nicole Falgoust

Morton/Page/Second Drawer/Mouldy/Gloucester- Elizabeth Morriss

Servant/Lady Northumberland/Doll Tearsheet/Clarence- Hilary Wartinger

Lord Chief Justice/Wart- Christopher Prentice

Archbishop of York/Feeble- Nicanor Campos

Mowbray/Lady Percy/Bullcalf/Colevile/Princes- Lauren Horejda

Hastings/Poins/Epilogue- Laura Hubbard

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Corona Cold Reads began in March 2020 when our troupe took on the task of reading all 38 plays in Shakespeare’s canon. A year later, we’d long since moved on to other authors but, when our anniversary rolled around, we decided to return to what brought us together with a season of Shakespeare Reboots. We revisited four plays that we’d read very early on in quarantine now that we better knew each other and ourselves and how to use Zoom. For week two, we returned to perennial favourite Much Ado About Nothing (you can check out our original version here).

Listen to our Much Ado Reboot in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Much Ado Reboot

Benedick- Christopher Prentice

Beatrice- Susan Bond

Don Pedro- Elizabeth Ramirez

Claudio- Nicanor Campos

Hero- Elizabeth Morriss

Verges- Mark Kreder

Ursula- Fabiana Cabral

Leonato- Luis Arrojo

Friar Francis- Miriam B

Antonio- Melissa Wright

Margaret- Nicole Falgoust

Balthasar- Gaby Grice

First Watchman – Saiya Floyd

Second Watchman- Laura Hubbard

Don John- Hilary Wartinger

Sexton- Basel Daoud

Messenger/Conrade- John Taylor Philips

Borachio- Shawn Wilson

Dogberry- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Lord/Boy – Weldon Goree

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Corona Cold Reads began in March 2020 when our troupe took on the task of reading all 38 plays in Shakespeare’s canon. A year later, we’d long since moved on to other authors but, when our anniversary rolled around, we decided to return to what brought us together with a season of Shakespeare Reboots. We revisited four plays that we’d read very early on in quarantine now that we better knew each other and ourselves and how to use Zoom. We began with the most iconic of all Shakespeare plays- Romeo & Juliet (you can check out our original version here).

Listen to our R&J Reboot in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Romeo & Juliet Reboot

Prologue/Prince- Nicanor Campos

Sampson/First Servant/Second Watchman- Samantha Chappell

Gregory/Second Servant/First Watchman- Melissa Wright

Abraham/First Musician/Page- Weldon Goree

Balthasar- Jessica G. Smith

First Citizen/Servant/Peter/Third Watchman- Saiya Floyd

Benvolio- Fabiana Cabral

Lady Montague/Nurse- Nicole Falgoust

Montague/Friar John- Shawn Wilson

Lady Capulet- Gaby Grice

Capulet- Christopher Prentice

Romeo- Laura Hubbard

Paris- Mark Kreder

Juliet- Elizabeth Ramirez

Mercutio- Lauren Horejda

Tybalt/Apothecary- Torey Urquhart

Friar Laurence- Elizabeth Morriss

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

For the month of February, our troupe decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a selection of four movie scripts, our picks for four of the most romantic movies ever made.

Listen to 10 Things I Hate About You in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of 10 Things I Hate About You

Stage Directions- Melissa Wright

Kat Stratford- Gaby Grice

Bianca Stratford- Miriam B

Cameron James- Anne van Leeuwen

Patrick Verona- Mark Kreder

Michael Eckman- Scott Garland

Chastity- Brie Garcia

Joey Donner- Jamie Mac

Mandella- Rachael Nisenkier

Bogie Levenstein- Dom Harvey

Mr. Morgan- Basel Daoud

Miss Perky- Laura Hubbard

Walter Stratford- Christopher Prentice

Prom Poster Girl/ Candidate 4/Biker – Sadie Holloway

Jock/MBA Kid/Drunk Girl- Saiya Floyd

Coffee Kid 1/Derek (White Rasta)/Lucky Guy – Steve Hobbs

Coffee Kid 2/Bartender/Heather – Elizabeth Morriss

AV Geek/ Judith/Shots Guy- Hilary Wartinger

Candidate 1/Clem/Mr. Chapin – Nicanor Campos

Romantic Girl /Candidate 2/Joggers- Ziad Ek

Cohort/Candidate 3/ Stoner Kid- Steve Vargo

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

For the month of February, our troupe decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a selection of four movie scripts, our picks for four of the most romantic movies ever made.

Listen to Casablanca in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Casablanca

Stage Directions- Basel Daoud

Narrator/ Ilsa Lund- Saiya Floyd

Rick Blaine- Weldon Goree

Victor Laszlo- Nicanor Campos

Police Officer/Captain Louis Renault- Christopher Prentice

Major Strasser- Scott Garland

Annina Brandel/ Second Woman/ Ferrari/ Waiter/Headwaiter/ Emil/ German Officer- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Jan Brandel/ Englishwoman/ Captain Tonelli/ Woman/ Sacha/ Officer /Gendarme/ Corina/ Tourist/ French Officer- Hilary Wartinger

Civilian/ Herr Heinze/ Man (various)/ German/ Cashier/ Customer/ Native/ Mrs. Leuchtag- Elizabeth Morriss

Second Policeman/ Conspirator/ Yvonne/ Carl- Rachael Nisenkier

Englishman/Moor/Ugarte/ Aide/Berger/ Frenchman/ Croupier/ Orderly- Fabiana Cabral

European/Refugee/ Sam/Abdul/ Arab/Mr. Leuchtag- Gaby Grice

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

For the month of February, our troupe decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a selection of four movie scripts, our picks for four of the most romantic movies ever made.

Listen to When Harry Met Sally in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of When Harry Met Sally

Stage Directions- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Harry Burns- Luis Fernandes

Sally Albright- Melissa Wright

Marie- Marlo K Shaw

Alice- Laura Hubbard

Jess- Elizabeth Ramirez

Amanda/Helen/Emily- Olivia McCargar

Joe/Julian- Mark Kreder

Hostess/Stewardess/Gary- Rebbekah Vega-Romero

Waitress/Waiter/ Man on the Aisle- Noa Mendelsohn Aviv

Nine-Year-Old/Older Woman Customer- Nicole Falgoust

Woman A- Sadie Holloway

Man A- Dom Harvey

Woman B- Gaby Grice

Man C- Christopher Prentice

Woman D- Saiya Floyd

Man E- Elizabeth Morriss

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

For the month of February, our troupe decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a selection of four movie scripts, our picks for four of the most romantic movies ever made. We begin, because of course we do, with Shakespeare in Love.

Listen to Shakespeare in Love in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Shakespeare in Love

Stage Directions- Miriam B

Henslowe- Weldon Goree

Lambert/ Wabash- Laura Hubbard

Second Actor/Sam- Elizabeth Morriss

Fennyman- Hilary Wartinger

Frees/Boatman/Pretty Whore- Nicole Falgoust

Will- Scott Garland

Makepeace/ Barman/Second Whore- Mark Kreder

Dr. Moth/ Young Actor/Lady de Lesseps/Musician – Marlo K Shaw

Kempe/Scullery Maid/James- Haley Dinel

Burbage- Basel Daoud

Tilney/Servant/Lord in Waiting- Melissa Wright

Condell/Peter- Saiya Floyd

Rosaline- Lita Brillman

Queen- Susan Bond

Viola- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Nurse/Nol- Lauren Horejda

Messenger/ Urchin- Gaby Grice

Edward/John/Montague/Philip- Kristina Shepherd

Ralph/Sir Robert de Lesseps- Luis Arrojo

Marlowe/Armitage- Torey Urquhart

Wessex- Christopher Prentice

Ned Alleyn – Fabiana Cabral

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Shalyn Bass-McFaul is one of the thoughtful and emotionally enveloping classical actors I’ve ever encountered. Her solid technique and incredible depth of feeling pair with stage presence to make her captivating in any role but especially effective as tragic leading ladies. A core member of the Corona Cold Reads troupe, Shalyn has gifted us with dozens of brilliant performances but her complex and regal Tamora stands out as a particular highlight which is one of many reasons I asked her to join me to discuss Shakespeare’s bloodiest play- Titus Andronicus.

Don’t Miss:
Matthew Edison on Hamlet
Lauren Horejda on The Merchant of Venice
Jessi McCarthy & Owen Schmitt on Timon of Athens
James Graham on King Lear
Nicanor Campos on Cymbeline
Scott Garland on As You Like It
Marcel Stewart on Macbeth
Ted Witzel on All’s Well That Ends Well
Jeannette Lambermont-Morey on The Winter’s Tale
Eli Ham on Henry V
Dion Johnstone on Julius Caesar

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

For Sorkin Season, our troupe will be reading selections from the work of Aaron Sorkin both onstage and onscreen.

Listen to the stage version of A Few Good Men in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast

Lance Cpl Harold W. Dawson- Mo Kamaly
Pfc Louden Downey- Kyle McDonald
Lt j.g. Daniel A Kaffee- Anne van Leeuwen
Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg- Nicole Falgoust
Lt. Comdr. Joanne Galloway- Cass Van Wyck
Lt. Jack Ross- Lauren Horejda
Capt. Matthew A. Markinson- Weldon Goree
Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick- Scott Garland
Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep- Jamie Johnson
Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph- Mark Kreder
Capt. Isaac Whitaker/MP- Marlo Shaw
Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard- Luis Fernandes
Cmdr. Walter Stone- Christopher Prentice
Pfc. William T Santiago- Shawn Lall
Dave- Elizabeth Morriss
Lyle/Tom- Andrew Hawley
Dunn/Marine- Kearyn Vos
Thomas/Marine- Laura Hubbard
Hammaker/Marines- Miriam B
Orderly- Melissa Wright
Sergeant at Arms- Haley Dinel

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

For Sorkin Season, our troupe will be reading selections from the work of Aaron Sorkin both onstage and onscreen.

Listen to Sorkin Season Part 3 in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Sports Night– “Pilot”

Dana- Tessa Cernik
Isaac- Basel Daoud
Jeremy- Scott Garland
Natalie- Rebbekah Vega-Romero
Dan- Danny Pagett
Casey- David Armstrong
Man/Man on TV- Mark Kreder
Woman- Melissa Wright
Will- Steve Vargo
Guy- Mo Kamaly
Kim- Elizabeth Morriss
Chris- Laura Hubbard
Elliot- Luis Fernandes
JJ- Haley Dinel

The Cast of The Newsroom– “First Thing We do, Let’s Kill All the Lawyers”

Will- Christopher Prentice
Mackenzie- Gaby Grice
Rebecca- Shalyn McFaul
Maggie- Melissa Wright
Jim- Mark Kreder
Charlie- Steve Vargo
Sloan- Saiya Floyd
Don- Luis Fernandes
Jerry- David Armstrong
Neal- Mo Kamaly
Shelly/Joey- Laura Hubbard
West/Voice/Joel- Haley Dinel
Reese/Washington/John- Danny Pagett
Leona/door guard/ Shannon- Elizabeth Morriss
Ross/Herb/ Martin – Marlo Shaw
Ken/Jenna/Kendra/Tamara/Tea- Rebbekah Vega-Romero
Cameron/Ryan/Gary/Cochran- Basel Daoud
Mark/Jake/Tess- Tessa Cernik

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

For Sorkin Season, our troupe will be reading selections from the work of Aaron Sorkin both onstage and onscreen.

Listen to Sorkin Season Part 2 in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip– “The Long Lead Story”

Martha O’Dell- Elizabeth Morriss
Matt Albie- Mark Kreder
Tom Jeter- Saiya Floyd
Danny Tripp- David Armstrong
Jordan McDeere- Leigh
Cal Shanley- Christopher Prentice
Harriet Hayes- Alison Louder
Jack Rudolph- Robert Skanes
Simon Stiles- Aundreya Thompson
Wilson White- Olivia McCargar
Trevor Laughlin- Miriam B
Martin- Dom Harvey
Robbie- Hilary Wartinger
Sting- Laura Hubbard
Alex- Scott Garland
Suzanne- Shalyn McFaul
Waitress- Nicole Falgoust
Lauren Graham- Gaby Grice
Lilly- Melissa Wright

The Cast of The West Wing– “17 People”

President Bartlet- Shalyn McFaul
Toby Ziegler- Scott Garland
Ainsley Hayes- Nicole Falgoust
Sam Seaborn- Laura Hubbard
Josh Lyman- Elizabeth Ramirez
Donna Moss- Olivia McCargar
Charlie Young- Aundreya Thompson
Leo McGarry- Weldon Goree
Ed- Miriam B
Larry- Hilary Wartinger

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

For Sorkin Season, our troupe will be reading selections from the work of Aaron Sorkin both onstage and onscreen.

Listen to The Farnsworth Invention in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast

David Sarnoff- Luis Fernandes
Philo Farnsworth- Andrew Patti
Young Philo/Betty/Actor #1/Jerry/Banker #1/Lippincott – Nicole Falgoust
Young Sarnoff/Cliff/James/Banker #2/Bartender/Man/Stenographer- Alison Louder
Tolman/Mr. Gardner/Everson/Radio Voice/Sales Rep – Christopher Prentice
Russian Officer/Mrs. Gardner/Harlan/Actor #6/ Louis- Elizabeth Morriss
Man #1/Harbord/Actor #4/ Schenck/Voice Over- Robert Skanes
Wachtel/Stan/Banker #3/Usher/Bar Patron- Leigh
Simms/Lizette/Actor #5/Photographer/Advisor/Fairbanks- Hilary Wartinger
Woman from the Crowd/Pem/ Analyst/Actor #7/Judge- Laura Hubbard
Chairman/Agnes/ Actor #2/Maitre’ d/Solomon/doctor #2/Mina- Elizabeth Ramirez
Gorrell/ Party Guest/Actor #8/Lennox- Saiya Floyd
Atkins/Gifford/Trader/Pickford/Secretary- Shalyn McFaul
Wilkins/Waiter/Ridley/Broker/Zworykin- Joshua McFaul
Crocker/Actor #3/Howard/doctor #1/Lawyer- Miriam B

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

We’re celebrating the holidays this year with a mini two-week Christmas Season.

Listen to It’s a Wonderful Life in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast

Gower/Mrs. Hatch/Maria/Woman- Marlo K Shaw

Martini/ Various people named “Man”- Samantha Chappell

Ma Bailey/Passerby/Tollkeeper- Laura Hubbard

Bert/Freddie/Randall/Mr. Welch- Brian Balduzzi

Ernie/Mickey/Reineman- Hilary Wartinger

Mary- Elizabeth Morriss

Janie/dr. Campbell/Ed/Jane/Another Man 1- Sadie Holloway

Zuzu/Ruth/Mrs. Davis/Another Man 2- Miriam B

Franklin/Principal/Lawyer/Tom/Sheriff- Gaby Grice

Joseph/Charlie/Pete/Bouncer- Shalyn McFaul

Clarence- Saiya Floyd

George- Torey Urquhart

Harry- Nicole Falgoust

Violet/Mrs. Thompson/Secretary- Jess Couture

Uncle Billy- Weldon Goree

Cousin Tilly/Annie/Teller- Fabiana Cabral

Pa Bailey/Carter/Cop- Nicanor Campos

Potter- Christopher Prentice

Joe/Marty/Tommy/Driver- Leigh

Cousin Eustace/Schultz/Owner- Philip Jeng

Sam/Nick/Partridge- Dom Harvey

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

We’re celebrating the holidays this year with a mini two-week Christmas Season.

Listen to The Muppet Christmas Carol in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast

Capitalist Pig 1/ Gentleman (Bunsen Honeydew)/Henry/Party Guest 1- Laura Hubbard
Capitalist Pig 2/ Robert Marley (Waldorf)/Party Guest 2- Gaby Grice
Jacob Marley(Statler)- Christopher Prentice
Ragamuffin/Headmaster (Sam Eagle)/Emily Cratchit (Miss Piggy)/Old Joe- Scott Garland
Fishmonger/Belle/Clara/Belinda & Betina Cratchit- Sadie Holloway
Rizzo- Charlotte Brewer
Charles dickens (Gonzo)- Fabiana Cabral
Scrooge- Nicanor Campos
Bob Cratchit (Kermit) – Jason Deline
Applegate/Edmund/Mrs. Fozziwig (Ma Bear)/Tiny Tim (Robin)/Thief 2- Marlo K. Shaw
Bookkeeper/Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present & Yet to Come- Basel Daoud
Fred/Flashback Ebenezer/Thief 1- Dom Harvey
Turkey Vendor/ Fozziwig (Fozzie)/Peter Cratchit/Thief 3- Torey Urquhart
Stage Directions- Nicole Falgoust

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In this, our final episode, we’re fittingly discussing the 2020 Charlie Kaufman trip I’m Thinking of Ending Things.

Corona Movie Club was an important coping mechanism for us in a really dark time and we really appreciate you coming on this journey with us. Special thanks to club members Steve Vargo and Matthew Yipchuck for coming back week after week; it’s been a privilege fighting about movies with you.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked
Circus of Books
High Flying Bird
Princess Mononoke
The Social Network
Enola Holmes
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Boys in the Band
The Half of It
Funny Girl

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Listen to Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast

Alexander Serebrakoff- Gaby Grice
Helena- Laura Hubbard
Sonia- Elizabeth Morriss
Mme Voitskaya- Shalyn McFaul
Ivan (Vanya) Voitski- Michael Ross Albert
Michael Astroff- Christopher Prentice
Ilia (Waffles) Telegin- Nicanor Campos
Marina- Fabiana Cabral
A Workman- Miriam B

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This episode we’re discussing the 1968 Barbra Streisand classic Funny Girl.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked
Princess Mononoke
The Social Network
Enola Holmes
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Boys in the Band
The Half of It
Funny Girl

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Listen to Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast

Lubov Andreyevna Ranevsky- Shalyn McFaul
Anya- Miriam B
Varya (Barbara)- Cass Van Wyck
Leonid Andreyevitch Gaev- Nicanor Campos
Ermolai Alexeyevitch Lopakhin- Michael Ross Albert
Peter Sergeyevitch Trofimov- Mikaela Dyke
Boris Borisovitch Simenov-Pischin- Elizabeth Morriss
Charlotta Ivanovna- Torey Urquhart
Simeon Panteleyevitch Epikhodov- Fabiana Cabral
Dunyasha (Avdotya Fedorovna)- Gaby Grice
Fiers- Nicole Falgoust
Yasha- Elizabeth Ramirez
Tramp/Station Master- Laura Hubbard

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This episode we’re discussing the 2020 Netflix original The Half of It.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked
Princess Mononoke
The Social Network
Enola Holmes
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Boys in the Band
The Half of It
Funny Girl

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The post Corona Movie Club: <em>The Half of It</em> appeared first on My Entertainment World.

We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Listen to The Seagull in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Ivanov

Nicholas Ivanov- Christopher Prentice
Anna- Elizabeth Morriss
Paul Lebedieff- Weldon Goree
Sasha- Olivia McCargar
Matthew Shabelski- Laura Hubbard
Zinaida- Laura Anne Harris
Lvoff- Saiya Floyd
Martha Babakina- Gaby Grice
Michael Borkin- Nicole Falgoust
Avdotia Nazarovna- Marlo K Shaw
Kosich- Nicanor Campos
George- Mark Kreder
First Guest- Melissa Wright
Second Guest- Fabiana Cabral
Third Guest- Miriam B

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This episode we’re discussing the 2020 Netflix adaptation The Boys in the Band.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked
Princess Mononoke
The Social Network
Enola Holmes
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Boys in the Band
The Half of It
Funny Girl

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The post Corona Movie Club: <em>The Boys in the Band</em> appeared first on My Entertainment World.

We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Listen to Chekhov’s The Seagull in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast

Irina Abkadina- Anne van Leeuwen
Constantine Treplieff- Saiya Floyd
Peter Sorin- Weldon Goree
Nina Zarietchnaya- Hilary McCormack
Ilia Shamraeff- Christopher Prentice
Paulina- Marlo K Shaw
Masha- Rebbekah Vega-Romero
Boris Trigorin- Shalyn Bass-McFaul
Eugene Dorn- Miriam B
Simon Medviedenko- Laura Hubbard
Jacob- Hilary Wartinger
Cook- Nicole Falgoust

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This episode we’re discussing the 2020 Netflix original Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked
Princess Mononoke
The Social Network
Enola Holmes
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Boys in the Band
The Half of It
Funny Girl

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Listen to Chekhov’s Three Sisters in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to check out the video versions of all our live readings.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast

Olga- Anne van Leeuwen
Masha- Laura Hubbard
Irina- Rebbekah Vega-Romero
Andrey Sergeevich Prozorov- Michael Ross Albert
Natalya Ivanovna (Natasha)- Gaby Grice
Fyodor Ilich Kulygin- Saiya Floyd
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexandr Ignatevich Vershinin- Mark Kreder
Baron Nikolay Lvovitch Tuzenbakh- Nicanor Campos
Vassily Vasilevich Solyony- Elizabeth Morriss
Ivan Romanovich Chebutykin- Fabiana Cabral
Alexey Petrovitch Fedotik- Alex Franks
Vladimir Karlovitch Rode- Melissa Wright
Ferapont- Scott McCulloch
Anfisa- Elizabeth Ramirez

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This episode we’re discussing the 2020 Netflix original Enola Holmes.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked
Princess Mononoke
The Social Network
Enola Holmes
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Boys in the Band
The Half of It
Funny Girl

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. Our solution was to gather some of our favourite people every Saturday night throughout quarantine to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in. There’s a lot more to come, so stay tuned.

Check out our special Halloween-themed reading of the classic whodunnnit Clue in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to catch all our other readings. Actually, maybe just jump right to YouTube for this one because the costumes are *chef’s kiss*

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Clue

Wadsworth- Fabiana Cabral
Mrs. White- Elizabeth Morriss
Mrs. Peacock- James King
Prof. Plum- Joshua McFaul
Mr. Green- Weldon Goree
Col. Mustard- Jim Hill
Ms. Scarlet- Nicole Falgoust
Yvette- Gaby Grice
Mr. Boddy- Shalyn McFaul
The Cop- Mark Kreder
The Singing Telegram Girl- Melissa Wright
The Motorist- Olivia McCargar
The Cook- Laura Hubbard
The Evangelist- Christopher Prentice
Stage directions- Scott Garland

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This episode we’re discussing the 2010 Sorkin masterpiece The Social Network.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked
Princess Mononoke
The Social Network
Enola Holmes
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Boys in the Band
The Half of It
Funny Girl

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Love’s Labour’s Lost in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to find the rest of our readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Love’s Labour’s Lost. Because this was our final Shakespeare reading in the series, we invited anyone who had joined us for a previous reading to be in the cast. To accommodate the extra people, we doubled up the largest roles to expand a 19-character play to fit a 36-person cast.

Ferdinand (Acts 1 & 2)- Nicanor Campos
Ferdinand (Act 4)- Mo Kamaly
Ferdinand (Act 5)- Elizabeth Ramirez
Longaville- Mark Kreder
Domain- Samantha Chappell
Berown (Acts 1, 2, 3)- Gaby Grice
Berown (Acts 4 & 5)- Scott Garland
Princess (Act 2)- Elizabeth Morriss
Princess (Act 4) – Miriam B
Princess (Act 5)- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Maria- Melissa Wright
Katharine- Jason Chappell
Rosaline (Act 2)- Fabiana Cabral
Moth (Act 1)/Rosaline (Act 4)- Hilary Wirachowsky
Rosaline (Act 5)- Laura Hubbard
Boyet (Act 2)- Andrew Hawley
Boyet (Act 4)- David Armstrong
Boyet (Act 5)- Michael Ross Albert
Don Adriano de Armado (Act 1)- Victoria Urquhart
Don Adriano de Armado (Act 3)- Christopher Prentice
Don Adriano de Armado (Act 5 scene 1)- Morgan Ford
Don Adriano de Armado (Act 5 scene 2)- Shalyn McFaul
Costard (Act 1)- Saiya Floyd
Costard (Act 3)- Andrew Patti
Costard (Act 4 scene 1)- Steve Vargo
Costard (Act 4 scenes 2 & 3)- Haley Dinel
Costard (Act 5)- Hilary Wartinger
Moth (Act 3)- James King
Moth (Act 5)- Nicole Falgoust
Holofernes (Act 4)- Weldon Goree
Holofernes (Act 5)- Susan Bond
First Lord/Mercade- Steve Fisher
Sir Nathaniel- Jim Hill
Dull- Timothy Ng
Jaquenetta- Jeff Dingle
Forester – Stephanie Junge-Filipek

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This episode we’re discussing the 1997 Miyazaki animated classic Princess Mononoke.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked
Circus of Books
High Flying Bird

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Othello in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page to watch the rest of our readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Othello:

Othello- Andre Sills
Desdemona- Anne van Leeuwen
Iago- Lauren Horejda
Cassio- Jesse Nerenberg
Emilia- Shalyn McFaul
Musician- Gaby Grice
Duke- Torey Urquhart
Montano- Melissa Wright
Bianca- Fabiana Cabral
Roderigo- Saiya Floyd
Brabantio- Christopher Prentice
Lodovico- Laura Hubbard
Officer/Third Gentleman- Hilary Wartinger
Sailor/Clown- Miriam B
Gratiano- Mark Kreder
Second Senator/First Gentleman- Elizabeth Ramirez
First Senator- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Second Gentleman- Nicole Falgoust
Messenger/Herald- Elizabeth Morriss

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This episode we’re discussing the 2019 Soderbergh sports drama High Flying Bird.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked
Circus of Books

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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This episode we’re discussing the 2019 documentary Circus of Books.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard
Uncorked

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Merry Wives in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page for the video versions of all our readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of The Merry Wives of Windsor:

Mistress Ford- Hilary Wartinger
Mistress Page- Shalyn McFaul
Ford- Andy Danish
Page- Mark Kreder
Falstaff- Weldon Goree
Anne Page- Dora Dee Rogers
Fenton- Nicanor Campos
Slender- Anne van Leeuwen
Shallow- Miriam B
Sir Hugh Evans- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Doctor Caius- Christopher Prentice
Bardolph- Torey Urquhart
Pistol- Mo Kamaly
Nym- Nicole Falgoust
Simple- Laura Hubbard
Host- Gaby Grice
Mistress Quickly- Elizabeth Ramirez
Rugby- Steve Vargo
William Page- Elizabeth Morriss
Robin/ Second Servant- Kymberley Feltham
First Servant (“Servant”)- Melissa Wright

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Titus Andronicus in audio form below (or on iTunes) or tune into our YouTube page to watch the video version of all our readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Titus Andronicus:

Titus Andronicus- Christopher Prentice
Aaron- Andre Sills
Lavinia- Elizabeth Ramirez
Saturninus- Kat Letwin
Bassianus- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Marcus Andronicus- Amy Keating
Captain/ Third Goth- Susan Bond
Lucius- Laura Hubbard
Tamora- Shalyn McFaul
Chiron- Nicanor Campos
Demetrius- Mo Kamaly
Tribunes/ First Goth- Nicole Falgoust
Mutius- Melissa Wright
Quintus- Tim Collins
Messenger/Second Goth- Gaby Grice
Martius/Young Lucius- Miriam B
Nurse- Saiya Floyd
Clown- Torey Urquhart
Publius- Steve Vargo
Aemilius- Elizabeth Morriss

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Troilus & Cressida in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Troilus & Cressida:

Hector- Miriam B
Prologue/ Boy/ Menelaus/ Cassandra- Samantha Chappell
Troilus- Nicanor Campos
Pandarus- Jim Hill
Aeneas- Laura Hubbard
Cressida- Elizabeth Morriss
Alexander/Helenus/Deiphobus/ Menelaus- Shalyn McFaul
Paris- Andrew Patti
Agamemnon- Christopher Prentice
Ulysses- Nicole Falgoust
Ajax/ Andromache- Torey Urquhart
Thersites/ Nestor- Gaby Grice
Achilles- Fabiana Cabral
Patroclus/Helen- Saiya Floyd
Priam/ Servant/ Margarelon/ Calchas/ Myrmidons- Melissa Wright
Diomedes- Mark Kreder

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Measure for Measure in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Measure for Measure:

Duke Vincentio- Nicanor Campos
Escalus- Elizabeth Morriss
Angelo- Steve Ross
Lucio- Anne van Leeuwen
First Gentleman/Juliet- Melissa Wright
Second Gentleman/Mariana- Gaby Grice
Mistress Overdone- Nicole Falgoust
Pompey- Torey Urquhart
Claudio- Mark Kreder
Provost- Erin Eldershaw
Friar Thomas- Christopher Prentice
Isabella- Saiya Floyd
Francisca/Abhorson- Shalyn McFaul
Elbow- Laura Hubbard
Froth/Messenger- Weldon Goree
Justice/Barnadine- Susan Bond
Servant/Friar Peter- Miriam B

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Henry IV, Part 1 in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Henry IV, Part 1:

Pericles- Scott Garland
Gower- Elizabeth Morriss
Marina- Miriam B
Helicanus- Mo Kamaly
Simonides- Elizabeth Ramirez
Cleon- Christopher Prentice
Cerimon- Weldon Goree
Lysimachus- Hilary Wartinger
Dionyza- Gaby Grice
Thaisa- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Boult/ First Lord (“Lord”)/ First Sailor/ Tyrian Sailor- Mark Kreder
Leonine/ Second Lord/ Second Sailor/ Diana- Shalyn McFaul
Bawd/ Lychorida/ Philemon- Nicole Falgoust
Thaliard/ Marshal/ First Servant (“Servant”)- Laura Hubbard
Antiochus/First Fisherman/ First Knight/ Second Pirate- Torey Urquhart
Daughter of Antiochus/ Second Fisherman/ First Gentleman- Melissa Wright
Messenger/ Third Knight/ Second Gentleman/ Third Pirate- Nicanor Campos
Third Fisherman/ Third Lord/ Escanes/ First Pirate/ Second Knight/ Pandar- Susan Bond

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Timon of Athens in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Timon of Athens:

Timon – Jim Hill
Flavius- Scott Garland
Apemantus- Susan Bond
Alcibiades- David Armstrong
Poet/ First Lord/ Servilius/ First Senator- Chris Prentice
Painter/ Second Lord/ First Stranger/ Second Senator/ Timandra- Laura Hubbard
Merchant/ First Servant/Varro’s Servant- Nicole Falgoust
Jeweller/ Isidore’s Servant/ Second Stranger/Philotus- Steve Vargo
Messenger/ Cupid/Caphis/ Sempronius/ Hortensius- Elizabeth Ramirez
Old Athenian/ Fool/ Ventidius/ Third Stranger- Torey Urquhart
First Lady/ Lucilius/Second Servant/ First Bandit- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Third Lord/ Lucilius’ servant/ Second Bandit- Miriam B
Third Servant/ Lucullus/ Third Bandit- Melissa Wright
Senator/ Page/ Titus/ Fourth Lord/ Soldier- Elizabeth Morriss
Flaminius/ Third Senator/ Phrynia- Shalyn McFaul

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out All’s Well that Ends Well in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of All’s Well That Ends Well:

Countess- Carmen Grant
Bertram- Mo Kamaly
LaFeu- Rachael Nisenkier
Helena- Shalyn McFaul
Parolles- Nicanor Campos
Page- Melissa Wright
King (Act I)- Weldon Goree
King (Acts II & V)- Christopher Prentice
First Lord- Laura Hubbard
Second Lord- Hilary Wartinger
Steward- Stephanie Junge-Filipek
Clown- Kristina Shepherd
Fourth Lord- Elizabeth Ramirez
Duke – Mark Kreder
First Gentleman- Cass Van Wyck
Gentleman- Melissa McVay
Second Gentleman- Fabiana Cabral
Widow- Susan Bond
Diana- Saiya Floyd
Mariana- Elizabeth Morriss
First Soldier- Torey Urquhart
Second Soldier- Miriam B
Servant- Nicole Falgoust

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Henry VIII in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Henry VIII:

Cardinal Wolsey- Christopher Prentice
King Henry VIII- Steve Ross
Queen Katharine- Kristina Shepherd
Buckingham- Eli Ham
Prologue/ Surveyor/First Gentleman- Nicanor Campos
Brandon/ Sands- Scott Bedard
Norfolk- Shalyn McFaul
Chamberlain- Susan Bond
Cranmer (Archbishop of Canterbury)- Miriam B
Gardiner/ Crier- Andrew Hawley
Surrey- Mark Kreder
Suffolk- Elizabeth Morriss
Abergavenny/ First Secretary/Second Gentleman/ Epilogue- Fabiana Cabral
Sergeant/ Servant/Scribe/Messenger/Keeper- Gaby Grice
Lovell/ Cardinal Campeius- Elizabeth Ramirez
Guildford/Cromwell- Melissa Wright
Anne- Torey Urquhart
Vaux/Old Lady/ Lincoln/ Denny/ Man- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Griffith/ Porter/ Doctor Butts/ Garter- Hilary Wartinger
Third Gentleman/ Capucius- Nicole Falgoust
Patience/ Boy/ Chancellor- Lydia Lee

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing the 2020 Netflix original Uncorked.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds
The Old Guard

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out The Tempest in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of The Tempest:

Prospero- Thomas Gough
Ariel- Scott Garland
Caliban- Nicanor Campos
Master- Torey Urquhart
Boatswain- Susan Bond
Alonso- Shalyn McFaul
Antonio- Sam Chappell
Gonzalo- Jim Hill
Sebastian- Steve Vargo
Miranda- Hilary Wartinger
Ferdinand- Andrew Markowiak
Adrian- Elizabeth Morriss
Francisco- Laura Darby
Trinculo- Miriam B
Stephano- Laura Hubbard
Iris- Fabiana Cabral
Ceres- Elizabeth Ramirez
Juno- Olivia Klausen McCargar

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing the 2020 Netflix original The Old Guard.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation
The Lovebirds

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Richard II in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Taming:

Sly/Pedant- Elizabeth Morriss
Hostess/Bianca- Shalyn McFaul
Lord/Peter/Vincentio- Susan Bond
First Huntsman/Gremio- Weldon Goree
First Servant/Joseph- Nicole Falgoust
Page/Nathaniel- Miriam B
Curtis/Biondello- Gaby Grice
Second Servant/Grumio- Cass Van Wyck
Third Servant/Nicholas/Lucentio- Laura Hubbard
A Player/Philip/Tailor/Widow- Melissa Wright
Second Huntsman/Messenger/Haberdasher- Hilary Wartinger
Baptista- Christopher Prentice
Tranio- Mo Kamaly
Hortensio- Mark Kreder
Katharina- Torey Urquhart
Petruchio- Scott Garland

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Thursday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing the 2020 Netflix original The Lovebirds.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love
The Invitation

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out King John in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of King John:

Bastard- Laura Hubbard
King John- Mark Kreder
Constance- Elizabeth Morriss
Cardinal Pandulph- Scott Garland
Lewis- Nicanor Campos
King Philip- Susan Bond
Hubert- Christopher Prentice
Arthur- Hilary Wartinger
Blanch- Miriam B
Prince Henry- Melissa Wright
Chatillon/Gurney- Weldon Goree
Queen Elinor/Bigot/Essex- Torey Urquhart
French Herald/Salisbury – Nicole Falgoust
Robert/First Citizen/First Executioner- Fabiana Cabral
Lady Faulconbridge/Melun- Elizabeth Ramirez
Austria/Pembroke- Gaby Grice
English Herald/Peter/Messenger- Samantha Chappell

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Antony & Cleopatra in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Antony & Cleopatra:

Cleopatra- Gaby Grice
Mark Antony- Christopher Prentice
Octavius Caesar- Nicanor Campos
Charmian- Elizabeth Ramirez
Lepidus/ Thyreus- Miriam B
Pompey- Mo Kamaly
Domitius Enobarbus- Jim Hill
Scarus- Erin Eldershaw
Demetrius/Menecrates/Silius/Eros- Melissa Wright
Menas/Seleucus – Shalyn McFaul
Alexas/Taurus/Diomedes- Nicole Falgoust
Soothsayer/Third Soldier/Third Guard/Gallus- Susan Bond
Iras/Canidius- Fabiana Cabral
Philo/Varrius/Dercetas- Elizabeth Morriss
Mardian/Ventidius- Mark Kreder
Agrippa/ Dolabella- Anne van Leeuwen
Euphronius/Proculeius- Samantha Chappell
Mecaenas- Stephanie Junge-Filipek
Octavia- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Fourth Soldier/Captain/Egyptian/Clown- Haley Dinel
Second Messenger/First Attendant/First Servant/First Soldier/First Guard- Hilary Wartinger
Second Attendant/ First Messenger/Second Servant/Second Soldier/Second Guard- Laura Hubbard

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing Karyn Kusama’s 2015 thriller The Invitation.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A Secret Love

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Julius Caesar in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Julius Caesar:

Lucius/Servant/Clitus/Lepidus- Miriam B
Flavius/ Cicero/Pindarus/Dardanius- Weldon Goree
First Commoner/ Calpurnia/Strato – Shalyn McFaul
Second Commoner/Portia- Anne van Leeuwen
Soothsayer/ First Citizen/Third Soldier/Poet- Torey Urquhart
Publius/Fourth Citizen/Cato/ Titinius – Melissa Wright
Artemidorus/ Ligarius/ Second Soldier- Nicole Falgoust
Cinna the Poet/Lucilius/Messala- Elizabeth Morriss
Decius Brutus/First Soldier/Messenger- Fabiana Cabral
Metellus Cimber/Second Citizen/Varro- Elizabeth Ramirez
Trebonius/Third Citizen/Claudius- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Marullus/Cinna/Volumnius- Laura Hubbard
Casca – Gaby Grice
Brutus- Erin Eldershaw
Cassius- Susan Bond
Antony- Christopher Prentice
Octavius- Nicanor Campos
Caesar- Michael Ross Albert

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This year we invited friends and fellow baseball fanatics Mackenzie Longpré (Banners, Tara Kannangara Group), Luis Fernandes (The Assembly Theatre, Corona Cold Reads), and Melissa Wright (Leroy Street Theatre, Corona Cold Reads) to the (virtual) table to discuss the 2021 season so far and what we hope to see from our team.

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing Netflix’s 2020 documentary A Secret Love.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Monday and Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing the 1971 classic Roald Dahl adaptation Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino
Dumplin’

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing Netflix’s lovely 2018 YA adaptation Dumplin’.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda
The Natural
El Camino

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The post Corona Movie Club: <em>Dumplin’</em> appeared first on My Entertainment World.

Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing the 1984 Robert Redford baseball drama The Natural.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Two Noble Kinsmen in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Saturday and Tuesday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Two Noble Kinsmen:

Theseus- Fabiana Cabral
Arcite- Anne van Leeuwen
Palamon- Lauren Horejda
Emilia- Nicole Falgoust
Daughter- Jennifer Dzialoszynski
Pirithous- Nicanor Campos
Jailer- Christopher Prentice
Wooer- Scott Garland
Hippolyta- Laura Hubbard
Schoolmaster- Samantha Chappell
Valerius/ Nell/ Brother- Mark Kreder
Woman/ First Friend/ Bavian- Torey Urquhart
Taborer/ Second Friend/ Doctor- Elizabeth Morriss
Prologue/Epilogue/ Herald/ Messenger/ Servant- Miriam B
Boy/ Fourth Countryman/ Gentleman- Melissa Wright
First Queen/ Second Countryman / Third Knight- Olivia Klausen McCargar
Second Queen/ Third Countryman / First Knight- Elizabeth Ramirez
Third Queen/ First Countryman/ Second Knight- Gaby Grice

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing the 2019 film El Camino also known as The Breaking Bad Movie.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve
Matilda

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Monday and Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing the excellent 1996 film adaptation of Matilda.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven
Behind the Curve

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Hamlet in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Saturday and Tuesday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Hamlet:

Bernardo- Laura Hubbard
Voltimand- Weldon Goree
Servant/First Priest- Olivia Klausen McCargar
First Player/Prologue- Mark Kreder
Francisco/Lucianus- Melissa Wright
Reynaldo- Nicole Falgoust
Second Clown- Hilary Wartinger
Gentleman/First Sailor/Lord- Stephanie Junge-Filipek
Player King- Mo Kamaly
Player Queen- Elizabeth Morriss
Marcellus- Cass Van Wyck
Cornelius/Osric- Jessi McCarthy
Captain/Messenger/First Ambassador- Miriam B
Horatio- Elizabeth Ramirez
Claudius- Christopher Prentice
Laertes- Shalyn McFaul
Polonius- Nicanor Campos
Hamlet- Jesse Nerenberg
Gertrude- Carmen Grant
Ophelia- Erin Eldershaw
Ghost- Jim Hill
Fortinbras- David Armstrong
Rosencrantz- Gaby Grice
Guildenstern- Torey Urquhart
Danes/First Clown (Gravedigger)- Steve Vargo

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In this episode, Allie gives us a fictionalized history lesson with Self Made (Netflix). Jen tries to “make it work” with Tim & Heidi’s move to Amazon Prime in Making the Cut, while Amy takes us back to the 90s with the series adaptation of Celete Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu).

Follow the show on Instagram @S1E1Podcast

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Monday and Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing the excellent 2018 flat earther documentary Behind the Curve.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather
Seven

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The post Corona Movie Club: <em>Behind the Curve</em> appeared first on My Entertainment World.

Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Monday and Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing David Fincher’s 1995 serial killer thriller Seven.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
The Godfather

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished up the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Coriolanus in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Saturday and Tuesday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of Coriolanus:

Caius Marcius Coriolanus- Fabiana Cabral
Volumnia- Shalyn McFaul
Virgilia- Elizabeth Ramirez
Cominius- Torey Urquhart
Titus Lartius- Melissa Wright
Menenius Agrippa- Christopher Prentice
Sicinius Velutus- Scott Garland
Junius Brutus- Andrew Patti
Tullus Aufidius- Lauren Horejda
Valeria/Aedile/Young Marcius- Hilary Wartinger
First Senator/ Third Roman/Herald/Fourth Citizen/Second Servingman/Lords- Laura Hubbard
Second Citizen/ Second Roman/ Sixth Citizen/Patricians/Roman/Second Conspirator- Mo Kamaly
Gentlewoman/Second Soldier/ Second Officer/Volsce/Fifth Citizen/Third Servingman – Anne van Leeuwen
First Citizen/First Soldier/First Roman/First Officer /Second Messenger/First Conspirator- Mark Kreder
First Messenger/Second Senator/Lieutenant/Third Citizen/Seventh Citizen/First Servingman/Third Conspirator- Miriam B

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Monday and Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing the 1972 mob classic The Godfather.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

We’ll be back soon with our next movie. Stay tuned to @MyEntWorld on twitter and instagram for updates on what movies are coming up next so you can watch along with us. Stay safe, everyone. We’ll get through this together.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The post Corona Movie Club: <em>The Godfather</em> appeared first on My Entertainment World.

We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.

But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.

Check out Midsummer in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Saturday and Tuesday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.

A huge thank you to the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream:

Theseus – Jim Hill
Hippolyta- Torey Urquhart
Egeus – Weldon Goree
Philostrate- Elizabeth Ramirez
Hermia- Sarah Dunne
Demetrius- Mo Kamaly
Lysander- Gaby Grice
Helena- Laura Hubbard
Quince- Michael Ross Albert
Bottom (Pyramus)- Matthew Yipchuck
Flute (Thisbe)- Emily Cully
Starveling (Moonshine) – Melissa Wright
Snout (Wall)- Shalyn McFaul
Snug (Lion)- Miriam B
Puck- Anne van Leeuwen
Cobweb – Brie Garcia
Mustardseed – Nicole Falgoust
Moth – Hilary Wartinger
Peaseblossom- Elizabeth Morriss
Oberon – Mark Kreder
Titania- Laura Darby

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

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Like you, we’re determined to do all we can to #FlattenTheCurve and limit this COVID-19 horror show as much as possible. We’re donating where we can, but mostly we’re staying out of the way, hauled up alone in our apartments riding it out so we don’t contribute to the spread of this thing.

So that means we’re bored. We’re lonely and we’re bored and we’re really upset about all the theatre/concerts/films/sports/everything that we’re unable to attend. So we decided to do something about it.

We’re starting a club. Every Monday and Wednesday while we’re distancing ourselves physically, we’re going to find each other online to do one of our very favourite things- talk about movies.

This episode we’re discussing Netflix’s 2018 teen romance To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

Check out our previous episodes:
Contagion
Anna and the Apocalypse
Arrival
Horse Girl
Snowpiercer
Clueless
The Net
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Edge of Seventeen
Ali’s Wedding
Eighth Grade
Citizen Kane
La La Land
My Girl
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Spring Breakers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You’ve Got Mail
Uncut Gems
Steel Magnolias
Isi & Ossi
She’s Gotta Have It