Live at the Gargoyle (The Gargoyle Theatre)

Rose Coloured Apocalypse envisions an expanded view of theatre and a more conscious, caring, and connected world. Eric Rae, the founder, artistic director, (and the only person in the company), has a large educational background in theatre. Spanning from his time at the University of Winnipeg to getting his masters in Nice, France, Andrew speaks with him about his previous projects and where Rose Coloured Apocalypse is hoping to go. 

To learn more about Eric Rae and Rose Coloured Apocalypse, and upcoming projects, check them out on social media and their website www.rosecolouredapocalypse.com . 

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Recorded November 3rd, 2021

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)

Interviewee - Eric Rae (Rose Coloured Apocalypse)

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Heather Witherden is a stand-up comedian, an MC, as well as a Burlesque performer. Fun Fact: Heather is Andrew's first cousin! Featured on CBC Radio’s, "So You Think You’re Funny", Heather broke into Winnipeg's comedy scene in 2006. While she doesn't have a stage name for her comedy sets, she goes by Your Mom Kathy while performing burlesque with Divine Femmes Burlesque.

Find Your Mom Kathy on Instagram @yourmomkathyburlesque

Follow Divine Femmes Burlesque @divinefemmesburlesque

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This episode was recorded on November 10th, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - Heather Witherden

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Originally from the Dauphin, MB area, Charlene Van Buekenhout is an actor, director, writer, and beginner language learner bringing the Michif language to Winnipeg stages.

Co-founder and Artistic Producer of Winnipeg's own Echo Theatre, Charlene expanded on what was originally a university group participating in Fringe. After a few years, she wanted to continue working on theatrical productions under the the title. It was a vehicle for her to try and keep working as an actor–but it developed into so much more.

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Recorded on June 28, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Charlene Van Buekenhout (Echo Theatre)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Elio Zarillo and previous podcast guest Sharon Bajer have teamed up to write the show The Outside Inn, a "transformative dark comedy about the mess that makes us human," with performances at the Prairie Theatre Exchange from May 7 - 19, 2024.

On today's podcast, Andrew interviews Elio, and the production's director, Annie Valentina.

Elio is a theatre artist, educator and consultant based on Treaty 1 territory, whose play Volare premiered at PTE in the spring of 2023.

Annie is a theatre artist and multidisciplinary storyteller based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. An alumna of Dalhousie University's theatre program, Annie's primary focus and passion is in new work development - whether as a dramaturg, director, producer or playwright.

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This episode was recorded on April 22, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Elio Zarrillo and Annie Valentina

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Local writers and theatre lovers, Armin Wiebe & Lynne Martin take the stage for this week's episode.

Armin is regarded as one of the pioneers of humorous Mennonite writing in English, and has taught Creative Writing at Red River College.

After studying opera, earning 2 degrees in English literature, raising 3 children, living in 4 countries and 8 distinct cultures, and pursuing 6 career paths, Lynne returned to her first love—playwrighting.

Brought together by friends and life experience, this duo has a number of stories to tell.

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Recorded on July 4th, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewees - Armin Wiebe & Lynne Martin
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Ginny Collins works for The Schroeder Foundation as Director of Communications by day, and has developed some amazing theatrical work on her own time. She has worked for Manitoba Film & Music, the United Nations Development Program in Namibia and the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation. Ginny is also the recipient of the 2019 Manitoba Book Award for Best Play.

Her plays Good Intentions, The Good Daughter, and The Flats have been highly acclaimed in Winnipeg, MB. Her newest project, Glad to Be Here, opens with the help of ⁠Theatre by the River⁠ on October 19 and runs until October 28 at the Portage Avenue Church. (1420 Portage Avenue)

Purchase tickets for Glad to Be Here here.

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This episode was recorded on September 19th, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Ginny Collins
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Paul De Gurse is a musical professional based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Musician, educator, and administrator, he does it all. He is a managing director at The Village Conservatory, a company member of Outside Joke, and a co-host of Monkeys and Playbills, a podcast about Broadway musicals that had fewer than 100 shows before closing. No bio or description can truly do Paul's talent and experience justice.

Connecting to our last episode with Duncan Cox and Sharon Bajer, Paul is the music director for their musical, Afterlight, playing until October 1, 2023.

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In the nightly search for her missing husband, an elderly insomniac, Wanda, encounters a 500 year old suicidal vampire, Razvan, whom she invites into her history museum of a home. At its core, this is a story of universal truths about life and death, and the long road that unfolds between them. Afterlight is a darkly comedic and whimsical new musical about the unlikely romance that develops between two souls desperate to find the light at the end of the tunnel.

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SEPTEMBER 21 TO OCTOBER 1, 2023

Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain

Pauline-Boutal Hall
340 Provencher Blvd.

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Buy tickets to Afterlight and donate here

Listen to the Afterlight - Original Cast Recording here

Read the Winnipeg Free Press Review - 4.5 stars! - here

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This episode was recorded on September 5th, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Paul De Gurse (The Village Conservatory)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

By day, Mel Marginet is the Publisher at Great Plains Press, a Winnipeg publishing company committed to telling the stories of the people and places that make this part of Canada so special.

By night, Mel is a Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Theatre by the River.

She has performed in many theatre productions around the city including but not limited to Meet Me At Dawn, A Man Walks Into A Bar, Cock, Bull, Lungs, Tender Napalm, and The Cherry Orchard.

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Recorded on July 2, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Mel Marginet (Theatre by the River)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Colleen Furlan is a Winnipeg-born theatre creator and actress. She's graced Rainbow Stage's stage for several seasons, and this year, she is taking on the role of Mary Poppins.

Catch Colleen as Mary Poppins from August 15 to September 1.

Tickets for Mary Poppins can be purchased ⁠here.⁠

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This episode was recorded on July 4, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - ⁠Colleen Furlan

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Hugh Conacher is a lighting and multi-media designer and a photographer whose practice is based on live performance. He has collaborated with choreographers, directors, visual artists, and dance and theatre companies throughout Canada and around the world in venues large and small.

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This episode was recorded on January 27, 2025

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee -Hugh Conacher

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger⁠

Gwen Collins is an actor and devised theatre artist here in Winnipeg. She plays a key role in One Trunk Theatre as the Co-Artistic Producer and Artistic Associate. She's been a frequent collaborator having co-created Stage Frights, 204FM, Mission Potluck and I Dream of Diesel. She also has extensive touring experience having travelled the province in PTE Munsch tours, Greenkids shows, the RMTC rural tour and for MTYP.

One Trunk Theatre is Manitoba’s company for new, interdisciplinary theatre. Created in 2012, it has been a place to conduct theatre alchemy- mixing the ingredients and tinkering with the process in pursuit of new results- a new discovery of what theatre, and by association the human experience, can be.

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Recorded on August 3rd, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Gwendolyn Collins (One Trunk Theatre)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Teachers by day, independant theatre creators by night, Connor and Cuinn Joseph make up half of JHG Creative – an independent theatre company based in Winnipeg, MB. Without having much personal experience with musical theatre, the soundtrack of The Book of Mormon skyrocketed Connor and Cuinn's interest in the multidisciplinary artform. Since then, they have created a number of theatrical works including Understudies, The Standoff, and The Cause, which received the Harry S. Rintoul Award for Best New Manitoba Play at the 2019 Winnipeg Fringe Festival and was the runner-up for the Digital Adams Prize for Musical Theatre at Toronto Fringe Festival.

Now they are the writer (Connor), composer (Cuinn), and co-directors of Breaking Up With Me. A brand new pop-punk musical having it's world premiere on the very stage we recorded this podcast on. These ambitious and creative brothers sure know how to make a good show.

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Recorded on April 22, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Connor Joseph and Cuinn Joseph (JHG Creative)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Noah Boonov, Gennevieve Bourdeau, Zanifa Rasool, Sarah Struthers are 4/5 members of the fourth-year honours Devised Theatre class at the University of Winnipeg. All with different theatrical backgrounds, this group of students come together to perform a show created within the class and directed by Claire Borody. In this episode, we get a bit of background from each of the students, and information about the Devised program and the upcoming show, Truth Reconfigured, running from March 23-26 at 7:30 pm CST, live-streamed. Make sure to reserve your tickets on the University of Winnipeg's website!

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Recorded on March 3, 2022

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)

Interviewees - Noah Boonov, Gennevieve Bourdeau, Zanifa Rasool, Sarah Struthers

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Scott is a Winnipeg-based lighting designer and consultant who has worked at theatres across Canada. Since 1995, he has designed over 150 shows for various companies from Shakespeare in the Ruins to The Stratford Festival.  Scott is a member of ADC-IATSE Local 659 and a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School, and has many stories of his times behind the scenes of some great shows.

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Recorded on May 18, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewees - Scott Henderson
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

In this inaugural episode of Live at the Gargoyle, we introduce you to The Gargoyle Theatre's owner, Andrew Davidson. Bob Armstrong, a full-time freelance writer and playwright, interviews Andrew about the theatre and what is in store for its future.

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Interviewer - Bob Armstrong

Interviewee - Andrew Davidson

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Zahra Larche is a stage manager who graduated from the National Theatre School's Production program in 2017. She's worked for all the major theatre centres here in Winnipeg and with companies across the country. She will soon be stage managing Dry Cold's 2025 production of Dogfight.

Tickets to Dogfight can be purchased here.

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This episode was recorded on March 10, 2025

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - Zahra Larche

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger⁠

Brian Hood is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Hood and Dagger Productions, a local community theatre company in Winnipeg, Manitoba, comprised of volunteer cast and crew.

Their second show in their inaugural season, Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None,' opens tonight, November 7, 2024.

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This episode was recorded on October 8, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - ⁠Brian Hood

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

On this week's episode, Andrew interviews Jorge Requena Romas, the lead singer of local band The Mariachi Ghost and the Event Coordinator at the West End Cultural Centre (WECC) (directly across the street from The Gargoyle Theatre, where we are interviewing Jorge on our stage)

Born in Mexico City, Jorge moved to Winnipeg to attend the University of Manitoba to study film under George Toles. He owns a film company with his friend, he's union trained, but he stepped away from Winnipeg's film scene to work at the WECC.

The Mariachi Ghost started as an art project among friends in 2009 and has since grown to an internationally acclaimed touring act. The band has recently been involved with many theatrical productions in Winnipeg over the past few years. They provided the soundtrack for Sonja and Richard (The Gargoyle Theatre's inaugural show by Steven Ratzlaff), and worked with Sick and Twisted Theatre Company performing Antigone.

Check out The Mariachi Ghost's music on Spotify or Apple Music.

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Recorded on June 7, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewees - Jorge Requena Ramos (The Mariachi Ghost)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Welcome to the final episode of our Fringe Series!

In our fourth episode, Andrew once again steps away from the mic to let Rebecca make her first appearance on the podcast to interview the cast and crew of her very first fringe show, Apoptosis.

Rebecca works at the Gargoyle Theatre as the venue technician & media coordinator and also produces this very podcast.

Apoptosis is a one-act drama about a young couple involved in a car accident who must face the consequences of their choices during the past year.

Tickets and Programs for the Winnipeg Fringe Festival are now live, so make sure to get your tickets ⁠here. ⁠

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This episode was recorded on June 16, 2024

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Interviewer - Rebecca Driedger

Interviewees - ⁠Jonalyn Basconcillo, Ward Keith, Josh Pinette and Hunter Lover Watson

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Sharon Bajer & Duncan Cox are two of Winnipeg’s battiest theatre dwellers who have co-written a brand new vampire musical premiering here in Winnipeg at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain later this month.

Sharon Bajer is an actress, director, playwright, acting teacher, and Manitoba's first-ever certified intimacy coordinator. She is also the founder of The Keep Theatre Company, a co-producer of Afterlight alongside Walk&Talk Theatre Company.

Duncan Cox, who you may recognize from our third episode with Walk&Talk, "Theatrical Alchemy", is a musical artist who works primarily as a composer/lyricist focusing on the genres of folk, rock, storytelling, and musical theatre. You may also have seen him play Depression in 'Breaking Up With Me' on our very stage earlier this spring, or as Roger in 'Rent' at Rainbow Stage this summer.

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In the nightly search for her missing husband, an elderly insomniac, Wanda, encounters a 500 year old suicidal vampire, Razvan, whom she invites into her history museum of a home. At its core, this is a story of universal truths about life and death, and the long road that unfolds between them. Afterlight is a darkly comedic and whimsical new musical about the unlikely romance that develops between two souls desperate to find the light at the end of the tunnel.

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SEPTEMBER 21 TO OCTOBER 1, 2023

Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain

Pauline-Boutal Hall
340 Provencher Blvd.

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Listen to the Afterlight - Original Cast Recording here

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This episode was recorded on August 23rd, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewees - Duncan Cox (Walk&Talk Theatre) & Sharon Bajer (The Keep Theatre)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

On March 31, 2022, The Gargoyle Theatre took to social media to announce its horrible news–that after a wonderful inaugural show, the doors had to close. The winter of 2021-2022 was brutal, leaving physical scars to the theatre and mental–even emotional–scars on the team running it. To open up the second season of Live At The Gargoyle, Andrew Davidson speaks one-on-one with you, the listener, to say why we left and that we are back!

We have a lot in store for you this season, and you won't want to miss it.

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Recorded on April 16, 2023

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Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Cory Wojcik is an actor, director, musician and playwright you've probably seen on one of Winnipeg's many stages working on projects from Shakespeare in the Ruins, RMTC, to local dinner theatre!

This week, Andrew explores Cory's history with theatre and how it has led to his show, Mixtapes From My Mom, which will be performed on the Tom Hendry Warehouse stage from January 29 to February 15, 2025. 

Get tickets to Mixtapes From My Mom here.

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This episode was recorded on January 23, 2025

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Cory Wojcik

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger⁠

A blended family ready to tell the world about their story, Trish Cooper and Sam Vint will be premiering their play, The Comeback, at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre April 24 - May 18, 2024.

A theatre graduate from the University of Manitoba, Trish has worked as an actor and writer in Winnipeg and Toronto.

Sam Vint has worked in a variety of roles in film and TV, and his film The Tournament, about his child's sledge hockey team, is available to watch online on NFB's website.

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This episode was recorded on April 3, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Trish Cooper and Sam Vint

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Sarah Luby is a classically trained vocalist, actress, and filmmaker who lives in Winnipeg, MB. In addition to her creative work, Sarah self identifies as a person with invisible disability and an advocate for accessibility and inclusion in the arts.

With a Bachelor of Music from the University of Manitoba in vocal performance, Sarah has worked with a variety of local companies such as the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Manitoba Opera, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Dry Cold Productions, Rainbow Stage and Sarasvàti  Productions. Her latest theatrical roles have been Rapunzel in RMTC's "Into the Woods", and Antigone in Sick and Twisted's world premiere of "Antigone-The Musical"

In addition to her work as a performer, Sarah has experience behind the camera in multiple capacities such as Script Supervisor and working with continuity on set.

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Recorded on August 1st, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Sarah Luby
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Walk&Talk Theatre Company is a multidisciplinary, Winnipeg-based company established in 2016. The team of co-founders, Duncan Cox (Music Director), Tanner Manson (Movement Director), and Ben Townsley (Lead Writer) blend musical and physical theatre to create whimsical worlds. Andrew speaks with them about their process, their previous projects, and what is coming up for them in the future. To learn more about Walk&Talk and their upcoming projects, check them out on social media and their website walkandtalktheatrecompany.com.

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Recorded November 4th, 2021

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)

Interviewees - Duncan Cox, Tanner Manson, Ben Townsley of Walk&Talk Theatre Company

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Daniel Thau-Eleff is a playwright, performer, founder and artistic producer of Moving Target Theatre Company and has worked as an actor, assistant director and stage manager with many of Winnipeg’s theatre companies. The plays he creates can be called “personal-political”, meaning they deal with themes of human rights, peace and social justice through individual struggles, mixing documentary elements into fiction. Daniel loves to help out in his community and help others using theatre. 

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Recorded on November 25, 2021

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)

Interviewee - Daniel Thau-Eleff of Moving Target Theatre

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Ellen Peterson is a playwright, dramaturg, actor, visual artist and teacher. Her most recent plays, The Brink and The Eight Tiny Reindeer of the Apocalypse premiered at Prairie Theatre Exchange and Theatre Projects Manitoba. She was also commissioned by the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre to create a stage adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, Sense and Sensibility, which premiered in 2018.

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This episode was recorded on October 24th, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠)

Interviewee - Ellen Peterson

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Meraki Theatre Productions was established in 2018 after Taylor Gregory, Founder and Artistic Director, had the chance to teach International Baccalaureate (IB) Theatre in Athens, Greece. The independent theatre company is committed to making theatrical experiences that spark change. Between shows and youth empowerment camps and classes, the team has their hands full of opportunities for Winnipeg's youth. To learn more about Meraki and its upcoming projects, check them out on social media and their website merakitheatre.com.

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre) 

Interviewee - Taylor Gregory (Founder of Meraki Theatre Productions) 

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

We Quit Theatre is a Winnipeg-based Canadian performance collective made up of Dasha Plett and Gislina Patterson. 

The works they’ve made vary widely in style and form, but share a fundamental interest in the space of play between the real and performed self, a destructive impulse toward the canon, and a constant challenge of the expectations of form. 

Follow We Quit Theatre @wequittheatre

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This episode was recorded on November 15th, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - We Quit Theatre (Dasha Plett and Gislina Patterson)

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

⁠Janna Larsen is a local theatre creator and playwright, as well as the Vice Principal and Guidance Councilor at Winkler's Parkland Elementary School.

After discussing Janna's history with theatre, the conversation shifts to the nearly eight-year-old project: a musical about Louis Riel.

RIEL will hit the stage at the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre from June 7th To June 9th, 2024.

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This episode was recorded on May 6, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - ⁠Janna Larsen

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Daina Leitold is an actor, drama educator, clown, executive director of Green Kids Inc. and a designer for theatrical productions. As part of our Waitress month, Andrew and Daina discuss her extensive theatrical background before delving into her work designing the costumes for RMTC's January production of Waitress.

Get your tickets for Waitress here.

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This episode was recorded on December 3, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Daina Leitold

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger⁠

He participated in over 80 professional productions in Canada and across the U.K; He holds a master’s degree from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has studied in Edmonton, Toronto, and The Stratford Festival; He has been teaching voice and theatre for over a decade and has participated in the development and creation of dozens of new works; Over the past fifteen years, his work has been featured across  Canada and the UK; He has had the pleasure of working alongside such companies as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, MacEwan University, CTP Toronto, Royal MTC, PTE, MTYP, Rainbow Stage, MCMA, and Le Cercle Molière; Is there anything Simon Miron CAN'T do? Simon discusses his educational history, his theatrical history, and talks about current projects on the go, including Inhibition Exhibition: Embracing Shadows, which will have a live screening at the historic Crescent Fort Rouge sanctuary on March 30, 2022. Tickets can be purchased from their website.

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Recorded on March 1, 2022

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Simon Miron (Village Conservatory)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Jillian Willems is a Winnipeg-based director, choreographer, performer, and Artistic Associate for friends of the theatre, The Village Conservatory.

On this week's podcast, Andrew asks Jillian about her life in theatre and her latest role in Dry Cold Productions' Manitoba premiere of Merrily We Roll Along, running from May 22-26, 2024 at the RMTC Tom Hendry Warehouse.

Tickets for Merrily We Roll Along can be found here.

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This episode was recorded on May 5, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Jillian Willems

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Tori Popp is the festival manager for the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

Learn more about the Winnipeg Fringe here. Don't forget to volunteer if you want to get involved!

The 2024 Fringe Festival will be taking place from July 17 to 28. Make sure to stop by The Gargoyle Theatre for 4 different fringe shows, all new works written by Winnipeg creators.

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This episode was recorded on January 25, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tori Popp

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Rhea Rodych-Rasidescu is an emerging Actor, Director, and Theatre Educator. She graduated from the University of Winnipeg’s B.A. Hons. Acting Performance Program in 2021. She plays the titular character Judith Shakespeare in Winnipeg Studio Theatre's production of Miss Shakespeare.

Purchase your tickets to Miss Shakespeare ⁠here.⁠

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This episode was recorded on August 26, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Rhea Rodych-Rasidescu

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Daphne is a director, creator, and producer currently based in Winnipeg, MB. She is the Associate Producer for the Village Conservatory for Music Theatre, which you may recall from our episodes with Simon Miron and Paul De Gurse. As an artist, her past work includes producing, directing, stage managing, and writing for various companies in Winnipeg.

She also produces and edits the VIC's podcast Monkeys and Playbills.

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This episode was recorded on January 3, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - ⁠⁠⁠Daphne Finlayson

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Theatre has many facets. You have writers. You have composers. You have directors and actors.

What really helps in a large production? A talented stage manager/production manager and a technical/musical director.

Monique Gauthier and Jacob Herd make up the other 2/4 of JHG Creative, who you heard from in Season 2, Episode 2.

Moe studied theatre at the University of Manitoba and has been stage managing, acting, designing, and directing for several years. Jacob graduated from the Brandon University School of Music and has performed, recorded, and toured with a number of bands on a multitude of instruments including saxophone, keyboards, guitar, and bass.

This team of promising young theatre creators have a spectacular show premiering on our stage May 25 - June 8. Breaking Up With Me will make you laugh, cry, and everything in between. Make sure to check it out!

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Recorded on May 6, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewees - Monique Gauthier & Jacob Herd (JHG Creative)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Melanie Whyte is a singing teacher and actor residing in Winnipeg, MB, who specializes in working with musical theatre singers. She also sings in the Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir, which is really a band (https://thefufuchichichoir.com/)

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This episode was recorded on February 26, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - Melanie Whyte

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Ethan Stark is one of Winnipeg's brightest young playwrights. In the summer of 2023, Ethan's play, "A Work In Progress" was one of the finalists for the Harry S. Rintoul Award for Best New Manitoba Play. A writer, filmmaker, and director, Ethan is a jack of all trades and loves creating with others.
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This episode was recorded on December 20th, 2023
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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Interviewee - ⁠⁠⁠Ethan Stark⁠
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Carol-Ann Bohrn is a freelance contemporary dance artist who graced The Gargoyle Theatre's stage earlier this year as a part of the Free Theatre project.

Raised in Brandon, MB, Carol-Ann received formal training from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and Ryerson University. She is also a graduate of the School of Contemporary Dancers here in Winnipeg. She's been involved in several film and theatre projects.

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This episode was recorded on August 7, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - ⁠Carol-Ann Bohrn

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Ann Hodges is a Winnipeg-based writer, director, librettist, dramaturg, and the new artistic director of Prairie Theatre Exchange.

On this week's episode, Andrew talks to Ann about her previous work, her new position, and her upcoming project with RMTC, Waitress, which she will direct!

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This episode was recorded on November 14, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ann Hodges⁠

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger⁠

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Lara Rae has made her mark in the Canadian comedy industry. A television and radio writer, she has been nominated 3 times for a Canadian Comedy award and once nominated for a Gemini Award for her work on Little Mosque on the Prairie. She moved from Toronto to Winnipeg and helped to found the Winnipeg Comedy Festival in 2002.

Her creatives works span farther than just television and radio, so Andrew dives deep into Lara's past and her accomplishments. She has done so much in her lifetime that it was hard to contain this interview into just one episode. 

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Recorded on March 4, 2022

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Lara Rae
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Chris Coyne is currently the Concert Hall Coordinator at the University of Manitoba's newest venue, the Desautels Concert Hall. Before that, Chris was the Head of Audio at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg! A sound designer and Audio engineer, Chris will be our first guest to introduce our listeners to the world of audio for the stage.

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This episode was recorded on December 18, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Chris Coyne

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger⁠

Kevin Ramberran is a founding member and producer of Club Soda Improv Troupe and The 28th Minute Theatre Company. Like many theatre creators in the city, Kevin wears many hats. He is an actor, a director, a podcaster, and a restauranteur.

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This episode was recorded on September 7th, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠)

Interviewee - Kevin Ramberran

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠Rebecca Driedger

Erin McGrath is a director, actor, and educator based in Winnipeg. Originally from New Brunswick, Erin has been living in Winnipeg since 2005. Currently, she serves as the Artistic Director of Winnipeg Studio Theatre, which will present "Miss Shakespeare" this fall with an all-female team.

To donate to the Winnipeg Studio Theatre, click the link here.

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This episode was recorded on March 5, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - Erin McGrath

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

This episode includes a combination of our first round of talkbacks, which took place after the evening performances of our inaugural show – Sonja and Richard. The show was written and performed by Steven Ratzlaff, performed by Marina Stephenson Kerr, and directed by Bill Kerr. 

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A comedy, of sorts, set in an Amsterdam hotel room and a Winnipeg private girl’s school. Two teachers clash over relationships, identity, and freedom.

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Recorded on February 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2022

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)

Interviewees - Steven Ratzlaff, Bill Kerr, and Marina Stephenson Kerr

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Eve Ross Moore is a writer, singer and actor living in Winnipeg, MB. Eve is a part of the Village Conservatory's class of 2024/25, and performed her piece "Countdown" at this year's Inhibition/Exhibition, which took place at The Gargoyle Theatre. Eve has also performed with groups like Looking Glass Theatre and Indifferently Reformed, and will be producing her own show at this year's Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

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This episode was recorded on March 3, 2025

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - Eve Ross Moore

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger⁠

Welcome to our Fringe Series! For the next 3 episodes, we will be giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the four shows taking place this July at The Gargoyle Theatre during the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

In our second episode, Andrew takes a step away from the mic and hands it over to friends of the pod: JHG Creative. They'll be gracing The Gargoyle's stage yet again this summer with a brand new musical.

THE MAILROOM: A NEW MUSICAL
Written & produced by JHG Creative
Another original musical from the two-time winners of the Harry S. Rintoul Award for Best New Manitoban Play in the Fringe Festival! Starring Cuinn Joseph, Connor Joseph, Ian Ingram, Monique Gauthier, and… a puppet? Directed by Ben Krawchuk.

Tickets and Programs for the Winnipeg Fringe Festival go live JUNE 25, so check out all the shows at the Gargoyle here.

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This episode was recorded on June 10, 2024

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Round Table Speakers - Cuinn Joseph, Connor Joseph, Ian Ingram and Monique Gauthier

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Kira Chisholm is an actor and theatre-maker from Fredericton, NB. Graduating from the National Theatre School's Acting program in 2022, Kira was living in Winnipeg, MB until she recently relocated to Toronto, ON.

However, Winnipeg always brings people back, and for Kira, it's to be a part of RMTC's production of Waitress,

Get your tickets for Waitress ⁠here.⁠

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This episode was recorded on December 15, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Kira Chisholm

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger⁠

Brian Drader has had an amazing creative journey as a writer, dramaturg, actor, teacher, and artistic administrator – and he is the current Executive Director of the Manitoba Association of Playwrights. Andrew asks Brian about a number of his creative works including The Fruit Machine and his engagement as dramaturg for Cirque du Soleil’s MJ ONE at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Brian worked for 13 years as the Director of Playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, and now helps to teach and support Manitoba playwrights. He also offered dramaturgical support to writer and artistic director of PTE, Thomas Morgan Jones, for his show 'A DANCE TO THE END OF THE WORLD' presented by Prairie Theatre Exchange.

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Recorded on March 1, 2022

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Brian Drader (Manitoba Association of Playwrights)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Welcome to our Fringe Series! For the next 2 episodes we will be giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the four shows taking place this July at The Gargoyle Theatre during the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

In our third episode, Andrew interviews Kathleen Henry, owner and operator of All About Theatre, and two of her actors, Calum Goetzke and Anna Miln-Karn, about their Fringe production of Little Red And The Werewolf. 

Little Red and the Werewolf is a comedy about Little Red and her friend Billy, who encounter a very suspicious wolf as they journey through the spooky forest. They succeed in outsmarting the wolf with the help of Red's boxing champion Grandma. Suitable for kids of all ages and filled with family fun!

Tickets and Programs for the Winnipeg Fringe Festival are now live, so make sure to get your tickets here.

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This episode was recorded on June 26, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - ⁠Kathleen Henry, Calum Goetzke, and Anna Miln-Karn

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

On this week's episode, Andrew invites local Arts and Culture reporter and reviewer, Ben Waldman, to step onto the stage and discuss his experiences with theatre.

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This episode was recorded on February 26, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - ⁠Ben Waldman

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Hope McIntyre is an award-winning playwright with multiple titles to her credit, a director, and is currently an associate professor at the University of Winnipeg. She was the founding Artistic Director of Sarasvàti Productions, a company dedicated to social change that she helmed for 22 years.

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This episode was recorded on November 20th, 2023

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - ⁠Hope McIntyre

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Our very first third-time guest, Duncan Cox, sits across from Andrew this week to discuss their joint experience creating a one-man, one-hour musical adaption of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Shakespeare in the Ruins and The Gargoyle Players are co-producing a brand new, one-man show of Hamlet, Hamlet: The Modern Player's Guide. Andrew wrote the book while Duncan wrote the music. Our previous episode's guest, Rodrigo Beilfuss, is the director of this production.

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This episode was recorded on October 8, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - ⁠Duncan Cox

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Kara Joseph is an actor, musician, creator, and arts manager in Winnipeg, Manitoba, who was recently announced as the new Artistic Director of the Winnipeg Studio Theatre. She has performed with JHG Creative, Bad Hats Theatre, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, and others. She's also worked administratively with One Trunk Theatre, the Village Conservatory, Creative Manitoba, and so much more.

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This episode was recorded on February 22, 2025

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - Kara Joseph

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger⁠

Director, playwright, and educator, Cairn Moore has been heavily invested in Winnipeg's theatre community. She teaches at the University of Manitoba, she runs the Actor's Studio at Prairie Theatre Exchange, and has worked with groups like Sarasvati Productions(and Sarasvati's FemFest), Scirocco, and Winnipeg Jewish Theatre. Currently in the midst of writing "Born Ready – An Actor's Guidebook".                                                                     

Recorded on January 13, 2022                                                                                                

Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre)
Interviewee - Cairn Moore (Actor's Studio)
Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Hera Nalam is a singer-songwriter and actress based in Winnipeg, MB. Born and raised in the Philippines, Hera and her family moved to Canada in 2011. You may have seen her perform in various theatrical productions by Shakespeare in the Ruins or Walk&Talk, or possibly on the big screen in I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight.

Check out Hera's music on Spotify here.

Purchase your tickets to Miss Shakespeare here.

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This episode was recorded on August 27, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - ⁠Hera Nalam

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Winnipeg born and raised, Reid McTavish is an extremely talented and creative individual. This deep dive into Reid's theatrical educational background goes through his experience as a student and a paid performer. Rather than painting the theatre world as magical and perfect, Reid walks us through the mental and emotional rollercoaster that is working as a swing. Isolated, lonely, trapped – these are just a few things Reid felt in the industry that he almost left completely. 

| This episode talks about mental health and briefly discusses a suicide attempt, addictions, and sexual assault. If any of these topics are triggering for you, please take care of yourself and either skip this episode or listen, knowing that you have supports in a number of places. |

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Mental Health Resources: Manitoba

Manitoba Suicide Prevention & Support Line (24/7) - (toll free) 1-877-435-7170

Klinic Crisis Line (24/7) - 1-888-322-3019

Sexual Assault Crisis Line (24/7) - 1-888-292-7565

Manitoba Farm, Rural & Northern Support Services (24/7) - 1-866-367-3276

https://mbwpg.cmha.ca/resources/mental-health-resource-guide-for-winnipeg/

Mental Health Resources: Canada

Canada Suicide Prevention Service (24/7) - 1-833-456-4566

Canada Suicide Prevention Service (text) Available 4pm-Midnight EST - 45645 

https://wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA

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Recorded on November 23, 2021

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre) 

Interviewee - Reid McTavish 

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by Rebecca Driedger

Welcome to our Fringe Series! For the next four episodes, we will be giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the four shows taking place this July at The Gargoyle Theatre during the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

In our first episode, Andrew has a roundtable discussion with the actors and stage manager of the show he has written and is currently directing: Fifth Date.

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This episode was recorded on May 25, 2024

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Round Table Speakers - Andrew Davidson, (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Writer/Director of Fifth Date) Actors Scott Douglas, Karen Robb, and Stage Manager Heather Smith.

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Kevin Klassen is a playwright, actor, dramaturge, director, and the artistic associate for Echo Theatre. Currently working on a play about Bram Stoker, Henry Irving, Dracula and more, Kevin is active in Winnipeg's acting community. With over 88 roles under his belt, Kevin is getting ready for yet another audition season in 2024.

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This episode was recorded on January 31, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewee - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kevin Klassen (Echo Theatre)

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Connor Coughlin is a professional actor, singer, and dancer born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, who now lives and works in the Big Apple, New York, NY.

Connor is back in Winnipeg this summer as a part of the cast for Rainbow Stage's Mary Poppins. In the production, he will be the Dance Captain, Bert's Understudy, and a part of the Ensemble.

See if you can spot Connor on stage this summer.

Tickets for Mary Poppins can be purchased here.

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This episode was recorded on July 13, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - ⁠Connor Coughlin

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Rodrigo Beilfuss is the Artistic Director of Shakespeare in the Ruins, as well as an actor and director.

Typically, Andrew interviews local creators about their lives and careers, but in this episode, Andrew and Rodrigo will dive deep into one of the bard's most infamous tragedies - Hamlet.

Shakespeare in the Ruins and The Gargoyle Players are co-producing a brand new, one-man show of Hamlet, Hamlet: The Modern Player's Guide. Andrew wrote the show alongside next episode's guest, Duncan Cox. Rod will direct this specific production.

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This episode was recorded on September 23, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Rodrigo Beilfuss

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Ava Darrach-Gagnon is an actor in theatre, film, and television who also has experience with voiceover work! Based in Winnipeg, MB, Ava will be taking the stage at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre as Margaret "Meg" March in their upcoming presentation of Little Women.

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This episode was recorded on November 12, 2024

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Interviewer - Andrew Davidson (Owner of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Gargoyle Theatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Interviewees - Ava Darrach-Gagnon

Recorded, Edited, and Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rebecca Driedger

Join Andrew Davidson, New York Times Bestselling Author and Owner of The Gargoyle Theatre, as he interviews local Winnipeg theatre creatives about what it takes to bring a show to life, but also talking about theatre and what makes it such an important creative medium. 

Music by <a href="/users/zakharvalaha-22836301/?tab=audio&amp;utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=audio&amp;utm_content=6676">GoodBMusic</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=music&amp;utm_content=6676">Pixabay</a>