Excerpt: Calgary actor Makambe K. Simamba has been working on her solo show, A Chitenge Story, for the past four years, but it is a story that has unfolded over … More
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Excerpt: Calgary actor Makambe K. Simamba has been working on her solo show, A Chitenge Story, for the past four years, but it is a story that has unfolded over … More
Excerpt: A half decade ago, when she was a theatre student at the University of Lethbridge, Makambe K. Simamba made a pilgrimage of sorts to her birthplace of Zambia. It became … More
Excerpt: Jan Derbyshire wants to have a talk about crazy behavior. The Vancouver-based actor, playwright, and part-time stand-up comic knows of what she speaks: two decades ago, she found herself … More
Excerpt: I have long considered Loose Moose alumnus Jan Derbyshire an insanely funny comic. What I didn’t know was that Derbyshire was once certified insane. “It started back in 1998 … More
The Board of Directors of Handsome Alice Theatre wishes to announce the departure of Kate Newby as Artistic Producer. Kate has been absolutely vital to the launch and growth of … More
Artistic director Kate Newby calls inVISIBLE “an intimate slumber party, a joyful gathering of collective energy, a raw, vulnerable, complex and liberating happening.” This 90-minute happening will take place from Oct. 12 through 21 at the University of Calgary’s Matthews Theatre in Craigie Hall and will feature 13 performers, including Makambe K. Simamba, who has been with the project since its inception in the fall of 2016.
Last year, Vancouver playwright Rosemary Rowe’s subversive little comedy The Good Bride took Edmonton by storm. It’s the story of Maranatha, a 15-year-old girl who puts on her wedding gown … More