The Bench Theatre Initiative aims to be

• a hospitable, gracious, trust-risking theatre initiative prioritizing the poor and excluded, particularly those who are or have been street-involved,
• artists working in intentional community with other social and artistic initiatives,
• an aesthetically compelling and credible voice in Canadian theatre, engaging this community as artistic equals.

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May 11th, 2012

The End of the Show (or How Actors Deal with Change)

Unlike films, novels, music or poetry, theatrical performance has a shelf life. At a certain point in the course of any play – whether it be a one-night performance to raise money for charity, or a three-decade run of Les Miserables on Broadway – the show must come to an end. It’s quite rare for a [...]