I’m so thrilled but also perhaps at a loss for words welcoming audiences to Leslie Ting’s latest work WHAT BRINGS YOU IN because to me, Leslie’s work often defies strict definition, living in a world of performance, contemporary music and installation. Leslie is an absolutely fascinating artist, a former optometrist, and accomplished violin player with artistic visions of experience and…

We are thrilled to welcome audiences to BUTCH/FEMME written and directed by Emily Paterson. It is so exciting to welcome this incredible emerging artist to the TPM stage. This last winter, I was invited to adjudicate the Hart House Drama Festival, comprised completely of works developed and created by University of Toronto students over four evenings. I had adjudicated many…

What a night! Thank you to everyone who came out to support our first ever Buzz & Bumble. And thank you to all the incredible artists who participated. Here’s a quick recap of everything that happened. Buzz & Bumble is inspired by Short&Sweet created and curated by Andrew Tay and Sasha Kleinplatz. We invited 20 artists to perform for 2…

As we start our last week of performances for The Little Prince, with student matinees. Created by Landon Krentz, along with many Deaf collaborators, it has been extraordinary to be able to sit in back rows of the Mainspace (I’m often found there!) and be surrounded by Deaf and hearing families enjoying the bold, and imagistic play created from a…

The above picture features a black-and-white image of Mandy E. MacLean, a white woman who is almost 40. The background of the image is orange. Text: “Mandy’s Blog” in white, and the right side of the image is framed by a vertical white line. Listen to Mandy’s Blog Hi. My name is Mandy. I am a cisgender white woman and…

By: Marjorie Chan, Artistic Director and Jenn Boulay, Accessibility & Dramaturgy Intern​   We’re really excited this season, as we are moving forward with our plan at Theatre Passe Muraille to make it as accessible as possible for our audiences by adopting a RELAXED ENVIRONMENT for all TPM shows.    In a relaxed atmosphere, there should be no pressure to…

It’s that time again… it’s Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators season! For those who may not know, Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators (RGTC) are grants administered by the Ontario Arts Council through various theatre companies around Ontario. Each company has their own deadline. At TPM, our deadline is October 10 2023 at 1pm. Applications must be submitted through the OAC…

February is Black History Month (or Black Futures Month), a time to honour the legacy of Black peoples and communities of Canada. The theme this year is “Ours To Tell.” At Theatre Passe Muraille, we’re proud to share two extraordinary shows by Black creators – Okay, you can stop now by Shakeil Rollock and X and Da Spirit by Donovan…

Interview with artist Naomi Jaye Theatre Passe Muraille is transformed into a public library in this immersive multi-media experience. Miriam’s World, based on Martha Baillie’s Giller long-listed novel, The Incident Report, is wry look into the life of librarian Miriam Gordon and a group of library patrons who frequent the branch where she works, and exposes both the dark and…