Author:sean
This year’s World Theatre Day message comes from Polish director Krzysztof Warlikowski. “…Most often I turn to prose for guidance. Day in and day out I find myself thinking about writers who nearly one hundred years ago described prophetically but also restrainedly the decline of the European gods, the twilight that plunged our civilization into a darkness that has yet to be illumined…Their common sense of the inevitable end of the world—not of the planet but of the model of human […]
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades is going from Bangladesh to Iceland and Greenland in less than 24 hours! Well, not so literally as that, but close. Here’s co-artistic director Sean Devine to tell you about what’s going on: We just closed SUIT UP, a collective creation for subDevision that was based on survivor accounts of the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013 in Bangladesh, using those official transcripts in juxtaposition with transcripts from the Loblaws fiscal earnings report from the fiscal quarter […]
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre is looking for 6 volunteers for our production of SUIT UP, which will be part of Ottawa’s fabulous subDevision, 2 per night for March 19 – 21. Preferably those with FOH and/or backstage experience. What’s in it for you? Getting up close and personal with one of the community’s most exciting new arrivals. Please contact sean@horseshoesandhandgrenades.ca if interested.
First: Our Big News Well, it’s hardly news anymore, but as of July 2014, HHG Theatre has set up operations in Ottawa, while maintaining operations in Vancouver as well. Crazy, but true. This came about when HHG co-artistic directors Alexa Devine and Sean Devine moved to Ottawa with their family this past summer. Obviously, they wanted to bring HHG’s work with them, just as co-artistic director Mindy Parfitt wanted to continue her work with HHG in Vancouver. And so we […]
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre wishes all of our community a safe and happy holiday season. We had an amazing year in 2014, and we’re excited about new projects and new directions in 2015. As we look to the New Year, there’s a number of announcements we’re eager to make (with one of them being the worst kept secret imaginable), including some big news for Re:Union, some even bigger news for the future of Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, and plenty […]
UPDATE – March 9, 2016: This post has been getting a lot attention in the last two days since “Confessions of a Republican” has come into new awareness. Please check out our new post on this matter. Our production of Daisy, a new play about the 1964 U.S. Presidential election and its parallels to what’s happening in 2016, will be produced at Seattle’s ACT Theatre this July. Now here’s the original post. ————————————— “Thanks for agreeing to meet with me,” […]
