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From the Artistic Director's Chair Series - #8 "Finding The Story Together" by Emily Oriold As I pack my bags to head to Lighthouse Festival Theatre to direct The Beaver Club, I find myself thinking back to one of my earliest directing experiences: Chaplin: About Face at Talk Is Free Theatre...
From the Artistic Director's Chair Series - #7 "The Art of Building a Season" by Emily Oriold This month, I want to address a question I get asked quite often. What does being an Artistic Director mean? The answer is not quite as simple as people expect. Yes, it’s about...
From the Artistic Director's Chair Series - #6 "Theatre is Meant to be Heard" by Emily Oriold Why I Write (And Why We Read Aloud). As we prepare for our upcoming 3rd Annual Fostered Playwrights Festival, which includes my own play, Every Little Thing, I've been thinking a lot abut why...
From the Artistic Director's Chair Series - #5 "Ten Seasons of Joy...
2026 FOSTERED PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL - HOMEGROWN CANADIAN COMEDY! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2026 | St. Catharines, ON… The 3rd Annual Fostered Playwrights Festival is set to take the stage, April 17-19, 2026. This year’s Fostered Playwrights Festival invites you to immerse yourself in four compelling new works, presented...
From the Artistic Director's Chair Series - #4 "Celebrating Our Own" by Emily Oriold As we close out our 10th Anniversary Season, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting—on where we are now, and on where this whole adventure began. Anniversaries have a way of inviting us to pause,...
A Niagara Christmas Carol At The Foster Festival Directed by Emily Oriold It’s become quite the thing for regional theatre companies to create bespoke variations of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The Foster Festival’s entry in the growing list, A Niagara Christmas Carol moves the action to the Niagara...
From the Artistic Director's Chair Series - #3 "All the World's a Stage" by Emily Oriold All the World’s a Stage… and Ours Has 16 Days to Get Ready. During our post-show talkbacks, there’s one question that pops up quite frequently: “How long do you rehearse a show?” The answer...
From the Artistic Director's Chair Series - #2 "Unexpected Delights of Live Theatre" by Emily Oriold Wardrobe Malfunctions and Other Unexpected Delights of Live Theatre. As Halloween rolls around, I can’t help but think about costumes — the joy of transforming into someone (or something!) entirely different for just...
From the Artistic Director's Chair Series - #1 "I love the theatre because...
