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2023 – Ep1. Working Across Difference with Jenna Rodgers

By | blog, Ruff Radio

In this episode, PJ Prudat and Patricia Allison sit down with Jenna Rodgers the director of Teenage Dick by Mike Lew, which is currently happening at the Alberta Theatre Projects. This is a companion piece to our season-long exploration of all things of Shakespeare’s Richard III and to the Ruff Reads book club which selected Teenage Dick by Mike Lew as our April read.

Listen in to this beautiful conversation with Jenna Rodgers where we talk about the play and working across difference. Enjoy!


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INTRODUCING NICOLE WILSON

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We are thrilled to introduce Nicole Wilson as the Education Coordinator for the 2023 season. Nicole will be working with PJ Prudat and the Ruff Collective to develop the Young Ruffian Apprenticeship Program and dream BIG with us this summer.

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April – Teenage Dick by Mike Lew

By | Ruff Reads
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We love a bold and daring theatrical reimagining of a Shakespeare play, and this one is currently getting productions across the country. Let’s read!

Ruff Reads Conversation: Teenage Dick by Mike Lew

Thursday, April 27th at 8pm on Zoom


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BLIND IMAGININGS WITH ALEX BULMER

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Shakespeare in the Ruff is thrilled to welcome award-winning actor, writer, director, and educator Alex Bulmer to The Playground! With the generous support of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Ruff is hosting Alex’s workshop for creators, BLIND IMAGININGS, on Saturday April 22nd from 1pm-4pm.

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We are proud to present…

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Join us on February 26 for the second annual Ruff’s Winter Tale, presented this season with the generous support of Crow’s Theatre. Each year, RWT acts as the official launch of our season and initiates our interrogation of the themes, characters, and stories we are focusing on for the year.

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2023 Season Announcement

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Ruff 2023: RICHARD III

Join us under the Withrow willows this summer for Richard Three, written by William Shakespeare and Ruff’s own Patricia Allison. Richard Three marks the first time Ruff has revisited a play (we first produced a Richard III ten years ago in 2013), but we promise that this Richard will be unlike anything you’ve seen before.

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PLAYGROUND INTENSIVE: FINDING THE TRUTH IN SHAKESPEARE’S POETRY WITH IRENE POOLE

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Shakespeare in the Ruff is thrilled to welcome renowned actor and teacher Irene Poole to the Playground. In this three-day intensive, participants will explore ways of making Shakespeare’s language and poetic images personal and playable. By using a variety of techniques to find meaning, clarity of thought, and the emotional journey, participants will strive to get to that magic place where poetic image is married to situational truth. 

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