Mom, I'm a Thespian

24/04/2024

Only one more weekend to catch Bat Brains or let’s explore mental illness with vampires!

We had the pleasure of chatting with this team a few weeks ago - you won’t want to miss this!

Tickets available through On The Boards Staging Company 🎟️

Bat Brains or let's explore mental illness with vampires is OPEN at Live Five 🦇🧠 You have until April 28th to bring your vampire friends, family and sires to this funny, wiggly, magical and touching show.

Tickets and info at https://ontheboards.ca/events/bat-brains/
(Group discount available for every performance for groups 6+)

BAT BRAINS OR LET'S EXPLORE MENTAL ILLNESS WITH VAMPIRES
presented by Live Five & On The Boards Staging Company

09/11/2023

FRIDAY AT 7:00 PM ON CFCR 90.5 FM ✨

Tune in this week to hear all about the next Live Five production this season! Katie sits down with Katelyn Polischuk from The Hagstone Collective to chat all things The Josephine Knot by Meg Braem.

The Josephine Knot runs from November 9 - 19 at The Refinery - grab your tickets at ontheboards.ca 🎟

13/10/2023

FRIDAY AT 7:00 PM on CFCR 90.5 FM ✨

Tune in this week to hear all about Whirligig Theatre's production of The Maids at The Avenue Room in Saskatoon! Katie sits down with Jordan Harvey and Dean Stockdale to chat about this exciting and spooky project.

The Maids runs from Oct 24 - Nov 7 and tickets are available now! Check out Whirligig Theatre for details 🎟

05/10/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM on CFCR 90.5 FM 📣

Tune in to hear all about the first Live Five show of the season! Jo sits down with the team at Two Bees Productions to chat all things The Anger in Ernest & Ernestine.

The Anger in Ernest & Ernestine runs from October 12 - 22 at The Refinery - grab your tickets now at ontheboards.ca ✨

13/07/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5 FM

Join Kate and Phil as they chat with the cast of The Dark Lady from Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan! Tune in tomorrow to hear one of our most joyous and delightful interviews this year, we seriously could've talked with these artists forever.

The Dark Lady is on now until July 23rd on the John Rayner Community Stage.

29/06/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5 FM

All aboard! Tune in tomorrow to hear Katie chat with Grahame Kent from Buttered Ghost Theatre about his team's shenanigans on the historic Wheatland Express - Excursion Train.

16/06/2023

Tonight at 7:00 PM
CFCR 90.5 FM

Tune in to join Johanna Arnott as she chats with Maia Macatangay who's playing Chip in Saskatoon Summer Players' upcoming production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast!
..Also if this post gets 1,000 likes we'll release the full 8-minute blooper of Jo singing Be Our Guest...

09/06/2023

Tonight at 7:00 PM
CFCR 90.5 FM

Jenn and Ed are away so they've sent us this gem to promote tonight's episode! Join Katie and Kate as we hear all about Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre's year and their search for a new General Manager.

Also RIP to the old office ceiling.

20/04/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5 FM

This week Katie and Kate interviewed Abby Osika and our very own Jo Arnott, who are both starring in The Velveteen Rabbit.

The Velveteen Rabbit opens on Saturday as part of the Persephone Theatre youth series and is being directed by retired MIAT co-host and everyone's favourite muppet - S.E. Grummett!

12/04/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5 FM

Now Introducing the last show of the Live Five season! This week Jo and Phil sat down with Mitchell Larsen and Adam Tweidt from The Gay Card by Sexual Space Walk Theatre.

The Gay Card opens next week with their pay-what-you-can preview on April 20th.
Get your tickets now at livefive.ca.

31/03/2023

Tonight at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5 FM

There's still plenty of time to grab your tickets to see the opening of The Birds and the Bees at Persephone Theatre tonight! Or if you need a little more convincing, tune into MIAT to hear Kate talk to Pam and Cavan from the show and find out exactly what you'll be missing.

Make sure you tell your friends in Regina too because this hilarious show is touring to the Globe Theatre in May!

22/03/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5 FM

This week Jo and Phil had a good ol' chat with Artistic Director Jennifer Dawn Bishop from Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre about their upcoming Circle of Voices show, Dead Hand Signal.

As a Circle of Voices program alumnus, there's no one more passionate about the program than Jennifer. Tune in Friday to hear all about this brilliant new show and the importance of theatre school opportunities like Circle of Voices.

Dead Hand Signal is directed by Jennifer and is free to attend!
Get your tickets now for March 22nd – April 1st at Studio 914.

17/03/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5 FM

Kate and Phil sit down with Shakespeare savants, Katelyn and Paige, to chat about The Coterie's adaption of Measure for Measure!

Come see Shakespeare get a 21st-century facelift at The Refinery.
March 17th - 19th & 23rd-26th.

10/03/2023

Tonight at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5 FM

Katie and Kate reflect on I Have No Idea with playwright Nathan Coppens!

I Have No Idea just completed its premiere run in Regina. Tune in to hear all about how this hilarious and heartfelt show explores adult ADHD with a talented team of neurodivergent theatre artists.

04/03/2023

Tonight at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5 FM

Jo sits down with Curtis Peeteetuce to discuss the power of Indigenous storytelling.

Whilst Indigenous Storytelling Month has come to a close, Curtis shares with us the significance of all the winter months when it comes to reflecting on the stories of our past.

15/02/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM
CFCR 90.5 FM

Jo and Phil chat with Amanda and Kat from The Herd!
Tune in Friday to hear all about their trip to Wanuskewin, and the joyful warmth that this team has brought to the rehearsal process.

Catch this Persephone Theatre production on the main stage from now until February 26th.

10/02/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM
CFCR 90.5 FM

Happy opening to Bros/Les Gars at La Troupe du Jour!

If you didn't get your tickets yet, tune in tonight to hear all about this beautiful show from actors Alyssa Billingsley and Mitchell Larsen. Kate and Phil had so much fun hearing about their experience working on this project and we hope you do too!

02/02/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM
CFCR 90.5 FM

Katie and Kate chat with the folks from A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes.

Catch this Greystone Theatre production from Feb 8th-11th!

27/01/2023

Tonight at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5FM

Katie and Jo chat with Sam Fairweather from The Unforgettables!
The Unforgettables is a co-production between Fight or Flight Theatre and Wonder City Collective and is the third installment of this year's Live Five season.

Catch this locally written show at the Refinery, opening February 3rd!

19/01/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5FM

Kate and Katie talk to Tim Bratton and Stephen Waldschmidt from Burnt Thicket Theatre about their new show, Evergreen, by Krista Marushy.

Catch the Saskatchewan premiere of this intimate drama at the BackStage Stage from February 2nd - 12th!

12/01/2023

Friday at 7:00 PM
CFCR 90.5 FM

This week is a rare, shiny episode as we finally manage to get all of our co-hosts together in one zoom call!

Tune in tomorrow to hear us publicly embarrass ourselves and chat about why you should be the loudest audience member, how to predict a Survivor finale, and how not to chug a drink.

22/12/2022

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5FM

It's a rebroadcast folks! If you missed it last time, here's your chance to get to know the man, the myth, the codfather.
Tune in tomorrow to hear Phil and Kate chat with Kayvon from Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan

15/12/2022

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5FM

Katie and Phil get to chat with Shawn Cuthand from Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre's production of A Rez Christmas Carol!
This show is a seasonal tradition by GTNT that's packed full of laughs and fun, just in time for the holidays. Make sure you catch it at the Broadway Theatre from now till December 18th.

08/12/2022

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5FM

We've got another two-fer!

Tune in to hear Katie Blackburn-Dust speak to Bongani Musa from Jack and the End of the World, running until December 18th at Dancing Sky Theatre

Then Kate Herriot sits down with Louise Seidel from Chrysalis Theatre to chat about My Name Is Rachel Corrie, which you can catch at La Troupe Du Jour on 20th Street until December 11th.

02/12/2022

Tonight at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5FM

This evening Jo and Phil are joined by not one... not two... but three guests! Tune in at 7 PM to hear Mackenzie Dawson, Cameron Grant, and Kenn McLeod from The Fiancée tell us all about this hilarious show and their many theatre closets.

Written by Holly Lewis, The Fiancée opens tonight at Persephone Theatre and runs until December 18th.

Jo and Phil both had a helping hand in the crafting of this show so we hope to see you there!

25/11/2022

Tonight at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5FM

It's a two-fer! Sometimes busy schedules mean we get to be creative with our programming. Tonight you're in for not one, but TWO show specials in one half-hour slot.

First up Jo and Katie speak to Emily Rempel from L'Amour Médecin (Love Doctor) running until November 27th at La Troupe du Jour.
Then Jo hosts once again, speaking to Leze Jordan from Sir John A. Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion, which is on until December 3rd at Greystone Theatre.

Tune in tonight to hear all about both of these shows!

17/11/2022

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5FM

A rebroadcast of last week's episode.
Kate and Phil chat with the Director of Frozen River, Katie German. And don't worry folks, you can still catch this show on November 19th as part of Persephone Theatre's Youth Series!

09/11/2022

Friday at 7:00 PM!
CFCR 90.5FM

From Bedknobs and Broomsticks to broken promises. Kate and Phil chat about all of this and more with the Director of Frozen River, Katie German. Tune in Friday to hear how puppetry, story telling, and the Cree language all contribute to this charming tale.

Frozen River is a Manitoba Theatre For Young People production and is recommended for ages 5 and up. Catch the show on November 12th and 19th as part of Persephone Theatre's Youth Series.

02/11/2022

Did you miss us?
We've decided to finally dust off our page, starting with our new episode this Friday at 7:00PM on CFCR 90.5 FM.

Kate and Phil get to know Kayvon Khoshkam; the new Artistic Director at Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan. Tune in Friday to hear all about his fishy beginnings and just how faithful Friar Laurence really is.