Hello my dear friend,The final Act of 2023 is upon us: the Holiday season. We hope you are surrounded by love and joy and delicious treats. We hope this time of the year gifts you the opportunity and space to reflect and to recharge, and to rekindle with passions and pleasures, big and small. We hope your 2023 was filled with discoveries and adventures, and good health!SIR turned 30 this year, and – with your support and enthusiasm – we had a gloriously busy year for such a tiny outfit. Not many people know this, but we have only TWO
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The last three years have been chaotic for so many of us. We have grown accustomed to disruption, and our sense of Time seems to be…out of time. But this last Summer, while at the beach, watching my kids play happily in the water, I was struck by the thought, “This is it.” Slowing down, being present in the moment, absorbing the light, colours and sounds that are all around us, is Life. I then realized that I hadn’t slowed down in quite a long while, and the thought made me a tad melancholy. I realized that for the last
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  Join us for a very special night, and a chance for us to connect and to chat in a cozy and inspiring environment. The Delicious Details: We will gather at 5:30pm for some delightful mingling and nibbling. At about 6pm, Artistic Director Rodrigo Beilfuss will make introductory remarks and two very special acts will follow: musical performances by Walk & Talk Theatre and Cuinn Joseph – all Shakespeare-inspired. Walk & Talk are one of Winnipeg’s most inventive acts, and their musical talents and wit are the stuff of joy. And Cuinn Joseph is nothing short of a musical prodigy,
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We are pleased to resume our partnership with Winnipeg’s favourite booksellers, McNally Robinson, bringing you TWO exciting opportunities to learn and engage with Shakespeare as part of their Fall Community Classroom program. These classes are designed for anyone, from all levels of theatrical experiences, or simply an earnest passion or curiosity about Shakespeare’s works. If you have any questions, please reach out to Rodrigo, SIR’s Artistic Director, at ad@sirmb.ca Details for each class are below: Food, in literature, always means more than just fuel for the body. It provides an occasion for people to sit together, talk, consecrate love, or provoke
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  Hello dear friend, As I type this, the Fringe Festival is in full swing, and the sun has just set on SIR’s successful journey in Saskatoon with The Dark Lady. What a Spring-into-Summer this has been. I’m filled with gratitude, hope, and a healthy bit of physical exhaustion! Thank you; thank you for supporting our shows, and thank you for believing in the value and joy that we bring to the community each year. 2023 has been an incredibly engaging year; we’re celebrating 30 years of life, and the shows we’ve produced this season have truly been special experiences
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Hello friends, I simply cannot believe that 2022 is already upon us while I’m still trying to digest the sheer weight of 2020… I hope you’re well. Being here, right now, engaging in conversations about Art, is a beautiful privilege – and one I do not take for granted. Thank you for being here for us. Shakespeare in the Ruins hasn’t played live to audiences since February 2020, and I can’t begin to describe how excited we are to be back in the Ruins next year, in your company! It has been far too long. After dealing with the ramifications
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I’m not going to lie…it’s been a very challenging time since March, 2020. And being the the artistic leader of a theatre company during these many months of instability and nebulosity has been taxing on the creative soul. But oh, paradoxically, what a completely inspirational and engaging time this has been. I continue to be in awe of artists, and in particular theatre makers who – in an era of absolutely no live theatre – somehow have managed to create astonishing things, developing brilliant ideas into fruition in an ever-ending game of pivoting – exercising Jedi-like patience while the ground
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Hello Friend, On March 27 we celebrated #WorldTheatreDay. Sadly, for a second time, we celebrated this special day while the vast majority of playhouses around the globe remain dark. And while the impact of the pandemic has been devastating for our sector, we have also witnessed the resilience, fierce intelligence and indomitable resourcefulness of theatre artists during this most unusual year. As we say farewell to the complicated month of March, we salute all theatre makers – in particular the freelance artists and technicians who are truly the ones responsible for creating the magic we share with our audiences. This
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