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Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg

Hosted by Joel Greenberg, Life in Stages is a series of weekly conversations with established performing arts professionals – actors, directors, writers, etc. – who discuss their lives, careers, challenges, triumphs, and not-so-triumphs. Please consider supporting the show by becoming a Patron or sending an e-transfer to jericalifeinstages (at) rogers (dot) com.

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Ep. 39 - Brad Fraser

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/12/04

Brad is among the most produced and prolific Canadian playwrights. Born in Edmonton, he won his first playwriting competition at the age of 17. He hasn’t stopped writing since. Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love, which premiered at Alberta Theatre projects PlayRites in 1989, after being developed by Workshop West (Edmonton), launched an international career with productions that followed in Toronto, New York, Chicago, Milan and London. The play has been translated into many

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Ep. 38 - Andrew Gillies

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/11/27

Drew’s tally of theatre, film and television credits is daunting, and this thumbnail sketch barely scratches the surface. Fourteen seasons at the Shaw Festival include roles in The Devil’s Disciple, The Playboy of the Western World, Cavalcade, The Front Page and Cyrano de Bergerac. Elsewhere, and right across the country, Andrew has performed in Cymbeline and Richard III (Stratford Festival), Blithe Spirit (Neptune Theatre, Halifax), Stuff Happens (Studio 180 Theatre/Mirvish Productions), The

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Ep. 37 - Allan Stratton

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/11/20

Many of my guests have discussed the paths they followed through careers both linear and pin-ball like. Allan Stratton begins by stating that he was raised by a single mom in Bruce County, Sarnia and London. He has lived in Manhattan, Montreal, Vancouver and Switzerland — but mostly in Toronto. Allan began his professional life as an actor, moved on to playwriting (I ‘met’ Allan by directing his very successful play, Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii — we didn’t meet at the time, and it’s likely that

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Ep. 36 - Benedict Campbell

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/11/13

Ben is in his 50th year as a professional actor. And as weighty as this is, his family history that is equally striking. To take nothing away from Ben, himself, his lineage traces back to his maternal grandparents, Sir Lewis Casson and Dame Sybil Thorndike. Ann Casson and Douglas Campbell are his parents. And his ‘inheritance’ extends to his siblings, of course. Back to Ben: his career began in England, where he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He returned to Canada to play Troilus

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Ep. 35 - Jonathan Goad

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/11/06

Jon and I met in the early 90’s at the University of Waterloo where he was among the students who, years later, performed in The Laramie Project, the play that launched Studio 180 Theatre. Following his training at the National Theatre School of Canada, we worked together again on Our Class. Many seasons followed at the Stratford Festival, where he continues to perform. Among his many festival credits are Henry VIII, The Music Man, Orpheus Descending and Hamlet. Elsewhere, Jon has worked at the

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Ep. 34 - Paul Dunn

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/10/30

Paul juggles a career as playwright and actor with effortless dexterity. Having trained at the National Theatre School, Paul understands the value of being both on and offstage, although as a playwright it can be fairly argued that he is as present as anyone, maybe even more so. Paul’s capacity to move between classical and new work is further proof of a natural affinity for stages of all kinds. Many seasons at Stratford have included roles such as Bottom, Lancelot Gobbo and Donalbain

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Ep. 33 - Nora McLellan

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/10/23

Among the country’s most versatile actors, Nora has performed in every style, just about everywhere in Canada. Listing many of her theatre credits will illustrate her range: Measure for Measure (Arts Club, Vancouver), John (Company Theatre, Toronto), For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon), The Matchmaker (Stratford Festival), The Heiress (Shaw Festival), The Stone Angel (Canadian Stage), Hello, Dolly (Citadel Theatre, Edmonton). Nora’s work in film and television

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Ep. 32 - Matthew Jocelyn

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/10/16

Matthew has worked in both opera and theatre for the past 20 years. Born in Canada, Matthew has spent much of his professional life in Europe, where his theatrical work includes the French-language premieres of Dancing at Lughnasa, by Brian Friel, Nightingale and Our country’s Good, by Timberlake Wertenbaker. His translation of Fernando Krapp Wrote Me This Letter, by Tankred Dorst, was among his first projects as Artistic Director at Canadian Stage. (He continued as Artistic and General

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Ep. 31 - Rosemary Dunsmore

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/10/09

Multi award-winning actor, Rosemary’s resume is its own mini-series. The range of her theatre, television and film credits is more than this brief snapshot can fairly provide. I first saw Rosemary at the Centaur Theatre, in Montreal, where her performance in Wit stays with me still. Raw, uncompromising, visceral — all these words barely convey the power she brought to the stage. Additionally, she has performed in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Tartuffe, King Charles III, Fallen Angels and A

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Ep. 30 - Ronnie Burkett

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/10/02

Ronnie is one of Canada’s foremost theatre artists, credited with creating some of the world’s most elaborate and provocative puppetry. Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes was formed in 1986, continuously playing to great critical and public acclaim on Canada’s major stages, and as a guest company on numerous international tours abroad. Among Ronnie’s many awards as playwright, actor and designer, are the 2009 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre and The Herbert Whittaker Drama Bench Award for

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Ep. 29 - Avery Saltzman

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/09/25

Currently Co-Artistic Director of Harold Green Jewish Theatre, Avery has an extensive resume as an actor both in Canada and beyond. In Canada, Avery’s performed in Guys & Dolls, Annie Get Your Gun, Hairspray, Sunset Boulevard and Little Shop of Horrors. Internationally, Avery was seen in Man of La Mancha, Candide, Pirates of Penzance and The Pajama Game among many others.

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New Season -- New Sponsor

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/09/19

Thanks to Zieglerwealth.com -- and continued thanks to all those who help, and have helped, to keep Life in Stages moving forward since our launch exactly one year ago, I'm thrilled to introduce you to this season's sponsor -- and Life in Stage's first season sponsor, in fact: http://Zieglerwealth.com, owned by Tim Zeigler, contacted me during Season 2 with his generous offer to support the podcast. That he found me without my having to figure out how/where sponsors hide out, is all the

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Ep. 28 - Jim Mezon

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/09/18

Introducing each of my guests is one of the challenges coordinating the roster for Life in Stages. The artists who accept my invitation to sit down and talk about their professional and personal stories represent the finest artists in the country. Each background is rich, varied, intriguing. Jimmy Mezon is no exception — in fact, his depth and range are nothing short of intimidating. And I’ve had the good fortune to see him play in as wide a range of theatrical styles as one can imagine

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An Announcement From Joel

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/08/16

Joel Greenberg has an announcement to make regarding a third season of Life in Stages.

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Life in Stages – Episode 27

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/05/22

Welcome to the final episode in Series 2 – but please note that Series 3 is on its way. This week, our guest host is Jody Howze. I met Jody in the mid-80’s when she was a student in the Theatre Programme at Humber College and I was the Programme Director. After graduating from Humber, Jody performed in several professional productions that I directed. Our friendship has continued as we’ve followed different paths, and since launching Life in Stages, Jody has provided many insights about the

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Ep. 26 – RH Thomson

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/05/15

Robert Thomson may be among the busiest and most sought-after actors in the country. “May”? Change that to ‘Is”. His list of accomplishments is as long as it is varied, which is to say that it’s mighty long. Theatre, film, television – he has mastered them all, and his commitment has taken him behind the scenes of projects that are fueled by a passion with no restraint. In our conversation, you’ll also learn that Robert’s career extends well beyond performing and engages with timely social and

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Ep. 25 – Seana McKenna

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/05/08

Seana is yet one more guest whose professional resume approaches the magnitude of an anthology. It’s entirely accurate to say that she has done just about everything that one can imagine an actor accomplishing. Trained at the National Theatre School, Seana has played every major theatre in the country, has added film and television to her credits, and has achieved star status in a country that too often prides itself as a country with no star system at all. I think that Seana puts a lie to

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Ep. 24 -- Allen MacInnis

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/05/01

I’ve known Allen for more than 20 years, but until we met recently, I had no idea that, in addition to being Artistic Director at both Young People’s Theatre, Toronto, and the Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg, his career as an actor was his principal focus. As another guest who came up through the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre School, Allen reinforces the fact that this was a first-rate training ground. And as he discusses the path he followed, a path that is as geographical as it is

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Ep. 23 – Rebecca Northan

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/04/24

Anyone fortunate enough to have seen “Blind Date” has already met Rebecca Northan, although speaking with her is an altogether calmer experience than watching her interact with an audience. Speaking with her from Edmonton, where she was on tour with “Goblin: Macbeth”, I learned that clown work is merely one of many skills that Rebecca has developed throughout her career. Second City, in Toronto and on tour, was her opportunity to refine both her writing and her audience engagement chops. And

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Ep. 22 – Tom McCamus

Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg ·

2025/04/17

Tom has as varied a resume as any actor you are ever likely to encounter. In fact, when we first started our conversation, I said that I felt an urgency to cover enough ground to fairly represent him. Tom’s easy manner removed any concern I may have had. We talked soon after he had returned from Ottawa, where he was performing in “Salesman in China”, the same production that premiered at the Stratford Festival this past season. Back home, where he is always happy to spend time, Tom discussed

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