Caroline Russell-King

May 17, 2024 | theyyscene.com | Caroline Russell-King

Musicals have a long development period, and Beaches the Musical, which premieres at Theatre Calgary this month, is no different. In 2007, Stafford Arima, now the artistic director of Theatre Calgary, was directing Ace at the Old Globe in New York City when he met Iris Rainer Dart, author of the book Beaches, while he was having breakfast with his agent.

Apr 5, 2024 | theyyscene.com | Sarah Comber |krista sylvester |Caroline Russell-King |Mary-Lynn Wardle

PHOTO: Jared SychGarret SmithGarret Smith is a proud member of the Piikani and Kainai Nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Southern Alberta. The former interim artistic director for Making Treaty 7 is also the Founder of the Mohkinstsis Healing Camp, which was initially a protest camp raising awareness of social injustices. Its purpose was to fill a gap in the city’s current infrastructure by providing First Nation communities a place to engage and practice in their culture and spirituality.