Let's Get This Shaw on the Road

• May I Have The Pleasure?: Sharry Flett & Taran Kim in Conversation

  What does a career in the theatre look like across generations? In this episode, we bring together Shaw Festival veteran Sharry Flett and rising star Taran Kim to talk about their work on May I Have the Pleasure?, a new dance-theatre piece that plays with memory, music, and the social rituals that shape us.From first gigs and unexpected inspirations to the rehearsal dynamics that build real trust, this episode explores how performance evolves over a lifetime. With candid reflections, surprising overlaps, and a lot of laughter, Sharry and Taran share what keeps them curious and creative.Sharry Flett is in her 33rd season at the Shaw Festival, where she has performed iconic roles in everything from My Fair Lady to The Clearing. She has worked at major theatres across Canada and taught at institutions including NTS, George Brown, and Queen’s.Taran Kim is in his second season at the Shaw Festival, appearing in Anything Goes and May I Have the Pleasure?. He’s worked across Canada as a performer, assistant director, and choreographer, with credits ranging from Rock of Ages to CBC Kids’ Gangnam Project. Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com. Hosted by Alexis MilliganProduced by Kelly WongOriginal Music by Travis Seetoo We want to hear from you! Drop us a line at [email protected]

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• Gnit: Will Eno & Tim Carroll in Conversation

  What does it mean to pursue the self, and what does it cost? In this episode, playwright Will Eno and director Tim Carroll talk about Gnit, Eno’s wild and thoughtful reimagining of Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, now on stage at the Shaw Festival.From existential longing to awkward small talk, they explore what makes this modern fable so strangely human, and why Gnit’s detours and dead ends speak to something universal. They also reflect on their creative collaboration, the role of failure in art, and the serious joy of making theatre without preciousness.We’re also joined by executive director Tim Jennings, who shares how the Shaw’s All Together Now campaign aims to foster real human connection through live performance, both now and for generations to come.Will Eno is a playwright and Residency Five Fellow at the Signature Theatre in New York. His work includes The Realistic Joneses (Broadway), Middletown, The Open House, and Thom Pain (based on nothing), a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His plays have been produced across the U.S. and internationally.Tim Carroll is in his ninth season as artistic director of the Shaw Festival. His directing work includes My Fair Lady, Saint Joan, The Magician’s Nephew, and Victory, as well as acclaimed productions for Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Broadway.Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com. Hosted by Alexis MilliganProduced by Kelly WongOriginal Music by Travis Seetoo We want to hear from you! Drop us a line at [email protected]

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• Wait Until Dark: Sochi Fried & Bruce Horak in Conversation

  What does real suspense feel like on stage? In this episode, actors Sochi Fried and Bruce Horak dive into their roles in Wait Until Dark at the Shaw Festival, a play full of menace, vulnerability, and razor-sharp tension.They talk about trust, sensory awareness, and the risks of staging a thriller in a real space, in real time. From soundscapes and silence to darkness and danger, they figure out what it takes to make audiences hold their breath.Sochi Fried is an actor whose stage work includes Candida, The Apple Cart, and The Game of Love and Chance, and Wights, and she has appeared on screen in Star Trek: Discovery, Transplant, and Murderbot.Bruce Horak is an actor, writer, and visual artist whose stage credits range from Blind Date and Goblin: Macbeth to A Christmas Carol, Richard III and his acclaimed solo show Assassinating Thomson. His screen work includes Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com. Hosted by Alexis MilliganProduced by Kelly WongOriginal Music by Travis Seetoo We want to hear from you! Drop us a line at [email protected]

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• The Roll of Shaw: Travis Seetoo & Cosette Derome in Conversation

  What happens when you blend tabletop role-playing games with the works of George Bernard Shaw and C.S. Lewis? In this episode, Travis Seetoo and Cosette Derome join us to talk about The Roll of Shaw: Through the Wardrobe, a unique live show at the Shaw Festival where fantasy storytelling meets improvisation, audience participation, and the deep winter of Narnia.From drawing monsters to running sound cues on vintage projectors, Cosette and Travis share how they bring audience ideas to life in real time—and why they believe everyone belongs in the world of the play.Travis Seetoo is in his twelfth season at the Shaw Festival. He’s appeared in over 30 productions, from Brigadoon and The Magician’s Nephew to Snow in Midsummer, and has created original music for Shaw Variety Show and this podcast.Cosette Derome is in her second season at the Shaw Festival, where she has appeared in Snow in Midsummer and The Shaw Variety Show. Her stage work spans theatres across Canada, including the NAC, the Foster Festival, and Theatre Gargantua.Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com. Hosted by Alexis MilliganProduced by Kelly WongOriginal Music by Travis Seetoo We want to hear from you! Drop us a line at [email protected]

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• La Vie en Rose: Jay Turvey & Matt Alfano in Conversation

  How do you take a cabaret of French songs and transform it into a fully staged, immersive experience inside a Spiegeltent? In this episode, Jay Turvey and Matt Alfano reflect on the creation of La Vie en Rose at the Shaw Festival, a collaboration rooted in movement, music, and memory. Drawing on everything from Edith Piaf to Gene Kelly, from historical Parisian dance to physical theatre, the show reimagines a night in Paris as an intimate theatrical event.And we’re also joined by Eponine Lee to talk about crafting music for the Troubadors, and how the unlikely pairing of No Doubt and Eliza Doolittle helped inspire the vibe.Jay Turvey is an award-winning actor and director. His directing credits at Shaw include The Secret Garden, Gypsy, and The Light in the Piazza, and he and his partner Paul Sportelli have co-written several original musicals including Maria Severa and Tristan. Matt Alfano has appeared with the Stratford Festival, Drayton Entertainment, Mirvish Productions, and on Broadway in Jesus Christ Superstar. Credits at the Shaw Festival include One Man, Two Guvnors, Anything Goes, White Christmas, and Gypsy. Eponine Lee is an actor, musician, and songwriter. Her Shaw credits include Wait Until Dark, Troubadors, The Orphan of Chao and Snow in Midsummer, as well as performances with the Stratford Festival, Soulpepper and many others. You can find her latest single here.Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com. Hosted by Alexis MilliganProduced by Kelly WongOriginal Music by Travis Seetoo We want to hear from you! Drop us a line at [email protected]

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