Urban legends
Two people meet up on a busy street corner, the traffic a welcome distraction from the tension between them… Decaying buildings stir emotions, making someone wonder why they ever moved back to this place… These are the kinds of everyday occurrences Samson, who lives in Winnipeg, sets against the larger cityscape in a way urban…
Stage duty
Martha Irving has come a long way since her directoral debut for Shipwrecked on a Haunted Island. The play, a terrifying ghost story, opened (and closed) 40-odd years ago in Irving’s friend Karen’s backyard. “I was a real tyrant,” says Irving of her 11-year-old self. “I wanted to play all the parts so I kept…
