2 Minutes with Greta: Amy Lee Lavoie

Greta gets under a Classic Ontarian Loon Blanket with Amy Lee Lavoie to discuss Stopheart’s journey to the Factory Stage.

Stopheart runs until May 26^th at the Factory Theatre.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, teacher and director. She has taught and performed in Ontario, Quebec and Germany.  Her next class starts September 10th at The Fringe Creation Lab. For details go to meisnerwithgreta.ca.

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Omar Hady and Jiv Parasaram

Greta chats with the team behind To the Last Cry and The Lost Sagas of Tjorvi the Flaccid.  Pandemic Theatre and Theatrelab have teamed up to present the double bill at the Factory Studio Theatre March 20^th-24^th.

JIV AND OMAR’S TIPS FOR DOUBLE BILLS

1. Keep an open dialogue at all times between production partners.
2. Maintain a “Road House” mentality. Keep your tech tight, flexible and ready to go!  This saves on tech time, and keeps you prepared for everything that will go wrong!
3. It’s all about the collective.  No competition only joint success.  Choose your team based on their love for what the whole project is about.  The last thing you need is division.

CONTEST FOR FREE TICKETS!

E-mail tix@pandemictheatre.ca to be entered in a draw for a pair of tickets for opening night WEDNESDAY MARCH 20^th. Put Free Tix in the heading.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, teacher and director. She has taught and performed in Ontario, Quebec and Germany.  Her next class starts April 2^nd at The Fringe Creation Lab. For details go to meisnerwithgreta.ca.

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Greta chats with Laws of Motion actor David Tompa about working under the Artists Collective Policy.

3 Tips from David Tompa for Actors Working Under the CAEA Artists Collective Policy

1. Have people involved who are not acting in the play. That way when the last week comes, the actors can put their efforts into acting and everything else that needs to happen will be taken care of by others.
2. There is no room for divas. It’s a collective.  Everyone needs to help with everything.  You are all going to build and sweep and fold and mop.
3. Remember that you love this.

Things will get rough.

Things will go wrong.

Mistakes will be made.

Just breathe and remember that you’re doing this because you love it and the people you’re with.

Laws of Motion directed by Chris Stanton runs until March 15th.  For ticket info click HERE.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, teacher and director. She has taught and performed in Ontario, Quebec and Germany.  Her next class starts April 2^nd at The Fringe Creation Lab. For details go to meisnerwithgreta.ca.

2 Minutes with Greta: Nigel Shawn Williams

Greta chats with Nigel Shawn Williams, half of the Interim Artistic Team (IAT) of Factory Theatre about what he would like to accomplish during his term.

Every Letter Counts opens January 31^st 2013 and runs until February 24th at Factory Theatre.  Click Here for ticket info.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, writer, teacher and director. She performs and teaches throughout Ontario and Quebec. Greta loves the theatre and hopes to share some of her love with you through 2 Minutes With Greta Papageorgiu.

2 Minutes with Greta: Michael Healey

Greta takes on one of her most difficult interviews yet.  Although the Prime Minister seems rather disappointed that it is Greta and not Peter Mansbridge, she does manage to cajole him into singing a song that shows his love and support for the arts.

Proud opens at the Berkeley Upstairs Theatre on Thursday September 22^nd. 

Click here for tickets.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, writer, teacher and director. She performs and teaches throughout Ontario and Quebec. Greta loves the theatre and hopes to share some of her love with you through 2 Minutes With Greta Papageorgiu.

2 Minutes with Greta: Philip Akin

Summerworks 2012 Special- Philip Akin

Greta talks to Philip Akin, the Artistic Director of Obsidian Theatre,  about Summerworks and how being a martial arts expert helps him run a theatre company.

Philip Akin is the director of Violent be Violet currently playing at Summerworks. Next Shows: Fri August 17 at 3:00 pm ansd Sunday, August 19 at 10pm.  For tickets and info CLICK HERE.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, writer, teacher and director. She performs and teaches throughout Ontario and Quebec. Greta loves the theatre and hopes to share some of her love with you through 2 Minutes With Greta Papageorgiu.

2 minutes with Greta: Amy Nostbakken

Summerworks 2012 Special- Amy Nostbakken

Greta learns about a not to be missed tourist attraction in Niagara Falls from Barrel Crank’s Amy Nostbakken.

Barrel Crank is the latest creation from Suitcase in Point productions. It is currently playing as part of the Summerworks Festival.  For more information about showtimes and tickets click here.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, writer, teacher and director. She performs and teaches throughout Ontario and Quebec. Greta loves the theatre and hopes to share some of her love with you through 2 Minutes With Greta Papageorgiu.

2 minutes with Greta: Beatriz Yuste

Summerworks 2012 Special – Beatriz Yuste

Greta chats with Bea Yuste about the practical side of wearing a niqab.

FRANCE (or, The Niqab) runs until Sunday, August 19^th at the Summerworks Festival.  For showtimes and ticket info click here.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, writer, teacher and director. She performs and teaches throughout Ontario and Quebec. Greta loves the theatre and hopes to share some of her love with you through 2 Minutes With Greta Papageorgiu.

2 minutes with Greta: Margaret Evans & Laura Nordin

SummerWorks 2012 Special- Margaret Evans and Laura Nordin

Greta gets some tips on how to handle firearms from the leading ladies of Fierce Monters. She goes a little overtime…but it’s worth it.

Fierce Monsters is the latest production from The Pop Group. For information on showtimes and to purchase tickets click here.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, writer, teacher and director. She performs and teaches throughout Ontario and Quebec. Greta loves the theatre and hopes to share some of her love with you through 2 Minutes With Greta Papageorgiu.

2 minutes with Greta: Johnny Walker

Greta gets some Fringe Tips from Johnny Walker, the Co-Artistic Producer of Nobody’s Business Theatre (not the cheap whiskey):

JOHNNY WALKER’S 5 TIPS FOR PEOPLE DOING THEIR 1^ST FRINGE SHOW:

1.     Find people you trust and like to working with, even if they have little to no experience.

2.     Befriend an amazing photographer.  This is how you get press-awesome photos.

3.     Fundraise, fundraise, fundraise!  Do not go into a show with zero capital and expect to recoup all you expenses from your box office.

4.     If you write your own work and you have limited resources, write to your resources.  Don’t write set pieces you can’t afford or characters you will never be able to cast.

5.     Sell your work.  A catchy title, pithy synopsis, memorable poster and aggressive web presence go a long way.

Nobody’s Business theatre company has two shows going on during  the 2012 Fringe Festivals: The Other Three Sisters will be playing at the Toronto Fringe and then the company leaves for a cross Canada Fringe Tour of their 2010 Summerworks hit – Redheaded Stepchild read the review here.

Greta Papageorgiu is an actor, writer, teacher and director. She performs and teaches throughout Ontario and Quebec. Greta loves the theatre and hopes to share some of her love with you through 2 Minutes With Greta Papageorgiu.