Here For Now Theatre Podcast
Here For Now Theatre Podcast
Podcast Description
Thoughtful interviews exploring the work of Stratford, Ontario's small, independent "off-Broadway" theatre.Here For Now produces small-scale, inexpensive and accessible one-act plays showcasing Canadian writers, actors, and directors. The small performance space offers a uniquely intimate theatre-going experience, and the work explores stories not typically seen on larger mainstream stages.Ranging from laugh-out-loud comedy to edge-of-the-seat drama, the company's work has quickly found a home in the heart of Canada's favourite theatre town.
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The podcast explores themes around Canadian theatre, with specific episodes highlighting the upcoming 2025 season, casting selections, and plays that showcase difficult female characters, alongside stories of artistic inspiration and the significance of small-scale productions in the local theatrical landscape.
Thoughtful interviews exploring the work of Stratford, Ontario’s small, independent “off-Broadway” theatre.
Here For Now produces small-scale, inexpensive and accessible one-act plays showcasing Canadian writers, actors, and directors.
The small performance space offers a uniquely intimate theatre-going experience, and the work explores stories not typically seen on larger mainstream stages.
Ranging from laugh-out-loud comedy to edge-of-the-seat drama, the company’s work has quickly found a home in the heart of Canada’s favourite theatre town.
Curious. Courageous. A little bit dangerous (in the best way possible).
In this special 2026 Season Preview episode, Artistic Director Fiona Mongillo joins host Joanne Wallace to walk through Here For Now Theatre’s boldest season yet — eight productions that swing big, embrace risk, and centre complicated, unforgettable women.
From a high-stakes hospital drama about surrogacy to a surreal meditation on climate change and denial; from backstage Shakespearean satire to Greek-tragedy-infused family reckoning; from a Nobel Prize–winning Norwegian playwright making his Canadian debut to a heartwarming new holiday comedy for kids — this season refuses to sit quietly inside the Canadian theatre zeitgeist.
Along the way, Fiona shares:
- Why HFN audiences have given her permission to take bigger artistic risks
- How several plays this year reimagine classic male-dominated stories through female perspectives
- What makes Steve Ross’s Early Genius such a crowd-pleasing comedy
- Why Suzannah (by Nobel laureate Jon Fosse) was rejected in Norway — and why it belongs here
- How fungal networks in As Above become a metaphor for connection, regret, and redemption
- And why keeping ticket prices accessible allows both artists and audiences to take creative risks
If you’ve been waiting for the year to finally try Here For Now, this might be it.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now.
Single tickets, 5-ticket summer-season subscriptions, and 8-ticket all-season subscriptions are available.
Visit: www.herefornowtheatre.com
Call: 519.272.4368
And a friendly reminder: our theatre has just 58 seats. Performances do sell out.
Comments? Questions? I read everything you write.
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Credits
Producer/Host: Joanne Wallace
Sound Design/Engineering: Jim Park
Music: “Zorro: Oh My God” via Epidemic Sound
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