Life in Stages with Joel Greenberg

Ep. 58 - Ian D. Clark

Ian considers himself extremely fortunate to have been able to play leading roles on every major stage (large and small) from coast to coast. A member of both Stratford and Shaw Festival companies, he also played the title role of The Foreigner, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, returning to appear in Studio 180s acclaimed production of Stuff Happens.  Ian took his own sketch comedy show, A Collection of British Rubbish, across western Canada and to the Bradford Centre in Boston, where it also received a Broadway option. He is probably best remembered on television for his role as White Sands owner, Simon Tremayne, in the series “Road to Avonlea”. Additionally, he has had major series roles in 7 other series, including Terrence Barnsworth, in “The Associates” and Dr Pierce in “Little Men”. He has also guest starred in over 70 productions, including “Schitt’s Creek”, “The Accused”, “The Arrow”, and multiple episodes of “Murdoch Mysteries”. His film career started with “Equus” and was followed by 18 other features, including “32 Short Films About Glenn Gould”, “Lillies”, “Georgetown” and “The Apprentice”. In his own words, “He lives quietly in Kingston with his family.”

Ep. 57 - Andre Sills

Andre trained at George Brown College and the Birmingham Conservatory (Stratford Festival). Since entering the profession, he has worked equally onstage and on screen. Stratford credits include “Macbeth”, “The Winter’s Tale”, “King Lear”, “Coriolanus” and “The Tempest”. At the Shaw Festival, Andre performed in “The Glass Menagerie”, “Sex” and “An Octoroon". Beyond the festivals, he has worked with Obsidian Theatre (“Ruined”, “Shakespeare’s Nigga” and “Master Harold…and the Boys”. On television and in film, Andre’s work has included “Private Idiots”, “Slumberland”, “Kim’s Convenience”, “Suits”, “Rookie Blue” and “Dan for Mayor”. Andre and I worked together on the Studio 180 Theatre production of “The Overwhelming”.

Ep. 56 - Brenda Robins

Brenda is a multi-award-winning actor, experienced in theatre, film and television. Among her many stage credits, Brenda includes “The Children” (Belfry Theatre, BC), “Escaped Alone” and “Noises Off” (Soulpepper Theatre), “August Osage County” (Citadel Theatre), “Doubt” (Centaur Theatre) and “Celimare” (Shaw Festival). These are but a very few of the very many. Film and television credits include “Heartland”, “Man Seeking Woman”, “The Firm”, “Wonderland”, “Foolish Heart” and “Cagney and Lacey”. Again, these are but a very few. Brenda has a great deal more to add to this thumbnail sketch, so be sure to listen to her conversation with me during Season 4.

Ep. 55 - Gord Rand

Gord is an actor, playwright and filmmaker. He has performed from San Francisco to Rwanda, including 9 seasons at the Shaw Festival. Among his favourite productions are “Oedipus Rex” (Stratford Festival), “Hamlet” (Necessary Angel), “The Runner” (the award-winning one man show). As the naked Ukrainian plutonium dealer, in Michael Healey’s “The Innocent Eye Test”, Gord won the Dora Award. Recent screen appearances include Stephen Kings’ “Chapelwaite”, a leading role in the indie film, “Last County” and his series regular role in NBC’s “Transplant”. Gord’s filmmaking credits include “Goodness in Rwanda” and an adaptation of his stage play, “Pond Life”. As a founding member of ARCA – Artists for Real Climate Action – he has written and directed several short films for their campaign about climate crisis. Gord considers himself lucky to live in downtown Toronto, to grow his own hot peppers and to have his lovely wife, two beautiful sons and a very large dog.

Ep. 54 - Michael Rubenfeld

Michael Rubenfeld is a Canadian-Polish theatre artist, actor, playwright, director, and producer whose work bridges North America and Europe, engaging deeply with history, identity, and performance. Born in Winnipeg and a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Rubenfeld has built a wide-ranging career on stages across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Acting credits include the Canadian and US premieres of “Our Class”, “Disgraced”, Angels in America” and “The Comedy of Errors”. He is co-founder of Selfconscious Productions, through which he co-created “The Book of Judith” and “We Keep Coming Back”, I collaboration with Sarah Garton Stanley. Michael was Artistic producer of the Summerworks Performance Festival, from 2008-2016, where he produced and presented more than 300 new works and supported generations of emerging and established artists. Rubenfeld’s practice is defined by a commitment to asking difficult questions about memory, responsibility, inheritance, and belonging, using theatre as a space where personal history and collective reckoning collide. Michael currently lives in Warsaw.