Dec 29, 2016
Hello my name is Joey Tremblay, and this is thought number lucky 13. All my life I’ve had this recurring dream. It takes place in my home town, Ste Marthe, Saskatchewan, amongst all of my family relatives well the community in general, because we are having a family reunion. And in the middle of the proceedings...
Dec 28, 2016
Hello my name is Joey Tremblay, and this is thought number 12 Theatre in Canada, is one of that last standing bastions of colonialism. Still, in 2016 we have not managed to shake off the specter of our colonial history. And worse we are totally reluctant to tear down the colonial system of how we make art. We insist...
Dec 27, 2016
Hello my name is Joey Tremblay, and this is thought number 11. I’ve been working on a wee theory about theatre. It’s my “go to” musing whenever I get disillusioned with the day to day practice of making art. You know, when I lose the sense of meaning, or purpose or value of this particular art form. In those...
Dec 22, 2016
My name is Joey Tremblay and this is thought #10. You know, the older I get the harder it is for me to be an actor. To perform in front of an audience. I’m not sure why, part of it is because it is harder and harder to memorize lines at my age, and that is terrifying to think to go in front of an audience…. But I...
Dec 21, 2016
Hello, my name is Joey Tremblay and this is my thought, number 9. I was asked recently to define what I felt was successful about my practice. Or, okay, more clearly how I defined success. My immediate response, is that, you know, I feel successful when I’m not drowning. When I’m somehow managing to stay afloat,...