The More the Merrier with donna g

Award-winning writer and director, Karen Chapman shares her journey of making 'Village Keeper', a family drama set in the Lawrence Heights community in Toronto, and why it was important for her to ad…

I'm reunited with two documentary filmmakers today. I first interviewed director Laurie Townshend (A Mother Apart) along with her subject Staceyann Chin last year at Hot Docs. In this chat, the spotl…

I chat with playwright and actor Rosamund Small about her latest work, Performance Review, presented by Outside the March Theatre Company. The solo performance explores some of the difficulties women…

I'm welcoming back for the second time actor, playwright, director, and international model Abigail Whitney.

The last time she was here, we talked about the show The Noose, written by renowned Haitian…

Alica Hall, the Executive Director of Nia Centre for the Arts shares some of the incredible programs they offer to Black youth, artists, and the community at large. She’ll also highlight some excitin…

Award-winning actor, Peter Fernandes talks about his journey as an actor and playing 'Juicy' in Fat Ham.

Fat Ham by James Ijames

A Canadian Stage Production

Feb 15 - Mar 9, 2025

https://www.canadianst…

Artist, Deena Pagliarello aka Deena Draws joins me to discuss her journey from Fine Arts to Illustration, shares some educational tools for emerging artists in the field, and talks about showcasing …

In this episode, I'm joined by director Alison Duke of Oya Media, who shares insights into her work on the documentary Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story. The film explores the life of reggae legend Sis…

I have back-to-back interviews with Amélie Martyn, a young producer working on the play Other Desert Cities, running from January 22 to February 2, 2025, at Alumnae Theatre.

After that, I'll be catchi…

Soprano, Denise Williams and I chat about the reducing space for the Arts in schools, founding No Strings Theatre to fill the gap and the upcoming concert Ahmal and the Night Visitors on Jan 11, 2025…

I have the pleasure of chatting with writer/director Jennifer Adcock about Discovery networks' In With the Old, where she chronicles the journey of sibling duo Edward and Kathi Peill as they transfor…

Nadine McNulty, the Artistic Director of Batuki Music Society and I discuss the formation of The Juno Award-winning Okavango African Orchestra and their December 20, 2024 concert featuring the Queen …

What's going to be your next listen? I play a selection of audiobooks set during Winter/Holiday season and through in a could off new tunes by Alex Bird and the Jazz Mavericks latest album, Another C…

Alex Bird of Alex Bird and the Jazz Mavericks joins me for an engaging conversation about the band's latest album, Another Christmas Day, which beautifully captures both the joy and bittersweet mome…

Arts and Culture writer and Rotten Tomatoes approved critic, Heidy M (hyemusings.ca) joins me to talk about the Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS). Heidy is a programmer for the festival and shar…

I've been away for the past several weeks due to the passing of my beloved mother, Joy Blackwood. She was my radio champion from my early days at CIUT 89.5 FM in the mid-nineties, where I was part of…

We're diving into the Toronto Fringe's Next Stage Theatre Festival, running from October 16th to 27th at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, located at 12 Alexander Street in Toronto.

We’ll explore three d…

Frequent guest and tmtmwithdonnag longtime listener and supporter, Gordon G and I discuss some of our #TIFF2024 screenings.

Special shout out to arts and culture writer and interviewer Heidy M of hyem…