Now in its 10th year, Stageworthy is Canada’s theatre podcast, bringing you in-depth interviews with theatre artists, panel discussions, and more. Each week, host Phil Rickaby sits down with the people who make theatre happen: from household names to artists you should know. Whether you're an audience member, a theatre maker, or just plain curious about Canadian theatre, Stageworthy offers a front-row seat to the conversations shaping the industry. New episodes every Tuesday.
Stageworthy
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Now in its 10th year, Stageworthy is Canada’s theatre podcast, bringing you in-depth interviews with theatre artists, panel discussions, and more. Each week, host Phil Rickaby sits down with the people who make theatre happen: from household names to artists you should know. Whether you're an audience member, a theatre maker, or just plain curious about Canadian theatre, Stageworthy offers a front-row seat to the conversations shaping the industry. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Recent Episodes
April 28, 2026
Dr. Janet McMordie is Mixing Medicine and Acting with Vitals
<p><strong>About This Episode:</strong></p> <p>What happens when a sports medicine physician rediscovers her inner theatre kid during a global pandemic? In this episode, Phil sits down with Dr. Janet McMordie, a physician, actor, podcast host, and Team Canada Paralympics doctor, for a genuinely surprising conversation about what it means to pursue two very different callings at once.</p> <p>Janet shares how Second City's free online improv classes for healthcare workers during COVID cracked open a creative life she'd tucked away during years of medical training. From community theatre up north to landing an agent at a showcase, her path back to the stage has been anything but conventional — and she's leaning into every messy, joyful step of it.</p> <p>Now Janet is producing and starring in a remount of Rosamund Small's acclaimed play Vitals at Factory Theatre (May 2 - 10), directed by Alaine Hutton. She opens up about what it's like to hire yourself when the industry won't, the humbling surprise of discovering that the script is only 10–20% of the show, and why she believes theatre - real humans breathing the same air - is exactly what the world needs right now.</p> <p><strong>This episode explores:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How pandemic improv classes reignited Janet's lifelong love of performance</li> <li>What it's like to navigate the identity of being both Dr. McMordie and an actor</li> <li>Producing Vitals at Factory Theatre — finding funding through small businesses when grants fall short</li> <li>Being a Team Canada physician at the 2024 Paris Paralympics</li> <li>The politics of sport, the politics of theatre, and why artists can't just 'stay in their lane'</li> <li>And much more!</li> </ul> <p><strong>Guest: 🩺 Dr. Janet McMordie</strong></p> <p>Dr. Janet McMordie is a Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician with specialty training in Women’s Sexual Health. She completed medical school, family medicine residency, and sport medicine fellowship at McMaster University. She holds a diploma in Sports Medicine from the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) and is a member of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).</p> <p>Dr. McMordie is an Associate Medical Director with Odyssey Medical Inc. She also provides medical consulting and surgical/medical device hand doubling services to the film industry.</p> <p>She has extensive theatrical credits including the upcoming remount of VITALS at Factory Theatre, Theatre by The Bay, Mariposa Arts Theatre, The Second City and Antic Theatre. Select film/tv credits include Doc (Fox), Ginny & Georgia (Netflix), and Two Brothers (OutTV). Through her independent podcast Second Act Actors, recently nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award, she has facilitated over 200 in-depth interviews exploring identity, resilience, and transformation.</p> <p><strong>Connect with Dr. Janet McMordie:</strong></p> <p>🌐 <strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://www.janetmcmordie.com/" rel="nofollow">www.janetmcmordie.com</a></p> <p>📸 <strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/janetmcmordie" rel="nofollow">@janetmcmordie</a></p> <p>🎙️ Podcast: <a href="https://shows.acast.com/second-act-actors" rel="nofollow">Second Act Actors</a></p> <p>Get tickets to Vitals at Factory Theatre (May 2 - 10): <a href="https://purchase.factorytheatre.ca/EventAvailability?EventId=52402" rel="nofollow">https://purchase.factorytheatre.ca/EventAvailability?EventId=52402</a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe & Follow:</strong> 🎧 Listen on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stageworthy/id1071732834" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0b9Vl5lsMKqDc1UIYl5thh" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stageworthy-416634" rel="nofollow">Podchaser</a> | <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ca3db4c6-c5b6-4791-b23f-2af83272ac85/stageworthy" rel="nofollow">Amazon Music</a> | <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1310-stageworthy-271061892/" rel="nofollow">iHeart Radio</a> 📺 Watch on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Stageworthy" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell!</p> <p><strong>Support Stageworthy:</strong> If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/stageworthy" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/stageworthy</a> Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20.</p> <p>Thank you to my Patrons: Chris, Georgia, Heather J, Tanisha, Aisling, Cassie, Heather, Jeanette, Steve</p>
April 21, 2026
Alexis Milligan Knows what Doctors can Learn from Theatre
<p><strong>About This Episode:</strong></p> <p>What does it mean to move with intention? For Alexis Milligan, movement is everything — every breath, every blink, every shift of weight tells a story. As the Resident Movement Director at the Shaw Festival, Alexis works at the intersection of physical storytelling, design, and performance, helping actors inhabit their roles from the inside out. In this episode, Phil and Alexis dig into what movement direction actually is, how it differs from choreography, and why getting rehearsal corsets and headpieces into the room early can mean the difference between injury and artistry.</p> <p>But Alexis's work extends well beyond the rehearsal hall. She is the creator and director of the Groundbreaking Theatre of Medicine program — an accredited continuing professional development program through the University of Toronto that brings performing arts skills directly to physicians, surgeons, and healthcare providers. The research is unambiguous: when patients feel heard and seen by their doctors, their outcomes improve. Alexis is building the bridge between those two worlds, using theatre games, movement exercises, and the transferable skills of the performing arts to fill critical gaps in medical education.</p> <p>Alexis also opens up about podcasting — both as the host of Finding Creativity and as the host of the Shaw Festival's own Let's Get This Shaw on the Road podcast. She and Phil share a candid conversation about the realities of building an audience for niche arts programming, the importance of pulling back the curtain for audiences, and why Canadian theatre needs to get louder about the value it brings to communities.</p> <p><strong>This episode explores:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What movement direction is — and how it differs from choreography</li> <li>The physical challenges of period costuming and why rehearsal corsets matter from day one</li> <li>Emotional bleed, the actor's cool-down, and the practice of 'taking off the mask'</li> <li>How the Theatre of Medicine is using performing arts skills to improve patient outcomes and physician well-being</li> <li>The power of pulling back the curtain to build new and loyal theatre audiences</li> <li>And much more!</li> </ul> <p><strong>Guest: 🎭 Alexis Milligan</strong></p> <p>Canadian actor, movement specialist and director Alexis Milligan practices and teaches a diverse range of work from theatre and film to movement direction and puppetry. Currently, she is the resident Movement Director at the Shaw Festival, host of the “Let’s Get This Shaw on The Road” podcast, and the director of the ground-breaking Theatre of Medicine program, created in partnership with the Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.</p> <p>Alexis is a much sought after teacher and arts educator. Her unique approach blends the arts and science by sharing knowledge through experiential learning - which simply means learning through doing. She holds a diploma in Classical Performance from George Brown Theatre School, a diploma in University Teaching from Renaissance College, and a master’s in interdisciplinary studies, combining the performing arts, communication, education, and neuroscience, from the University of New Brunswick.</p> <p>She has served as a consultant for the Canadian Medical Protective Association and has sat on the steering committees for the Canadian Network of Imagination and Creativity and the Atlantic Centre for Creativity, as well as host of the “Finding Creativity” podcast. Alexis is a regular guest teacher at NYU Tisch School for the Performing Arts, The Verbier Festival, The European Association of Urology (TIP Program), Dalhousie University School of Nursing, and University of New Brunswick, School of Nursing.</p> <p><strong>Connect with Alexis Milligan:</strong></p> <p>🌐 <strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://www.alexismilligan.com/" rel="nofollow">www.alexismilligan.com</a></p> <p>📸 <strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/milligan.spike" rel="nofollow">@milligan.spike</a></p> <p>🎙️ <strong>Podcast:</strong> <a href="https://podcast.shawfest.com/" rel="nofollow">Let&#x27;s Get This Shaw on the Road</a></p> <p>🎙️ <strong>Podcast:</strong> <a href="https://www.atlanticcentreforcreativity.com/podcast" rel="nofollow">Finding Creativity</a></p> <p>Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stageworthy/id1071732834" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0b9Vl5lsMKqDc1UIYl5thh" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stageworthy-416634" rel="nofollow">Podchaser</a> | <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ca3db4c6-c5b6-4791-b23f-2af83272ac85/stageworthy" rel="nofollow">Amazon Music</a> | <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1310-stageworthy-271061892/" rel="nofollow">iHeart Radio</a> 📺 Watch on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Stageworthy" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell!</p> <p>Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/stageworthy" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/stageworthy</a> Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20.</p> <p>Thank you to my Patrons: Chris, Georgia, Heather J, Tanisha, Aisling, Cassie, Heather, Jeanette, Steve</p>
April 14, 2026
Logan Robbins Is Giving Puppets (and the Planet) a Fighting Chance
<p><strong>About This Episode:</strong></p> <p>Logan Robbins is one of those rare theatre artists whose work sits at the intersection of science, storytelling, and a deep love for the natural world. As the artistic director of the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Logan has built a practice rooted in environmental themes, puppetry, site-specific work, and creating space for emerging artists to find their footing in the professional theatre world. It's a conversation full of warmth, curiosity, and genuine passion for what theatre can do.</p> <p>Phil and Logan cover a lot of ground - from the origins of the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company and what sustainable theatre actually looks like in practice, to Logan's unusual path from aspiring marine biologist to professional puppeteer. Along the way, they get into the magic of making inanimate objects breathe, the Grogu effect on public perception of puppetry, and a surprisingly relatable detour into dyscalculia.</p> <p>This is also a conversation about community, what it means to build one, how Halifax's independent theatre scene functions with limited space, and why Logan started not one but two puppet festivals in the same year. If you've ever felt the inexplicable joy of watching a puppet come to life, this episode will remind you exactly why that feeling matters.</p> <p><strong>This episode explores:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company was founded and what sustainable theatre means in practice</li> <li>Logan's journey from zookeeper and marine biology student to professional puppeteer and theatre maker</li> <li>The magic of puppetry and why breath is the key to bringing any object to life</li> <li>The Halifax theatre scene: independent companies, the Bus Stop Theatre, and Neptune's growing role as a community hub</li> <li>Launching the Objective Puppet Test festival and the Atlantic Festival of Puppetry Arts</li> <li>And much more!</li> </ul> <p><strong>Guest: 🎭 Logan Robbins</strong></p> <p>Logan “Lo” Robins is a queer environmental theatre maker, puppeteer, director, producer, stage manager, science communicator, and Artistic Director of The Unnatural Disaster Theatre Co.</p> <p>He is based in the Moolipchugechk region of Mi’kma’ki (colonially known as Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada) and has performed around the world in theatres, on glaciers, and everywhere in between. In the summer of 2025 Logan performed as a puppeteer from Southern Spain to the Arctic Circle with “The Herds”- an international climate action project by The Walk Productions.</p> <p>Logan is passionate about devised theatre, mask, puppetry, and outdoor site-specific theatre that connects audiences to the natural world. As a theatre maker they believe that prioritising collective creation and community care are key to creating art that forges pathways of empathy towards others, ourselves, and the planet.</p> <p><strong>Connect with Logan and The Unnatural Disaster Theatre Company</strong></p> <p><strong>🌐 Website:</strong> <a href="https://www.unnaturaldisaster.ca/" rel="nofollow">www.unnaturaldisaster.ca</a></p> <p>📸 <strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unnaturaldisastertheatre" rel="nofollow">@unnaturaldisastertheatre</a></p> <p>📸 <strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loganrobins" rel="nofollow">@loganrobins</a></p> <p>Subscribe & Follow: 🎧 Listen on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stageworthy/id1071732834" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0b9Vl5lsMKqDc1UIYl5thh" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stageworthy-416634" rel="nofollow">Podchaser</a> | <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ca3db4c6-c5b6-4791-b23f-2af83272ac85/stageworthy" rel="nofollow">Amazon Music</a> | <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1310-stageworthy-271061892/" rel="nofollow">iHeart Radio</a> 📺 Watch on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Stageworthy" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> – Like, subscribe & hit the notification bell!</p> <p>Support Stageworthy: If you love the show, consider supporting on Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/stageworthy" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/stageworthy</a> Patrons get early access to episodes, participate in conversations about topics to cover, and more. With three backer levels: $2, $7, and $20.</p> <p>Thank you to my Patrons: Chris, Georgia, Heather J, Tanisha, Aisling, Cassie, Heather, Jeanette, Steve</p>
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