NEWS

09/04/09 - Tickets are now available for "My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding" at http://www.mirvish.com.

08/18/09 - I'll be performing in "Moving at the Speed of Life" - a one-woman show that I performed in the Toronto Fringe in 2005 - now being remounted September 24th and 25th at the Vaughan City Playhouse as the gala opening for their All Canadian series of plays. Directed by Leslie Seiler and assistant directed by Karen Parker, both Second City alumns. For tickets phone 905-882-SHOW (7469) and for more information visit http://www.city.vaughan.on.ca/community/playhouse/

08/11/09 - "My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding" has been picked up by Mirvish! Check out http://news.yahoo.com/s/playbill/20090811/en_playbill/131860

07/09/09 - Some great reviews! 4 Stars from EYE and 4 N's from Now for "My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding" - "terrific performances... a very talented cast... It's Fabulous" from Mooney on Theatre. "10/10" from gracingthestage.com. Plus, we got picked up for Best of the Fringe at Canadian Stage, July 17, 18, 19.

06/12/09 - a new episode of the online arts review, "Independent Scene" which I host is up. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thpHvmicZS0

04/15/09 - I'm in the Toronto Fringe, working with my husband on a new musical comedy, "My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding" - based on a true story! Visit us only at www.mmljww.com.

03/29/09 - I've started shooting an online web series called "Deep River" - www.deepriverseries.com.

03/27/09 - Just opened "Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her" at Herongate - for ticket info phone (905) 472-3085 or visit www.herongate.com.

03/01/09 - I'm in the fringe again, co-writing, producing and acting in "My Mother's Lesbian Jewish-Wiccan Wedding" - a musical comedy based on a true story, running July 1-12, 2009!

02/10/09 - I've been cast in "Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Her" at Herongate Barn Theatre - running March 27-May 9.

10/08/08 - I'm working with Bard Busters on MacBeth and 12th Night.

10/04/08 - I was back on the Second City mainstage, performing some new sketches from the Second City training centre's writing program.

06/21/08 - I'll be performing in both the Toronto Fringe and the Hamilton Fringe this year in R.J. Downes' "Without Whom" - based on the life of Ray Bradbury, it's a poignant, beautiful four-hander. Definitely worth catching - click here for Toronto details and here for Hamilton.

05/26/08 - On June 26th, I'll be performing as part of "Home Grown: A Celebration of Canadian Rock" at the Rivoli.

04/01/08 - Between April 3 and 19th I'll be performing in the Playwrights of Spring Festival in Newmarket in "A Rustling" by Dalene Flannigan - an historic piece about a murder in Beeton, Ontario. You can read the whole sordid story here. And click here to see some promo pics from the festival.

03/22/07 - On March 29th, I'll be improvising for the Playwrights of Spring Festival fundraiser up in Newmarket.

11/27/07 - I'm performing down in a Cuba for a week with Slixer Entertainment.

11/05/07 - A new haircut requires new headshots - see my new colour proofs in the Gallery section.

09/23/07 - On Thursday November 8, 2007, from 6:30 to 11:30pm, I'll be performing in a fundraiser called "The Best TV on Stage" at the NOW lounge.

09/23/07 - Tomorrow night I'll be filming a pilot for an interesting game show concept - more details to come...

09/15/07 - 365 plays in 365 days - and I'm in one of them in this year's Nuit Blanche Festival at Alumnae Theatre. Come party all night!

08/01/07 - I'll be performing in this year's Summerworks Festival. For more information, visit www.summerworks.ca.

06/24/07 - after a year of Thursday nights, I'm now a graduate of the Second City Conservatory program. We played our graduate show to a packed house and there's talk of resurrecting some of our sketches...

04/09/07 - on April 15th at noon, at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto, there'll be a screening of Dead Origins - my latest flick with Landed Entertainments. For more information - and a preview - visit www.deadorigins.com.

04/01/07 - my next Second City Conservatory show will be on April 22nd at 4pm. Tickets are free and we'll be trying out material for our year end show... For directions and Second City info, click here.

03/22/07 - I did a spot for BACCHUS, which is now on youtube - it's sassy!

03/15/07 - Just finished performing in Poached working again at the New Ideas Festival and again with the wonderfully talented Melina Nacos and Morgan Norwich. For some flickr pics, click here and for the official site, click here.

02/20/07 - I did some voiceover work for a Greenpeace ad - a spoof on the recent nuclear power ads. I'll try to get a link up for it soon.

02/10/07 - I've switched agents! I'm now represented by Jonathan LeClaire at InFlight Artists Group

12/01/06 - Biz-R Love Triangle's video for "I Quit" is now up on Youtube - click here to catch a glimpse of me and see why David said "where's your shirt?"

04/21/06 - I had a terrific run doing Hell is a Cubicle, part of the New Ideas Festival at the Alumnae Theatre. It was great to team-up with Xarissa Thompson again and to work with talented actors, Melina Nacos and Alex Dela Cruz as well as playwright, Victoria Goring. Thanks, Guys - you made my day a delicious one!

10/10/05 - Forensic Factor's Episode "Promised Land" began airing on October 14th on the Discovery Channel. Filming this was so much fun; from wandering around an abandoned hotel with some Bijon Frise puppies to getting out of a dinghy in stilletos down at Scarborough Bluffs in the middle of the night, to being the official smoothie tester at the craft table. Plus, one night after shooting, at five in the morning, I rescued 7 guppies and 3 goldfish from the set. Now I'm a complete aquarium geek and am totally proud of my fish, making their TV debut.

In "Forensic Factor", the superstars of forensic science show off their trade secrets. "F2" consists of one-hour programs presenting the world's best sleuths using the world's latest tools to catch the world's most elusive criminals. Each episode explores one field of forensics and reveals the amazing science being used by actual forensic experts from around the globe. "F2" takes the viewer into the field and into the lab, showcasing how human ingenuity and cutting-edge forensic technology combine to solve violent crimes. Brand new episodes from season three airing this fall...

Promised Land - When a Russian prostitute is found murdered, Los Angeles Homicide detectives quickly find the case to be anything but routine. Following a tangled string of clues, investigators are drawn into the murky world of high-end prostitution, illegal alien smuggling and Russian Organized Crime. Police must navigate their way through the dark underworld of Los Angeles - and hope that forensic science can nail the killer.

07/18/05 - The Fringe is over. Thanks to everyone who made Moving at the Speed of Life a success: the crew for all their hard work, Kristen Valerio for coming in from Annapolis, and to all of you who came out to see the show!

05/26/05 - I just finished filming Forensic Factor for the Discovery Channel. I met so many nice people and really hope to work with them again soon. Stay tuned for Season 3's episode "Promised Land" in which I play Oxana, wearing awesome outfits and cursing in Russian.

05/22/05 - I spent the day down at WANTED! studios recording the final versions of the Aviva radio ads - my friends ought to recognize two voices (in the ad, I sell insurance to my husband, David Hein). The spots will be airing all Summer across Ontario.

05/20/05 - The Fringe is coming and I am getting my one-woman show, Moving at the Speed of Life, ready. Please come out to the Free Times Cafe, July 6-17th (details below).

05/19/05 - I was just cast as a murderous prostitute (after Problem Child, it looks like I'm starting to get type cast) in the Discovery Channel's Forensic Factor, which begins shooting next week. In other Discovery Channel news, I just heard that Zero Hour: The Last Hour of Flight 11, in which I played flight attendant Amy Sweeney, has been ranked one of the most popular shows ever for the channel!

05/18/05 - Welcome to the brand new Irenecarl.com! Thanks to Jeff, Stephen and David for working so hard on this webpage.