“Style is to forget all styles.”
— Jules Renard
Watson has been working as a professional writer since 2020. She has written interviews for Intermission Magazine and CBC, and works with a number of Canadian screenwriters as a developmental editor on an ongoing basis.
Her work in published under the name “Jessica Watson.”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in High Park: in conversation with Jamie Robinson
Watching Jamie Robinson talk about Shakespeare is a magical experience. It’s no wonder he was selected to direct the upcoming classical production at Canadian Stage’s Dream in High Park: the actor, director, and writer lights up, alternating between moments of introspective analysis and bursts of excitement as he weaves through nuanced discussions of the Bard’s work. It’s the type of enthusiasm and understanding that only occurs in people who are truly passionate about what they’re discussing…
(Re)casting the Shakespearean mold: in conversation with Jamie Robinson and Walter Borden
To say that Jamie Robinson and Walter Borden are fans of the Bard would be an understatement. The two accomplished actors and theatre artists actually met at the Stratford Festival in 2003, and have maintained a friendship ever since. Now, the two are joining forces to re-examine audiences’ and artists’ relationships to the Elizabethan playwright’s work at (Re)Casting Shakespeare in Canada: A Symposium. The topic of Shakespeare’s presence in and on Canadian curricula and stages has long been one of debate. Are we teaching too much of the Bard’s canon, and too often?..