Michael Potter, Author at 519 Magazine

‘Puppets in the Hands of a Malevolent God’ Unearths Classic Horror Genre for Windsor Audiences

September 11, 2025 Michael Potter Comments Off

For nearly a century horror has been one of the most popular genres in film, television, and novels. But you don’t find much horror on stage. Not anymore. When was the last time you saw […]

Explosive New Play Tackles Generational Conflicts

February 18, 2025 Michael Potter Comments Off

Is it possible for people from different generations to understand each other? And what about those who feel like they don’t fit into any generation at all – what can they choose? What are their […]

First Night performance photo Dec 2023 (Michael K Potter & Fay Lynn) Photo Cred. Kieran Potter

First Night Combines Hope, Love, and Holiday Cheer with Combative Romantic Comedy

December 5, 2024 Michael Potter Comments Off

Shortly after Halloween each year, whether you think it’s too early or not early enough, the sights and sounds of the holiday season emerge from hibernation. The first time you realize that song playing on […]

Comedy Fantasy Wins 2024 Windsor-Essex Playwriting Contest After a Shocking Twist

September 23, 2024 Michael Potter Comments Off

Although the decision was made more than three months ago, Post Productions is finally able to reveal the winner of its 2024 Windsor-Essex Playwriting Contest. This year’s winner, submitted by Panos Kirby, is Copracorn — […]

(up)Staged Finds Comedy in Awkward People Behaving Awkwardly

May 16, 2024 Michael Potter Comments Off

What do you find funny? People like to say “comedy is subjective” as though that provides some kind of information, but it doesn’t. There are obviously clear limits to what people can find funny without […]

(up)Staged Brings Together Dozens of Artists to Showcase Windsor-Essex to the World

April 18, 2024 Michael Potter Comments Off

Some people work hard for many years building knowledge and developing skills so they can work their way up through the corporate world or through entrepreneurship to become wealthy – or at least comfortable. Other […]

Post Productions Challenges Audiences with Intense New Play The Anarchist

March 11, 2024 Michael Potter Comments Off

Thirty-five years ago, a young woman participated in a political protest that went terribly wrong. The group of activists to which she belonged was typical for its time – opposed to the excesses and dehumanization […]

Post Productions Promises Empathy and Awe with Intense Double-Feature

January 31, 2024 Michael Potter Comments Off

It’s a truism, even a cliché, in our culture that we can’t really know what other people are thinking or feeling. We say things like “I can’t imagine how you feel right now” or “I […]

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Celebrating the Holidays with Romantic Comedy and a Dozen Musicians

November 18, 2023 Michael Potter Comments Off

As the holiday season approaches, Post Productions is experimenting with a couple of things they haven’t tried before. For the first time the theatre company known primarily for disturbing and violent stories is staging a […]

A Unique Artistic Experience Post Productions, Art Windsor-Essex and Barry T. Brodie Come Together for New Project

October 20, 2023 Michael Potter Comments Off

If you’ve been to virtually any arts event in Windsor-Essex, or visited any local theatre or gallery or studio space, you’ve probably run into Dr. Barry T. Brodie more than once. The prolific multi-disciplinary artist […]