7 Days In Ontario Theatre

It's actually been 63 days since we've published "7 Days".  We've been under renovation...apologies for the mess.

What's Happening?

• Tony Adams, Artistic Director of Halcyon Theatre (Chicago) wrote a great piece about theatre institutions failing artists and how it all starts  (he also beat me in our head-to-head match-up last weekend in the 2am Theatre Fantasy Football league, but I don't hold that against him)
• Meanwhile, David Nairn, Artistic Director of Theatre Orangeville wrote about the blessings that come from doing work that you love
• And on the "do" and "don't do" list for artists who have strong feelings about their critics: this is a "don't do"
• Praxis Theatre has been nominated for the 2010 Canadian Blog Awards.  Show your support with three simple clicks

New Postings and Upcoming On The Bulletin Board:

• Today is the deadline for the Ottawa Little Theatre One-Act Playwriting Competition
• Deadline to apply for Acting Up Stage Company's auditions in Toronto for "One Song Glory" is October 20 (this is a YTTP-funded project)
• Toronto's Canadian Stage Company is inviting applications for their "Artist Educators in Communities and School Training Initiative", deadline is November 1

Check out these items, and many more on The Bulletin Board on the Theatre Ontario website

Toasts:

• To Mallory Gilbert, winner of the Toronto Arts Foundation's William Kilbourn Award for the Celebration of Toronto's Cultural Life.  Mallory Gilbert joined Tarragon Theatre in 1972, serving as General Manager from 1978-2006, and is currently an arts consultant for small to mid-size theatre companies.  She served on the board of PACT for over 20 years and was its President from 1989-1993.  One of the founders of Creative Trust in 1998, she is currently the President.  She has received many awards in recognition of her achievements and contributions to Canadian theatre and in 2006, Tarragon Theatre and PACT jointly created an annual award in her honour – The Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award.  She was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2007.
• To BMO Financial Group, winner of the Toronto Arts Foundation's Arts & Business Award.  BMO Financial Group is one of Canada’s top corporate donors and remains steadfast in the belief that arts and culture enrich all our lives.  BMO was recognized for its long-standing commitment to mid-sized Toronto theatre organizations, as it continues to support companies who take profound artistic risks, forge new producing and presenting models and push ideas of what theatre might be.