7 Days In Ontario Theatre

From Us

• Last week, we began our survey of the Ontario theatre sector; we’re looking to hear from artists and administrators of all theatre disciplines—professional, community, educational—as part of our analysis of everything we do at Theatre Ontario
• Welcome to Chris Hackett, our new Membership Clerk who joined our staff this week
• The first of our four Theatre Ontario Festival 2011 productions was chosen: Espanola Little Theatre will represent QUONTA (northeastern Ontario) with David Fennario’s Balconville

From The Wire

• Blind River’s Palace Theatre has re-opened its doors
• The St. Francis de Sales Church is undergoing renovation into Ajax’s new cultural centre
• Cambridge’s council approved funding for the new Drayton Entertainment theatre
• Upper Canada Playhouse is Morrisburg is getting a significant face-lift
• Hill Strategies Research released a study of The Arts and The Quality of Life based on a telephone survey of adult Ontarians
• The Government of Ontario released its report on “Working Hand in Hand with Not-for-Profits”

Conversations

• Amy Wratchford, Managing Director of the American Shakespeare Center, adjudicated wrote a lovely ode to “the beautiful community of community theatre”

What’s New On The Bulletin Board

• The Siminovitch Prize in Theatre for 2011 is focused on playwriting; submission deadline is June 10
• Meal Planning On The Go workshop at the Artists Health Centre Foundation on March 21
• Jumblies Theatre is hosting a seminar with Laura Hale to present and discuss her work on March 24

Check out all the latest postings from Theatre Ontario’s Bulletin Board