7 Days In Ontario Theatre

From Us

• We’re grateful for the responses so far to our survey of the Ontario theatre sector; this is a terrific opportunity to work with us as we build a stronger Theatre Ontario—take this opportunity to have your say
• Our second Theatre Ontario Festival production was chosen: Theatre Windsor will represent the Western Ontario Drama League on May 21 with their production of Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee; the final two productions will be known after the weekend of April 2-3

Conversations

• Last Friday, I was part of a Twitter chat, organized by Praxis Theatre—participants from across Canada (and a few from the United States) came together under the #auddev hash-tag to make connections and have a good conversation about a variety of issues

From The Wire

• Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People announced their 2011-12 season, which includes a significant change to the theatre: beginning July 1st, Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People will return to the name it was given in 1966 by founder Susan Douglas Rubes—Young Peoples Theatre (YPT) [link is a PDF file]
• A memorial for actor Peter Donaldson will be held at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival next month – join in the celebration of the life of this remarkable man.  Date is Sunday, April 17, 2 pm at the Festival Theatre, 55 Queen Street, Stratford.  A tribute page can be found on the Festival’s website – please share your memories of Peter

What’s New On The Bulletin Board

• Nightwood Theatre in Toronto is hosting “Go Ahead! Produce It Yourself: A Masterclass with Julie Tepperman and Jacoba Knaapen” on April 26 and 28
• The Annual Business for the Arts Awards honour and celebrate the contributions of Canada's foremost business leaders and companies to the arts.  Recognize your business partners in grand fashion.  Nominations are now open, and due April 15th

Check out all the latest postings of workshops, classified ads, recognition opportunities and more from Theatre Ontario’s Bulletin Board

Remember, if you can’t always follow us on our blog, we also have a monthly enewsletter with all of our news, discussions, and more.  The March issue is now available in the archives.

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