Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Bruce Dow in Buddies in Bad Times Theatre's
production of Pig, directed by Brendan Healy
Photo by Jeremy Mimnagh

Conversation Starters

• Brendan Healy, Artistic Director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, offers seven reasons why queer theatre is necessary and relevant to our society
• Lyn Gardner examines “regime change” at several U.K. theatres and the challenges faced by any incoming artistic director who follows a long-established leader

Behind The Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• I’m a member of the Ministry of Labour’s Health and Safety Advisory Committee for Live Performance.  We develop guidelines to help theatres, artists, and the live performance sector understand and comply with the province’s occupational health and safety regulations.  One of my committee colleagues, Steve Mosher, a bassoonist with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, wrote about the process of revising a guideline for Sound Levels
• With the London Fringe Festival closing this weekend, next up in the Ontario Fringe Theatre season is the Ottawa Fringe Festival with a kick-off party on June 18

Migrations

• Beth Brown will be the new Managing Director of Nightwood Theatre

In Case You Missed It

• Welcome to the new Ontario Summer Theatre