Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Conversation Starters

"Disappearing Act: A Public Forum on
Canadian Theatre and Toronto Audiences"

• Mitchell Marcus, Artistic and Managing Director of Acting Up Stage Company, reflects on the low income of artists, and how artists subsidize our own industry
• The Title Block podcast’s recent episode included “Disappearing Act: A Public Forum on Canadian Theatre and Toronto Audiences” - the event's organizers invite people to respond to a survey
• “Audience Instructions for Our Immersive/Experimental Theatre Production in an Abandoned Middle School in Bushwick.” by Rachel Klein

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope—home of the Port Hope Festival Theatre—is being evaluated for an historic site designation
• The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts has launched a new website

Migrations

• Ontario’s loss is New Brunswick’s gain: Thomas Morgan Jones (a Professional Theatre Training Program alum) is the new Artistic Director of Theatre New Brunswick

In Case You Missed It

• Profiling projects from the Professional Theatre Training Program

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