Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Community Theatre and Communications Manager

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• PASO/OPSA – the coalition of Provincial Arts Service Organizations – is becoming more active on social media. They invite you to like them on Facebook and follow on Twitter (if you haven't already done so.)
• Rebecca Ballarin, our Professional Theatre and Education Manager, will be part of Native Earth Performing Arts’ Professional Development Series at Weesageechak Begins to Dance. Rebecca will be on the “Developing New Designers Panel” on November 20th with François St. Aubin and Erika Annie Iserhoff.
• The memorial service for John Storey is on Saturday, November 7 in Markham. John was a former Theatre Ontario Board member and 2015 recipient of our Michael Spence Award for Contribution to Community Theatre.

Migrations

• The Honourable Mélanie Joly is the new Minister of Canadian Heritage.  PACT, the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, extended a welcome.

TO Toasts

• … to the winners of Playwrights Guild of Canada’s 2015 Tom Hendry Awards.

In Case You Missed It

• Brandon Moore writes about our Adjudicators Symposium in “Talking About Adjudication.”