Ontario Off Stage

Theatre Ontario's Holiday GIVING Tree

by Brandon Moore, Community Theatre and Communications Manager

From Theatre Ontario

• Our Holiday GIVING Tree campaign is now underway!
• Toronto City Council has taken the next step in approving a new property tax class for “creative co-location facilities” like our home at 401 Richmond.

Conversation Starters

• The Arts Advocate hosted a Facebook video conversation with Ontario PC Culture Critic MPP Rick Nicholls on the Ontario Progressive Conservatives’ approach to arts, culture, and heritage.

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• Amicus Productions community theatre in Toronto announced that they are closing after 39 years of productions.
• Highlands Summer Festival in Haliburton have announced their 2018 season.
• As part of their Dora Awards Review, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts has published the summary reports of the town halls that were hosted throughout the community.

Migrations

• Lee Bolton is the new General Manager of Driftwood Theatre.
• John McHenry is the new Artistic Director of Sudbury Theatre Centre. 

In Case You Missed It

• Celebrating Legendary Commitment to Community Theatre, featuring Bev Dietrich and Lawrie Bonanno.
• Theatre Ontario Festival 2018 Tickets will be available on December 15.
• ONstage Openings this week in Peterborough, Lindsay, Ottawa, Smiths Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Toronto—and with many more shows now playing in communities across Ontario. 
• Browsing Our Bulletin Board, including workshops, audition opportunities for recent theatre graduates, calls for submissions for playwrights and directors, grant deadlines, prize deadlines, and more.