Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Community Theatre and Communications Manager

From Theatre Ontario

• We are in the final stretch of our Holiday GIVING Tree campaign—sitting at 63% of our campaign goal. Thanks to our many Champion Donors like Theresa Sears and David Switzer who have supported Theatre Ontario for many years.
• Our office will be closed for the holidays from Thursday, December 21 until Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

Conversation Starters

• Pratt Homes has sponsored the Barrie downtown theatre, and now the citizens of Barrie are being invited to rename the building as a public space.

Migrations

• Rebecca Ballarin (our former Professional Theatre and Education Manager) is the new Network Coordinator for SPARC, Supporting Performing Arts in Rural Communities.

In Case You Missed It

• Congratulations to the Youth Theatre Training Program grant recipients for Fall 2017.
• ONstage Openings this week in St. Catharines, Sarnia, and Toronto—and with many more shows now playing in communities across Ontario.
• Browsing Our Bulletin Board, including workshops, webinars, audition and volunteer opportunities, grant and prize deadlines, and more. 

You can also receive news from Theatre Ontario every month by email. Our archives are online and the December issue is now available.