Ontario Off Stage

Don Herbertson

by Brandon Moore, Community Theatre and Communications Manager

In Memoriam

• Don Herbertson, a former Executive Director of Theatre Ontario, passed away on December 12 after a long battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Marble Arts Centre in Actinolite (Tweed) on Sunday April 15th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
• Sandy Macdonald, longtime Theatre Ontario Talent Bank adjudicator, passed away on February 28, one day shy of his 78th birthday. We've updated Sandy's Talent Bank bio on the Theatre Ontario website with his obituary.

Conversation Starters

Sandy Macdonald

• Alisa Palmer, AD of the English Section of the National Theatre School and Director of the Acting Program, discusses on SpiderWebShow's #CdnTimes the  NTS philosophy of actor training

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• Staging and eating a fictional meal—Sara Farb and Richard Lee wrote on Intermission about their challenges with food on stage in The Humans at Canadian Stage. 

In Case You Missed It

• Stories from our Professional Theatre Training Program, featuring projects in directing, directing and designing, producing, and teaching Pure Movement.
• Congratulations to Sue Perkins, who is the 2018 recipient of the Michael Spence Award for Contribution to Community Theatre.
• ONstage Openings this week in Hamilton, Toronto, and Ottawa.
• Browsing Our Bulletin Board, including workshops, community events, calls for submission, grant deadlines, and more.