Monday 23 September 2019

ONstage Openings for the week of September 23

ONstage Now Playing in South Central Ontario
Weekend Comedy at The Curtain Club (Richmond Hill)
Harrison Browne, Jordan Coulter,
Andrew Horbatuik, Anna Pelc-Draper
This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Southwestern Ontario

Sep. 24, Impact 19 at The MT Space (Waterloo)
Sep. 26, 13 The Musical at Guelph Little Theatre
Sep. 26, Problem Child / Criminal Genius at Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre
Sep. 27, Othello at University Players (Windsor)

In Toronto

Sep. 23, The 34th Annual Groundswell Festival at Nightwood Theatre
Sep. 27, A Streetcar Named Desire at Soulpepper Theatre [currently in previews]
Sep. 27, The Rocky Horror Show at Hart House Theatre

In Central Ontario

Sep. 26, Blithe Spirit at Northumberland Players (Cobourg) [updated]
ONstage Now Playing in Eastern Ontario
Same Time, Next Year at Upper Canada Playhouse (Morrisburg)
Viviana Zarrillo, Nigel Hamer

In Eastern Ontario

Sep. 26, On A First Name Basis at County Roads Theatre Company (Mount Tabor)
Sep. 27, Death by Design at Smiths Falls Community Theatre
Sep. 28, The New Canadian Curling Club at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque) [with a preview on Sep. 27]

In Northeastern Ontario

Sep. 26, Playing With Fire: The Theo Fleury Story at Sudbury Theatre Centre

In South Central Ontario

Sep. 26, The Drowsy Chaperone at Burl-Oak Theatre Group (Oakville)

For all the theatre playing across Ontario, visit Theatre Ontario’s ONstage theatre listings on our website

Wednesday 18 September 2019

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

Upcoming opportunities from Theatre Ontario, from our members, and from other arts service organizations.

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

In order to expand access from around the province, we’re excited to announce that we are offering our workshops series via webconferencing as well as in-person at our Toronto office. Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream workshops.


Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

  • Deadline for applications for the Ontario Arts Council’s Indigenous Arts Projects grants is September 19.
  • Shaw Festival’s “GBS on Marriage, Morals, and Modernity” Deeper Dialogue with Dr. Leonard Conolly is on September 21 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
  • Deadline for submissions to Sudbury Theatre Centre’s “The PlayMine” of Northern Ontario scripts is September 27.

New on The Bulletin Board

  • Jumblies Theatre is holding “ArtsFare Essentials”, their annual 6-day workshop about community-engaged arts from October 15 to 21.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.
Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions and Job Postings on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

Monday 16 September 2019

ONstage Openings for the week of September 16

ONstage Now Playing in Northwestern Ontario
SHOUT! The Mod Musical at Magnus Theatre (Thunder Bay)
This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Southwestern Ontario

Sep. 20, Titanic: The Musical (High School Project) at The Grand Theatre (London) [with previews from Sep. 17]
Sep. 20, Renovations for Six at Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) [with previews from Sep. 18]
Sep. 20, A Red Plaid Shirt at London Community Players [with a preview on Sep. 19]
Sep. 20, Mamma Mia! at Theatre Sarnia

In Toronto

Sep. 20, The Heidi Chronicles at Alumnae Theatre Company
Sep. 21, A Streetcar Named Desire at Soulpepper Theatre [in previews]

ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
The Glass Menagerie at The Village Players, Bloor West
Claire MacMaster, Deena Baltman
Photo by John Ordean

In Central Ontario

Sep. 18, Dean and Jerry: What Might Have Been at Theatre Orangeville
Sep. 20, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks at Peterborough Theatre Guild
Sep. 20, Blithe Spirit at Northumberland Players (Cobourg)

In Eastern Ontario

Sep. 17, A Comedy of Tenors at Kanata Theatre (Ottawa)
Sep. 18, The Ladies Foursome at Ottawa Little Theatre
Sep. 19, Ed's Garage at Studio Theatre Perth

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

For all the theatre playing across Ontario, visit Theatre Ontario’s ONstage theatre listings on our website

Wednesday 11 September 2019

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

Upcoming opportunities from Theatre Ontario, from our members, and from other arts service organizations.

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

  • In order to expand access from around the province, we’re excited to announce that we are offering our workshops series via webconferencing as well as in-person at our Toronto office.
  • What does an agent do and why should you have one? Join us at our “Ask an Agent” workshop with Tovah Small on September 18 at 3pm.
  • Join us at our “Axe of Kindness” community fundraiser on September 22—and support us as we raise funds to support the operation of our core progams and services.
  • Let’s Wow your online presence—join us at our “Social Media for Actors” workshop with Jenna Warriner on October 7 at 2pm.
Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream workshops.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

  • Deadline for submissions for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s Rhubarb Festival in Toronto is September 13.
  • Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s 8th Annual Playwrights Festival is on September 13 and 14.
  • Deadline for applications for the Strombergs Family Realization Fund at Nightwood Theatre, for a woman with 20 years in the profession of theatre looking to finance a passion project, is September 14.
  • Shaw Festival’s The Golden Age of Musical Theatre talk with Paul Sportelli is on September 14.
  • Deadline for applications for the Ontario Arts Council’s Indigenous Arts Projects grants is September 19.

New on The Bulletin Board

  • The Canada Infrastructure Program: Community, Culture and Recreation Stream is now open for applications for funding infrastructure projects.
  • Odyssey Theatre in Ottawa is now inviting applications for their “Artistic Directing for Independent Theatres” workshop series.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.
Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions and Job Postings on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

Monday 9 September 2019

ONstage Openings for the week of September 9

ONstage Now Playing in South Central Ontario
Hilda's Yard by Norm Foster at Markham Little Theatre
Marlene Foran
This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Northwestern Ontario

Sep. 13, SHOUT! The Mod Musical at Magnus Theatre (Thunder Bay) [with previews from Sep. 12]

In South Central Ontario

Sep. 13, Last of the Red Hot Lovers at Theatre Burlington
Sep. 13, Weekend Comedy at The Curtain Club (Richmond Hill) [with a preview on Sep. 12]

In Southwestern Ontario

Sep. 13, Good Ol' Country Gospel at Drayton Entertainment: St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre [with previews from Sep. 11]
Sep. 13, Bed and Breakfast at Blyth Festival [with previews from Sep. 11]
Sep. 13, The Mousetrap at Theatre Ancaster (Hamilton)

In Toronto

Sep. 13, Young at Heart at Well Seasoned Productions

In Central Ontario

Sep. 12, Kalamazoo at Gravenhurst Opera House [with a preview on Sep. 11]
ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire at Scarborough Players
Mickey Brown, Kerrie Lamb, Alex Saul, Holm Bradwell
Director: Maureen Lukie, Set Designer: Arash Eshghpour
Lighting Designer: Karlos Griffith, Sound Designer: Dan Schaumann
Costume Designer: Mary Nowlan
Stage Managment: Bodene Corbitt and Ciara Crozier

In Eastern Ontario

Sep. 13, The Unnatural and Accidental Women at National Arts Centre—English Theatre/Indigenous Theatre (Ottawa) [with previews from Sep. 11]
Sep. 14, Asking for It at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque) [with previews from Sep. 13]


For all the theatre playing across Ontario, visit Theatre Ontario’s ONstage theatre listings on our website