Tuesday 21 December 2010

Theatre Ontario Invites Applications For The Talent Bank

Theatre Ontario's Talent Bank matches organizations (primarily community theatres and educational institutions) with professional theatre teachers and trainers for workshops, adjudications, and short-term consulting contracts.  The members of our Talent Bank are proficient practitioners, with a demonstrated ability as a teacher/trainer.

We now invite applications for the Talent Bank, either from prospective new members or from current members who wish to promote their teaching skills in other categories.  Theatre Ontario has made changes in several categories, while also introducing new categories to better reflect the needs of the theatre sector.

For more information, including the guidelines for applications, please visit the Applying to Join the Talent Bank on the Theatre Ontario website.

Looking to hire a member from the Talent Bank?   Visit the directory on the Theatre Ontario website

Monday 20 December 2010

ONstage Openings for the weeks of December 20 and December 27

In Toronto
Dec. 29, The Misanthrope at Tarragon Theatre
Dec. 30, Parade at Acting Up Stage Theatre

For all the theatre current playing across Ontario, and information for theatres on how to add/update your listing, visit the ONstage show listings on the Theatre Ontario website.

Monday 13 December 2010

ONstage Openings for the week of December 13


In Toronto
Dec. 13, Les Improbables présentent: une soirée d'improvisation de competition at Bad Dog Theatre Company
Dec. 14, The Firestarter Picnic at Bad Dog Theatre Company
Dec. 18, Tea At The Palace at Puppetmongers Theatre
Dec. 19, A Twisted Christmas Carol at Bad Dog Theatre Company

In South Central Ontario
Dec. 14, Gingerbread Guy at Cow Over Moon Children's Theatre (Mississauga)

In Southwestern Ontario
Dec. 15, The Last Christmas Play at Meaford Hall

For all the theatre current playing across Ontario, and information for theatres on how to add/update your listing, visit the ONstage show listings on the Theatre Ontario website.

Friday 10 December 2010

7 Days In Ontario Theatre

Conversations

From The Bulletin Board
  • Two events from CITT Ontario: the Student Job Fair is on January 14 (bring your resume!) and their Corporate Showcase is on January 11 (bring your chequebook!)
  • York University is running a free workshop called “Making It With Multimedia” on January 15
Check out these items, and many more on The Bulletin Board on the Theatre Ontario website

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Next Emerging Actor and Self-Producing Workshops at Theatre Ontario

Theatre Ontario has scheduled our next "Getting Started For Actors" and "Self Start: The Basics Of Self-Producing" workshops.

"Getting Started" will be on January 26, from 2pm to 4pm; "Self-Start" will be on February 9, from 2pm to 4pm.

Getting Started sessions are for actors beginning their professional careers. In this two-hour workshop, Tim Chapman, Professional Theatre Coordinator answers the most frequently asked questions about the business of acting. Find out about the realities of showbiz, pictures and resumes, Equity and ACTRA, Agents and casting directors, Auditioning do's and don'ts, and maintaining and improving your acting skills.  Getting Started is a free workshop, available to members of Theatre Ontario only. For more information, including how to register, please visit Getting Started For Actors on the Theatre Ontario website.

Self-Start: If you want to do a show but have never produced professionally before, and if you want to know what questions to ask first, this session is for you!  Self-Start is a practical seminar facilitated by Tim Chapman, Professional Theatre Coordinator.  This workshop is designed for individuals thinking of starting a theatre company or producing a show; and gives you the opportunity to ask questions and try out ideas, discover the questions you need to ask and answer, learn to organize your thinking and planning, work on scheduling and budget considerations, and learn about available resources and services.  It's free for Theatre Ontario members, and $25 for non-members.  For more information, including how to register, please visit Self-Start: The Basics Of Producing on the Theatre Ontario website.

Monday 6 December 2010

ONstage Openings for the week of December 6

In Southwestern Ontario:
Dec. 10, Annie at Ingersoll Theatre of Performing Arts
Dec. 10, Twas The Night Before Christmas at Meaford Hall

In Toronto:
Dec. 6, A Christmas Carol at Soulpepper Theatre

In Eastern Ontario:
Dec. 7, nativity at National Arts Centre, English Theatre (Ottawa)
Dec. 10, Bain and Bernard: Scrooge - A New Year's Carol at St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival (Prescott)
Dec. 11, Beauty And The Beast, Jr. at Seaway Valley Theatre Company (Cornwall)

Touring:
Dec. 9, A Christmas Carol by Humber River Shakespeare

For all the theatre current playing across Ontario, and information for theatres on how to add/update your listing, visit the ONstage show listings on the Theatre Ontario website.

Friday 3 December 2010

7 Days In Ontario Theatre

What’s Happening?
On The Bulletin Board
  • The Toronto Arts Council is having a grant-writing workshop on January 17 for the 2011 Theatre Projects
  • 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook is holding winter workshops with Monica Parker, Ellen-Ray Hennessy, and Theatre Ontario Talent Bank member David Smukler on January 29-30
Check out these items, and many more on The Bulletin Board on the Theatre Ontario website

Wednesday 1 December 2010

Theatre Ontario Showcase 2011

Theatre Ontario is pleased to announce our 17th annual Showcase of theatre school graduates from across Ontario, and the National Theatre School in Montreal.  Showcase takes place on January 16, starting at 10:30am, and January 17, starting at 11:00am, at the Jane Mallet Theatre in the St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto.

The participating schools (in alphabetical order) are:

Sunday
  • George Brown Theatre School
  • Humber College, Theatre Performance Program
  • National Theatre School of Canada
  • Ryerson Theatre School
  • University of Toronto – Mississauga/Sheridan Theatre and Drama Studies
  • University of Windsor, School of Dramatic Art
  • York University (BFA and MFA)
Monday
  • Canadore College
  • Centre for Indigenous Theatre
  • Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts
  • Sheridan Music Theatre - Performance
  • St. Clair College, Musical Theatre Performance
  • St. Lawrence College Musical Theatre Performance
We invite artistic directors, freelance directors, producers, casting directors, and agents who are signed to the EIC or members of TAMAC.  Please reserve either at info@theatreontario.org or 416.408.4556 x.10 no later than January 11, 2011.