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Coming up from Theatre Ontario

• Upcoming workshops include Proposal Writing: Creative Approaches to Creative Proposals with Denise Bolduc on September 9 in Toronto, Playwriting: Idea to First Draft with Lindsay Price on September 14 in Toronto, and Playwriting: How to Self-Edit and Critique with Lindsay Price on September 15 in Toronto—future workshops include marketing, an OAC grant writing information session, and ask an agent (Toronto) and crowdfunding (Ottawa)
• Upcoming Community Theatre Discussion Forums in Oshawa on September 12 and Sault Ste. Marie on September 28: sharing and identifying opportunities to partner, and provide services and support such as advocacy, training, resources, and facilitation
• Applications are now being accepted for the Professional Theatre Training Program, offering financial support for unique and flexible training with a chosen mentor in any theatrical discipline except performance.  The application deadline is October 1.

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• Deadline for proposals (seminars, workshops, panels, research and “community sound bytes”) for the Symposium for Performing Arts in Rural Communities is August 30

• The Stratford Festival invites submissions from Canadian directors for the 2014 Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction, a director training program with emphasis on classical text.  This call is for theatre directors, from emerging to mid-stage in their career. Their primary task will be assistant directing one of the plays in the Festival’s 2014 season.  The deadline is September 1.
• The deadline for submissions for the Soulpepper Dance Awards is September 3, recognizing all sectors of dance artists in Toronto (emerging, senior, community, multi-disciplinary) by artists who exemplify the values of Soulpepper (creativity, innovation, collaboration, and spirit)
• Anna Migliari's An Acting Class: A Way of Work starts on September 4 - new students are welcome

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• Acting Up Stage Company invites submissions for the Syd & Shirley Banks Prize, an annual opportunity for musical theatre artists under 30 years of age who are under-exposed in Toronto and its surrounding areas.  The prize consists of a cash award, a cabaret performance, a feature role, and mentorship.  The submission deadline is September 9.
• Tarragon Theatre’s Playwriting and Dramaturgy with Brian Quirt explores playwriting and play development practice and its relationship to dramaturgy.  It’s a nine-session workshop, starting October 1.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members of workshops, calls for submission, funding opportunities, awards, and more—on Theatre Ontario’s Bulletin Board on our website