Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Behind The Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

Roxanne Joseph
and Katya Senyshyn

• We’re thrilled to welcome two new faces to Theatre Ontario this week: Roxanne Joseph, our new Fundraising Coordinator, and Katya Senyshyn, our new Development Coordinator.  We also bid farewell to Aeriol Fitzgerald, who has been our Membership Coordinator for the past year.
• Hamilton’s theatre community is gathering tomorrow (March 1) for “Stage Directions: Imagining the Next Steps for Theatre in Hamilton”...
• ...and hear about community collaboration in London.

Conversation Starters: #thesummit

• #thesummit was a conversation of Washington, DC-area artistic directors about the representation of women and people of colour on American stages that blew up Twitter on Family Day evening.
• You can read the Storify on 2amtheatre.com for background.
• The only recent Canadian statistics that I’ve seen so far (and can share with a link) were gathered for Vancouver by local stage manager Lois Dawson; Playwrights Guild of Canada reported a 5% regression in the rate of female representation in playwriting from 2006 (PDF) to the 2012-2013 season.
• #CdnCult Times on SpiderWebShow followed up with a second Feminist Edition, with writing from Keavy Lynch, Alexander Offord, and Lisa C. Ravensbergen
• Elissa Goetschius, Artistic Director of Strand Theater in Baltimore was one of the attendees, and she reflected on what was said at 2amtheatre.com in Climbing #TheSummit.
• Andrew Taylor wrote some good analysis on a “risk-informed organization (and what values are non-negotiable)” on the Artful Manager.
• I’m also enjoying proposals for tangible actions: “Next Steps” from Tamara Winters and “Seven Initiatives” from Brett Steven Abelman are two that have piqued my interest so far.

Conversation Starters: Other Conversations

• Mike Lew reminds us that “arts education won’t save us from boring, inaccessible theatre”

TO Toasts

• Congratulations to the nominees of the 2013 Prix Rideau Awards
• Congratulations to the recipients of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association’s honours.  Among the honours were the CAEA Award of Distinction to Stage Managing the Arts (S.M. Arts) – founded by Winston Morgan (who was also recognized in 2010 with the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture for his work on S.M. Arts) and lifetime membership for Philip Akin (former Theatre Ontario Youth Theatre Training Program juror), Kenneth Welsh, and Janet Irwin—a past President of Theatre Ontario.

Janet Irwin

In Case You Missed It

• Staging Sustainability: Thriving through Innovative Thinking

Theatre Ontario Congratulates Gary Hall, Recipient of the 2014 Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture

Theatre Ontario is thrilled to announce that the 2014 Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture has been awarded to Gary Hall, in recognition of thirty-four years of leadership on behalf of artist-run culture, and practical initiatives that include Gallery TPW, Artist-Run Centres and Collectives of Ontario, the CARFAC Copyright Collective, and ArtsBuild Ontario.

Gary Hall

Gary Hall is the founding Director of Gallery TPW, established in 1980 to provide support and recognition for photography as an art form. Gallery TPW has premiered the work of countless Canadian photographers, and is now recognized as a leading artist-run centre committed to lens and screen-based art.

Gary was a co-founder of Artist-Run Centres Toronto, which later joined with regionally-based centres to form Artist-Run Centres and Collectives of Ontario, a provincial arts service organization serving the needs of artist-directed organizations engaged in contemporary cultural practices.  As a founding member of the CARFAC Copyright Collective, he helped secure exhibition rights for visual artists within Federal legislation.  He was also a founding member of ArtsBuild Ontario, working to address capital infrastructure needs of small and mid-sized arts organization, and played a leading role when ArtsBuild carried out the first comprehensive survey of arts facilities throughout Ontario.

“It's an honour to be recognized with this award, especially since it is named after someone I know and have the deepest respect for,” said Gary.  “Artist-run centres were founded by artists who banded together to change the system by creating spaces where artists could produce and exhibit their work.  By paying artists to exhibit we have upheld the rights of artists to earn a living at their profession. I’ve always believed in extending those principles by working collectively with other artist-run centres and with my colleagues in other disciplines to tackle the bigger challenges that face artists and arts organizations today.”

The award will be presented to Gary on May 5, 2014 at Theatre Ontario’s Annual Meeting at the Urbanspace Gallery at 401 Richmond Street West.  The Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture consists of a trophy entitled “JOY” and a $1000 prize, and is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Marinucci & Company, Chartered Accountants.
The award is presented annually to an individual or a collective whose leadership, activism, and service has contributed to the development and strengthening of arts and culture in Ontario through innovative and practical initiatives.  While Theatre Ontario administers this award, it recognizes achievements in all artistic and cultural disciplines.  The award was established in 1998 by friends and colleagues of Ms. Tulloch on her retirement as Executive Director of Theatre Ontario and pays tribute to the outstanding contribution that she has made to the arts in Ontario.

Read more about the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture on Theatre Ontario's website

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Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

The Maggie Bassett Award

• Deadline for nominations for the Maggie Bassett Award is February 28, honouring significant, sustained, and unselfish contributions to the development of theatre in Ontario
• Deadline for applications for the Professional Theatre Training Program, offering financial support for unique and flexible training with a chosen mentor in any theatrical discipline except performance, is March 3
• Deadline for nominations for our 2014-2015 Board of Directors is March 12
• Deadline for applications for the Youth Theatre Training Program, offering financial support for programs led by professional theatre artists, which deliver accessible training to young people, is March 17

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Toronto Fringe’s next Tent Talk in the Lab is today at 12:30pm: “Building a Sustainable Career in Theatre” with Brenley Charkow, Jack Grinhaus, and Mitchell Marcus
• Application deadline for the Toronto Fringe Festival’s Visual Fringe—including Shed Shows and Tent Shows (formerly known as AlleyPlays) is today
• Fanshawe College is offering a discount for Theatre Ontario members for their Acting Intensive, running May 5 to June 22 in London; application deadline is February 28
• Deadline for Ontario Trillium Foundation grants is March 1
• Deadline for Canada Council grants (Artists and Community Collaboration in Theatre, Theatre Production Project Grants for Emerging Artists, Theatre Production Project Grants for Established Artists) is March 1
• Shakespeare In The Ruff (Toronto) has a Shakespearean Character Arc Monologue workshop with Diane D’Aquila starting March 1
• Deadline for Ontario Arts Council grants (Artists in the Community/Workplace, Arts Education Projects, Compass) is March 3
• Aluna Theatre panamerican ROUTES | RUTAS panamericanas workshop: “Stand Up Comedy” with Martha Chaves starts March 3
• Application deadline for Buddies In Bad Times’ PrideCab for queer youth interested in collaborative creation is March 7

New on The Bulletin Board

• The Humber College Puppetry Intensive is a hands-on, 12-day training program in the art of puppet theatre.  Taught by some of the best professional puppet artists in North America, this unique program offers students the opportunity to work with four professional artists from three distinct companies: Foreign Landscapes Productions, CLUNK Puppet Lab, and Puppetmongers.  The Intensive runs from June 2 to 14, with early-bird registration deadline of April 1.
• Buddies in Bad Times Theatre has announced the creation of the Buddies Queer Emerging Artist Award.  This annual award will recognize and encourage the achievements of queer artists who are founding careers in the theatre while engaging with the community.  The nomination deadline is April 30.

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

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access auditions, job postings, and volunteer opportunities on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

Staging Sustainability: Thriving through Innovative Thinking

By Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Staging Sustainability came to Toronto on February 3 and 4, 2014.  Organized by York University’s Centre for Sustainable Staging and ArtsBuild Ontario, the conference was built on “a dream of bringing innovation from around the world to Toronto’s theatre community” through a conversation about sustainability in the performing arts.  In the opening plenary, Arlene Goldbard defined sustainability with an emphasis on “thriving”—and indeed many of the stories we heard over the two days of the conference were encouraging.

I attended a morning panel focused on how organizations can integrate and balance sustainability as a core value.  It was an ideal starting point, because it was really applicable to any organization value—including sustainability.  From my point-of-view , it was best articulated by Tim Cynova of Fractured Atlas, who described healthy organization structures with the “accidental” acronym VERDI: Vision (clear and articulate), Empowered (what can we do that makes a difference?), Recognized (specifically and frequently), Don’t Be An A--h--- (self-explanatory), and Investing In Others (again, specifically and frequently).  Whatever core value an organization may aspire towards—including sustainability—it is impossible without a healthy organization structure.

After lunch, I attended a panel focusing on how arts facilities are being built to respond to sustainability.  Case studies on consumption, such as Katie Oman’s study at Seattle Repertory Theatre, challenged conventional thinking—for example, the assumption that lighting design has an enormous impact on energy costs.  While certain effects, such as saturated cyc lighting in a pre-show cue, was shown to cause spikes in consumption, the overall impact was far less significant when compared to facility operations.  Similarly, a study of Theater Winterthur in Switzerland by Annett Baumast (who joined us via video-conferencing) analyzed the impact of presentations at that venue, including transport of materials and infrastructure.  (Unfortunately, the scope of the study didn’t include the impact of audience travel.)

This was a good set-up for the next panel: How are presenters thinking about sustainability in their programming?  Local leaders like Franco Boni of The Theatre Centre and Tina Rasmussen of World Stage at Harbourfront Centre were forthright about their place on the learning curve for these issues, but they spoke eloquently of the power of artists to affect change and the lessons in their work that can help us comprehend these issues.  Marie Zimmerman of the Hillside Festival in Guelph demonstrated how founders committed to sustainability instilled that value from day one.  Harry Giles of Festivals Edinburgh introduced us to his work as the organization’s Environment Officer and the challenging questions he gets to ask about the carbon costs of Festival programming decisions.

My colleague Bruce Pitkin attended the second day of the conference.  One of the programs that caught his eye was the Broadway Green Alliance, which works to motivate and inspire the theatre community about environmental practice.  One of their techniques is to recruit volunteer “Green Captains” so that every production has someone specifically focused on environmental impact.  As is always the case, concurrent events meant that I couldn’t hear panels of about artists on the front lines, or innovation in sustainable practices, or many other significant conversations.

As we aspire towards a thriving theatre community, the benefits of sustainability-thinking—whether the goals are artistic or economic—were clear throughout the conference.  There is an eagerness to keep these conversations going, and we look forward to hearing more.

ONstage Openings for the week of February 24

In South Central Ontario
Feb. 28, Plays In Cafes at Shadowpath Theatre Productions (Vaughan)

In Southwestern Ontario
Feb. 28, Kiss The Moon, Kiss The Sun at Goderich Little Theatre

In Toronto
Feb. 25, Lungs at Tarragon Theatre, in previews
Feb. 26, Marry Me A Little at Tarragon Theatre, in previews
Feb. 27, Panamerican Routes | Rutas Panamericanas at Aluna Theatre
Feb. 28, Marion Bridge at Bloor West Village Players
Feb. 28, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) at Hart House Theatre*
Feb. 28, Black History Month Celebration at Upfront Theatre Foundation*
Mar. 1, 6 Essential Questions at Factory Theatre, in previews – world premiere
Mar. 1, The Wanderers at Cahoots Theatre Company / Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, in previews – world premiere

ONstage Now Playing in Sudbury
Real Estate at Sudbury Theatre Centre
Allana Harkin and Patrick Howarth

Check out last week’s openings

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

Theatre Ontario individual members can access discount ticket offers for shows marked with an * asterisk

Read more about our discount tickets program

Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Behind The Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

Trevor Copp of Tottering Biped Theatre will be
part of Market Value from the Hamilton Arts Council

• The Hamilton Arts Council has announced the artists participating in Market Value, a six-day event focused on demonstrating to the public the everyday labour it takes to create art.  Among the participants is Trevor Copp, a past member of our Talent Bank and Artistic Director of Tottering Biped Theatre
• The Ottawa School of Speech and Drama has closed its doors after twenty-five years

Conversation Starters

• #CdnCult Times focused on Culture and Democracy, including a reflection from Sarah Garton Stanley on the intersection of CBC Ontario Today “Why is theatre dead to you?” broadcast and the “Rob Ford Pride Flag Flap”
• Is the right price for art very high or very low with nothing in the middle?  Adam Thurman wonders about that question on Mission Paradox
• A favourite blast-from-the past from 2amtheatre.com: Steal This Idea: Your Next Transmedia Brochure and how to design an online brochure
• HowlRound published a series on “Race and Representation in American Theatre.”  While there are significant differences in both our Canadian theatre ecosystem and our history of race and representation, I think many of the ideas articulated by the writers cross the border well.

In Case You Missed It

• We regretfully announce the departure of Carol Beauchamp as Executive Director

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

Theatre Ontario Regretfully Announces Departure of Executive Director Carol Beauchamp

Cam Lund, President of the Theatre Ontario Board of Directors, regretfully announces that Carol Beauchamp, Executive Director, will be leaving the organization at the end of February.  “We will miss Carol’s absolute passion and commitment to the theatre sector, her boundless energy, and her creative and collaborative leadership style.”

Under Carol’s leadership, Theatre Ontario has undergone tremendous change, embracing new collaborative partnerships with theatre organizations, sponsors, and the broader arts ecology.  These new partnerships have created more opportunities for our members and the theatre community to access programs and resources, so that together we can stage a vibrant and sustainable theatre community for today and tomorrow.

Over the last twelve months, thanks to the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Carol has guided Theatre Ontario through a strategic organizational review which has resulted in the development of our rigorous workshop series; the formation of a committed and energetic Theatre Ontario Youth Advisory Council; mentorship training and learning circles for our Professional Theatre Training Program recipients; new partnerships, programs and networking opportunities for Next Generation Showcase; community theatre forums across the province; and the development of our vibrant new brand and website, which will be rolled out within the next 6 – 8 weeks.

Theatre Ontario is sorry to see Carol leave, but is delighted that she will remain in an advisory capacity over the next twelve months, which will ensure a seamless transition, continuity, and support for the Board and Staff of Theatre Ontario as we continue the momentum of bringing leadership and innovation to the theatre community for today and tomorrow.

Bruce Pitkin

A search committee has been formed and has begun the task of finding Carol’s replacement, however, it is our pleasure to announce that Bruce Pitkin has been appointed as the Interim Executive Director.  Bruce, who has been an important member of the Theatre Ontario staff team for the last twelve months, is a trained theatre artist who has performed, directed, produced and taught in Japan, Germany, the United States and Canada. With an MFA in Performance from York University, he has worked with the Tadashi Suzuki Company (Japan) and Shakespeare & Company (Boston).  He was the Artistic Director at both the Acting Academy (Munich) and the International Michael Chekhov School of Acting (Munich), and has taught Shakespeare and Scene Study at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto since 2007. In addition to his extensive theatre background, his business experience in marketing and digital media has included working with organizations that include TeleFilm Canada, Canada Media Fund, Capital C Communications, Adeo Communications, Digital Media Studios, alleswirdgut—Agency for Creative Direction (Munich), BioID AG (Berlin), Dialog Communication Systems (Taiwan), and Schaeffler und Partner Multimedia (Munich).

The Staff and Board of Theatre Ontario are looking forward to the coming year, and continuing the exciting work on our organizational and program initiatives.

Browsing The Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Taxes for Artists workshop – Have questions related to filing your tax return? Get them answered with Sam Marinucci on February 25 in Toronto

  

  Sam Marinucci leads our Taxes
  for Artists workshop on Feb 25

• Deadline for nominations for the Maggie Bassett Award is February 28, honouring significant, sustained, and unselfish contributions to the development of theatre in Ontario
• Deadline for applications for the Professional Theatre Training Program, offering financial support for unique and flexible training with a chosen mentor in any theatrical discipline except performance, is March 3
• Deadline for nominations for our 2014-2015 Board of Directors is March 12
• Deadline for applications for the Youth Theatre Training Program, offering financial support for programs led by professional theatre artists, which deliver accessible training to young people, is March 17

Check out all of our upcoming courses and workshops

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Aluna Theatre panamerican ROUTES | RUTAS panamericanas workshops: “Theatre Creation: Tools for the Performer/Creator in the Creative Process” with Miguel Rubio starting today; “Voice: The Voice's Body” with Teresa Ralli starting today; “Performance Art: The Body in Action: Paths Toward a Personal Cartography” with Violeta Luna starting February 22; “Stand Up Comedy” with Martha Chaves starting March 3
• Shakespeare In The Ruff (Toronto) has a Shakespearean Acting Masterclass with Diane D’Aquila and Jeffrey Westsch starting February 24; and a Shakespearean Character Arc Monologue with Diane D’Aquila starting March 1
• Toronto Fringe’s next Tent Talk in the Lab is “Building a Sustainable Career in Theatre” with Brenley Charkow, Jack Grinhaus, and Mitchell Marcus on February 26 at 12:30pm
• Application deadline for the Toronto Fringe Festival’s Visual Fringe—including Shed Shows and Tent Shows (formerly known as AlleyPlays) is February 26
• London Arts Council’s The Value of Arts Presenting workshop is on February 26

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

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access auditions, job postings, and volunteer opportunities on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

ONstage Openings for the week of February 18

In South Central Ontario
Feb. 20, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory at Studio PAVAS (Mississauga)

In Southwestern Ontario
Feb. 21, Other Desert Cities at The Grand Theatre (London), with previews from Feb. 18

In Toronto
Feb. 17, The Norman Conquests: Table Manners at Soulpepper Theatre, currently in previews
Feb. 18, The Norman Conquests: Living Together at Soulpepper Theatre, currently in previews
Feb. 18, Same Same But Different at Theatre Passe Muraille, currently in previews*
Feb. 19, Handle With Care at TEATRON Toronto Jewish Theatre
Feb. 20, The Weavers at ACT II Studio Theatre
Feb. 21, The Norman Conquests: Round And Round The Garden at Soulpepper Theatre, currently in previews

ONstage Openings in Orangeville
Great Expectations at Theatre Orangeville
Carson Nattrass and Justin Goodhand

In Central Ontario
Feb. 21, Great Expectations at Theatre Orangeville, with a preview on Feb. 20
Feb. 21, The Beauty Queen Of Leenane at Peterborough Theatre Guild
Feb. 21, The Cemetery Club at Huronia Players (Midland)

In Eastern Ontario
Feb. 17, dib and dob and the journey home at National Arts Centre—English Theatre (Ottawa)
Feb. 18, Half Life at Ottawa Little Theatre
Feb. 20, ENRON at National Arts Centre—English Theatre (Ottawa), with previews from Feb. 17
Feb. 21, Willy Wonka Junior at Mississippi Mudds of Carleton Place

In Northeastern Ontario
Feb. 19, Incorruptible at Sault Theatre Workshop (Sault Ste. Marie)
Feb. 20, Real Estate at Sudbury Theatre Centre

Check out last week’s openings

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

Theatre Ontario individual members can access discount ticket offers for shows marked with an * asterisk

Read more about our discount tickets program

Browsing The Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Deadline for applications for the Independent Theatre Creators International Scholarship for two emerging artists to train with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company is February 17
• Taxes for Artists workshop – Have questions related to filing your tax return? Get them answered with Sam Marinucci on February 25 in Toronto
• Deadline for nominations for the Maggie Bassett Award is February 28, honouring significant, sustained, and unselfish contributions to the development of theatre in Ontario
• Deadline for applications for the Professional Theatre Training Program, offering financial support for unique and flexible training with a chosen mentor in any theatrical discipline except performance, is March 3
• Deadline for nominations for our 2014-2015 Board of Directors is March 12

Check out all of our upcoming courses and workshops, including a grant writing information session in Ottawa

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline for Canada Council Multi-Year Grants to Professional Theatre Organizations is February 15
• Deadline for Ontario Arts Council grants for Aboriginal Artists in Communities, Aboriginal Arts Projects, National and International Touring, Ontario Arts Presenters, and Ontario Touring is February 18
• Aluna Theatre panamerican ROUTES | RUTAS panamericanas workshops: “Theatre Creation: Tools for the Performer/Creator in the Creative Process” with Miguel Rubio starting February 19; “Voice: The Voice's Body” with Teresa Ralli starting February 19; “Performance Art: The Body in Action: Paths Toward a Personal Cartography” with Violeta Luna starting February 22; “Stand Up Comedy” with Martha Chaves starting March 3

Theatre Creation: Tools for the Performer /
Creator in the Creative Process with Miguel Rubio,
part of Aluna Theatre's panamerican ROUTES | RUTAS panamericanas

New on The Bulletin Board

• Buddies In Bad Times Theatre in Toronto is currently accepting applications for PrideCab, an intensive training program in collaborative creation run through their Queer Youth Arts Program.  The application deadline is Friday, March 7

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

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access auditions, job postings, and volunteer opportunities on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

ONstage Openings for the week of February 10

In South Central Ontario
Feb. 13, Urinetown The Musical at Whitby Courthouse Theatre
Feb. 13, The Witlings at Theatre Erindale (Mississauga)
Feb. 14, Earthkraft at Beech Street Theatre Company (Clarington)

In Southwestern Ontario
Feb. 14, Old Love at Elora Community Theatre (Fergus)

In Toronto
Feb. 10, The Norman Conquests: Table Manners at Soulpepper Theatre, in previews
Feb. 11, The Norman Conquests: Living Together at Soulpepper Theatre, in previews
Feb. 11, n00b at Young People's Theatre
Feb. 12, The 35th Rhubarb Festival at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Feb. 14, Same Same But Different at Theatre Passe Muraille, in previews*
Feb. 14, The Caucasian Chalk Circle at Humber Theatre
Feb. 14, The Norman Conquests: Round And Round The Garden at Soulpepper Theatre, in previews

In Central Ontario
Feb. 14, Shirley Valentine at VOS Theatre (Cobourg)

In Eastern Ontario
Feb. 11, undercurrents: theatre below the mainstream at Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa)
Feb. 13, Funny Money at Smiths Falls Community Theatre

ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
Little Women at Scarborough Music Theatre

Check out last week’s openings

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

Theatre Ontario individual members can access discount ticket offers for shows marked with an * asterisk

Read more about our discount tickets program

Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Conversation Starters

• I am struggling with how to frame what happened Tuesday at noon on CBC radio.  This column is about “Conversation Starters,” and I’m not sure if “Why live theatre is dead to you” is a conversation that is of any interest to me.  I’m still sorting through my own responses—which right now seems focused on a public broadcaster that came across less interested in opening minds, and more interested in amplifying closed ones.  I suspect there are insights to be found in it, somewhere.  In the meantime, two quick responses to share: Howard Sherman has Storified many of the tweets that specifically mentioned the show by Twitter ID, and Alexander Offord has started a petition for a new conversation
• Last week’s Weekly Howl from Howl Round explored “marketing the new play”

From The Wire

• You hate to read these types of articles: Mississauga talent scout faces jail time for misleading actors and models

Migrations

• David Savoy is retiring as Artistic Director of Sudbury Theatre Centre
• Ken Loney is the new General Manager at Highlands Summer Festival (Haliburton)

This column takes a break next week, but we’ll be back on February 21.

Browsing The Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Free Financial Basics for Artists workshop on February 10 – what self-employed artists should know
• Unearthing Shakespeare: Bringing the Bard to Life! weekend intensive on February 14 with Melina Little and Peter Van Wart – for actors wanting to craft a character from the Bard; performers wishing to expand or heighten their stage presence; and directors seeking to ground the acting work on the rehearsal floor through high stakes exploration.

• Deadline for applications for the Independent Theatre Creators International Scholarship for two emerging artists to train with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company is February 17
• Taxes for Artists workshop on February 25 – Have questions related to filing your tax return? Get them answered with Sam Marinucci
• Deadline for nominations for the Maggie Bassett Award is February 28, honouring significant, sustained, and unselfish contributions to the development of theatre in Ontario
• Deadline for applications for the Professional Theatre Training Program, offering financial support for unique and flexible training with a chosen mentor in any theatrical discipline except performance, is March 3

Check out all of our upcoming courses and workshops, including a grant writing information session in Ottawa

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline for nominations for the City of Hamilton Arts Awards is February 7
• Deadline for submissions to participate in A Company of Fools Pitch Party at Undercurrents in Ottawa is February 11

New on The Bulletin Board

• Aluna Theatre has announced their lineup of workshops for panamerican ROUTES | RUTAS panamericanas: “Theatre Creation: Tools for the Performer/Creator in the Creative Process” with Miguel Rubio starting February 19; “Voice: The Voice's Body” with Teresa Ralli starting February 19; “Performance Art: The Body in Action: Paths Toward a Personal Cartography” with Violeta Luna starting February 22; “Stand Up Comedy” with Martha Chaves starting March 3

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

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access auditions, job postings, and volunteer opportunities on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

ONstage Openings for the week of February 3

ONstage Now Touring
The Power Of Harriet T from Carousel Players
Alejandro Cespedes, Cherissa Richards,
Gordon Bolan, Virgilia Griffith
Photo by Barsin Aghajan

In Eastern Ontario
Feb. 6, This Is War at Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa), with previews from Feb. 4
Feb. 7, Les Miserables at Seaway Valley Theatre Company (Cornwall)
Feb. 8, The Odd Couple (Female Version) at Prince Edward Community Theatre (Picton)

In Northeastern Ontario
Feb. 6, The Best Of The Best at Theatre Cambrian (Sudbury)

In Northwestern Ontario
Feb. 6, Night at Magnus Theatre (Thunder Bay)

In South Central Ontario
Feb. 5, Old Love at Markham Little Theatre
Feb. 6, And Then There Were None at West End Studio Theatre (Oakville)
Feb. 7, Going Postal at Georgetown Little Theatre

In Southwestern Ontario
Feb. 5, Driving Miss Daisy at Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton)
Feb. 5, The Power Of Harriet T at The Grand Theatre (London)
Feb. 6, The Foursome at Theatre Tillsonburg
Feb. 7, Jenny's House Of Joy at Theatre Woodstock
Feb. 7, If We Are Women at Elmira Theatre Company

ONstage Opening in Toronto
Madeleine Robin Known As Roxane at Theatre Double Take
Tennille Read and Alexandra Simpson
Photo by Isabel Stowell-Kaplan

In Toronto
Feb. 5, The Country Wife at George Brown Theatre School
Feb. 5, Madeleine Robin Known As Roxane at Theatre Double Take
Feb. 6, Tribes at Canadian Stage, currently in previews*
Feb. 6, Little Women at Scarborough Music Theatre

Check out last week’s openings

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

Theatre Ontario individual members can access discount ticket offers for shows marked with an * asterisk

Read more about our members discount tickets program

ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
Free Outgoing at Nightwood Theatre
Anusree Roy and Asha Vijayasingham
Photo by John Lauener