Monday 30 June 2014

ONstage Openings for the week of June 30

In Eastern Ontario
ONstage Opening in Eastern Ontario
Jake's Gift at Thousand Islands
Playhouse in Gananoque
Julia Mackey
Jul. 1, Jake's Gift at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque)
Jul. 5, The Ladies Foursome at Upper Canada Playhouse (Morrisburg), with previews from Jul. 3 – world premiere

In South Central Ontario
Jul. 3, Manor Honeymoon at Beaverton Town Hall Players
Jul. 4, Billy Bishop Goes To War at The Rose Theatre (Brampton)

In Southwestern Ontario
Jul. 2, I'll Be Back Before Midnight at Drayton Entertainment: Huron County Playhouse (Grand Bend)
Jul. 2, Billy Bishop Goes To War at Blyth Festival
Jul. 2, Look, No Hans! at Drayton Entertainment: Drayton Festival Theatre

In Toronto
Jul. 1, Rare Theatre Company's Borne at Soulpepper Theatre, currently in previews
Jul. 2, The Trojan Women at Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts
Jul. 3, As You Like It at Canadian Stage, currently in previews*
Jul. 4, Titus Andronicus at Canadian Stage, currently in previews*

In Central Ontario
Jun. 30, Great Expectations at Highlands Summer Festival (Haliburton)
Jul. 3, Doctor Barnardo's Children at 4th Line Theatre (Millbrook), with previews from Jul. 1
Jul. 6, Back in '59 at Highlands Summer Festival (Haliburton)

ONstage Now Playing in Central Ontario
Run For Your Wife at Drayton Entertainment:
King's Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene
David Leyshon, Michael Lamport, David Talbot
Photo by Scott Williams
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

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Browsing The Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario
  • Summer Theatre Intensive featuring residential courses for performers and directors of all skill levels is August 10 to 16 in Waterloo; registration deadline is June 27
Check out all of our upcoming courses and workshops, including our Adjudicators Symposium

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board
  • Shadowland Theatre’s next puppet, mask-building, stilt-walking, and parade techniques workshop in Kingston is June 28
  • Deadline to submit for Native Earth Performing Arts’ Weesageechak Begins to Dance is June 30
  • Driftwood Theatre’s Creative Roots Theatre Training Intensive for youth 14 to 19 in Toronto starts June 30
  • Anna Migliarisi’s “Audition Rite” weekend workshop is July 12 and 13; the deadline to apply is June 30 and there is a 15% discount for Theatre Ontario members
  • Deadline to apply for Ontario Arts Council Compass grants is July 2
  • Deadline to apply for Ontario Trillium Foundation community and province-wide grants is July 2
New on The Bulletin Board
  • Applications are open for the Neighbourhood Arts Network TELUS Newcomer Artist Award, honouring Toronto artists with less than seven years in Canada; deadline is July 13
  • On The Edge Fringe—North Bay’s Fringe Festival—is launching in 2014, running August 15 to 17; applications for their Basement Installation program is open to July 14
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

Browse for summer training opportunities for youth from our members

Monday 23 June 2014

ONstage Openings for the week of June 23

ONstage Opening in Central Ontario
The Canada Show at Globus Theatre
Jordan Campbell, Jordan Probst
and Matthew Yipchuck
In Central Ontario
Jun. 24, The Foursome at Theatre Collingwood
Jun. 25, The Canada Show at Globus Theatre (Bobcaygeon)
Jun. 25, Run For Your Wife at Drayton Entertainment: King's Wharf Theatre (Penetanguishene)

In Southwestern Ontario
Jun. 26, Damn Yankees at Drayton Entertainment: Huron County Playhouse (Grand Bend)
Jun. 26, The Philanderer at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake) in previews*
Jun. 27, Kitchen Radio at Blyth Festival, with previews from Jun 25 – world premiere
Jun. 28, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake), currently in previews*
Jun. 28, Juno and the Paycock at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake), in previews*

In Toronto
Jun. 26, Moon Over Buffalo at Scarborough Theatre Guild
Jun. 26, As You Like It at Canadian Stage, in previews*
Jun. 27, Company at Theatre 20, currently in previews
Jun. 27, Titus Andronicus at Canadian Stage, in previews*
Jun. 27, Rare Theatre Company's Borne at Soulpepper Theatre, in previews

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

Friday 20 June 2014

Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Conversation Starters
From The Wire
Behind The Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres
Migrations
TO Toasts
In Case You Missed It
You can also receive news from Theatre Ontario every month by email.  Our archives are online and the June issue is now available.

We’re now starting the bi-weekly summer publishing schedule for Ontario Off Stage—so we’ll be back on July 4, with the next stop on the Ontario Fringe Theatre tour already underway in Toronto.

Thursday 19 June 2014

Health and Safety Awareness Training is the Law in Ontario

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

As we first reported in November, a new Ontario regulation requires health and safety awareness training for every worker and supervisor under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The regulation comes into force July 1, 2014.

Representatives from the Ministry of Labour Advisory Committee for Health and Safety in Live Performance have been working with the Ministry to discuss the challenges of implementing this regulation in our industry, where traditional “employer”, “supervisor”, and “worker” labels do not easily and traditionally apply.

The OHSA defines a worker as a person who performs work or supplies services for monetary compensation.  It is the position of the Ministry of Labour that any payment for the performance of work or services, no matter how small (including honoraria), is sufficient to bring volunteers under the protection of the OHSA.


Theatres that have vibrant health and safety programs—especially those implemented during Theatre Ontario’s “To Act In Safety” initiative in 2003—can consult the Ministry of Labour’s “Resources for Employers” at http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/training/index.php to confirm that your existing training programs are in compliance.

There are also free training videos available from the Ministry of Labour for workers (http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/training/workers.php) and supervisors (http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/training/supervisors.php).  The training takes about an hour, and participants will be able to print off a certificate of training.  The video must be completed individually and you have to use Internet Explorer or Chrome; completing these videos and generating the certificates may be the simplest way for theatres to comply with the regulation.

The training is generic about Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act.  It is not sector-specific for theatre, nor is it hazard or competency specific.  Specific live performance health and safety guidelines can be found on the Ministry of Labour’s website at http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/topics/performance.php.

Read more about Theatre Ontario's To Act In Safety program

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Browsing The Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario
Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive
Check out all of our upcoming courses and workshops, including our Adjudicators Symposium

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board
  • New Talent Bank member John Beale is holding a workshop on Le Jeu and Clown on June 21 to 22
New on The Bulletin Board
  • Driftwood Theatre invites applications for the Creative Roots Theatre Training Intensive in Toronto for youth 14 to 19; the program starts June 30
  • The Grand Theatre is holding a pre-professional musical theatre intensive for teens on August 18 to 22; registration deadline is July 18
  • Canadian Stage and York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts announce the next intake into their collaborative program in theatre directing specialized MFA; the application deadline is September 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

Browse for summer training opportunities for youth from our members

Tuesday 17 June 2014

PTTP Profiles: Exploring Projects Funded by the Professional Theatre Training Program

Eight individuals were chosen as recipients of Theatre Ontario’s Professional Theatre Training Program grants during our Spring 2014 application round. Two more projects started in the past month, and we check in with a project now halfway complete.

Rob Kempson is training in Directing with Ashlie Corcoran at Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque


Rob Kempson
I’m heading to Gananoque in only a few days to learn from Ashlie Corcoran, and I couldn’t be more excited. Growing up in Kingston, I visited the Thousand Islands Playhouse nearly every summer. Much of the first theatre I saw was at the Playhouse, and so it has always held a very special place in my heart. It’s a pretty magical setting for a summer theatre—along the banks of the St. Lawrence River—and the people who make it all happen are pretty special as well.

She Loves Me is a particularly interesting piece for me to work on, as my professional experience lies firmly in musical theatre (as a writer and performer) and in ensemble work with students/community members (as a facilitator and director). This particular piece of musical theatre requires a highly skilled ensemble cast to carry out the very busy action of the play. I have already learned a great deal from Ashlie about how to organize the pathways of that many people on stage.

Over the last few weeks, Ashlie has begun looping me into all of her notes and emails with the production team. I’ve been seeing Production Schedules, Scene Breakdowns, Wardrobe Notes, and much more fly through her e-desk in order to prep for next week well in advance. In and amongst those notes, I have completed some research for the show, a mini-glossary, some fact-checking, and other small rehearsal prep duties. I know that I will need to hit the ground running when I arrive in town next week and I am eager to soak up the next phase of production as we kick off our first week of rehearsal.

This mentorship will mean many things for me—a rare opportunity to learn from a vibrant and passionate artist like Ashlie, a chance to spend time working in a theatre that means a lot to me, an adventure in how to stage a musical with a relatively large cast (by Canadian standards), and the time and space to soak it all in. The support I’ve received from Theatre Ontario is allowing me to take this new step in my career and work beyond my comfort zone. I couldn’t be more grateful.

Joseph Recinos is training in Producing with Marilo Nunez at Alameda Theatre Company in Toronto

Joseph Recinos
My mentorship with Marilo Nunez, Artistic Director of Alameda Theatre Company begins in great timing. After a few months of life throwing curve balls at me (I never struck out but damn was it hard to keep swinging) I am finally at a place where I can start to reflect on all of the lessons learned. And with that, comes questions.

Aside from my excitement to begin to tap into the Hispanic community, build on my Spanish-speaking skills, help produce a show for SummerWorks…I am stoked to learn about balancing one’s personal life with trying to do it all. No easy feat but the guidance will surely be appreciated. To be able to learn these small life lessons from Marilo I feel will make my transition from emerging artist to professional much more seamless as the reservations or ‘intimidation’ that stems from working so closely with an established artist and Artistic Director of a company doesn’t really exist. Our initial meeting many years before when I first volunteered with Alameda saw to that, now I feel like it will be asking advice from a friend. Which will help because at this point in my career I need some guidance from someone I trust on how to stay afloat in this crazy business and not burn out.

Aside from the tasks laid out in the work plan, I hope to establish a meaningful relationship with members of the Latin-Canadian community, foster relationships with other emerging artists, and help implement kickass ideas and initiatives that will hopefully strengthen Alameda’s current relationships and that will hopefully aid in the longevity of the company. It is my hope that my ideas and passions will contribute positively and will help secure Alameda’s position as a leader in the diverse community of artists.

Kat Horzempa is training in General Management and Tour Coordination with Natalie Ackers at Roseneath Theatre in Toronto

I can’t believe I've already reached the halfway mark; how quickly the time passes! The past seven weeks have been as unpredictable as they've been educational. In planning for this mentorship, my mentor Natalie Ackers and I sketched an outline of what areas we should touch on and when, and very quickly, the reality of managing a theatre company while planning for cross-country tours taught me the importance of being flexible within a well-made plan.
Roseneath Theatre's annual fundraiser

Since embarking on this journey, I've participated in the preparation, execution and reconciliation of Roseneath Theatre’s annual fundraiser, aided with bookings for the final leg of two simultaneous school tours, and put together the itinerary for the international portion of one of next season’s school tours. Most recently I completed a draft for a sponsorship and fund-matching grant application. The application was the perfect exercise for researching potential sponsors, understanding what makes the right match between a corporation and a theatre company, creating an attractive proposal, and finally, meeting necessary deadlines.

One of my more interesting undertakings has been routing—and re-routing—one of next season’s province-wide school tours. The tour has been commissioned by an outside producer, who provided us with the areas the tour would travel. The routing I put together has evolved a few times, from a general proposal I put together based on the areas we need to reach, to a more detailed schedule that takes into account preferred dates for some key schools. For each revision, I've needed to take into account Equity rules, travel time, possible weather issues, budgets, school and holiday schedules, and finally, what will make the most sense for keeping a cast and crew happy over the course of a ten-week tour.

The value of seeing the routing project through from start to finish has meant that some of the initial marketing and sales aspects of our original plan have been reevaluated and postponed for a later time. Additionally, the annual fundraiser brought to our attention a previously unplanned opportunity for development: stewardship. Natalie and I agree that I would benefit from spending some time following-up with those who came out and supported Roseneath Theatre, seeing stewardship through from the initial thank-you and tax receipt to keeping supporters informed about how their contribution contributes to the success of the company.

As I begin the final seven weeks, I want to again thank Theatre Ontario and the Ontario Arts Council for the opportunity to learn from Natalie. The accomplishments I've made in this mentorship program have had much to do with Natalie’s commitment to my success. As a mentor, she has been open to my numerous questions and willing to take a stab at answering as many as she can. I appreciate her forthrightness when we are discussing expectations for any given project, and her willingness to expose me to some of the less obvious, less glamourous responsibilities that come along with the role I aspire to have in this industry. I continue to be grateful for this opportunity, and look forward to making the most of these final few weeks.

Read more about Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program

Theatre Ontario’s Professional Theatre Training Program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

Monday 16 June 2014

ONstage Openings for the week of June 16

In Toronto
Jun. 17, Twelve Angry Men at Soulpepper Theatre, currently in previews
Jun. 21, Company at Theatre 20, in previews

In Central Ontario
Jun. 20, Mixed Doubles at Orillia Opera House*
Jun. 20, Broadway: Andrew Lloyd Webber at Port Hope Festival Theatre, with a preview on Jun. 19

In Eastern Ontario
Jun. 21, She Loves Me at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque), with a preview on Jun. 20

In South Central Ontario
Jun. 20, The Margin of the Sky (Staged Reading) at Theatre 3x60 (Durham Region)

ONstage Opening in Southwestern Ontario
Hay Fever at Stratford Festival
Gareth Potter, Lucy Peacock, Ruby Joy
Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
In Southwestern Ontario
Jun. 19, Hay Fever at Stratford Festival, currently in previews*
Jun. 19, Test Drive at Lighthouse Festival Theatre (Port Dover) with a preview on Jun. 18
Jun. 20, Ten Chimneys at London Community Players, with a preview on Jun. 19

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

Friday 13 June 2014

Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Bruce Dow in Buddies in Bad Times Theatre's
production of Pig, directed by Brendan Healy
Photo by Jeremy Mimnagh
Conversation Starters
Behind The Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres
  • I’m a member of the Ministry of Labour’s Health and Safety Advisory Committee for Live Performance.  We develop guidelines to help theatres, artists, and the live performance sector understand and comply with the province’s occupational health and safety regulations.  One of my committee colleagues, Steve Mosher, a bassoonist with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, wrote about the process of revising a guideline for Sound Levels
  • With the London Fringe Festival closing this weekend, next up in the Ontario Fringe Theatre season is the Ottawa Fringe Festival with a kick-off party on June 18
Migrations
In Case You Missed It

Thursday 12 June 2014

Welcome to the New Ontario Summer Theatre

By Mairin Smit, Program Coordinator

We’re so excited to announce the launch of the new Ontario Summer Theatre website this week! The journey to this website began many months ago and it’s great to see it all finally come together.

Our new site is designed to make it easy for you to connect with summer theatres across the province. One of the best new features is our interactive map, which you can access on the home page or on the Theatre Map page. You can zoom in and out on your specific region, and click on markers of all our 21 member theatres and find links to their websites and directions. If you scroll down the Theatre Map page you will also find a comprehensive list of theatres, with their addresses and links.

We’re also excited to launch our Ontario Summer Theatre blog, as a part of our website. Over the summer, our dynamic blogger will be travelling the countryside visiting member theatres and giving you an insider’s look on things to do and see during your theatre adventures. While the blog will highlight the theatres themselves, we also aim to feature the surrounding areas so you can make a day, night or even a weekend of it! Our first blog post is already up and our blogger is on the road getting ready to bring you the inside scoop. Check back regularly to see what’s new in the world of summer theatre.

We also encourage you to engage with us on social media. The site features badges that link directly to the Ontario Summer Theatre Facebook, Twitter and Instagram profiles, so you can get involved directly in the summer theatre conversation.

We hope that you’ll visit us at summertheatre.ca and have fun exploring your go-to resource for summer theatre across the province.

Visit summertheatre.ca

Wednesday 11 June 2014

Browsing The Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario
Check out all of our upcoming courses and workshops, including our Adjudicators Symposium

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board
Shadowland Theatre stilt-walking
workshop in Kingston
  • Shadowland Theatre is holding a Sir John A 2015 Salon Production workshop on puppet, mask-building, stilt-walking, and parade techniques starting June 13 in Kingston
  • The Accessing the Arts Symposium is on June 13 in Whitby
  • Shaw Festival is holding a Let’s Create Theatre workshop for teens on June 14 in Niagara-on-the-Lake
  • Ottawa Little Theatre is holding a Props Building and Design workshop on June 14
  • Deadline to apply for the Ontario Arts Council’s Chalmers Arts Fellowships is June 16
New on The Bulletin Board
  • Alumnae Theatre Company in Toronto is invited submissions of scripts for the 27th annual New Ideas Festival in March 2015; deadline for submissions is September 5
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

Browse for summer training opportunities for youth from our members

Tuesday 10 June 2014

Five Questions from the Arts Community for the 2014 Ontario Provincial Election

Theatre Ontario is a member of the PASO Coalition, which sent the following to all provincial political parties.

"PASO is a Coalition of Provincial Arts Service Organizations that strives to strengthen the environment for the individuals and institutions that create and disseminate the arts in this province and for public access to the arts.

Our collective memberships are made up of individual artists as well as the performance and exhibition organizations that create and support artistic expression.

In the interest of providing the sector with answers to make informed decisions in the upcoming provincial election we would like to know your party’s platform regarding arts and culture in Ontario, if available. We also have five key questions below that are directly related to the priorities the arts community has articulated."

Read the questions and responses on the Theatre Ontario website

Monday 9 June 2014

ONstage Openings for the week of June 9

ONstage Opening in Toronto
Soulpepper Theatre's Angels in America
Raquel Duffy and Damien Atkins
Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
In Southwestern Ontario
Jun. 11, Les Miserables at Drayton Entertainment: Dunfield Theatre Cambridge
Jun. 11, Look, No Hans! at Drayton Entertainment: Huron County Playhouse (Grand Bend)
Jun. 11, The Melville Boys at Port Stanley Festival Theatre

In Toronto
Jun. 11, Twelve Angry Men at Soulpepper Theatre, in previews
Jun. 12, Angels in America—Part One: Millennium Approaches at Soulpepper Theatre
Jun. 13, Angels in America—Part Two: Perestroika at Soulpepper Theatre
Jun. 15, The Company We Keep Cabaret at Theatre 20

In Eastern Ontario
Jun. 12, Looking at Smiths Falls Community 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.

Read more about our discount tickets program

Friday 6 June 2014

Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Conversation Starters
From The Wire
TO Toasts
Gary Crawford, Toronto City Councillor and David S. Craig,
winner of the 2014 Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award from
the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts
In Case You Missed It

Thursday 5 June 2014

Engaging Youth at our Theatre Ontario Provincial Youth Forum

By Elizabeth Stuart-Morris

On Monday May 5th 2014, Theatre Ontario held its first ever Provincial Youth Forum, and I was fortunate to have been selected as one of a few youth representatives to participate, many of whom came from all over Ontario. The forum was one of Theatre Ontario’s newest developments—a youth engagement strategy, designed by the Youth Advisory Committee—to determine service gaps in theatre programming, to develop ways of helping youth become the next generation of theatre practitioners, and to develop equal opportunity and resource accessibility to young theatre practitioners across the province.

I signed up for the Forum knowing it would be a wonderful learning experience because of the kind of workshops held throughout the day, and that it would be a wonderful networking experience because of an interactive opportunity with Theatre Ontario staff in the evening. But what I didn’t expect was how important our role would actually be in finding solutions to better engage, educate, and support youth interested in creating theatre in Ontario. This was a really exciting and unique opportunity, and I soon realized that my opinion truly mattered and my voice was certainly heard.

The final workshop of the day was one that really excited me because it challenged us to think of ways in which we could ensure theatre accessibility, participation, and professionalism are available in all parts of the province. We brought up barriers and brainstormed solutions to increase the amount of theatrical possibilities in local communities, and to further enrich the quality of the theatre created in, by, and for these communities. We also discussed how young theatre practitioners could develop their careers while remaining in or returning to their local communities, bringing the quality of the theatre produced in these areas to a higher professional standard. Overall we began to look at ways of uniting Ontario through our love of theatre and our desire to make theatre a part of Ontario’s way of life.

The evening in many ways reviewed and extended the last workshop of the day. Small group discussion among Theatre Ontario members and the youth representatives, lead by the Youth Advisory Committee, (mixing the young and old, the experienced and emerging), lead us to examine why we have an interest in theatre, what we think needs to be done to make theatre a more satisfying experience, and how we can better address youth integration into currently established models. The exercise allowed us to begin building the necessary bridges among groups, and bring clarity to each other’s point of view. It allowed youth to express their challenges in starting a professional career, or in living in certain areas of Ontario where theatre is not as accessible or encouraged. It also allowed current practitioners to begin to aid youth in understanding why gaps may exist in accessibility, and what challenges are involved in initiating youth into the professional world. Most importantly and excitingly, we discovered how similar we are as theatre lovers and tireless workers attempting to make a difference in our communities and in the quality of theatre that is produced in Ontario.

My experience on this day has not only made me more excited about my personal journey, and more able to take initiative in my career through new-learned skills, but has made me realize that as an emerging youth I HAVE a voice, and that my voice is heard through the work Theatre Ontario is doing. The experience of the Forum has made it possible for youth representatives and Theatre Ontario members alike to see the importance of developing a strong theatre community, and that by building the bridges, be they geographical distance, age, or experience, we will begin to make stronger connections and have a more dynamic, supportive, and overall invincible theatre scene that is an integral part of the thread that makes up Ontario.

If you’d like to become involved in Theatre Ontario’s Youth Advisory Committee or know someone who would, please contact Mairin Smit, Program Coordinator, at mairin@theatreontario.org or 416.408.4556 x.12.  We are planning lots more youth events moving forward, so check back with us to see how you can be involved.

Wednesday 4 June 2014

Browsing The Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario
Check out all of our upcoming courses and workshops, including our Adjudicators Symposium

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board
Ottawa Little Theatre's Scenic Design
workshop series continues June 7
  • Ottawa Little Theatre’s next workshop in Scenic Design, focusing on designing at OLT, is June 7
  • Deadline to request an application package for ArtReach Toronto’s Youth Arts Projects grant is June 8 for the June 12 grant deadline
  • The Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas Mini-Conference on Dramaturgy is June 9 in Toronto
  • Shadowland Theatre is holding a Sir John A 2015 Salon Production workshop on puppet, mask-building, stilt-walking, and parade techniques starting June 13 in Kingston
  • The Accessing the Arts Symposium is on June 13 in Whitby
New on The Bulletin Board
  • The Siminovitch Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Theatre is now accepting nominations for the 2014 prize for playwrights; the nomination deadline is July 15

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

Browse for summer training opportunities for youth from our members

Tuesday 3 June 2014

Congratulation to Spring 2014 Youth Theatre Training Program Recipients

We are excited to announce the latest recipients of training grants through Theatre Ontario’s Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP).  $25,310 was awarded in total among the following recipients:
  • Acting Up Stage Company (Toronto) – One Song Glory
  • Alameda Theatre Company (Toronto) – Nueva Voz: A Latino Youth Initiative
  • Festival Players of Prince Edward County (Picton) – Festival Players Young Company
  • Odyssey Theatre (Ottawa) – Youth Apprenticeship Program
  • Paprika Festival (Toronto) – Core Educational Training Program
  • Shadowland Theatre (Norfolk County) – Aquaquest
We are happy to be able to support these valuable programs, and we thank all those who applied.  Approximately $70,000 was requested during this application round.

The next application deadline for this program is October 15, 2014.

Read more about Theatre Ontario’s Youth Theatre Training Program

This program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

Monday 2 June 2014

ONstage Openings for the week of June 2

In South Central Ontario
Jun. 5, Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr. at Whitby Courthouse Theatre

In Southwestern Ontario
Jun. 3, The Sea at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake), in previews*
Jun. 4, The Affections of May at Drayton Entertainment: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse
Jun. 4, Deathtrap at Drayton Entertainment: Drayton Festival Theatre
Jun. 5, South Pacific at Drayton Entertainment: Huron County Playhouse (Grand Bend)
Jun. 5, The Dixie Swim Club at Simcoe Little Theatre
Jun. 5, ACTOne Play Festival at Registry Theatre (Kitchener)
Jun. 6, When We are Married at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake), currently in previews*
Jun. 7, The Philadelphia Story at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake), currently in previews*

In Toronto
ONstage Opening in Toronto
The God That Comes at Tarragon Theatre
Hawksley Workman
Photo by Trudie Lee
Jun. 3, The God That Comes at Tarragon Theatre
Jun. 6, No Visible Scars at Promise Productions, in preview
Jun. 8, The 11th Annual Potluck Festival at fu-GEN Theatre Company

In Central Ontario
Jun. 4, Peter Pan at Drayton Entertainment: King's Wharf Theatre (Penetanguishene)
Jun. 6, Hilda's Yard at Blackhorse Village Players (Tottenham) with a preview on Jun. 4
Jun. 6, Driving Miss Daisy at Port Hope Festival Theatre, with a preview on Jun. 5

In Eastern Ontario
Jun. 3, Touch and Go at Ottawa Little Theatre
Jun. 5, The Burden of Self-Awareness at Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa) with previews from Jun. 3
Jun. 7, A Bedfull of Foreigners at Upper Canada Playhouse (Morrisburg) with previews from Jun. 5

ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
The InspiraTO 10-Minute Play Festival
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