Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Community Theatre and Communications Manager

Conversation Starters

• Anton Piatigorsky wrote in Intermission about his “obsession with theatrical metaphor” and The Here and Now. 

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• The Magnetic North Theatre Festival has been cancelled. The Board of Directors of the Canadian Theatre Festival Society said that they cannot continue to produce the Festival under its current financial circumstances.

Migrations

• Kate Leathers will be the new General Manager of Carousel Players in St. Catharines.
• Catherine Hernandez will be the new Artistic Director of b current in Toronto.

TO Toasts

• ... to Kimberly Rampersad who was awarded the Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director for 2017.
• ... to the winners and honourable mentions at the Western Ontario Drama League Festival (PDF).

In Case You Missed It

• Our 2017 Online Auction in Celebration of World Theatre Day has now opened.
• Celebrate World Theatre Day with Our Youth Advisory Committee.
• Welcome Ghost Light Players and Sault Theatre Workshop to Theatre Ontario Festival 2017.
• Browsing Our Bulletin Board featuring opportunities across the province including a free grant writing recorded webinar, foundations of indie producing workshop, practical playwriting with Daniel MacIvor in Ottawa, and a free webinar on space management for facilities.
• ONstage Openings this week in Goderich, London, St. Jacobs, Cambridge, Hamilton, Toronto, Tottenham, Orangeville, Ottawa, Durham Region, and Oshawa.

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