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Theatre Ontario's "Social Media for Producers" workshop

• Develop your blueprint for a career in acting—Join us for an honest discussion about the business of acting at our “Success in Show Business” workshop with Andre Newell on June 3 in Toronto.
• How to make an impact on social media—Join us at our “Social Media for Producers—Fringe How To” workshop with Jenna Warriner on June 10 in Toronto.
• Thinking of producing a show or starting a theatre company? Join us at our “Foundations of Indie Producing” workshop with Sabah Haque (সাবা হক্, صباح حق) on June 11 in Toronto.
• Our Annual General Meeting will be held on June 12 in Toronto.
• Learn the techniques and the language to stage human sexuality in a way that is professional, dynamic and focused on storytelling. Join us at our “Intimacy for the Stage for Directors” workshop with Siobhan Richardson on June 29 in Toronto.
• Our Summer Theatre Intensive features courses for performers, directors, devised theatre creators, and music directors, running August 4 to 9 in Kingston.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream and Creator Stream workshops.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.

• Grants
• Calls for Submission and Nominations
• Workshops at Ontario Theatres and Other Arts Service Organizations
• Adult Continuing Education and Training Studio Programs
• Youth Training Programs
• Volunteer and Non-Paying Positions
• Community Events and Conferences

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions, Job Postings and Discount Ticket Offers on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

ONstage Openings for the week of May 27

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
The Horse and His Boy at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Jay Turvey as Bree, Matt Nethersole as Shasta
Madelyn Kriese as Aravis and Kristi Frank as Hwin
with the cast of The Horse and His Boy
Photo by Emily Cooper

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In South Central Ontario

May 30, The Wildflower Retreat at Shadowpath Theatre Productions (Vaughan)
May 31, The Savannah Sipping Society at The Curtain Club (Richmond Hill) [with a preview on May 30]

In Southwestern Ontario

May 27, Othello at Stratford Festival
May 28, Billy Elliot the Musical at Stratford Festival
May 28, "Like Father, Like Son? Sorry" at Port Stanley Festival Theatre
May 29, Henry VIII at Stratford Festival
May 30, Private Lives at Stratford Festival
May 31, The Gentleman Clothier at Players' Guild of Hamilton
May 31, Little Shop of Horrors at Stratford Festival
Jun. 1, The Merry Wives of Windsor at Stratford Festival

In Toronto

May 31, Opening Night at Scarborough Theatre Guild
Jun. 2, Lift Off! Staging Protest at Cahoots Theatre

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
The Man Who ShoT Chance Delaney at Guelph Little Theatre
Photo by Dean Palmer

In Central Ontario

May 30, Four Play: A Showcase of Play Readings at South Simcoe Theatre (Cookstown)
May 30, The Long Weekend at Owen Sound Little Theatre

In Eastern Ontario

May 29, Boom X at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque) [with a preview on May 28]
May 29, Mending Fences at Ottawa Little Theatre
May 30, The Last Five Years at Belleville Theatre Guild [with a preview on May 28]
May 31, Priscilla Queen of the Desert at Orpheus Musical Theatre Society (Ottawa)

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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Upcoming opportunities from Theatre Ontario, from our members, and from other arts service organizations.

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

Theatre Ontario's Voice Over workshop

• Want to know the secrets to a successful voice acting career? Join us at our “Voice Over” workshop with Elley-Ray on May 25 in Toronto.
• Preparing an OAC application? Get the inside scoop! Join us at our free “Grant Writing Information Session” pre-recorded webinar available on May 27.
• Develop your blueprint for a career in acting—Join us for an honest discussion about the business of acting at our “Success in Show Business” workshop with Andre Newell on June 3 in Toronto.
• Get your promo on the screens of the right people (...using as little money as possible)—Join us at our “Social Media for Producers” workshop with Jenna Warriner on June 10 in Toronto.
• Our Summer Theatre Intensive features courses for performers, creators, directors, and music directors, running August 4 to 9 in Kingston.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream and Creator Stream workshops.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline for applications for the Toronto Arts Council’s Indigenous Arts and Culture Partnership Fund is May 24.
• Deadline for applications for Toronto Irish Players community theatre call for directors for their 19/20 season is May 26.
• Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) is convening the arts community around a four-day event, The Gathering: Celebrating 10 years of showcasing, convening and supporting equity and pluralism in the Arts. The event continues next week from May 27 to 29.
• Shaw Festival’s Play by Play intensive theatre-going experience opens May 29 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.

• Grants
• Calls for Submission and Nominations
• Workshops at Ontario Theatres and Other Arts Service Organizations
• Adult Continuing Education and Training Studio Programs
• Youth Training Programs
• Volunteer and Non-Paying Positions
• Community Events and Conferences

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions, Job Postings and Discount Ticket Offers on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

ONstage Openings for the week of May 21

ONstage Now Playing in Eastern Ontario
A Comedy of Tenors at
Seaway Valley Theatre Company (Cornwall)

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Northeastern Ontario

May 22, God and The Indian at Sault Theatre Workshop (Sault Ste. Marie)

In South Central Ontario

May 23, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. at Marquee Theatrical Productions (Newmarket)

In Southwestern Ontario

May 21, The Wildest Town in Canada: Donnelly Songs and Stories at Port Stanley Festival Theatre
May 22, The Glass Menagerie at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake) [in previews]
May 23, Sexy Laundry at Lighthouse Festival Theatre (Port Dover) [with previews from May 22]
May 23, The Man Who Shot Chance Delaney at Guelph Little Theatre
May 24, Rope at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
May 24, Honk! at Theatre Woodstock
May 24, Will You Still Love Me in the Morning? at Century Church Theatre (Hillsburgh)
May 25, Brigadoon at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
May 25, Getting Married at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
May 25, Nathan the Wise at Stratford Festival [in previews]
May 26, The Horse and His Boy at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
Lilies; Or, the Revival of a Romantic Drama
at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

In Toronto

May 24, August: Osage County at Soulpepper Theatre
May 24, The Memory of Water at East Side Players

In Central Ontario

May 21, Guys & Dolls at Port Hope Festival Theatre
May 24, The Drowning Girls at Northumberland Players (Cobourg)

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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

Domino Theatre Awarded the Elsie for Outstanding Production at Festival 2019

Domino Theatre's production of Outside Mullingar

Congratulations to Domino Theatre from Kingston, whose production of Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley was awarded the Elsie as Outstanding Production at Theatre Ontario Festival 2019 in Richmond Hill. They represented the Eastern Ontario Drama League. This is their third Elsie Award, they were previously honoured in 2011 for their production of Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass, and in 2007 for their production of All My Sons by Arthur Miller.

The production received five awards and one honourable mention from adjudicator Carolee Mason.
Gore Bay Theatre, from Manitoulin Island, represented QUONTA, the northeastern Ontario community theatre association, presenting This Is How We Got Here by Keith Barker, and received four awards and one honourable mention.

Bloor West Village Players, from Toronto, represented the Association of Community Theatres of Central Ontario, presenting Late Company by Jordan Tannahill, and received three awards and three honourable mentions.

Theatre Sarnia, represented the Western Ontario Drama League, presenting Girls Like That by Evan Placey, and received one award and one honourable mention. The production also received the award for Outstanding Coordinated Production, chosen by the Festival Production Manager.

The annual Theatre Ontario Festival is a showcase of outstanding community theatre productions, a symposium for passionate, dedicated community theatre artists, a celebration of excellence in community theatre, and a destination bringing together theatre lovers from across the province.

Theatre Ontario Festival 2019 was hosted by The Curtain Club, in partnership with Theatre Ontario and the Association of Community Theatres—Central Ontario.

Read the full list of Theatre Ontario Festival 2019 Award Winners and Nominees on the Theatre Ontario website

ONstage Tonight at Festival: Theatre Sarnia

Theatre Sarnia's production of Girls Like That

Our Festival’s closing performances comes from the Western Ontario Drama League, as Theatre Sarnia presents Evan Placey’s Girls Like That. This marks Theatre Sarnia’s first return to Festival since 2016 in North Bay, when they presented 33 Variations by Moisés Kaufman.

The Drama Club of Sarnia was created in 1927 and grew under the leadership of Herman Voaden, Dr. R.K.Stratford, and D. Park Jamieson. After many years as the Sarnia Little Theatre, the organization is now known as Theatre Sarnia and is one of the oldest continuously operating theatre groups in Canada. Over the years, the group has hosted successful theatre festivals including the Dominion Drama Festival, the Theatre Ontario Festival, the Western Ontario Drama League Theatre Festival, and WODL Mini-Fest. Theatre Sarnia graduates have gone on to careers in various fields of the theatrical community and entertainment industry. Theatre Sarnia is also one of the few community groups to own their own theatre. The Imperial Theatre in downtown Sarnia originally opened as the Capitol Theatre on New Year's Eve 1936. It closed 52 years later and was left abandoned; however, Theatre Sarnia members and many volunteers accomplished the transformation of the movie house to a live theatre venue.

Girls Like That is an explosive play staring seven young women that explores the evolution of feminist consciousness and modern female friendships in the wake of advancing technology. It examines mob mentality, sexual insecurity, double-standards, and the struggle to define oneself in a crowd. The plot follows one class of girls, part of a prestigious school that takes only 20 students a year, guaranteeing they will remain in the same class from kindergarten to graduation. Jumping back and forth in time, the audience sees how societal pressures and expectations creep in and affect the dynamics of this group starting at their first meeting at five-years-old. As they near graduation, a naked photo of one of them gets sent around to the entire school and the other six girls explore what this means to their group, and themselves.

At WODL Festival 2019 in Guelph, Theatre Sarnia won the D. Park Jamieson Memorial Award for Best Production in Festival, Outstanding Direction (Henri Canino), Outstanding Ensemble Work, Outstanding Technical Achievement, Best Visual Production, Best Coordinated Production, and Adjudicator’s Awards for Sound Design (Henri Canino), Choreography (Jackie Burns), and Projection Design (Ian Alexander). In the WODL In and Out of Festival Awards it won Best Set Design and Execution (Henri Canino and Paul Baert) and Adjudicator’s Awards for Effective Scene Transitions and Special Theatre Effects (Ian Alexander, Projections) and nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Juvenile (Emma Van Barneveld and Chloe Brescia), Sound Design and Execution (Henri Canino), Lighting Design and Execution (Catherine Souliere), and Adjudicator’s Awards for Innovation in Stage Movement (choral work and choreography).

Learn more about Theatre Ontario Festival 2019

ONstage Tonight at Festival: Domino Theatre

Domino Theatre's production of Outside Mullingar

The last time Theatre Ontario Festival was held in Richmond Hill in 2011, Domino Theatre went home with the Elsie for Outstanding Festival Production for their production of Joanna McClelland Glass’ Trying. This year, they return as the representative of the Eastern Ontario Drama League—presenting John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar.

Since its unusual beginning between feature films at the old Odeon Theatre in Kingston in 1952, Domino has grown to a full seven-play winter season. Each season offers an appealing mix of drama, comedy and mystery from the Canadian and world stages. People from all walks of life pool their skills to present productions of a consistently high calibre. As a member of the Eastern Ontario Drama League and Theatre Ontario, Domino is actively involved in the Ontario amateur theatre community and has acted as host to several annual festivals. Many Domino people and productions have been recognized for their excellence at the regional and provincial levels. With a Board of Directors elected by the membership, and with advertised auditions open to all, Domino welcomes the participation of interested volunteers both on stage and behind the scenes.

In Outside Mullingar, Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm in rural Ireland, a state of affairs that, due to his painful shyness, suits him well. Rosemary lives next door and is determined to have him but is watching the years slip away. With Anthony’s father threatening to disinherit him and a land feud simmering between their families, Rosemary has every reason to fear romantic catastrophe. In this very Irish story with a depth of poetic passion, these yearning, eccentric souls fight their way toward some kind of happiness. Outside Mullingar is a compassionate, delightful work about how it’s never too late to take a chance on love.

At EODL Full-Length Festival 2018-2019, Domino Theatre won the Leslie M. Frost Award for Best Production, Best Actor in a Major Role (Geoff Johnson as Anthony Reilly), Best Cameo Performance (Linda Hamstra as the nurse in the Scene 3 to Scene 4 transition), Best Use of Speech (David Hurley as Tony Reilly), and Set Design (David L. Smith), with nominations for Best Director (Ian Malcolm), Best Actress in a Major Role (Dympna McConnell as Rosemary Muldoon),  Acting Excellence (David Hurley as Tony Reilly and Sandi Cond as Aiofe Muldoon), Outstanding Ensemble, Best Visual Presentation, and Best Costuming.

Learn more about Theatre Ontario Festival 2019

ONstage Tonight at Festival: Gore Bay Theatre

The company of Gore Bay Theatre's
production of This Is How We Got Here

Gore Bay Theatre returns to Theatre Ontario Festival as the representative of QUONTA, the northeastern Ontario community theatre association.  Last seen on the Festival stage in 2015 in Oshawa when the presented Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, this year Gore Bay Theatre presents This Is How We Got Here, written by Keith Barker (coincidentally our Theatre Ontario Festival Playwright-in-Person.)

Gore Bay is a small town of 800 residents located on beautiful Manitoulin Island. Gore Bay Theatre was established as a community theatre in 1992 with a mandate to produce Canadian theatre (if possible), primarily as a summer venue for the local and tourist audiences. It produced one comedy each summer until 2005, when the present Artistic Director was appointed. Since then, Gore Bay Theatre has produced three to four productions each year including comedies, dramas, musicals and children’s theatre. The summer theatre season now produces a comedy, a drama and sometimes a children’s production.  The productions are done in repertory to give audiences an opportunity to attend more than one performance on a weekend.

Simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming, This Is How We Got Here follows a close-knit family as they deal with an unexpected loss. The ties that keep a mother, father, aunt and uncle together as sisters, best friends and spouses are strained by grief and guilt. They must learn how to move forward after the trauma and re-learn how to interact with forgiveness, humour and love.

At QUONTA Festival 2019 in Sault Ste. Marie, Gore Bay Theatre received Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction (Andrea Emmerton and Walter Maskel), Outstanding Technical Achievement, Outstanding Visual Presentation, and Adjudicators’s Awards for Outstanding Contribtuion (Vern Dorge, Music Composition and Performance) and for Ensemble, with nominations for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role (Tara Bernatchez as Lucille and Shannon McMullan as Liset), Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role (John Robertson as Paul and Will Smith at Jim), and Adjudicator’s Awards for Stage Management (Andrea Emmerton and Walter Maskel), and Festival Heroes (Bill Viertelhausen.)

Learn more about Theatre Ontario Festival 2019

ONstage Tonight at Festival: The Bloor West Village Players

Bloor West Village Players' production of Late Company

Opening night of Theatre Ontario Festival 2019 features our Festival debutantes, as The Bloor West Village Players take the stage, representing ACT-CO, the Association of Community Theatres—Central Ontario with their production of Late Company by Jordan Tannahill.

Since 1974, Toronto’s Bloor West Village Players have produced both entertaining and thought-provoking theatre. As a non-profit group it aims to offer professional production quality, at a modest cost. It is an active part of the community and provides opportunities for training and participation in all aspects of theatre. They produce a season of five Mainspace plays in their 162-seat theatre, from September to May. Their Reading Committee spends the year reading, then presents a long-list of recommendations to the Board, which chooses five. The Board of Directors then co-ordinates the team for each show; directors, producers, stage managers, designers, operators, and the balance of the team are all pulled from their large volunteer base.

In Late Company, two families come together in an attempt to reach an understanding a year after the death of the son of one of the couples. Family secrets are revealed, as everyone deals with issues of coping with grief and guilt. This leads to them ask questions about how well we know ourselves, those closest to us, and especially our children. As so often happens, it is a case of “we don’t see things as they are, but as we are.” Late Company was written when Jordan Tannahill was 23 (he’s now 30, twice winner of the Governor General’s Award for English-language drama) and is based on an actual incident.

At ACT-CO Festival 2018/19, The Bloor West Village Players won Best Production of a Drama and Best Set Design (Theresa Arneaud), with nominations for Best Direction (Valary Cook), Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role (Lydia Kiselyk as Debora), Best Lighting Design (David Nicholson), Best Sound Design (Samantha De Vries), and an Adjudicator’s Award for Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (Rob Candy).

Learn more about Theatre Ontario Festival 2019

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Upcoming opportunities from Theatre Ontario, from our members, and from other arts service organizations.

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Theatre Ontario Festival 2019 opens Wednesday in Richmond Hill—showcasing outstanding community theatre performances, and bringing together artists from across Ontario to share knowledge and to celebrate.
• Strengthen your communications skills as an adjudicator—Join us at our “The Adjudicator’s Voice” workshop with Annette G. Procunier on May 18 in Richmond Hill.
• Want to know the secrets to a successful voice acting career? Join us at our “Voice Over” workshop with Elley-Ray on May 25 in Toronto.
• Develop your blueprint for a career in acting—Join us for an honest discussion about the business of acting at our “Success in Show Business” workshop with Andre Newell on June 3 in Toronto.
• Get your promo on the screens of the right people (...using as little money as possible)—Join us at our “Social Media for Producers” workshop with Jenna Warriner on June 10 in Toronto.
• Our Summer Theatre Intensive features courses for performers, creators, directors, and music directors, running August 4 to 9 in Kingston.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream and Creator Stream workshops.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline for submissions for Scarborough Theatre Guild community theatre’s artistic staff for the 19/20 season is May 15.
• Deadline for submissions for The Oakville Players community theatre’s directors for the 19/20 season is May 15.
• Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) is convening the arts community around a four-day event, The Gathering: Celebrating 10 years of showcasing, convening and supporting equity and pluralism in the Arts. The event begins May 21.
• Deadline for applications for the Toronto Arts Council’s Indigenous Arts & Culture Partnership Fund is May 24.

New on The Bulletin Board

• Toronto Irish Players community theatre invites applications from directors for their 19/20 season.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.

• Grants
• Calls for Submission and Nominations
• Workshops at Ontario Theatres and Other Arts Service Organizations
• Adult Continuing Education and Training Studio Programs
• Youth Training Programs
• Volunteer and Non-Paying Positions
• Community Events and Conferences

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions, Job Postings and Discount Ticket Offers on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

ONstage Openings for the week of May 13

ONstage Now Playing in Central Ontario
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
at Huronia Players (Midland)

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

Theatre Ontario Festival 2019 runs May 15 to May 19 in Richmond Hill.

In Eastern Ontario

May 14, Nunsense at Kanata Theatre (Ottawa)
May 18, Death by Design at Prince Edward Community Theatre (Milford)

In South Central Ontario

May 14, Thoroughly Modern Millie at Marquee Theatrical Productions (Newmarket)

In Southwestern Ontario

May 16, Glory at Drayton Entertainment: Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge
May 16, The Neverending Story at Stratford Festival [in previews]
May 16, The Revenge of Ramon Ramon at The MT Space (Kitchener-Waterloo)
May 18, Mother’s Daughter at Stratford Festival [in previews]

ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
Antigone:方 at Young People's Theatre
Members of the ensemble
Set and Costume Design by Christine Urquhart
Lighting Design by Rebecca Picherack
Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.

In Toronto

May 16, To Kill a Mockingbird at Stage Centre Productions
May 18, August: Osage County at Soulpepper Theatre [in previews]

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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

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Upcoming opportunities from Theatre Ontario, from our members, and from other arts service organizations.

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

Annette G. Procunier will be leading Theatre Ontario's
"The Adjudicator's Voice" workshop on May 18

• Theatre Ontario Festival 2019 opens May 15 in Richmond Hill—showcasing outstanding community theatre performances, and bringing together artists from across Ontario to share knowledge and to celebrate.
• Strengthen your communications skills as an adjudicator—Join us at our “The Adjudicator’s Voice” workshop with Annette G. Procunier on May 18 in Richmond Hill.
• Want to know the secrets to a successful voice acting career? Join us at our “Voice Over” workshop with Elley-Ray on May 25 in Toronto.
• Our Annual General Meeting will be held on May 27 in Toronto.
• Develop your blueprint for a career in acting—Join us for an honest discussion about the business of acting at our “Success in Show Business” workshop with Andre Newell on June 3 in Toronto.
• Our Summer Theatre Intensive features courses for performers, creators, directors, and music directors, running August 4 to 9 in Kingston.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream and Creator Stream workshops.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline for applications for Odyssey Theatre’s Youth Apprenticeship Program in Ottawa is May 10.
• Shaw Festival’s Triple Threat Performances—The Basics workshop for teens is on May 11 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• Deadline for submissions for Scarborough Theatre Guild community theatre’s artistic staff for the 19/20 season is May 15.
• Deadline for submissions for The Oakville Players community theatre’s directors for the 19/20 season is May 15.

New on The Bulletin Board

• Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) is convening the arts community around a  four-day event, The Gathering: Celebrating 10 years of showcasing, convening and supporting equity and pluralism in the Arts.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.

• Grants
• Calls for Submission and Nominations
• Workshops at Ontario Theatres and Other Arts Service Organizations
• Adult Continuing Education and Training Studio Programs
• Youth Training Programs
• Volunteer and Non-Paying Positions
• Community Events and Conferences

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions, Job Postings and Discount Ticket Offers on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

ONstage Openings for the week of May 6

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
Spreading It Around by Londos D'Arrigo
at Aylmer Community Theatre
Erin Halpenny, Aaron Daniel, Paul Evert,
Barbara Warnock, Paul Blower

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Toronto

May 8, Inner Elder at Nightwood Theatre
May 9, Lilies; Or, the Revival of a Romantic Drama at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre [currently in previews]
May 9, Welcome To My Underworld at Soulpepper Theatre [with a preview on May 8]
May 10, The Brothers Size at Soulpepper Theatre [currently in previews]
May 11, WeeFestival 2019 at Theatre Direct

In Central Ontario

May 8, The Wedding Singer at Kempenfelt Community Players (Barrie)

In Eastern Ontario

May 9, Between Breaths at National Arts Centre—English Theatre (Ottawa) [with previews from May 7]
May 10, A Comedy of Tenors at Seaway Valley Theatre Company (Cornwall)

In Northeastern Ontario

May 8, Outlaw at Gateway Theatre Guild (North Bay)

In South Central Ontario

May 7, Hairspray at Marquee Theatrical Productions (Newmarket)
May 9, Robin Hood and the Merry Men? at Theatre Aurora
May 11, Camp Super at Theatre Aurora

ONstage Now Playing in Central Ontario
Where You Are by Kristen Da Silva at Theatre Orangeville

In Southwestern Ontario

May 10, Getting Married at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake) [in previews]
May 10, The Wizard of Oz at Theatre Sarnia

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

Upcoming opportunities from Theatre Ontario, from our members, and from other arts service organizations.

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Deadline for early-bird registrations rates for our Summer Theatre Intensive is today. Courses for performers, creators, directors, and musical directors run August 4 to 9 in Kingston.
• Theatre Ontario Festival 2019 opens May 15 in Richmond Hill—showcasing outstanding community theatre performances, and bringing together artists from across Ontario to share knowledge and to celebrate.
• Strengthen your communications skills as an adjudicator—Join us at our “The Adjudicator’s Voice” workshop with Annette G. Procunier on May 18 in Richmond Hill.
• Want to know the secrets to a successful voice acting career? Join us at our “Voice Over” workshop with Elley-Ray on May 25 in Toronto.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream and Creator Stream workshops.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline for applications for Ontario Arts Council’s Northern Arts Projects grants is May 2.
• Deadline for applications for The Wuchien Michael Than Foundation’s Theatre Project Grants for development and production of works by Asian-Canadian playwrights is May 3.
• Deadline for submissions for 2020 Canadian Stage Shakespeare in High Park is May 3.
• The Shaw Festival’s Spoken Word workshop for teens is on May 4.
• Deadline for applications for Odyssey Theatre’s Youth Apprenticeship Program in Ottawa is May 10.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.

• Grants
• Calls for Submission and Nominations
• Workshops at Ontario Theatres and Other Arts Service Organizations
• Adult Continuing Education and Training Studio Programs
• Youth Training Programs
• Volunteer and Non-Paying Positions
• Community Events and Conferences

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions, Job Postings and Discount Ticket Offers on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website