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Buddies in Bad Times Theatre's /
Native Earth Performing Arts'
2-Spirit Cabaret curator Michaela Washburn
Photo by Tanja Tiziana

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

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline for submissions for the 2-Spirit Cabaret from Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto is July 31.
• Upcoming deadlines for Ontario Arts Council grants include Theatre Projects (Aug. 1).
• Theatre on the Ridge’s “Indigenous Futurism” free theatre camp for First Nations youth  begins August 6 in Port Perry.
• The Shaw Festival’s Shaw Seminar begins August 8 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

New on The Bulletin Board

• Nominations are now open for the 2019 Barbara Laronde Award, for emerging Indigenous (Métis, Inuit, Status and Non-Status First Nations peoples) women (Trans, Cis, Two-Spirit, Non-Binary, Genderqueer) living in Northern Ontario.

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 July 29

ONstage Now Playing in South Central Ontario
The Valley at Theatre on the Ridge (Port Perry)

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In South Central Ontario

Aug. 1, The Importance of Being Earnest at Theatre on the Ridge (Port Perry) [with a preview on Jul. 31]

In Southwestern Ontario

Jul. 30, Birds of a Kind at Stratford Festival [in previews]

Jul. 30, The Front Page at Stratford Festival [in previews]

Aug. 1, The Crucible at Stratford Festival [in previews]

Aug. 2, Beside Myself at The Foster Festival (St. Catharines) [with previews from Jul. 31]

Aug. 2, The Team on the Hill at Blyth Festival [with previews from Jul. 31]

In Toronto

Aug. 2, The Ward's Island Fire Parade at Shadowland Theatre

In Central Ontario

ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
Fool for Love at Soulpepper Theatre
Cara Gee, Eion Bailey
Photo by Dahlia Katz

Jul. 29, The Ladies Foursome at Highlands Summer Festival (Haliburton)

Jul. 30, Leisa Way in Opry Gold! at Globus Theatre (Bobcaygeon)

In Eastern Ontario

Aug. 2, Every Brilliant Thing at Festival Players of Prince Edward County (Wellington)

Aug. 3, Lunenburg at Upper Canada Playhouse (Morrisburg) [with previews from Aug. 1]

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Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Final call for registrations in our Summer Theatre Intensive courses for new performers and directors, and in our Commedia Dell’Arte and Devised Theatre for Intersectional Artists courses, running August 4 to 9 in Kingston.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Toronto Arts Council is hosting Animating Your Park community events across Toronto beginning July 24.
• The Shaw Festival is hosting a “Golden Age of Musical Theatre” workshop with Paul Sportelli on July 26 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• Deadline for applications for Prologue for the Performing Arts’ 2020-21 Artists Roster is July 26.
• Shadowland Theatre invites volunteers for the Ward’s Island Fire Parade, with workshops running July 29 to August 2 in Toronto.
• Upcoming deadlines for Ontario Arts Council grants include “Artists in Communities and Schools Projects” (Jul. 30), and Theatre Projects (Aug. 1).
• Deadline for submissions for the 2-Spirit Cabaret from Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto is July 31.

New on The Bulletin Board

• Buddies in Bad Times Theatre invites submissions of proposals for the Rhubarb Festival.
• Applications are now open for the Ellen Ross Stuart Opening Doors Award, for playwrights 21 to 30 seeking an opportunity actively engage in their craft with partner theatres.

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 July 22

ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
Anne by Paul Ledoux at Guild Festival Theatre
Claire Boudreau, Michael McLeister
Set/Costume Design by Miranda DiFlorio
Photo by Barry Scheffler

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In South Central Ontario

Jul. 25, The Valley at Theatre on the Ridge (Port Perry) [with previews from Jul. 24]

In Southwestern Ontario

Jul. 25, Ed's Garage at Port Stanley Festival Theatre [with previews from Jul. 24]
Jul. 25, Fiddler on the Loose at Drayton Entertainment: Drayton Festival Theatre [with previews from Jul. 24]
Jul. 25, Prairie Nurse at Lighthouse Festival Theatre (Port Dover) [with previews from Jul. 24]
Jul. 27, Cyrano de Bergerac at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake) [in previews]

In Central Ontario

Jul. 25, The Gentleman Clothier at Orillia Opera House [with previews from Jul. 24]
Jul. 25, Dean & Jerry: What Might Have Been at Gravenhurst Opera House [with a preview on Jul. 24]

ONstage Now Playing in Central Ontario
Bloom: A Rock 'n' Roll Fable by Beau Dixon
at 4th Line Theatre (Millbrook)
Photo by Wayne Eardley, Brookside Studio

In Eastern Ontario

Jul. 25, Glory at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque) [with a preview on Jul. 24]
Jul. 26, The Script Tease Project at Festival Players of Prince Edward County (Wellington)

Jul. 27, The Bonds of Interest at Odyssey Theatre (Ottawa) [updated - original opening postponed due to weather]

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Spaces are still available in our Summer Theatre Intensive courses for new performers and directors, and in our Commedia Dell’Arte and Devised Theatre for Intersectional Artists courses, running August 4 to 9 in Kingston.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• The Shaw Festival is hosting a Deeper Dialogue workshop “Theatre and Politics” with Tim Carroll on July 20, an Adult Acting Intensive beginning July 22, and a “Golden Age of Musical Theatre” workshop with Paul Sportelli on July 26.

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 July 15

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
Murder for Two at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia
Photo by Diane O'Dell

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

Touring

Jul. 19, A (musical) Midsummer Night's Dream from Driftwood Theatre Company

In South Central Ontario

Jul. 18, Tempting Providence at Theatre on the Ridge (Port Perry) [with a preview on Jul. 17]

In Southwestern Ontario

Jul. 18, Rocky: The Musical at Drayton Entertainment: Huron Country Playhouse (Grand Bend) [with a matinee preview]

Jul. 19, Disney's Newsies at Drayton Entertainment: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse [with previews from Jul. 18]

Jul. 19, Twelve Angry Men at Drayton Entertainment: Huron Country Playhouse (Grand Bend) [with previews from Jul. 18]

In Toronto

Jul. 18, Fool For Love at Soulpepper Theatre

Jul. 18, Anne at Guild Festival Theatre (Toronto)

ONstage Now Playing in Eastern Ontario
Anne of Green Gables at
Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque)
Photo by Randy deKleine-Stimpson

In Central Ontario

Jul. 15, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks at Highlands Summer Festival (Haliburton)

Jul. 17, Caribou Cave / Cavernes des Caribou at Theatre by the Bay (Barrie)

Jul. 17, The Cenotaph Project at Theatre by the Bay (Barrie)

Jul. 17, The Great Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley Fishing Derby at Globus Theatre (Bobcaygeon)

In Eastern Ontario

Jul. 20, Pygmalion at Classic Theatre Festival (Perth) [with a preview on Jul. 19]

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.

Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Spaces are still available in our Summer Theatre Intensive courses for new performers and directors, and in our Commedia Dell’Arte and Devised Theatre for Intersectional Artists courses, running August 4 to 9 in Kingston.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• The MT Space in Kitchener is hosting a free “Monsters of Today Open Dance Project” for movers of all art disciplines to collaborate in a free, outdoor dance project beginning July 10.
• The Shaw Festival is hosting a workshop “Women’s Voices – Then and Now” hosted by Kate Hennig, beginning July 12.

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 July 8

ONstage Now Playing in Eastern Ontario
The Voice of the Turtle by John Van Druten
at Classic Theatre Festival (Perth)
Lana Sugarman, Douglas Walker

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Eastern Ontario

Jul. 10, Stag and Doe at Tweed & Company Theatre
Jul. 11, Outside Mullingar at Festival Players of Prince Edward County (Wellington) [with previews from Jul. 9]

In Northwestern Ontario

Jul. 11, Ivanka: Pasta, Salami and a Guy Named Pasquale at Magnus Theatre (Thunder Bay)

In South Central Ontario

Jul. 11, The Wind in the Willows at Theatre on the Ridge (Port Perry) [with a preview on Jul. 10]

In Southwestern Ontario

Jul. 10, Glory at Drayton Entertainment: Drayton Festival Theatre [with a matinee preview]
Jul. 11, Grease at Drayton Entertainment: Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge [with previews from Jul. 10]
Jul. 12, Hilda's Yard at The Foster Festival (St. Catharines) [with previews from Jul. 10]
Jul. 14, Victory at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake) [in previews]

In Toronto

Jul. 13, Fool For Love at Soulpepper Theatre [in previews]

ONstage Now Playing in Central Ontario
Where You Are by Kristen Da Silva at Orillia Opera House
Susan Greenfield, Debbie Collins

In Central Ontario

Jul. 10, Trudeau Stories at Highlands Summer Festival (Haliburton)
Jul. 14, Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Drayton Entertainment: King's Wharf Theatre (Penetanguishene) [with previews from Jul. 11]

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

Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Spaces are still available in our Summer Theatre Intensive courses for new performers and directors, and in our Commedia Dell’Arte and Devised Theatre for Intersectional Artists courses, running August 4 to 9 in Kingston.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Shaw Festival’s “The Golden Age of Musical Theatre” with Paul Sportelli is on July 5 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• The MT Space in Kitchener is hosting a free “Monsters of Today Open Dance Project” for movers of all art disciplines to collaborate in a free, outdoor dance project beginning July 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

ONstage Openings for the week of July 2

ONstage Now Playing in Central Ontario
Harvest at Gravenhurst Opera House
Robin Clipsham, Allan Royal

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Central Ontario

Jul. 2, Tuesdays with Morrie at Port Hope Festival Theatre
Jul. 3, The Numbers Game at Globus Theatre (Bobcaygeon)
Jul. 4, Where You Are at Orillia Opera House [with previews from Jul. 3]
Jul. 4, Bloom: A Rock 'n' Roll Fable at 4th Line Theatre (Millbrook) [with previews from Jul. 2]
Jul. 5, The Marvelous Wonderettes – Dream On at Peterborough Theatre Guild

In Eastern Ontario

Jul. 3, Unnecessary Farce at Ottawa Little Theatre
Jul. 4, The Ladies Foursome at Studio Theatre Perth
Jul. 6, Don't Dress for Dinner at Upper Canada Playhouse (Morrisburg) [with previews from Jul. 4]
Jul. 6, Made in Italy at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque) [with a preview on Jul. 5]

In South Central Ontario

Jul. 4, Willow Quartet: The Musical at Theatre on the Ridge (Port Perry) [with a preview on Jul. 3]

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
The Writer at The Foster Festival (St. Catharines)
Jamie Williams, Guy Bannerman
Photo by Alex Heidbuechel of Flashbox Photography

In Southwestern Ontario

Jul. 4, Giving Up the Ghost at Port Stanley Festival Theatre [with previews from Jul. 3]Jul. 4, Hurry Hard at Lighthouse Festival Theatre (Port Dover) [with previews from Jul. 3]
Jul. 5, Sex at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Jul. 6, The Russian Play at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Jul. 6, The Ladykillers at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Jul. 6, Murder for Two at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia [with previews from Jul. 2]
Jul. 7, The Glass Menagerie at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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