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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

In order to expand access from around the province, we’re excited to announce that we are offering our workshops series via webconferencing as well as in-person at our Toronto office.

• What does an agent do and why should you have one? Join us at our “Ask an Agent” workshop with Tovah Small on September 18 at 3pm.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream workshops.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline for applications for the Ontario Arts Council’s “Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects” grants is August 29.
• Deadline for nominations for Native Women in the Arts’ Barbara Laronde Award for an emerging Indigenous woman (trans, cis, two-spirit, non-binary, or genderqueer) artist living in Northern Ontario is August 30.
• Deadlines for applications for the Shannon Reynolds Memorial Endowment Fund Internship at GCTC in Ottawa for a Technical Production Internship is September 6.

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• The inaugural Strombergs Family Realization Fund disseminated through Nightwood Theatre invites applications for a $10,000 cash award to support a woman with at least 20 years in professional theatre seeking to finance a project of passion.
• Off The Wall Stratford Artists Alliance has announced their Fall programming of adult continuing education in backstage production skills in Stratford.

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 August 26

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
Birds of a Kind at Stratford Festival
by Wajdi Mouawad, English Translation by Linda Gaboriau
Jakob Ehman, Baraka Rahmani
Photography by David Hou

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Eastern Ontario

Aug. 28, An Evening of One-Act Plays at Belleville Theatre Guild
Aug. 28, Person of Interest at Festival Players of Prince Edward County (Wellington)

In Toronto

Aug. 28, Betrayal 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.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• The Shaw Festival’s “Deeper Dialogue—Re-Imagining Classical Theatre” is on August 24 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• Deadline for applications for the Ontario Arts Council’s “Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects” grants is August 29.
• Deadline for nominations for Native Women in the Arts’ Barbara Laronde Award for an emerging Indigenous woman (trans, cis, two-spirit, non-binary, or genderqueer) artist living in Northern Ontario is August 30.

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

Theatre Ontario Goes Back to School in Kingston at Our Summer Theatre Intensive

by Raeburn Ferguson, Professional Theatre and Education Manager

I am certainly missing my lakeside office as I reflect on the gorgeous week spent in Kingston on the Queen’s University campus for our 2019 Theatre Ontario Summer Theatre Intensive. There were times I forgot I was working while walking past the crystal blue water dotted with sail boats and the historic buildings covered in climbing vines. To say that I am happy with our choice to hold our intensive at Queen’s this year would be an understatement!

Not only was having our classrooms, accommodations and dining all within walking distance of one  another super convenient, but the close community feel of eating together and travelling to and from class with one another made the experience that much more special—and the friendships and connections I saw being made over the week were heartwarming.

We were truly blessed to have four incredibly talented instructors with us for the week. Sabah Haque (Devised Theatre), Andrew Lamb (Intro to Directing), Rosanna Saracino (Intro to Acting), and Alix Sideris (Commedia Dell'Arte) brought not only their immense knowledge and skills but also their friendly, fun personalities that really make them shine. They worked our participants hard! I even heard someone say at the end of day one “even if I went home now, I got my monies worth from the information I learned today.” The participants were excited about the work they were doing in class and formed study groups in the residence to work together.

Alongside the classes, we were able to have two nights of special activities—one being a play reading by Ottawa playwright Lisa Meuser (made possible by a grant from the Playwrights Guild of Canada’s “Play Connect” program, funded by the Canada Council), and the other a trip to the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque to see Glory by Tracey Power. This was truly a treat—if you have never been to this special theatre, it is a summer must. Imagine being on a beautiful dock by the water, moon shining in the sky as you sip a nice drink and then you step into the theatre for an amazing piece of Canadian theatre! 

The week seemed to fly by and I couldn’t believe it when I woke up and it was the final day of the courses. As everyone said goodbye and exchanged emails, and telephone numbers. I was overwhelmed by how truly special this event is. It was my very first time planning or being involved with it and as I looked around the room at the participants varying in age, background, and area of the province, it was incredible to see all these theatre lovers sad to leave their newfound friends. 

This was for me a perfect example of what Theatre Ontario is, a province-wide community of theatre practitioners and lovers coming together to learn and grow from their time together. I can’t wait to do this again and hope to see all of you there next year!

Learn more about Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive

ONstage Openings for the week of August 19

ONstage Now Playing in Eastern Ontario
Salt-Water Moon at Studio Theatre Perth

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Eastern Ontario

Aug. 24, Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque) [with a preview on Aug. 23]

In Southwestern Ontario

Aug. 22, Lunenburg at Lighthouse Festival Theatre (Port Dover)

Aug. 24, Man and Superman at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

In Toronto

Aug. 19, Reprint from The Musical Stage Company

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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

ONstage Openings for the week of August 12

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
Cyrano de Bergerac at Shaw Festival
Tom Rooney as Cyrano
with Emily Lukasik as Soubrette and Michael Man as Pickpocket
Photo by Emily Cooper

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Toronto

Aug. 14, The Campfire Project from Shadowland Theatre
Aug. 15, Art at Soulpepper Theatre [currently in previews]

In Central Ontario

Aug. 14, Kama Sutra at Globus Theatre (Bobcaygeon)
Aug. 15, Same Time, Next Year at Orillia Opera House [with a preview on Aug. 14]

In Eastern Ontario

Aug. 17, Deathtrap at Classic Theatre Festival (Perth) [with previews from Aug. 16]

In Southwestern Ontario

ONstage Now Playing in Eastern Ontario
Narnia at Smiths Falls Community Theatre

Aug. 14, Birds of a Kind at Stratford Festival
Aug. 15, The Front Page at Stratford Festival
Aug. 15, It's Your Funeral at Port Stanley Festival Theatre [with previews from Aug. 14]
Aug. 15, Shear Madness at Drayton Entertainment: King's Wharf Theatre (Penetanguishene) [with previews from Aug. 14]
Aug. 16, The Crucible at Stratford Festival
Aug. 16, Drayton Entertainment’s production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast [with previews from Aug. 15]
Aug. 17, Man and Superman at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake) [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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The Shaw Festival's "Shaw Seminar"

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

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• The Shaw Festival’s Shaw Seminar premier adult education experience begins August 8 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• Julian Munds’ Building a Character courses for performers begin on August 10 (weekends) and August 12 (weeknights.)
• The Shaw Festival’s Shaw Symposium begins August 15 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 August 6

ONstage Now Playing in Eastern Ontario
The Bonds of Interest at Odyssey Theatre (Ottawa)
Erin Eldershaw, Scott Maudsley
Photo by Andrew Alexander

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Southwestern Ontario

Aug. 8, Jack and The Beanstalk: The Panto at Drayton Entertainment: Huron Country Playhouse (Grand Bend) [with a matinee preview]
Aug. 9, Twelve Angry Men at Drayton Entertainment: Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge [with previews from Aug. 7]
Aug. 10, Victory at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Aug. 10, The New Canadian Curling Club at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia [with previews from Aug. 6]
Aug. 11, Cyrano de Bergerac at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Aug. 11, Grease at Drayton Entertainment: Huron Country Playhouse (Grand Bend) [with previews from Aug. 8]

In Toronto

Aug. 9, Art at Soulpepper Theatre [in previews]

In Central Ontario

Aug. 6, Million Dollar Quartet at Port Hope Festival Theatre
Aug. 8, Carmel at 4th Line Theatre (Millbrook) [with previews from Aug. 6]
Aug. 9, In the Wake of Wettlaufer at Blyth Festival [with previews from Aug. 7]

ONstage Now Playing in Central Ontario
The Ladies Foursome by Norm Foster
at Highlands Summer Festival (Haliburton)

In Eastern Ontario

Aug. 8, The Boy in the Moon at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque) [with a preview on Aug. 7]
Aug. 8, Salt-Water Moon at Studio Theatre Perth
Aug. 8, Shrek the Musical at Stirling Festival Theatre
Aug. 9, Narnia at Smiths Falls Community Theatre

In South Central Ontario

Aug. 8, Venus in Fur at Theatre on the Ridge (Port Perry) [with a preview on Aug. 7]

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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