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• Want to know the secrets to a successful voice acting career? Join us at our “Voice Over” workshop with Elley-Ray on January 26 in Toronto.
• Promote your performance to your audience – Join us at our “Marketing on a Dime” workshop with Izad Etemadi on January 28 in Toronto.
• Deadline for nominations for our Michael Spence Award for Contribution in the Central Ontario community theatre region is January 31.
• Thinking of producing a show or starting a theatre company? Join us at our “Ready, Set, Show! Foundations of Indie Producing” workshop with Raeburn Ferguson on February 13 at 3pm in Toronto.
• Preparing an OAC application? Get the inside scoop at our “Grant Writing Information Session” pre-recorded webinar with Pat Bradley of the Ontario Arts Council, available on February 18.
• Have questions related to filing your tax return? Join us at our “Taxes for Theatre Artists” workshop with Sam Marinucci on February 20 at 3pm in Toronto.

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

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Artist-Educator Training at Young People's Theatre
Photo by Ali Sultani

• The MT Space’s dance workshops with Rock Bottom Performance run January 24 to 26 in Kitchener.
• Shadowpath Theatre’s Winter Workshops on “Improve Your Improv”, “Scene Writing 101” and “Creativity, Core and More” are on January 27 in Richmond Hill.
• Deadline for submissions from directors, musical directors, choreographers, stage managers, and producers for Theatre Aurora community theatre 2019/2020 season is January 31.
• Deadline for applications for Ontario Arts Council’s “Theatre Projects” grants is February 1.
• Deadline for applications for ArtReach’s “Youth Arts Projects” grants is February 1.
• Young People’s Theatre’s “Artist Educators Training Part Two: Creating Engagement” course runs February 7 to 8 in Toronto, with a registration deadline of February 1.
• Nightwood Theatre’s Young Innovators invites submissions from female, non-binary or trans creators from all artistic disciplines for their Fem-pocalypse cabaret. Submission deadline is February 1.
• Deadline for submissions from directors for East Side Players community theatre 2019/2020 season in Toronto is February 1.

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• Scarborough Theatre Guild community theatre invites applications from directors for their 2019/2020 season.

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Directors, artistic directors, producers, casting directors, agents (EIC-signed or TAMAC members – RSVP for Next Generation Showcase coming up on January 13 and 14.
• Preparing an OAC application? Get the inside scoop at our “Grant Writing Information Session” pre-recorded webinar with Pat Bradley of the Ontario Arts Council, available on January 14.
• How to 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 January 21 in Toronto.
• Want to know the secrets to a successful voice acting career? Join us at our “Voice Over” workshop with Elley-Ray on January 26 in Toronto.
• Promote your performance to your audience – Join us at our “Marketing on a Dime” workshop with Izad Etemadi on January 28 in Toronto.
• Deadline for nominations for our Michael Spence Award for Contribution in the Central Ontario community theatre region is January 31.

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

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4th Line Theatre's production of "Crow Hill: The Telephone Play"
The application deadline for their Ontario Arts Council
Recommender Grant is January 18.
Photo by Wayne Eardsley, Brookside Studio

• Studio PAVAS’ Contemporary Choreography workshop with Christina DiGiusseppe is on January 11.
• Deadline to register to apply for Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Seed Grants is January 16.
• Deadline for applications for Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators are coming up at 4th Line Theatre (January 18), Sudbury Theatre Centre (January 18), and Blyth Festival (January 18.)

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• Theatre Aurora community theatre invites submissions for productions roles (non-paying) for the 2019-2020 season.

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• Grants
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• 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

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Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Thinking of producing a show or starting a theatre company? Join us at our “Ready, Set, Show! Foundation of Indie Producing” workshop with Raeburn Ferguson and Sabah Haque on December 12.
• Create space for youth in theatre – applications for our 2019 Youth Advisory Committee are due on December 14.

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

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• Deadline for applications for Great Canadian Theatre Company’s Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators is December 7.
• Deadline for applications for The MT Space’s Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators is December 7.
• Studio PAVAS’ “Lyrical Choreography” workshop with Mitchell Jackson is December 7 in Mississauga.
• George F. Walker’s next Acting Intensive begins on December 10 in Toronto.

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

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Preparing an OAC application? Get the inside scoop at our “Grant Writing Information Session” free pre-recorded webinar with Pat Bradley of the Ontario Arts Council available on January 9.
• Directors, Artistic Directors, Producers, Casting Directors, Agents (EIC signed or TAMAC members) should RSVP by January 10 to attend Next Generation Showcase.
• Learn the techniques and the language to stage human sexuality in a way that is professional, dynamic and focused on storytelling at our “Intimacy for the Stage for Directors” workshop on January 13 in Toronto.
• We are seeking volunteers for Next Generation Showcase on January 14 and 15, helping with backstage coordination and ushering.
• Deadline for applications for Theatre Ontario’s Talent Bank of Theatre Instructors is January 15.
• Answers to your FAQs about the business of acting—Join us at our “Launching Your Career” workshop with Rachel Kennedy and guest TBA on January 24 in Toronto.

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

The History of Drinking in Cavan at 4th Line Theatre
Robert Winslow, Shelley Simester and the cast
Photo by Wayne Eardley
4th Line's OAC Recommender Grant
for Theatre Creators deadline is January 12

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• Deadline for submissions for 4th Line Theatre’s Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators is January 12.

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• Alumnae Theatre is seeking a choreographer and a lighting designer (non-paying) for an upcoming production. Rehearsals begin January 22.
• East Side Players invites submissions from prospective directors for their 2018-2019 season. The submission deadline is February 11.

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• 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

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Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Using music in your show? Learn your rights and responsibilities at Music Rights for Theatre webinar with SOCAN and Re:Sound on April 4—free for Theatre Ontario members.
• Producing a show or starting a company? Join us at our Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur workshop with Rebecca Ballarin and Amy Lee on April 27.
  
• Learns the secrets of a successful voice acting career: Voice Over Workshop with Elley-Ray on April 30.
• Theatre Ontario Festival is a province-wide celebration of community theatre featuring performances, adjudications, workshops, and celebrations. Tickets are now available. The Festival opens May 18 in North Bay.
• Treat yourself to a unique learning adventure at our Theatre Ontario Summer Theatre Intensive, August 7 to 13 in Peterborough, featuring courses for actors, directors, stage managers, and opera performers. Early-bird prices available under May 1.

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

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• Deadline for applications to direct at The Oakville Players in 2016/17 (non-paying) is today.
• Deadline for applications to direct at Whitby Courthouse Theatre in 2016/17 (non-paying) is March 31.
• Deadline for applications to direct/choreograph at Theatre Unlimited in Mississauga in 2016/17 (non-paying) is April 1.
• Deadline for applications for Ontario Arts Council grants for Arts Education Organizations, Community-Engaged Arts Organizations, Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations, National and International Residency, and Playwright Residency is April 1.
• Deadline for nominations for the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts Dora Ancillary Awards is April 1.
• Deadline for applications to direct at Burl-Oak Theatre Group in 2016/17 (non-paying) is April 4.
• Deadline for applications for Ontario Trillium Foundation grants for Seed Grants and Capital Grants are April 6.

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• SPARC invites proposals for their upcoming Symposium for Performing Arts in Rural Communities, October 27 to 30. The deadline for proposals is May 20.

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

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

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Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Does your organization want to undertake a unique youth training project, led by professional theatre artists? The deadline for applications for our Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP) is March 15.
• Get answers to your FAQs about the business of acting: Launching Your Career workshop with Rebecca Ballarin and Paolo Santalucia on March 21 in Toronto.
• Using music in your show? Learn your rights and responsibilities at Music Rights for Theatre webinar with SOCAN and Re:Sound on April 4—free for Theatre Ontario members.
• Theatre Ontario Festival is a province-wide celebration of community theatre. Tickets are now available. The Festival opens May 18 in North Bay.

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

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• Register to apply for Ontario Trillium Foundation Seed Grants and Capital Grants today to ensure review by the grant application deadline. 
• Deadline for applications for artistic teams at Oshawa Little Theatre in the 2016/17 season (non-paying) has been extended to March 10.
• Theatre 3x60 is offering a free 10-week creative training and performance experience for Durham youth and young adults (14 to 21.)  Applications are due on March 11.
• Paprika Festival’s The Intersection is a day of education, professional networking, and debated aimed at serving artists under 30.  The event is on March 13.

  

  Paprika Festival's The Intersection

• Deadline for applications for Ontario Arts Council grants for Theatre Organizations and Multi and Inter-Arts Projects is March 15.
• Deadline for applications for Toronto Arts Council grants for Long-Term Project Grants for Dance and Theatre by mid-career and established artists is March 15.
• Deadline for applications to direct at Theatre Aurora in the 2016/17 season (non-paying) is March 15.
• The early-bird discount registration deadline for the Arts Reach Canadian Arts Marketing, Development, and Ticketing Conference is March 15.
• Crow’s Theatre invites applications for the RBC Rising Star Emerging Director Prize. The application deadline is March 15.

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• Drayton Entertainment has launched a new Youth Training program in Musical Theatre in each of their producing communities: Grand Bend, Cambridge, Penetanguishene, St. Jacobs, and Drayton. Week-long courses run this summer.
• The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts invites nominations for the Dora Ancillary Awards—the Silver Ticket, the Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award, and the Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award. Nominations are due on April 1.
• Georgetown Little Theatre invites submissions for directors for the 2016/17 season (non-paying), the deadline is April 10.

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

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

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

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Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Theatre Ontario Festival opens May 13 in Oshawa, showcasing outstanding community theatre productions, teaching dedicated community theatre artists, celebrating excellence in community theatre, and bringing together theatre lovers from across Ontario.
• Theatre Ontario Annual General Meeting on May 16 in Oshawa.
• Application deadline for secondary / post-secondary students interested in our Education Assistant position is May 20.
• Application deadline for our Community Theatre Coordinator position is May 22.
• Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur workshop with Rebecca Ballarin and guest producer Scott Dermody on May 27 in Toronto: Thinking of producing a show or starting a theatre company?
• Launching Your Career workshop with Rebecca Ballarin and guest actor Joseph Recinos on June 10 in Toronto: Answers to your FAQs about the business of acting

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream and Creator Stream workshops, and our Summer Theatre Intensive for actors, directors, and playwrights.

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• Upcoming Ontario Culture Days information sessions are in Timmins (today), Brampton (May 14), Greater Napanee (May 21), and Belleville (May 22).
• Deadline for submissions for Clay and Paper Theatre’s Day of Delight for collaborators interested in working on an outdoor performance is May 13.
• Deadline to apply for Driftwood Theatre’s free Creative Roots Youth Theatre Training Program for youth 14 to 19 is May 15.
• Deadline for Ontario Arts Council Northern Arts grants is May 15.
• Deadline for nominations for the Playwrights Guild of Canada’s Tom Hendry Awards (Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights, Stage West Pechet Family Comedy and Musical Awards, Lifetime Membership) is May 15.
• Deadline for applications for a director, musical director, and choreographer at The Oakville Players is May 16.
• PACTCON 2015: Outside Looking In conference from the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres opens May 20.
• Deadline for applications for the Ruth Harcort Memorial Scholarship for graduating secondary school students in Northumberland County who have shown dedication to the arts is May 21.

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• Essential Collective Theatre is holding a Meisner Technique Training Course in Toronto starting June 6
• The Ontario Trillium Foundation has announced its new registration and application deadlines for the first granting round of 2015; registration opens July 22

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 and job postings on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

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Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp workshops on March 28 in Toronto in partnership with STAF: Learn necessary skills to produce creative works in a one-day session covering promoting theatre on social media, leveraging your online presence, getting a grip on grant writing, and participating in a mock grant jury.
• Launching Your Career recorded webinar on April 15: Answers to your FAQs about the business of acting.
• Grant Writing Information Session free workshop on April 21 in Sudbury in partnership with Sudbury Theatre Centre: Looking for tips and must-dos for preparing an application to the Ontario Arts Council?

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Humber College Puppetry Intensive - Earlybird deadline is Apr. 1

• Deadline for nominations for PACT’s Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award is March 27
• Deadline for applications for director, musical director, and choreographer at Theatre Unlimited is March 31.
• Upcoming Ontario Arts Council grant deadline on April 1 for Arts Education Organizations, Community-Engaged Arts Organizations, Community Arts Councils, Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations, National and International Residency, and Playwright Residency.
• Early-bird registration deadline for the Humber College Puppetry Intensive is April 1
• Deadline for applications for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto International Artist Residencies is April 1.
• Deadline for nominations for the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts’ Dora Ancillary Awards (Silver Ticket, George Luscombe Award for mentorship, Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award for administrators) is April 1.

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• Applications are now open for The Grand Theatre’s High School Project in London, with opportunities for actors/vocalists (auditions begin Apr. 9), orchestra (Apr. 9), and backstage (Apr. 29)
• Applications for the North Bay On the Edge Fringe Festival Lottery are due on April 29.
• The Shakespeare Globe Centre of Canada is seeking nominations of actors for the Christopher Plummer Fellowship award of Excellence; the deadline is May 1.
• Registrations are now open for PACTCON 2015, the annual conference from the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, running May 20 to 23 in Toronto.  Discount rates are available for Theatre Ontario members.

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 and job postings on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

Adjudication of Suds: Lessons Learned On Imagination, Bubble Machines, and Underwear

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

My musings from this morning’s detailed adjudication of Whitby Courthouse Theatre’s presentation of Suds

• Having the adjudicator and company on the stage of The Curtain Club, with the Festival attendees sitting in the auditorium, makes it much easier to hear the dialogue throughout the adjudication
• A shame that director Mike Trites wasn’t able to attend due to work commitments; theatre depends on choices and those decisions form the core for Jane Carnwath’s dialogue with the company; it would have been interesting to hear him talk, as Jane observed he clearly has “kept his childlike imagination” in crafting this production
• Commendations to the team of Director, Choreographer Tara Forbes, and Musical Directors Eric Brydges & Janice Brydges for how the music, dancing and staging brought the text to life
• When this production moved from the Whitby Courthouse Theatre to the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, the stage size doubled; “there were some modifications that had to be made,” admitted Ian Handscomb, Set Designer
• Highlight of the set was definitely the wall dryers which spun in beat with the dancing, and also functioned as a magical source of props—and even an entrance
• They chose to take advantage of the Centre’s fly gallery which they didn’t have in their own space
• Heather Gibb, who played Cindy, was dancing despite wearing a back-brace
• The lighting design by Kevin Arbour helped convey some of the magic of the story (the story features two guardian angels); when lighting a comedy, always consider how brightness can serve the comedy by “opening up” the performers and the connection with the audience
• The choreography choices favoured a lot of front and centre presentation to the audience; one topic for exploration during rehearsal is trying more singing to each other, especially when the lyrics of the songs are about making connections between characters
• Lovely palette choice for the costumes designed by Valerie Skinner; topic for discussion is the choice of how to costume the character of Mrs. Halo—they chose a “spangly” route but what are the opportunities in making her more frumpy?
• First discussion of underwear: “I was impressed by the mileage you got out of a pair of boxer shorts” – Jane Carnwath; never underestimate the power of a good prop
• The musical directors created some sophisticated harmonies; the cast members had to be versatile and jump between soprano, alto and bass lines
• “You don’t necessarily have to have a wonderful voice, you have to commit to selling the song, and this was a wonderful sales job”
• “Legitimate theatre”: a new term for me that some use to refer to non-musical theatre?
• Something I found myself wondering about the show’s characters that I should have asked during the Q&A: Ultimately, what makes the difference between an archetype and a stereotype? Where is the boundary in distinguishing between the use of these terms for characters? It’s always a distinction of quality; does it simply reflect greater reflection by the writers, actors, etc.?
• Perhaps the greatest potential in this text (and what this production found) was how it evokes a period when popular music was coming into its own as a cultural force
• The script refers to multiple “Finales”; one can divine the authors’ intention is to build and build and build to an over-the-top conclusion—and thus, bubble machines!
• But that also reflects that this is a text that wants to “jolly up” the audience constantly; a comparison was made to a hugely-popular big budget musical that is not “a happy show” but seems to want to have that happy finale
• Interesting Q&A discussion about how many people knew the songs in the show (audible shock when one cast member admitted she didn’t previously know “Where The Boys Are”); I think it speaks very much to different generations and what we all grew up with (about 75% of the songs were familiar to me based on what my parents listened to while I was growing up)
• More discussion about underwear: apparently the company had an extremely difficult time finding affordable period bras for the women, especially when there is a line in the script about bullet bras; apparently the costume designer experimented wearing cones made out of cardboard for a day, and assured the cast that they were “lovely”
• I was interested in exploring how one finds the subtext in a song; I’ve heard of people doing songs as monologues as a rehearsal technique; cast member Donna Lajeunesse, who is an experienced musical theatre performer, described it as a natural process for her, building on what Jane calls the “hinges” from text to song; Jane also observed that the music itself is also an expression of text that needs to be explored
• That relationship between director, musical director, choreographer and how they collaborate on interpretation is something that fascinates me; I need to try it

Also, an example of the networking value of Festival: the company from Kingston, who are building a new facility, were particularly interested to see how The Curtain Club provides flexible accessible seating to the patrons and their removable seats.

The Theatre Ontario Festival continues this afternoon with Jane’s Adjudicator’s Workshop at The Curtain Club, and tonight Espanola Little Theatre takes the stage at the Richmond Hill Centre for Performing Arts with the bilingual comedy Balconville by David Fennario.  ELT represents QUONTA, the northeastern Ontario region extending from North Bay to Timiskaming to Timmins to Sault Ste. Marie.

7 Days In Ontario Theatre

What's Happening?

• Sad to report that longtime Talent Bank member David F.M. Rogers of Guelph passed away
• From Summer Works: "Dear Prime Minister Harper: Please tell us how we are glorifying terrorism so we can stop"
• Travis Bedard of Cambiare Productions (Austin, Texas) talks about "the need to meet audiences halfway"
• The Playwrights Guild of Canada did a nice Q&A with Annie Gibson of Playwrights Canada Press on getting published

New and Upcoming on the Bulletin Board

• Canadian Stage (Toronto) has issued calls for both a Director for the 2011 Dream in High Park, and for the 2011 BASH! Director Development program; deadline for both is September 3
• Clarkson Music Theatre (Mississauga) is looking for a director and a choreographer for their production of Hairspray in November 2011
• Deadline to submit to Buddies In Bad Times (Toronto) 32nd Annual Rhubarb Festival is August 17

Check out all the current items on The Bulletin Board on the Theatre Ontario website

TO Toasts

• Congratulations to Michael Wheeler of Praxis Theatre, one of three finalists for the Toronto Arts Foundation's RBC Emerging Artist Award; and to Mallory Gilbert, one of the finalists for the William Kilbourn Award for the Celebration of Toronto's Cultural Life
• Kudos to Tina Rasmussen of Harbourfront Centre, chosen as one of the jurors for the Total Theatre Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
• And one more toast to Eric Coates, Artistic Director of Blyth Festival, who received the Bra D'Or from the Playwrights Guild of Canada's Women's Caucus for his work supporting and promoting Canadian women playwrights

Welcome to our New Members of the Talent Bank

Theatre Ontario's Talent Bank matches organizations with professional theatre teachers and trainers for workshops, adjudications, and short-term consulting contracts.  We are pleased to welcome the following new trainers to our Talent Bank.

• Trevor Copp of Burlington, in the category of Adjudicator
• Lisa Marie Di Liberto of Toronto, in the categories of Children's Theatre Instructor and Physical Theatre Instructor
• Cheryl Ewing of Kitchener, in the category of Administration and Audience Development Instructor
• Howard Jerome of Toronto, in the category of Acting Instructor
• John Lazarus of Kingston, in the categories of Adjudicator and Creative Writing Instructor
• Janice Pomer of Toronto, in the categories of Movement Instructor and Dance Instructor
• Lindsay Price of Crystal Beach, in the category of Creative Writing Instructor
• Beatrix Quarrie of Peterborough, in the category of Adjudicator
• Mark Schoenberg of Toronto, in the categories of Acting Instructor, Adjudicator, Drama Direction Instructor, and Drama Production Consultant/Play Polisher
• Bob Schram of Toronto, in the category of Choreography Instructor

We are also pleased to congratulate Talent Bank members who were accepted into additional categories:

• Mark Ingram of Toronto, in the category of Voice Instructor
• Alan K. Sapp of Kitchener, in the category of Adjudicator

Visit the Theatre Ontario website for more information about the members of our Talent Bank.

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New this week...

Artists and arts workers can support ArtsVote Toronto at The Second City on April 11 and April 25.

Free symposium on the use of fog on theatre stages at York University on April 12.

Oshawa Little Theatre is looking for directors, producers, choreographers, and musical directors.  Deadline is April 17.

Playwrights Guild of Canada is posting for a new Executive Director.  Deadline is April 23.

Tarragon Theatre in Toronto is accepting applications for the Urjo Kareda Residency Grant for an Emerging Theatre Artist.  Deadline is April 30.

Coming up this week...

Acting for the "mature theatre lover" at Ottawa Little Theatre begins April 8.

Tarragon Theatre's Directing Class with Richard Rose begins April 12.

For more information about these opportunities, and more listings, please visit The Bulletin Board on the Theatre Ontario website.