Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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 today at 3pm.
• Join us at our “Axe of Kindness” community fundraiser on September 22—and support us as we raise funds to support the operation of our core progams and services.
• Let’s Wow your online presence—join us at our “Social Media for Actors” workshop with Jenna Warriner on October 7 at 2pm.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream workshops.

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• Deadline for applications for the Ontario Arts Council’s Indigenous Arts Projects grants is September 19.
• Shaw Festival’s “GBS on Marriage, Morals, and Modernity” Deeper Dialogue with Dr. Leonard Conolly is on September 21 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• Deadline for submissions to Sudbury Theatre Centre’s “The PlayMine” of Northern Ontario scripts is September 27.

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• Jumblies Theatre is holding “ArtsFare Essentials”, their annual 6-day workshop about community-engaged arts from October 15 to 21.

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 and Job Postings on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources 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

• 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.
• Join us at our “Axe of Kindness” community fundraiser on September 22—and support us as we raise funds to support the operation of our core progams and services.
• Let’s Wow your online presence—join us at our “Social Media for Actors” workshop with Jenna Warriner on October 7 at 2pm.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream workshops.

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• Deadline for submissions for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s Rhubarb Festival in Toronto is September 13.
• Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s 8th Annual Playwrights Festival is on September 13 and 14.
• Deadline for applications for the Strombergs Family Realization Fund at Nightwood Theatre, for a woman with 20 years in the profession of theatre looking to finance a passion project, is September 14.
• Shaw Festival’s The Golden Age of Musical Theatre talk with Paul Sportelli is on September 14.
• Deadline for applications for the Ontario Arts Council’s Indigenous Arts Projects grants is September 19.

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• The Canada Infrastructure Program: Community, Culture and Recreation Stream is now open for applications for funding infrastructure projects.
• Odyssey Theatre in Ottawa is now inviting applications for their “Artistic Directing for Independent Theatres” workshop series.

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 and Job Postings on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources 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

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 on September 18 at 3pm.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream workshops.

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• Deadlines for applications for the Shannon Reynolds Memorial Endowment Fund Internship at GCTC in Ottawa for a Technical Production Internship is September 6.
• Deadline for submissions for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s Rhubarb Festival in Toronto is September 13.
• Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s 8th Annual Playwrights Festival is on September 13 and 14.

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 and Job Postings on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

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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.

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• 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

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Gain experience in the world of video game voiceover to prepare for auditions at our “Video Game Voice Over” workshop with Ellen Dubin on April 27.
• What does an agent do and why should you have one?  Join us at our “Ask an Agent” workshop with Michael Jackson of Seventh House Talent on April 29 in Toronto.
• Deadline for early-bird registrations rates for our Summer Theatre Intensive is May 1. Courses for performers, creators, directors, and musical directors run August 4 to 9 in Kingston.
• One-person show actors and directors: Make clarity, continuity and imagery the main thrust of your performance. Join us at our “The Story’s The Thing!” workshop with Marylyn Peringer on May 4 in Toronto.
• 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.

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

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Scarborough Theatre Guild's production of The Mousetrap.
Deadline for submissions from directors
for their 19/20 season is April 30.
Photo by Julie Adams

• The Ottawa School of Theatre is hosting a Meisner Technique Intensive with Chadwick Allen from April 26 to 28.
• Deadline for submissions from directors for Scarborough Theatre Guild community theatre’s 19/20 season is April 30.
• 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.

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• The Oakville Players community theatre invites submissions for 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

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive

• Preparing an OAC application? Get the inside scoop at our free “Grant Writing Information Session” pre-recorded webinar with Pat Bradley of the Ontario Arts Council on April 23.
• Learn how to use Facebook to get ahead at our “Social Media for Actors – Facebook” workshop with Jenna Warriner on April 24 in Toronto.
• Gain experience in the world of video game voiceover to prepare for auditions at our “Video Game Voice Over” workshop with Ellen Dubin on April 27.
• What does an agent do and why should you have one?  Join us at our “Ask an Agent” workshop with Michael Jackson of Seventh House Talent on April 29 in Toronto.
• Deadline for early-bird registrations rates for our Summer Theatre Intensive is May 1. Courses for performers, creators, directors, and musical directors run August 4 to 9 in Kingston.
• One-person show actors and directors: Make clarity, continuity and imagery the main thrust of your performance. Join us at our “The Story’s The Thing!” workshop with Marylyn Peringer on May 4 in Toronto.
• 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.

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

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• Deadline for submissions for directors at Alumnae Theatre Company's FireWorks 2019 is April 20.
• Deadline for applications for Ontario Arts Council’s Théâtre – projets francophones grants is April 24.
• The Ottawa School of Theatre is hosting a Meisner Technique Intensive with Chadwick Allen from April 26 to 28.

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

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Learn about the background and impetus behind the Intimacy for the Stage initiative at our free “What Is Intimacy On Stage?” pre-recorded webinar with Siobhan Richardson of Intimacy Directors International, available on March 28.
• Learn the skills necessary to be a successful and sought-after reviewer, critic, blogger, and writer of theatre—Join us at our “Writing Theatre Reviews that Matter” workshop with Lynn Slotkin on April 3 at 3pm 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 Performing Artists” workshop with Siobhan Richardson of Intimacy Directors International on April 13.
• Deadline to book accommodations at the Festival Hotel for Theatre Ontario Festival 2019 in Richmond Hill is April 15.
• Gain experience in the world of video game voiceover to prepare for auditions at our “Video Game Voice Over” workshop with Ellen Dubin on April 27.
• Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream and Creator Stream workshops.

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• ArtsBuild Ontario is hosting a free webinar “Working Together: Multi-Partner Creative Space Projects” today.
• Deadline for applications for the Cayle Chernin Awards, presented to emerging or discipline-transitioning female artists seeking assistance in the creation of a new work is March 29.
• PACT, the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, is beginning a three-part “HR Intensive” webinar series covering Recruitment, Keeping Your People Happy and Motivated, and Keeping Your Feet Under You When Change Is Afoot. The series begins April 2.

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

Exploring and Learning Together at Our Summer Theatre Intensive

Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive

This year for our Summer Theatre Intensive we head east to beautiful Kingston, Ontario. Our courses will be held at historic Queen’s University and will include a week of incredible training opportunities for you to explore something new or boost your skills.

We have the opportunity to keep all courses, the accommodations and all meals on the premises and we are taking full advantage of the wonderful, modern facilities Queen’s has to offer.

This year’s courses run August 4 to 9, 2019—and include:

• Fundamentals of Acting with Rosanna Saracino
• Devised Theatre for Intersectional Artists with Sabah Haque 
• Playing with Commedia Dell’Arte with Catriona Leger
• Directions on Directing, an introductory look at directing with Andrew Lamb
• Digging into Directing with Lezlie Wade
• Exploring the Art of Adaption with Rosamund Small
• Music Direction for Community and Regional Theatre with Scott White

Learn more about Theatre Ontario’s Summer Theatre Intensive 2019

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Learn practical exercises designed to get your play on track and get you writing. Join us at “Jump Start Your New Play” workshop with Matt McGeachy on March 11 at 2pm in Toronto.
• Preparing an OAC application? Get the inside scoop at our free “Grant Writing Information Session” pre-recorded webinar with Pat Bradley of the Ontario Arts Council, available on March 18.
• Learn about the background and impetus behind the Intimacy for the Stage initiative at our free “What Is Intimacy On Stage?” pre-recorded webinar with Siobhan Richardson of Intimacy Directors International, available on March 28.
• Learn the skills necessary to be a successful and sought-after reviewer, critic, blogger, and writer of theatre—Join us at our “Writing Theatre Reviews that Matter” workshop with Lynn Slotkin on April 3 at 3pm in Toronto.

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

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Theatre Aurora's production of Proscenophobia
Their deadline for 19/20 production role applications is March 9.

• Upcoming grant deadline from the Ontario Arts Council include Touring Projects (Mar. 6) and Artists in Communities and Schools Projects (Mar. 14).
• Theatre Aurora community theatre’s deadline for submissions for production roles in their 19/20 season (directors, producers, and stage managers) is March 9.
• George F. Walker’s Acting Intensive starts March 11 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

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

Theatre Ontario's "Jump Start Your New Play" workshop

• Do you need financial support for professional mentorship in your career? Seeking funding for that career-changing/career-accelerating opportunity? The deadline for applications for our Professional Theatre Training Program grants is March 1.
• Does your organization want to undertake an accessible, unique youth training project, led by professional theatre artists? The deadline for applications for our Youth Theatre Training Program grants is March 1.
• What does an agent do and why should you have one?  Join us at our “Ask an Agent” workshop with Michael Jackson, Seventh House Talent, on March 4 at 3pm in Toronto.
• Are you stressed about your finances, juggling your bills and watching your debts creep larger and larger? Do your artistic projects make it even harder to stay on top of it all?  Join us at our “smART Money: Personal and Project Finances” workshop with Natasha Mytnowych on March 6 at 4pm in Toronto.
• Learn practical exercises designed to get your play on track and get you writing. Join us at “Jump Start Your New Play” workshop with Matt McGeachy on March 11 at 2pm 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 March 18.

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

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• Upcoming grant deadline from the Ontario Arts Council include Compass (Mar. 1) and Touring Projects (Mar. 6).
• Deadline for submissions to direct in the 19/20 season at Scarborough Players community theatre in Toronto is March 2.

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

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

Theatre Ontario's "Writing Theatre Reviews
that Matter" workshop with Lynn Slotkin

• Learn the skills necessary to be a successful and sought-after reviewer, critic, blogger, and writer of theatre—Join us at our “Writing Theatre Reviews that Matter” workshop with Lynn Slotkin on February 25 at 3pm in Toronto.
• Begin to figure out what it means to be your own brand and to share your image with the world online—Join us at our “Social Media for Actors—Instagram and Twitter” workshop with Jenna Warriner on February 27 at 2pm in Toronto.
• Do you need financial support for professional mentorship in your career? Seeking funding for that career-changing/career-accelerating opportunity? The deadline for applications for our Professional Theatre Training Program grants is March 1.
• Does your organization want to undertake an accessible, unique youth training project, led by professional theatre artists? The deadline for applications for our Youth Theatre Training Program grants is March 1.
• What does an agent do and why should you have one?  Join us at our “Ask an Agent” workshop with Michael Jackson, Seventh House Talent, on March 4 at 3pm in Toronto.
• Are you stressed about your finances, juggling your bills and watching your debts creep larger and larger? Do your artistic projects make it even harder to stay on top of it all?  Join us at our “smART Money: Personal and Project Finances” workshop with Natasha Mytnowych on March 6 at 4pm in Toronto.
• Learn practical exercises designed to get your play on track and get you writing. Join us at “Jump Start Your New Play” workshop with Matt McGeachy on March 11 at 2pm in Toronto.

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

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Upcoming grant deadline from the Ontario Arts Council include “Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects” (Feb. 21) and Compass (Mar. 1).
• Deadline for submissions from organizations interested in hosting SPARC Symposium on Performing Arts in Rural Communities 2020 is February 25.

New on The Bulletin Board

• Scarborough Theatre Guild community theatre invites expressions of interest for artistic staff for their 19/20 season.
• George F. Walker’s next Acting Intensive in Toronto is accepting letters of interest.

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

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Theatre instructors interested in proposing a course for our Summer Theatre Intensive? The deadline for proposals is February 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 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.
• Learn the skills necessary to be a successful and sought-after reviewer, critic, blogger, and writer of theatre—Join us at our “Writing Theatre Reviews that Matter” workshop with Lynn Slotkin on February 25 at 3pm in Toronto.
• Begin to figure out what it means to be your own brand and to share your image with the world online—Join us at our “Social Media for Actors—Instagram and Twitter” workshop on February 27 at 2pm in Toronto.
• Do you need financial support for professional mentorship in your career? Seeking funding for that career-changing/career-accelerating opportunity? The deadline for applications for our Professional Theatre Training Program grants is March 1.
• Does your organization want to undertake an accessible, unique youth training project, led by professional theatre artists? The deadline for applications for our Youth Theatre Training Program grants is March 1.
• What does an agent do and why should you have one?  Join us at our “Ask an Agent” workshop with Michael Jackson, Seventh House Talent, on March 4 at 3pm in Toronto.
• Are you stressed about your finances, juggling your bills and watching your debts creep larger and larger? Do your artistic projects make it even harder to stay on top of it all?  Join us at our “smART Money: Personal and Project Finances” workshop with Natasha Mytnowych on March 6 at 4pm in Toronto.
• Learn practical exercises designed to get your play on track and get you writing. Join us at “Jump Start Your New Play” workshop with Matt McGeachy on March 11 at 2pm in Toronto.

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

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Smiths Falls Community Theatre’s production of The Great
Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley Fishing Derby by Norm Foster.
Their "How to Audition" course starts today.

• Smiths Falls Community Theatre’s “How to Audition” course runs today and February 13.
• Deadline for applications for Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Seed Grants is today.
• Deadline for applications for Laidlaw Foundation’s Indigenous Youth and Community Futures Fund is February 11.
• Michael Kennedy’s “Acting for Film and Television” masterclass runs February 23 in Toronto, with a registration deadline of February 11.
• ArtsBuild Ontario’s “Design for Public Spaces 101: Where Do Creative Spaces Start?” is on February 12.
• Young People’s Theatre is hosting a free community forum on February 13 in Toronto for adult stakeholders in both the education and artistic communities around the production of We Are All Treaty People.
• Deadline for submissions for The Bentway’s Sound and The City artist residency is February 15.

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

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

Theatre Ontario's "Taxes for Theatre Artists" workshop

• 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 and guest Sabah Haque 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.
• Learn the skills necessary to be a successful and sought-after reviewer, critic, blogger, and writer of theatre—Join us at our “Writing Theatre Reviews that Matter” workshop with Lynn Slotkin on February 25 at 3pm in Toronto.
• Begin to figure out what it means to be your own brand and to share your image with the world online—Join us at our “Social Media for Actors—Instagram and Twitter” workshop on February 27 at 2pm in Toronto.

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

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• 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.
• 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook is hosting a free community acting workshop and public reading on February 2.
• Smiths Falls Community Theatre’s “How to Audition” course runs February 6 and 13.
• Michael Kennedy’s “Acting for Film and Television” masterclass runs February 23 in Toronto, with a registration deadline of February 6.
• Deadline for applications for Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Seed Grants is February 6.

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

Inviting Course Proposals for Summer Theatre Intensive 2019

Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive

We are seeking proposals from theatre instructors for courses for our 2019 Summer Theatre Intensive.

The 2019 Summer Theatre Intensive program will be taking place from August 4 to 9 and will be held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. These courses are targeted to participants ages 18 and up, and should be of interest to community theatre practitioners and theatre professionals alike.

The week-long intensive begins Sunday evening and ends Friday with a dinner and a closing event. There will be six hours of teaching per day, for five days from Monday to Friday. Students will be rehearsing or studying in the evenings. One evening of the week will include a trip to a theatre performance and another evening set aside for a visiting playwright.

Instructors are paid for the week's instruction and provided with meals and accommodation.

The deadline for proposals is February 14.

Learn more about submitting course proposals for Theatre Ontario’s Summer Theatre Intensive

Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Community Theatre and Communications Manager

Conversation Starters

• Kim Liao wrote for LitHub about how she sets “rejection goals” as writer, proposing that you should aim for “100 rejections a year.”

Soulpepper Theatre's production of Rose
Sabryn Rock, Hailey Gillis, Raquel Duffy, and Rose Ensemble
Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• With Rose opening this week at Soulpepper Theatre, Robert Cushman profiled the show’s composer / musical director / co-librettist and “prime mover” Mike Ross for Intermission’s Spotlight series.

Migrations

• Jennifer Tarver is leaving as Artistic Director of Necessary Angel Theatre.

TO Toasts

• ... to the recipients of Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grants from Cahoots Theatre.

In Case You Missed It

• Celebrating Emerging Storytellers at our 25th Next Generation Showcase.
• Meet our Youth Advisory Committee for 2019.
• ONstage Openings this week in Toronto, Orangeville, Ottawa, Aurora, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Guelph, and London.
• Browsing Our Bulletin Board, including workshops, grant deadlines, calls for submission, volunteer opportunities, and more.

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• 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.

New on The Bulletin Board

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

Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Community Theatre and Communications Manager

Conversation Starters

• Bernadette Hardaker, General Manager of Theatre Orangeville, shared on the PACT blog how they made the arts an election issue in last year’s provincial and municipal elections as we look ahead to this year’s federal election.
• Videos from the livestream of the 2018 SPARC Symposium (Supporting Performing Arts in Rural Communities) held in Cobalt are now available on their YouTube channel.
• Emma Stenning (new Executive Director of Soulpepper) and Naomi Campbell (new Artistic Director of Luminato) had a conversation on HowlRound as part of the series on transitions in theatre leadership – “We Can’t Work in Isolation.”

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

Nightwood Theatre's production of Grace by Jane Doe
Rose Napoli and Michaela Washburn. Photo by Dahlia Katz.

• Jane Doe wrote for Intermission Magazine about the process of writing Grace (now on stage from Nightwood Theatre) and the experience of processing trauma.
• Orpheus Musical Theatre Society in Ottawa announced their 2019/2020 season.
• “Do you work during the wintertime?” The staff of Blyth Festival answered this question from their community.
• Submissions are now open for the Playwrights Guild of Canada’s 2019 Tom Hendry Awards.

In Case You Missed It

• Stories from the Professional Theatre Training Program, featuring training projects in administration and managing direction, artistic producing, lighting design, general management, and dramaturgy.
• We’re inviting applications to our Professional Theatre Training Program and Youth Theatre Training Program for the March 1 deadline. Note that we are implementing new deadlines for these programs throughout 2019 and 2020, and have changed our applicant eligibility requirements.
• ONstage Openings this week in Toronto, Cobourg, Peterborough, Kingston, Perth, and Oshawa.
• Browsing Our Bulletin Board, including workshops, grant deadlines, calls for nominations, and more.

You can also receive news from Theatre Ontario every month by email. Our archives are online and the January issue is now available.

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• 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.
• 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.

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

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

Blyth Festival's 2018 production of The New Canadian
Curling Club by Mark Crawford.
Marcia Johnson, Matthew Gin, Omar Alex Khan,
Parmida Vand, Lorne Kennedy. Photo by Terry Manzo.

The Blyth Festival deadline for Ontario Arts
Council Recommender Grants is January 18.

• Deadline to register to apply for Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Seed Grants is today.
• 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.)
• The MT Space’s dance workshops with Rock Bottom Performance run January 24 to 26 in Kitchener.

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

Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Community Theatre and Communications Manager

Conversation Starters

• The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) is leading action to ask the Government of Ontario to reverse the cancellation of a promised $15 million disbursement to the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The OTF has been a significant supporter for strengthening Ontario’s communities—including the activities of many arts organizations. You can learn more on the ONN’s “Take Action” page.
• Jenna Warriner—who will be leading our upcoming workshops on “Social Media for Producers” (January 21) and “Social Media for Actors—Instagram and Twitter” (February 27)—wrote a guide for actors about dealing with trolls for ACTRA Toronto’s “Performers Online” site.
• As always, the “Most Popular Articles of the Year” round-up from Intermission is always an opportunity to catch-up on good conversations you may have missed.
• A fascinating story out of the U.S. via #2amt: How an Austin, Texas playwright’s final play “might have died with him, but a community joined together to ensure its survival.”

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• As part of their audience engagement for their upcoming production of Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls, the Alumnae Theatre Company has been introducing their audience to the characters who appear in the opening scene of the play. (From that link you can scroll backwards through their entire series.)

Migrations

• Susan Ferley in the new Artistic Director and Mike Forrester is the new Managing Director of the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope.
• Catriona Leger is leaving as Artistic Director of A Company of Fools in Ottawa.

In Case You Missed It

• Welcome to our Next Generation Showcase 2019 Panels.
• ONstage Openings this week in Toronto, Orangeville, and Ottawa.
• Browsing Our Bulletin Board, including workshops, grant deadlines, volunteer opportunities, and more.

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

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.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

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.)

New on The Bulletin Board

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