In South Central Ontario
Dec. 20, Aladdin at Zeus Entertainment (Burlington)
For all the theatre currently playing across Ontario, and information for theatres on how to submit your listings, visit Theatre Ontario’s ONstage theatre listings on our website.
Monday, 17 December 2012
Friday, 14 December 2012
Ontario Off Stage
Conversations
Assembled by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator
- News from across the border is about the approaching "fiscal cliff", which started a conversation about the fiscal cliff in the arts--but Diane Ragsdale on Jumper identifies significant cliffs that we need to worry about it the arts: the arts education cliff, the diversity cliff, the professionalism cliff, and the leadership cliff
- Robert Hedley and Harriet Power looked at the new play development models in Britain and published their observations on the Theatre Communications Group’s website—some exciting ideas and models that could inform your theatre’s play development process
- Group of Minds Arts Marketing + Technology Consultants were commissioned to study arts patrons’ mobile preferences—following up on a previous study from three years earlier that allows us to observe trends
- Matt Miwa is the new Executive Director of Prix Rideau Awards in Ottawa
Assembled by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator
Thursday, 13 December 2012
New Workshops for the New Year
We have both exciting new workshops and some returning favourites coming up in January and early February.
Inclusion—Professional Advice for Professional Theatre Companies, with charles c. smith: Part 1 on Tuesday, January 15, Part 2 on Tuesday, April 16 – As part of their creative process, contemporary theatres are working to gain a better sense of creative possibilities and to engage communities in all aspects of their operations. This has been both a rewarding and difficult challenge for theatre companies that are addressing such issues in the context of diversity and pluralism, particularly in terms of making connections with Aboriginal peoples, peoples of colour, persons with disabilities, and others whose mother tongue is not one of Canada's official languages and whose religious and/or spiritual beliefs fall outside of the dominant western belief systems. This two-part session will assist theatre leaders in addressing these concerns and coming to understand how to begin to move their practices so that they are open and inclusive.
Auditions—Preparation, Etiquette, Expectations, with Elley-Ray Hennessy, Andrew Lamb and Renna Reddie on Wednesday, January 16 – Join us for this Talk Back Session on: What should you expect at auditions?; What do you bring to an audition?; Good & bad audition stories; Differences between film, TV, commercials & theatre auditions; Equity versus non-equity auditions; Crashing auditions—when is it a good idea?
Grant Writing Information Session for Playwrights and Theatre Artists, with Pat Bradley, Theatre Officer of the Ontario Arts Council on Thursday, January 24 in Burlington – These sessions share information, perspective, and tips about project grants, particularly the OAC’s three professional theatre project programs—Theatre Projects, Playwright Residency, and Theatre Creators’ Reserve. (And we’re looking forward to announcing sessions in other Ontario communities in the new year!)
Getting Started for Actors, with Tim Chapman on Wednesday, January 30 – For actors beginning their professional careers, this two-hour workshop answers the most frequently asked questions about the business of acting. Find out about the realities of showbiz, pictures and resumes, Equity and ACTRA, agents and casting directors, auditioning, and maintaining and improving your acting skills.
Self-Start: The Basics of Producing, with Tim Chapman on Wednesday, February 6 – If you want to do a show but have never produced professionally before, and if you want to know what questions to ask first, this workshop is for you. This workshop gives you the opportunity to ask questions and try out ideas, discover the questions you need to ask and answer, learn to organize your thinking and planning, work on scheduling and budget considerations, and find out about available resources and services.
Read more about all of the training opportunities at Theatre Ontario on our website
Inclusion—Professional Advice for Professional Theatre Companies, with charles c. smith: Part 1 on Tuesday, January 15, Part 2 on Tuesday, April 16 – As part of their creative process, contemporary theatres are working to gain a better sense of creative possibilities and to engage communities in all aspects of their operations. This has been both a rewarding and difficult challenge for theatre companies that are addressing such issues in the context of diversity and pluralism, particularly in terms of making connections with Aboriginal peoples, peoples of colour, persons with disabilities, and others whose mother tongue is not one of Canada's official languages and whose religious and/or spiritual beliefs fall outside of the dominant western belief systems. This two-part session will assist theatre leaders in addressing these concerns and coming to understand how to begin to move their practices so that they are open and inclusive.
Auditions—Preparation, Etiquette, Expectations, with Elley-Ray Hennessy, Andrew Lamb and Renna Reddie on Wednesday, January 16 – Join us for this Talk Back Session on: What should you expect at auditions?; What do you bring to an audition?; Good & bad audition stories; Differences between film, TV, commercials & theatre auditions; Equity versus non-equity auditions; Crashing auditions—when is it a good idea?
Grant Writing Information Session for Playwrights and Theatre Artists, with Pat Bradley, Theatre Officer of the Ontario Arts Council on Thursday, January 24 in Burlington – These sessions share information, perspective, and tips about project grants, particularly the OAC’s three professional theatre project programs—Theatre Projects, Playwright Residency, and Theatre Creators’ Reserve. (And we’re looking forward to announcing sessions in other Ontario communities in the new year!)
Getting Started for Actors, with Tim Chapman on Wednesday, January 30 – For actors beginning their professional careers, this two-hour workshop answers the most frequently asked questions about the business of acting. Find out about the realities of showbiz, pictures and resumes, Equity and ACTRA, agents and casting directors, auditioning, and maintaining and improving your acting skills.
Self-Start: The Basics of Producing, with Tim Chapman on Wednesday, February 6 – If you want to do a show but have never produced professionally before, and if you want to know what questions to ask first, this workshop is for you. This workshop gives you the opportunity to ask questions and try out ideas, discover the questions you need to ask and answer, learn to organize your thinking and planning, work on scheduling and budget considerations, and find out about available resources and services.
Read more about all of the training opportunities at Theatre Ontario on our website
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Theatre Ontario is on the Move!
We are excited to announce that we will be moving to our new office effective January 1, 2013. All mail sent after December 31st, should be addressed to:
We will be sharing our new suite with our current roommates at the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts and Playwrights Guild of Canada, and our sub-lets from the Arts Network for Children And Youth. Our telephone numbers and email addresses will remain the same.
To accommodate the holidays and the move, our offices will close at 5pm on Thursday, December 20th and we will re-open on Monday, January 7th.
Get directions to our new office
Theatre Ontario
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 350
Toronto, ON
M5V 3A8
We will be sharing our new suite with our current roommates at the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts and Playwrights Guild of Canada, and our sub-lets from the Arts Network for Children And Youth. Our telephone numbers and email addresses will remain the same.
To accommodate the holidays and the move, our offices will close at 5pm on Thursday, December 20th and we will re-open on Monday, January 7th.
Get directions to our new office
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Browsing The Bulletin Board
Upcoming on The Bulletin Board
- The deadline to apply for Tarragon Theatre’s Spring Training Project—a free program for aspiring theatre performers between the ages of 15 and 20—is December 14
- Playwright’s Guild of Canada and Pat The Dog Playwright Development Centre are holding a one-day workshop on "Self-Producing at Festivals for Playwrights" on December 14 in Toronto
- OAC Theatre Creators’ Reserve application deadline at Tarragon Theatre is December 14
- Nomination deadline for the Gina Wilkinson Prize is December 15. The prize recognizes and assists female theatre artists who have spent several years in a theatre discipline other than directing (acting, stage management, design, theatre administration, etc.) and who are now attempting to transition into directing
- Application deadline for both Theatre InspiraTO’s 10-Minute Playwriting Contest, and their Playwrights Mentoring Project (for playwrights interested in exploring ten-minute plays) is December 17
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