Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Conversation Starters

• Hannah Moscovitch explains in Quill and Quire about the importance of publication (as well as production) for playwrights
• David J. Loehr writes in ArtsHacker about the power of livestreaming to connect live performance with new audiences
• “Death by a thousand data points”: Buffalo News art critic Colin Dabkowski tries to reconcile the lure of “big data” with the unquantifiable impact of arts organizations
• In the not-for-profit sector, we talk about double bottom lines (financial and social impact) and triple bottom lines (adding environmental/ecological impact) and quadruple bottom lines (adding future impact), and so on.  But Nina Simon suggests on Museum 2.0 that the more goals we add, the less clarity we have in achieving them
• Does your theatre have a strategy for planned giving / bequests / memorial donations?  Charity Village looked at the state of planned giving today

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• The Guelph Arts Council has made a new year’s resolution: “The Twelve Month Artful Pledge” with personal, specific commitments to support the production of creativity, artistic activity, and the cultural sector in Guelph, and to talk about what they're doing



Acting Up Stage Company's Syd and Shirley Banks Prize

• Acting Up Stage Company in Toronto awards the Syd & Shirley Banks Prize to two emerging musical theatre artists, giving them professional mentorship, exposure, and a cash award.  Alessia Lupiano, one of this year’s recipients, shares her experience so far
• Toronto's 5th Annual Arts Day at the City is coming up on February 12.  Toronto's arts champions will meet with their city councillors to discuss the role the arts play in Toronto and make the case for continued and growing support for culture within the city.

Artist as Entrepreneur: The Boot Camp

Theatre Ontario is excited to announce that we are partnering with STAF to deliver our next Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp on Saturday, March 28 from 10am to 5pm in Toronto.

The Boot Camp consists of four workshops in a one-day session.  This Boot Camp will feature two new workshops from the talented STAF staff:

• Michael Wheeler will present "Leveraging Your Online Presence as a Theatre Artist"
• Adriano Sobretodo Jr. will present "Getting a Grip on Grant Writing"

They will be paired with Seb FoxAllen's "Promoting Theatre on Social Media" and Pat Bradley's "Grant Application Mock Jury" for an intensive day of producer training.

Find out more about Theatre Ontario and STAF's Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur webinar on February 9 with Erin Keating and Scott Dermody (free for Theatre Ontario members, excluding a materials fee): Thinking of producing a show or starting a theatre company?
• Strategies for "Word of Mouth" - It isn't random... webinar on February 11 with Ronnie Brown (free for Theatre Ontario members)
• Business Basics: Planning for Artists workshop in Toronto on February 11 with Diane Davy: Planning your work and working your plan
• Deadline for applications for Theatre Ontario’s Talent Bank of theatre instructors is February 15
• Building Your Brand As an Artist workshop in Toronto on February 21 with Edward Power
• Ask an Agent! Everything you’ve always wanted to know workshop in Toronto on February 21 with Alicia Jeffery
• Taxes for Artists workshop in Toronto on February 24 with Sam Marinucci: Have questions related to filing your tax return?
• Targeting Audiences - Now that you are talking... webinar on February 25 with Ronnie Brown (free for Theatre Ontario members)
• Deadline for applications for Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program mentorship grants is March 2

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

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline for applications for volunteer Directors for two shows in Alumnae Theatre’s 2015-2016 season is February 7

  

  Scene from Blood Relations at Alumnae Theatre in Toronto
  Applications to direct at Alumnae are due on February 7

• Deadline for applications for the 2015 Directors Lab North is February 13

New on The Bulletin Board

• Canadian Stage in Toronto is hosting a Masterclass workshop on Table Work—The Pros and Cons with Matthew Jocelyn on March 9; deadline for applications is February 17
• Ottawa Little Theatre is hosting an Accent Acquisition workshop with Julia Lenardon on February 22
• Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto is seeking submissions for PrideCab from artists of queer-identified young people (25 and under) to create an all-original, multi-disciplinary, cabaret-style show; deadline is March 2

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

Funding Unique Youth Theatre Training Programs

Does your organization want to undertake a unique youth training project, led by professional theatre artists?  The next deadline to apply for our Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP) is March 16, 2015.

YTTP offers financial support to programs anywhere in Ontario, led by professional theatre artists, which deliver accessible training to young people (age 14 to 21) in theatrical skills such as:

• Technical production and design
• Theatre administration and producing
• Performance skills and play creation

The program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

Read all about the Youth Theatre Training Program on the Theatre Ontario website

Read about the most recent youth training (Fall 2014) funded by Theatre Ontario's Youth Theatre Training Program

ONstage Openings for the week of February 2

ONstage Opening in Ottawa
Night Sky at Kanata Theatre
Allan Ross, Tania Carriere, Julia Koppernaes
Photo by Wendy Wagner

In Eastern Ontario
Feb. 3, Night Sky at Kanata Theatre (Ottawa)
Feb. 6, Stuff Happens at National Arts Centre—English Theatre (Ottawa), with previews from Feb. 3
Feb. 6, Monty Python's Spamalot at Seaway Valley Theatre Company (Cornwall)
Feb. 7, The Drawer Boy at Prince Edward Community Theatre (Picton)

In South Central Ontario
Feb. 4, Other Desert Cities at Markham Little Theatre
Feb. 5, Kimberly Akimbo at Theatre Aurora
Feb. 5, The Miracle Worker at Oshawa Little Theatre
Feb. 5, The Mumberley Inheritance at West End Studio Theatre (Oakville)
Feb. 6, The Handyman at Theatre Burlington
Feb. 6, One Slight Hitch at Georgetown Little Theatre

In Southwestern Ontario
Feb. 5, The 39 Steps at Owen Sound Little Theatre
Feb. 5, The Incredible Speediness of Jamie Cavanaugh at The Grand Theatre (London)
Feb. 5, Who's Under Where at Theatre Tillsonburg
Feb. 6, The Dixie Swim Club at Elora Community Theatre (Fergus)
Feb. 6, Medium Rare at Elmira Theatre Company
Feb. 7, Boeing Boeing at Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton), with a preview on Feb. 4

ONstage Opening in Toronto
R-E-B-E-C-C-A at Theatre Passe Muraille
Sara Farb
Photo by Michael Cooper

In Toronto
Feb. 4, Love for Love at George Brown Theatre School
Feb. 4, QueerCab at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Feb. 5, Twisted at Factory Theatre, currently in previews*
Feb. 5, Accidental Death of an Anarchist at Soulpepper Theatre, currently in previews
Feb. 5, The Dining Room at Soulpepper Theatre, in previews
Feb. 5, R-E-B-E-C-C-A at Theatre Passe Muraille*, in previews
Feb. 5, The World Goes 'Round at Scarborough Music Theatre
Feb. 5, Tales from the Vienna Woods at Ryerson Theatre School
Feb. 7, Brick Bros Circus at Solar Stage Children's Theatre

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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

Theatre Ontario individual members can access discount ticket offers for shows marked with an * asterisk

Read more about Theatre Ontario’s Discount Tickets program