ONstage Openings for the week of March 9

In Toronto
Mar. 10, How To Kill A Comedian at The Second City
Mar. 11, New Ideas Festival 2015 at Alumnae Theatre Company
Mar. 13, Blood Wedding at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre / Aluna Theatre, with previews from Mar. 11
Mar. 14, The Unplugging at Factory Theatre / Native Earth Performing Arts, in previews*

ONstage Opening in Mississauga
Living Curiosities, or What You Will at Theatre Erindale
Brittany Miranda, Hannah Vanden Boomen, Mercedes Morris
Photo by Jim Smagata

In Eastern Ontario
Mar. 11, TOUGH! at Algonquin College (Ottawa)*
Mar. 12, The Best Brothers at Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa), with previews from Mar. 10

In South Central Ontario
Mar. 13, Living Curiosities, or What You Will at Theatre Erindale (Mississauga), with a preview on Mar. 12

In Southwestern Ontario
Mar. 13, Dead Metaphor at Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton), with previews from Mar. 11

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

Ontario Off Stage

by Brandon Moore, Communications Coordinator

Conversation Starters

• International Women’s Day is March 8.  Equity in Theatre has launched two cool new initiatives as part of their work to redress gender inequities in the theatre industry.  One is a Women Practitioners Database, the second is a Hackathon.
• Meanwhile, Joseph Recinos (a past Professional Theatre Training Program grant recipient who mentored in producing with Marilo Nunez at Alameda Theatre Company) challenged Toronto’s theatre community in NOW Magazine: Where are the minority voices in theatre?
• (ICYMI: Joe wrote about his training experience on our blog as part of PTTP Profiles series - at the beginning, la mitad, and the end.)

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• Terry Judd, one of the co-founders of Theatre Beyond Words in St. Catharines, has passed away.
• The Second City Training Centre is expanding their facility.
• Joe Bostick, from our Talent Bank, led a free workshop for high school students at Mirvish Productions on the art of stage combat.
• The Hamilton Arts Council tackling the problem of finding space in the community with a new Space Directory.

TO Toasts

• … to the finalists for the Gina Wilkinson Prize, which honours and assists a female theatre artist making the transition from one theatre discipline to directing.  Among the finalists is Kelli Fox, who was awarded a Professional Theatre Training Program grant to mentor in directing with Gina just prior to Gina’s death.  In her letter, Gina described Kelli as someone having “all the hallmarks of a fine director – communication skills, vast depth of experience in the art, passion for story and courage."
• … to the nominees and recipients of awards at the Western Ontario Drama League Pre-Festival (PDF).

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

Social Media as a Professional
Tool for Individual Artists
Workshop on March 16

• Grant Writing Information Session recorded webinar on March 9 with Pat Bradley of the Ontario Arts Council: Looking for tips and must-dos for preparing an application to the Ontario Arts Council
• Deadline for applications for Theatre Ontario and Why Not Theatre's International Creators Scholarship is March 13
• Deadline for applications for Theatre Ontario’s Youth Theatre Training Program grants is March 16
• Social Media as a Professional Tool for Individual Artists workshop on March 16 with Seb FoxAllen: Can your social media presence get you work?
• Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur recorded webinar on March 18 with Erin Keating and Scott Dermody: Thinking of producing a show or starting a theatre company?
• Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp workshops on March 28 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

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

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• The deadline for nominations for the Mississauga Arts Council’s MARTY Awards has been extended to March 6.
• Deadline for emerging artists to register for Canadian Stage’s workshop on taxes led by Rova Epp of Artbooks is March 12.

New on The Bulletin Board

• Canada’s National Voice Intensive is coming to Toronto in May, led by Artistic Director (and long-time Talent Bank member) David Smukler.  Applications are due on March 15.
• PACT invites nominations for the 2015 Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award, honouring outstanding leadership in Canadian theatre.  Nominations are due March 27.
• Theatre Unlimited invites applications for volunteers directors, choreographers, and musical directors .  Applications are due March 31.

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

Save the Date for Theatre Ontario’s Summer Theatre Intensive

We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Summer Theatre Intensive for 2015.  It will run August 9 to 15 in Waterloo.

Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive brings together theatre people from all over the province for a week-long rigorous educational experience.  For nearly forty years, our courses have earned praise from drama teachers, theatre schools, community and professional theatres, agents, and actors getting started in the business.

Read more about last year’s Summer Theatre Intensive

ONstage Openings for the week of March 2

ONstage Opening this week in Toronto
Beneath the Banyan Tree at Theatre Direct Canada
Photo by Naz Afsahi

In Toronto
Mar. 3, Pinocchio at Young People's Theatre
Mar. 4, Beneath the Banyan Tree at Theatre Direct Canada
Mar. 4, Balm in Gilead at Ryerson Theatre School
Mar. 4, QueerCab at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Mar. 5, Harper Regan at Canadian Stage, currently in previews*
Mar. 6, Choreographic Works at Ryerson Theatre School
Mar. 7, Spoon River at Soulpepper Theatre

In Eastern Ontario
Mar. 5, Obaaberima at National Arts Centre—English Theatre (Ottawa), with previews from Mar. 3
Mar. 6, Young Frankenstein at Orpheus Musical Theatre Society (Ottawa)

In Northeastern Ontario
Mar. 4, Snapshots at Sault Theatre Workshop (Sault Ste. Marie)

In Northwestern Ontario
Mar. 6, Doubt: A Parable at Magnus Theatre (Thunder Bay), with a preview on Mar. 5

ONstage Now Playing in Toronto
The Mouse House at Bloor West Village Players
Doug Tindal and Trevor Marlatt
Photo by Jennifer Etches

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