ONstage Openings for the week of August 8

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In South Central Ontario

Aug. 13, Cafe Cruise at Shadowpath Theatre Productions (Richmond Hill)

ONstage Opening in Southwestern Ontario
The Ladies Foursome at
Drayton Entertainment: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse
Carmen Grant, Karen Wood, Stacy Smith, Gabrielle Jones
Photo by Banko Media

In Southwestern Ontario

Aug. 12, The Ladies Foursome at Drayton Entertainment: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, with previews from Aug. 10

Aug. 12, Aladdin: The Panto at Drayton Entertainment: Huron Country Playhouse (Grand Bend), with previews from Aug. 11

Aug. 14, Mamma Mia! at Drayton Entertainment: Huron Country Playhouse (Grand Bend), with previews from Aug. 11

In Central Ontario

Aug. 9, Mamma Mia! at Port Hope Festival Theatre

Aug. 10, Here on the Flight Path at Orillia Opera House

Aug. 10, Stones in His Pockets at Globus Theatre (Bobcaygeon)

ONstage Now Playing in Eastern Ontario
The Last of the Red Hot Loversat Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg
Brian Young, Alison Lawrence

Aug. 14, It Runs in the Family at Drayton Entertainment: King's Wharf Theatre (Penetanguishene), with previews from Aug. 11

In Eastern Ontario

Aug. 13, In a Blue Moon at Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque), with a preview on Aug. 12

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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

Ontario Off Stage

Nancy Webster

by Brandon Moore, Community Theatre and Communications Manager

Conversation Starters

• Nancy Webster, the Executive Director of Young People’s Theatre in Toronto, was interviewed by the Metcalf Foundation about “the value of internships, mentors, and female leadership in the performing arts.”

Behind the Scenes at Ontario’s Theatres

• The next stop for your Ontario Fringe Theatre tour is North Bay for the ON THE EDGE fringe festival opening on August 9.
• Season announcements for 16/17 from Soulpepper (including their touring "Soulpepper on 42nd Street: Canada Crosses the Border" initiative) and Guelph Little Theatre.
• Check out the Play Map of Canada for August and find a Canadian play on a stage in your community.

Calling All Bowlers, Supporters and Sponsors!

We invite you to take part in our inaugural Bowl-a-Thon in support of Theatre Ontario.

Our goal is to raise funds towards the production costs for our annual Next Generation Showcase, a premiere event where performing arts graduates audition for industry professionals. Show your support to the next generation of theatre artists and join us to help meet our $4,500 fundraising goal! Be a Sponsor. Provide an in-kind donation or contribution. Bowl with us!

Learn more about Theatre Ontario’s Bowl-a-Thon on our website

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

• Join us for a free reading by Playwright-in-Person Mark Crawford at our Theatre Ontario Summer Theatre Intensive on August 10 in Peterborough.
• Join us at Play Date, from our Youth Advisory Committee—the most fun you’ve ever had networking—on September 12 in Toronto.
• Registrations are now open for our Adjudicators Symposium on October 1 in Toronto, bringing together the province’s adjudicators for professional development and networking.
• Applications are now open for our Professional Theatre Training Program mentorship grants. The application deadline is October 3.
• Members save 50% on E-learning courses from WorkInCulture. One of the six courses available is Partnership and Collaboration—Create your dream team! Working together is a skill, and by helping you understand the essentials of successful collaboration, this course will help your next collaboration run smoothly.

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

The NAGs Players are seeking directors.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

• Deadline to apply for Ontario Arts Council Theatre Project grants is today.
• Deadline to apply to direct for the NAGs Players Fall production of The Swan Song, a Study in Terror (non-paying) in Toronto is August 5.
• Deadline to apply for the Stratford Festival’s Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction is August 8.

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, Job Postings and Discount Ticket Offers on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

ONstage Openings for the week of August 2

ONstage Opening in Eastern Ontario
A Splinter in the Heart at Festival Players of Prince Edward County
John Jarvis, Darcy Gerhart, Ben Chiasson, Caitlin Driscoll, Stuart Clow
Photo by Johnny C. Y. Lam

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Eastern Ontario

Aug. 4, A Splinter in the Heart at Festival Players of Prince Edward County (Wellington), with a preview on Aug. 3

Aug. 6, Last of the Red Hot Lovers at Upper Canada Playhouse (Morrisburg), with previews from Aug. 4

In South Central Ontario

Aug. 5, Durham Minifest 2016 at Theatre 3x60 (Port Perry)

In Southwestern Ontario

Aug. 2, The Aeneid at Stratford Festival, in previews

Aug. 2, The Hypochondriac at Stratford Festival, in previews

Aug. 2, John Gabriel Borkman at Stratford Festival, in previews

Aug. 4, The Rocky Horror Show at Registry Theatre (Kitchener)

Aug. 5, The Last Donnelly Standing at Blyth Festival, with a preview on Aug. 4

ONstage Opening in Toronto
A Moment of Silence from Nowadays Theatre
Photo by Bahar Ahmadi

In Toronto

Aug. 3, The 39 Steps at Soulpepper Theatre, currently in previews

Aug. 4, Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts I, II, III) at Soulpepper Theatre, currently in previews

Aug. 5, Little Shop of Horrors at No Strings Theatre

Aug. 6, A Moment of Silence from Nowadays Theatre at SummerWorks

In Central Ontario

Aug. 1, Fallen Angels at Highlands Summer Festival (Haliburton)

Aug. 2, Here on the Flight Path at Theatre Collingwood

Aug. 2, The Marvelous Wonderettes at Gravenhurst Opera House

Aug. 4, The Bad Luck Bank Robbers at 4th Line Theatre (Millbrook), with previews from Aug. 2

Aug. 5, Maestro! at Peterborough Theatre Guild

Aug. 7, Miss Caledonia at Highlands Summer Festival (Haliburton)

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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