ONstage Openings for the week of November 29

In Eastern Ontario:
Nov. 30, Inspecting Carol at Ottawa Little Theatre
Dec. 2, Maggie's Getting Married at Domino Theatre (Kingston)
Dec. 2, A Child's Christmas In Wales at Belleville Theatre Guild
Dec. 3, Nunsense: The Mega-Musical at Mississippi Mudds of Carleton Place

In Northeastern Ontario:
Dec. 1, Aladdin at Sault Theatre Workshop

In South Central Ontario:
Dec. 2, The Importance Of Being Uncle Roscoe at Mississauga Players

In Southwestern Ontario:
Dec. 2, A Christmas Carol at Elgin Theatre Guild (St. Thomas)
Dec. 2, Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol at Lost & Found Theatre (Kitchener)
Dec. 3, The Odd Couple, Female Version at Theatre Woodstock

In Toronto:
Nov. 30, Little Women: The Musical at Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts
Dec. 1, Munsch Express at George Brown Theatre School
Dec. 2, Ethan Claymore at Scarborough Theatre Guild

In Central Ontario:
Dec. 1, One Step Forward at Talk Is Free Theatre (Barrie)

For all the theatre current playing across Ontario, and information for theatres on how to add/update your listing, visit the ONstage show listings on the Theatre Ontario website.

7 Days In Ontario Theatre

What’s Happening?

• Attention Must Be Paid: Travis Bedard wrote a very thoughtful piece about the American theatre experience as an artist in Austin, Texas for whom “not a one of my megalomanical inclinations…lands on the Great White Way” and how to have a conversation with the public when only “Broadway” matters; I think this speaks to a lot of Ontario theatre artists who resist the notion that Toronto theatre is the only theatre that matters
• Meet www.offbookmarket.com – a market for playwrights and theatres to connect
• Picasso Pro will have its inaugural audio-described performance as part of the Sun Life Financial Performing Arts Access Program at the world premiere of Ken Gass’s ‘Bethune Imagined’ at Toronto’s Factory Theatre on November 30
• At this week’s meeting of the Live Performance Advisory Committee in Health and Safety, the guidelines for performer flying and aerial stunts was the main topic of discussion; reading about what’s happening on the Broadway production of Spiderman made it seem like a particularly timely discussion

From The Bulletin Board

• As mentioned last week, today is the deadline for Factory Theatre’s OAC Creators Reserve; Theatre Passe Muraille’s deadline is November 29; Great Canadian Theatre Company’s deadline is December 1
• Nightwood Theatre is holding its Master Class: Projections in Theatre with Kim Collier and Jamie Nesbitt on November 28 for directors and theatre creators who have an interest in exploring the relationship between the projected image and live theatrical experience
• The application deadline for Nightwood’s “Write From The Hip” for emerging female playwrights, 18-29, is December 3

Check out these items, and many more on The Bulletin Board on the Theatre Ontario website

Call For 2011 Sandra Tulloch Award For Innovation In Arts And Culture

Theatre Ontario is now inviting nominations for the 2011 Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture.

The Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture is presented annually to an individual or a collective whose initiative, activism, and leadership has contributed to the development and strengthening of arts and culture in Ontario through innovative and practical initiatives.  While Theatre Ontario administers this award, it recognizes achievements in all artistic and cultural disciplines.

The nomination deadline is February 15, 2011.

Full award criteria, history, and nomination information can be found on the Theatre Ontario website.

Congratulations to the Fall 2010 PTTP Recipients

Theatre Ontario is pleased to announce the latest recipients of training grants through Theatre Ontario’s Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP).  From 25 applications, $39,000 was awarded in total to the following recipients:

• Cole Alvis to train in production management with Doug Morum at Native Earth Performing Arts (Toronto)
• Joanna Barrotta to train in arts administration with Michael Rubenfeld at Summerworks and Camilla Holland at Tarragon Theatre (Toronto)
• Dawn Crysler to train in production management and technical direction with Carrie Costello and Gavin Fearon at Carousel Players (St. Catharines)
• Sarah Conn to train in directing with Nadia Ross at STO Union Theatre (Ottawa)
• Kelli Fox  to train in directing with Gina Wilkinson at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Ravi Jain to train in artistic direction with Franco Boni at the Theatre Centre (Toronto)
• Julia Lederer to train in directing  with Alisa Palmer for a Theatre Columbus/Tarragon Theatre  co-production (Toronto)
• Aynsley Moorhouse  to train in dramaturgy with Iris Turcott at Factory Theatre (Toronto)
• Megan Paquette  to train in production management with Alistair Hepburn at Canadian Stage (Toronto)
• Emily Pearlman to train in dramaturgy with Brian Quirt at Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa)
• Megan Watson to train in directing with Vikki Anderson at Theatrefront (Toronto)
• Aaron Willis to train in producing with Andy McKim and Kendra Fry at Theatre Passe Muraille (Toronto)

The next application deadline for this program is March 1, 2011.

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

Read more about the Professional Theatre Training Program on the Theatre Ontario website.

Training new adjudicators

In 2010, Theatre Ontario ran its first “Introduction to Adjudication” course in over twenty years.  Due to popular demand, we are bringing the course back for 2011.

Lead by Ron Cameron-Lewis, who work as an adjudicator is well-known around the province, the course  combines a mix of theory, personal experience, and practical application.  Held in conjunction with the 2011 Theatre Ontario Festival in Richmond Hill in May 2011, it culminates with the opportunity to practice adjudication skills at one of Ontario’s community theatres.

As one of last year’s participants said, “the course gave a clear indication of what adjudication is, and whether or not it’s something I want to pursue.”

For more information, please visit our “Introduction to Adjudication” page on the Theatre Ontario website.