Theatre Ontario's Blog

Wednesday, 4 September 2019

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

Upcoming opportunities from Theatre Ontario, from our members, and from other arts service organizations.

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

In order to expand access from around the province, we’re excited to announce that we are offering our workshops series via webconferencing as well as in-person at our Toronto office.

What does an agent do and why should you have one? Join us at our “Ask an Agent” workshop on September 18 at 3pm.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream workshops.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

Deadlines for applications for the Shannon Reynolds Memorial Endowment Fund Internship at GCTC in Ottawa for a Technical Production Internship is September 6.
Deadline for submissions for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s Rhubarb Festival in Toronto is September 13.
Port Stanley Festival Theatre’s 8th Annual Playwrights Festival is on September 13 and 14.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions and Job Postings on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

Tuesday, 3 September 2019

ONstage Openings for the week of September 3

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
In the Wake of Wettlaufer by Kelly McIntosh and Gil Garratt
at Blyth Festival
Caroline Gillis, Nathan Howe, Jane Spidell,
Rachel Jones, Robert King
Gil Garratt, Director and Set Designer
Rebecca Picherack, Lighting Designer
Lyon Smith, Sound Designer
Gemma James-Smith, Costume Designer
Christine Oakey and Daniel Oulton, Stage Management
Photo by Terry Manzo

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In South Central Ontario

Sep. 5, Hilda's Yard at Markham Little Theatre

In Southwestern Ontario

Sep. 6, Quartet at Century Church Theatre (Hillsburgh)
Sep. 7, Hogan's Hoedown at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia [with previews from Sep. 3]

In Toronto

Sep. 4, Betrayal at Soulpepper Theatre [currently in previews]
Sep. 6, Encounters at the "Edge of the Woods" at Hart House Theatre
Sep. 6, The Glass Menagerie at The Village Players, Bloor West Village
Sep. 6, Rabbit Hole at Scarborough Players

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
It's Your Funeral by Jamie Williams at Port Stanley Festival Theatre
Caitlin Driscoll, Tim Manchin
Photo by Toogood Studios

In Eastern Ontario

Sep. 4, Falsettos at Orpheus Musical Theatre Society (Ottawa)
Sep. 5, Barefoot in the Park at Domino Theatre (Kingston)
Sep. 7, Same Time, Next Year at Upper Canada Playhouse (Morrisburg) [with previews from Sep. 5]

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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

Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

Upcoming opportunities from Theatre Ontario, from our members, and from other arts service organizations.

Coming Up from Theatre Ontario

In order to expand access from around the province, we’re excited to announce that we are offering our workshops series via webconferencing as well as in-person at our Toronto office.

What does an agent do and why should you have one? Join us at our “Ask an Agent” workshop with Tovah Small on September 18 at 3pm.

Check out all of our upcoming Career Stream workshops.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

Deadline for applications for the Ontario Arts Council’s “Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects” grants is August 29.
Deadline for nominations for Native Women in the Arts’ Barbara Laronde Award for an emerging Indigenous woman (trans, cis, two-spirit, non-binary, or genderqueer) artist living in Northern Ontario is August 30.
Deadlines for applications for the Shannon Reynolds Memorial Endowment Fund Internship at GCTC in Ottawa for a Technical Production Internship is September 6.

New on The Bulletin Board

The inaugural Strombergs Family Realization Fund disseminated through Nightwood Theatre invites applications for a $10,000 cash award to support a woman with at least 20 years in professional theatre seeking to finance a project of passion.
Off The Wall Stratford Artists Alliance has announced their Fall programming of adult continuing education in backstage production skills in Stratford.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions, Job Postings and Discount Ticket Offers on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website

Monday, 26 August 2019

ONstage Openings for the week of August 26

ONstage Now Playing in Southwestern Ontario
Birds of a Kind at Stratford Festival
by Wajdi Mouawad, English Translation by Linda Gaboriau
Jakob Ehman, Baraka Rahmani
Photography by David Hou

This week’s openings on Ontario’s stages

In Eastern Ontario

Aug. 28, An Evening of One-Act Plays at Belleville Theatre Guild
Aug. 28, Person of Interest at Festival Players of Prince Edward County (Wellington)

In Toronto

Aug. 28, Betrayal at Soulpepper Theatre [in previews]

ICYMI: Check out last week’s openings

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

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Browsing Our Bulletin Board

Upcoming opportunities from Theatre Ontario, from our members, and from other arts service organizations.

Upcoming on The Bulletin Board

The Shaw Festival’s “Deeper Dialogue—Re-Imagining Classical Theatre” is on August 24 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Deadline for applications for the Ontario Arts Council’s “Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects” grants is August 29.
Deadline for nominations for Native Women in the Arts’ Barbara Laronde Award for an emerging Indigenous woman (trans, cis, two-spirit, non-binary, or genderqueer) artist living in Northern Ontario is August 30.

Check out these items, and other postings from our members.

Theatre Ontario individual members can also access Auditions, Job Postings and Discount Ticket Offers on our Theatre Ontario Individual Member Resources on our website