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December 2011
Theatre Ontario Presents...
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Meet Anne Mooney
Showcase
PTTP Fall 2011
This Month in Ontario Theatre
Holiday Gift Ideas
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Auditions are available for individual members of Theatre Ontario on the Auditions page of our website.

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Introducing our New Community Theatre Coordinator 

Anne MooneyWe're pleased to welcome Anne Mooney as our new Community Theatre Coordinator.

Anne has been an active member of community theatres across Southwestern Ontario, served on the Board of the Western Ontario Drama League (WODL), and is a former member of the Theatre Ontario Board of Directors.  Read more about Anne
Showcase 2012

To all artistic directors, freelance directors, casting directors, and agents (signed to the EIC or members of TAMAC): join us for two days of talent as over 230 theatre school graduates from across Ontario, and the National Theatre School in Montreal, gather for our 18th annual Theatre Ontario Showcase.

Showcase takes place on January 15, starting at 10:30am, and January 16, starting at 11:00am, at the Jane Mallet Theatre in the St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto.  Read more about Showcase 2012
Congrats to Fall 2011 PTTP Recipients

We are thrilled to extend congratulations to all of the recipients of Professional Theatre Training Program grants for the Fall 2011 round.  $37,500 was awarded among a dozen recipients.  Read more about the Fall 2011 recipients and the PTTP

The Professional Theatre Training Program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
Ontario Arts Council

Conversations, News, and Toasts

November's highlights included:
  • Discussions on the decline of public discourse between artists and arts institutions, whether artists should be "grateful" for a 5% cut, and "the wrong definition of value" in making a living as an artist 
  • The Ontario Non-Profit Network is advocating for changes to the province's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act
  • A new performing arts centre in Burlington is part of a municipal push to fight big box sprawl
  • How is the proposed City of Toronto budget for 2012 going to impact the Toronto Arts Council?
  • Winners of the 2011 Capital Critics' Circle Awards in Ottawa, the Governor General's Literary Award in Drama, the Siminovitch, and the Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights 
  • Public consultations on the future of three of Toronto's city-owned theatres
  • Revenue Canada is inviting comments on its new proposed Guidance for Arts Organizations and Charitable Registration 
  • And for fun: decoding theatrical marketing and publicity euphemisms  
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Holiday Gift Ideas

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Brandon Moore
Communications Coordinator, Theatre Ontario
416.408.4556 x.15