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May 2012
Theatre Ontario Presents...
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Summer Courses
Festival
Annual Meeting
PTTP Spring 2012
Michael Spence Award for Education
Certificates of Excellence
Self-Producing Workshop
From Our Blog
Ontario Off Stage
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Auditions are available for individual members of Theatre Ontario on the Auditions page of our website.

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Upcoming Deadlines
Neil Munro Intern Directors Project at the Shaw Festival
June 29
Festivals and Conferences

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Toronto
May 4 to 11

Sears Ontario Drama Festival Showcase
North Bay
May 9 to 12

PACT Conference
Grand Bend
May 9 to 12

Festival of Ideas and Creation
Canadian Stage
Toronto
May 9 to 13

Theatre Ontario Festival
Sault Ste. Marie
May 16 to 20

London Fringe Theatre Festival
June 6 to 17
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Indulge your passion for theatre

Registrations are starting to come in for our 2012 Theatre Ontario Summer Theatre Intensive; with courses for both beginning and advanced actors and directors, there is something for everyone.

Experience a week away from all distractions and immerse yourself in a unique theatrical learning experience. You will learn new skills, meet passionate theatre people, and flex your creative muscle!

The application deadline is June 15.

Read more about Theatre Ontario's 2012 Summer Courses
Celebrating community theatre in Sault Ste. Marie

The grand opening of the 2012 Theatre Ontario Festival in Sault Ste. Marie is almost here!  Join us as we celebrate community theatre in Ontario with a showcase of outstanding productions, and educational opportunities for amateur artists to develop new skills through adjudications, workshops, and networking with their peers.  Read more about Theatre Ontario Festival 2012

If you can't be in Sault Ste. Marie for the awards brunch on May 20th, we will be live-blogging the Theatre Ontario Festival Awards for the third year in a row.  Join us online for the fun!

We will also be chatting about the Festival on Twitter using the #tofest hashtag - join the conversation!
Bringing together Ontario theatre at our Annual Meeting

We are looking forward to seeing you at our 2012 Theatre Ontario Annual General Meeting on May 26 at 1pm at the Robert Gill Theatre in Toronto.

Autumn SmithWe're pleased to welcome Autumn Smith as our keynote speaker.  Autumn is the Artistic Director and co-founder of MackenzieRo: The Irish Repertory Theatre Company of Canada, and her work reflects involvement in all three sectors of Theatre Ontario's mandate-professional, community and educational-and in the diversity and connections between the sectors.  She is a past intern director in the Neil Munro Intern Directors Project at the Shaw Festival, and has served as an adjudicator for the Association of Community Theatres-Central Ontario and the Sears Ontario Drama Festival.

We are also requesting RSVPs so we can plan for appropriate numbers.

Read more about the 2012 Theatre Ontario Annual Meeting
Funding professional theatre mentorships

We are pleased to announce the latest recipients of training grants through Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP).  $40,500 was awarded in total.

Read more about the Spring 2012 PTTP recipients

Ontario Arts Council
This program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario
Celebrating outstanding secondary school theatre educators...

Theatre Ontario is pleased to announce the 2012 Michael Spence Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Sears Ontario Drama Festival will be awarded to Marty Southcott of Ottawa, formerly of North Bay.  The award is presented by Theatre Ontario on the recommendation of the Sears Drama Festival to honour individuals for sustained contribution, generosity of spirit, and legendary commitment to educational theatre in Ontario.

Read more about the 2012 Theatre Ontario Michael Spence Award
...and honouring excellence by secondary school theatre students

Do you know an outstanding student who has made a commitment to the drama/theatre community in his or her school?  Teachers and schools can honour those students with Theatre Ontario's Certificate of Excellence -- and with commencement season approaching, now is a terrific time for recognition.

Read more about Theatre Ontario's Certificates of Excellence
Space available in upcoming self-producing workshop

If you want to do a show but have never produced professionally before, and if you want to know what questions to ask first, this session is for you!  Self-Start is a practical seminar facilitated by Tim Chapman, Professional Theatre Coordinator.  There is still space available in our workshop on May 23.

Read more about Theatre Ontario's Self-Start: The Basics of Producing
From Our Blog

Reflecting on the closure of the Vancouver Playhouse, Tim Chapman writes about the ephemeral nature of theatre

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Ontario Off Stage

Highlights from April:
  • Wikitheatre: While it is often (and sometimes deservedly) mocked for its accuracy and easy vandalism, Wikipedia is still the primary way lay people gather information about a topic, including theatre - so what does Wikipedia actually say about what we do?
  • "Emerging" artist: Do you find it a useful descriptor?
  • How is Canadian theatre exploring the war in Afghanistan
  • Migrations at Festival Players of Prince Edward County 

Find all these items in "Ontario Off Stage" on the Theatre Ontario Blog

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Brandon Moore
Communications Coordinator, Theatre Ontario
416.408.4556 x.15