"Our community is much richer because Dave Carley is in it." - Glenda MacFarlane

We are thrilled to announce that Theatre Ontario's Maggie Bassett Award for 2012 shall be presented to Dave Carley.  The award, for a sustained and significant contribution by an individual to the development of theatre in Ontario, recognizes Dave's generosity, mentorship, and artistic and professional achievements.

The award will be presented in October.

Read more about Dave Carley and Theatre Ontario's Maggie Bassett Award

The June 15 deadline to register for the Theatre Ontario Summer Theatre Intensive is approaching!  Secure your place in one of our five courses for actors and directors of all skill levels.  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!

Read more about Theatre Ontario's 2012 Summer Theatre Intensive

We are pleased to introduce a new, free workshop "Financial Literacy for Theatre Artists" running on July 26 in Toronto.  Learning some basic skills will enable artists to take control of your finances and make the best possible money decisions.

Join us for this session with Tessa-Marie Schillingford, Personal Financial Planner, to discuss what self-employed artists should know about setting financial goals, managing on a low and erratic income, making a spending plan, dealing with debt, credit and credit cards, smart banking, and planning for retirement.

Read more about Theatre Ontario's Financial Literacy for Theatre Artists workshop, and register online

There are just a few weeks until the deadline to apply to be one of the 2013 Intern Directors at the Shaw Festival.

Each season, the Shaw Festival hires two Intern Directors.  They look for promising professional directors at a point in their career where an extended residency with a company like the Shaw Festival will be of benefit to their professional development.  Applicants should have a good amount of professional experience but will not have had an opportunity to work on the scale of production that is characteristic of the Shaw Festival.

The application deadline is June 29.  Read more about applying for the 2013 Neil Munro Intern Directors Project at the Shaw Festival on the Theatre Ontario website

Michael Wheeler and Krista Jackson have been blogging about their experience as The Shaw's 2012 Intern Directors on Praxis Theatre.

The project is sponsored by Sun Life Financial and Theatre Ontario.

Read more about the Neil Munro Intern Directors Project at the Shaw Festival on the Theatre Ontario website

The 2012 Ontario summer theatre listings are now available on www.summertheatre.ca

Explore what's happening on the stages of the 24 members of the Association of Summer Theatres 'Round Ontario - you can count on finding something for every theatrical taste on Ontario's summer stages.

If you are interested in receiving a brochure, please email info@summertheatre.org or call 416.408.4556 x.10

We are pleased to announce the latest recipients of training grants through Theatre Ontario's Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP).  $23,100 was awarded in total.

Read more about the Spring 2012 YTTP recipients

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

Reflecting on a world premiere at our Festival, Anne Mooney writes about community theatre playwriting

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