December 2013

Theatre Ontario Presents...

In This Issue

Giving to Ontario Theatre

Honouring Innovators

Mandatory Health and Safety Awareness Training

Honouring Significant Contribution to the Development of Theatre in Ontario

Grant Writing Information Sessions Coming to Your Community

Bringing Together Professional Theatre Trainers and Organizations

Funding Theatre Mentorships

Community Theatre Conversations

Festival Tickets Now On Sale

Arts Day at Queen's Park

Ontario Off Stage

Catch up with News on Our Blog

ONstage

Find out about current productions ONstage across Ontario.

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ONstage Openings on our blog for weekly announcements.

Theatre Ontario individual members can access discount ticket offers from theatres across Ontario

Auditions

FOR ACTORS
Auditions are available for individual members of Theatre Ontario on the Auditions page of our website.

FOR PRODUCERS
Theatres can submit audition notices for posting on our website.

Upcoming Workshops and Training

Read more about:

Theatre Ontario's courses and workshops

Workshops from Theatre Ontario member organizations and Talent Bank members
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Ongoing classes for adults and youth offered by Theatre Ontario organization members
Training programs by members of Theatre Ontario

The Bulletin Board

Like in the early days of the Theatre Ontario office, The Bulletin Board is a place where the public can browse notices from our theatre members

Check out workshops and seminars, funding opportunities, free community events, calls for submissions, award and recognition opportunities, and more

Visit The Bulletin Board

We highlight the new and upcoming items in our weekly blog post Browsing The Bulletin Board

Festivals

Impulse Festival
Soulpepper in association with The National Theatre of the World
Toronto
December 12 to 15

Next Stage Theatre Festival
Toronto Fringe
January 8 to 19

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Conferences

Visit our Conferences directory

How You Can Get Involved In Theatre Ontario

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The Rewards of Giving to Ontario Theatre

Thank you to everyone who joined us online on December 3 as we celebrated Giving Tuesday, the "opening day of the giving season", and talked about the importance and rewards of giving to theatre in Ontario.

Thank you also to everyone who has already given to us at Theatre Ontario in 2013. For over forty years Theatre Ontario has been fostering theatre in Ontario, nurturing theatre artists at every stage of their careers, and supporting and advocating for theatre across the province. Donors are an important part of this vibrant theatre network - we sincerely thank you for your generosity, encouragement, and commitment. We hope you take pride in the part you have played in creating an extensive and vital theatre network.

It's not too late to be part of this critical work - Donate to Theatre Ontario today

Deadline Extended to Honour Innovators with the Sandra Tulloch Award

Theatre Ontario is thrilled to announce that thanks to the generosity of Marinucci & Company, Chartered Accountants, the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture will now include a $1000 prize for the recipient(s) in addition to the traditional bronze statuette that has been awarded since the first presentation in 2000.

We are extending the deadline for nominations to December 19, 2013 for this exciting opportunity to recognize innovators in arts and culture in Ontario.

Marinucci & Company's support will also ensure that the Award will continue to be presented through to 2018.

Nominate someone for the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture

Mandatory Safety Awareness Training

Occupational health and safety awareness training will be mandatory for all workers and supervisors in the province of Ontario starting July 1, 2014. What does that mean for theatres?

Brandon Moore explains why you shouldn't panic on the Theatre Ontario Blog

Honouring Significant Contributions to the Development of Theatre in Ontario

Do you know someone who has made a significant, sustained, and unselfish contribution to the development of theatre in Ontario?

Nominations are now open for Theatre Ontario's 2014 Maggie Bassett Award. The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2014. The award is sponsored by Alumnae Theatre.

Nominate someone for Theatre Ontario's Maggie Bassett Award

Grant Writing Information Sessions Coming to Your Community

We are thrilled to be bringing our popular, free Grant Writing Information Sessions to communities across Ontario.

Looking for tips and must-dos for preparing an application to the Ontario Arts Council? Pat Bradley, Theatre Officer of the Ontario Arts Council, will share her perspective, information, and tips about project grants, particularly the OAC's three theatre project programs.

Upcoming sessions include:

Toronto - Monday, January 13, 2014 at 6pm at Theatre Ontario
London - Monday, January 27, 2014 at 6pm at The Grand Theatre
Ottawa - Monday, March 24, 2014 at 6pm at Great Canadian Theatre Company

We are also planning sessions in Barrie and Sudbury.

Check out other Theatre Ontario training opportunities

Bringing Together Professional Theatre Trainers and Organizations

Looking to bring your skills as a professional theatre trainer to community theatres and educational organizations?

Join Theatre Ontario's roster of skilled theatre trainers and workshop leaders by becoming a member of the Theatre Ontario Talent Bank.

The application deadline is January 15.

Join Theatre Ontario's Talent Bank

Funding Theatre Mentorships

We are pleased to announce the latest recipients of training grants through our Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP). We thank all those who applied to the program. It was a competitive application round and we are happy to be able to support such a diverse group of artists. $38,012 was awarded in total among 13 recipients.

We are also providing new opportunities for successful PTTP applicants to network with each other and learn from past recipients. On December 5, two past PTTP recipients and their mentors are meeting with the new recipients on the topic of "How to get the most out of your mentorship." We look forward to more PTTP events in the new year.

Find out about the Fall 2013 Theatre Ontario Professional Theatre Training Program recipients

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

Community Theatre Conversations

Community Theatre Discussion Forum in Sault Ste. Marie

Our first Community Theatre Discussion Forum of 2014 will be held on January 11 at 10:00am in Collingwood (and finishing at 1:00pm for those wanting to fit in an afternoon of skiing...)

We are planning for a session in North Bay in April, and still searching for venues in the Kitchener-Waterloo/Cambridge, Burlington/Hamilton/Niagara, and Chatham/Sarnia/Windsor corridors.

Join us at a Theatre Ontario Community Theatre Discussion Forum

Festival Tickets Now On Sale

Tickets are on sale now. Individual shows are $25 per night. The Brunch is $32. There is a package of 4 shows and the brunch for $130.

You can order online (there is a fee for online ticket orders) or call the Box Office toll free at 1-877-344-7469. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday from 11am to 5pm. In order to get the package you must call the Box Office.

We love it when you come to the theatre!

Buy tickets for Theatre Ontario Festival 2014

Arts Day at Queen's Park is Coming

Theatre Ontario will once again be participating in Arts Day at Queen's Park.

Last winter's prorogation of the provincial legislature turned the event into "Arts Day in the Ridings." Enthusiastic volunteers met with MPPs across the province to talk about the value that theatre and the arts bring to communities across the province.

Plans are underway to bring that message to Queen's Park in February. Watch this space for more details.

Ontario Off Stage

"Ontario Off Stage" curates theatre news and conversations from around the province and beyond. Highlights from the past month include:

Remembering Sharon Dyer, a past Professional Theatre Coordinator of Theatre Ontario
Canadian theatre has a youth problem - how do we fix it?
Why theatre? from Brendan Healy
Buy, build, bolster: The necessity for theatres to distinguish between operating money and capital
Do we create theatre and run our institutions in a way that's agile?
How Canada is "holding its own" in new musical theatre development
Why children's theatre matters
Life lessons learned while studying improv
Why email is broken
Thinking about "fightaturgy" and effective stage combat

Catch up with News on Our Blog

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Questions? Please contact
Brandon Moore

Communications Coordinator, Theatre Ontario

news@theatreontario.org

416.408.4556 x.13

We acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), an agency of the Government of Ontario, which last year funded 1,681 individual artists and 1,125 organizations in 216 communities across Ontario for a total of $52.8 million.