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Festivals

Next Stage Theatre Festival
Toronto Fringe
January 8 to 19

undercurrents
Great Canadian Theatre Company
Ottawa
February 11 to 23

Rhubarb Festival
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Toronto
February 12 to 23

Panamerican Routes | Rutas Panamericanas
Aluna Theatre
Toronto
February 27 to March 9

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Staging Sustainability
February 2 to 5

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Join Us at Next Generation Showcase

Michael Young Theatre at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts

We warmly invite Directors, Artistic Directors, Producers, Casting Directors, Agents EIC signed or TAMAC members and other Industry Professionals to join us for our annual showcase of graduating student talent.

When: Sunday, January 19 and Monday, January 20

Where: Young Centre for the Performing Arts
Michael Young Theatre
50 Tank House Lane, Toronto

RSVP is required by Wednesday, January 15

Check out the full schedule of events and RSVP for Theatre Ontario's Next Generation Showcase

Bringing the Bard to Life

Discover your intuitive impulses to the works of William Shakespeare - join us at our weekend intensive "Unearthing Shakespeare" with Melinda Little and Peter Van Wart, February 14 to 16 in Toronto.

This weekend intensive workshop will focus on developing the textual, vocal and physical tools necessary to bring a Shakespearean role to life. Body expressiveness, vocal dexterity and text understanding will be explored and brought into performance. It is ideal for actors wanting to craft a character from the Bard; for performers wishing to expand or heighten their stage presence; and for directors seeking to ground the acting work on the rehearsal floor through high stakes exploration.

Register for our Unearthing Shakespeare Weekend Intensive

Inviting Proposals for 2014 Summer Theatre Intensive

The 2014 Summer Theatre Intensive program will be taking place from August 10-16 in a university setting. We are now inviting course proposals from theatre instructors.

These courses are targeted to participants between ages of 18 to 65 and specifically to community theatre practitioners, but can be of interest to emerging professionals too.

The submission deadline is January 20 at 5pm.

Submit a course proposal for the Summer Theatre Intensive

Funding Youth Training

We are pleased to announce the latest recipients of training grants through Theatre Ontario's Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP). $23,000 was awarded in total among the recipients.

Find out about Theatre Ontario's Youth Theatre Training Program Fall 2013 grant recipients

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

Community Theatre Discussion Forums

There is still time to RSVP for our next Community Theatre Discussion Forum in Collingwood on January 11.

Community Theatre Discussion Forum in Sault Ste. Marie

And save-the-date for May 17 in Sarnia - as part of Theatre Ontario Festival 2014, when Ontario's community theatre sector comes together, we will be sharing our findings from the forums, talking about some of the solutions we've discovered in our conversations, and providing free information sessions on hot topics for Festival-goers.

Find out about Theatre Ontario's Community Theatre Discussion Forums

Community Grant Writing Info Sessions

Looking for tips and must-dos for preparing an application to the Ontario Arts Council?

Join us at our Grant Writing Information Sessions with Pat Bradley of the Ontario Arts Council coming up this month in:

Toronto (January 13 at 6pm)
London (January 27 at 6pm)

Find out about upcoming Theatre Ontario Grant Writing Information Sessions in your community

Bringing Together Professional Theatre Trainers and Organizations

The deadline for applications for the Theatre Ontario Talent Bank is January 15. Our Talent Bank connects professional theatre trainers with community theatres and educational organizations.

Join Theatre Ontario's Talent Bank

New Workshops for the New Year

We're pleased to announce upcoming dates for three of our popular Theatre Ontario workshops:

Getting Started For Actors - Answers to your FAQs about the business of acting with Mairin Smit and guest actor Claire Acott - January 28 at 3pm in Toronto (free to Theatre Ontario members)
Self-Start: The Basics Of Producing - Thinking of producing a show or starting a theatre company?, with Mairin Smit and guest producer TBA - February 5 at 2pm in Toronto (free to Theatre Ontario members)
Financial Basics for Artists - What self-employed artists should know, with Tessa-Marie Shillingford - February 10 at 10:30am in Toronto (free to all)

Find out about Theatre Ontario's workshops

Honouring Outstanding Contributions to Community Theatre in Southwestern Ontario

There is one month left before the deadline for nominations for Theatre Ontario's Michael Spence Award for Contribution to Community Theatre.

The award is presented every year to an individual for his/her outstanding contribution to community theatre in his/her region. For 2014, the award is being presented in the Western Ontario community theatre region. The deadline for nominations is January 31.

Nominate someone for Theatre Ontario's Michael Spence Award

Getting the Most Out of Your Mentorship

Theatre Ontario hosted our first "How to Get the Most Out of Your Mentorship" session for recent Professional Theatre Training Program grant recipients. This event is part of a new initiative to help connect current and past mentees with each other, allowing for shared learning and networking opportunities before, during, and after their mentorship programs.

Mairin Smit writes about this initiative on the Theatre Ontario Blog

Funding Professional Theatre Mentorships

We are now inviting applications for the March 3 deadline for Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP), funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

The Professional Theatre Training Program offers financial support for unique and flexible training with a chosen mentor in any theatrical discipline (except performance.) One can apply for professional development in his/her own discipline, or a "change of direction" in a career. To apply, applicants must have at least two years of professional experience following their formal education.

Apply to Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program

Save the Date for our Annual Meeting

Mark Monday, May 5, 2014 at 7:00pm on your calendar for Theatre Ontario's Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be held at 401 Richmond Street West in Toronto in the Urbanspace Gallery.

We now invite nominations for individuals to serve on our Board of Directors who are committed to assisting Theatre Ontario in its mission to develop and support theatre practitioners across the province, by providing resources, networking, training, and advocacy.

Find out about the nominating process for the Theatre Ontario Board of Directors

Ontario Off Stage

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

Buddies In Bad Times' Rhubarb Festival was not funded by Canadian Heritage - with no indication of why they didn't meet the criteria for funding. Has "community" and "engagement" been turned against art that is outside the mainstream?
"Our job is not to give people what they want but what they need" - Is this a false and unhelpful comparison, or one that just needs better terminology
Does Canada have an actor training problem?
Lessons learned while creating a "roaming audience" theatre experience
Ontario Trillium Foundation grant recipients in Ontario theatre
Do niche social media sites bring focus or fragmentation to a conversation?
Migrations at Theatre Passe Muraille and Oshawa Little Theatre
Toasts for the Capital Critics Circle Awards

Staging Sustainability

Attend Staging Sustainability 2014 People. Planet. Profit. Performance. to learn how you can benefit from making the performing arts more sustainable. The conference will be held in Toronto, on February 3 to 4, with pre- and post-conference activities on February 2 and 5.

Early Bird rates available until January 17, 2014. Apply for a special bursary for $100 registration (Early Bird is $250) or a FREE registration!

Find out more about Staging Sustainability

Catch up with News on Our Blog

The Theatre Ontario Blog is our home for news, announcements, analysis, and opinion curated and written by Theatre Ontario.

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Questions? Please contact
Brandon Moore

Communications Coordinator, Theatre Ontario

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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.