February 2014

Theatre Ontario Presents...

In This Issue

Scholarship to Train with SITI Company

Unearthing Shakespeare

Taxes For Artists

Funding Youth Theatre Training Programs

Next Generation Showcase

Financial Basics for Artists

Honouring Ontario's Theatre Leaders

Funding Professional Theatre Mentorships

Community Grant Writing Information Sessions

World Festival of Children's Theatre

Ontario Off Stage

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Festivals

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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

New Ideas Festival
Alumnae Theatre
Toronto
March 12 to 30

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Scholarship to Train with SITI Company

Why Not Theatre and Theatre Ontario have partnered in creating a unique and exciting Independent Theatre Creators International Training Scholarship that provides the opportunity for emerging theatre artists to train in theatre creation on an international level.

The Scholarship allows for up to two emerging artists to train with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company for one month (May 25 to June 21, 2014) in Saratoga Springs, New York. They will train in Suzuki, Viewpoints, as well as directing and devising new work.

The application deadline is February 17.

The scholarship includes course training and application fees, accommodation for the training period, and a travel allowance. It is sponsored by Nekison Engineering and Contractors Ltd. and funds have been matched by artsVest Toronto. artsVest Toronto is run by Business for the Arts with the support of Canadian Heritage and the Toronto Arts Council.

Apply for the Independent Theatre Creators International Training Scholarship

Why Not Theatre Nekison Engineering and Contractors

Business for the Arts Toronto Arts Council Canadian Heritage

Discover Your Intuitive Impulses to the Works of William Shakespeare

Are you an actor who wants to craft a character from the Bard?
A performer wishing to expand and heighten your stage presence?
A director seeking to ground the acting work on the rehearsal floor through high stakes exploration?

Join us at our weekend intensive "Unearthing Shakespeare: Bringing the Bard to Life!" with Melinda Little and Peter Van Wart, February 14 to 16 in Toronto.

On day one of the workshop, you'll be speaking Shakespearean sonnets - what better way to spend your Valentine's Day?

Register for our Unearthing Shakespeare Weekend Intensive

Have Questions Related to Filing Your Tax Return?

What are Revenue Canada's record keeping requirements? What expenses can you claim? What deductions are you allowed? How do you report your income? How does HST impact you?

Whether you are employed, self-employed or registered as a small business, this session with tax expert Sam Marinucci is an opportunity for you to check your facts, ask questions and share experiences. Join us on February 25 at 3pm in Toronto.

Register for Theatre Ontario's Taxes for Artists workshop

Funding Youth Theatre Training Programs

Does your organization want to undertake a unique youth training project, led by professional theatre artists? Theatre Ontario's Youth Theatre Training Program may be for you.

We are now inviting applications for the March 17 deadline for the Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP), funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario. YTTP offers financial support to programs anywhere in Ontario, led by professional theatre artists, which deliver accessible training to young people (age 14 to 21) in theatrical skills such as:

Technical production and design;
Theatre administration and producing;
Performance skills and play creation.

Apply for Theatre Ontario's Youth Theatre Training Program

Bringing Together Students and Professionals at Next Generation Showcase

It's hard to believe that Theatre Ontario's Next Generation Showcase 2014 has already come and gone! With so much preparation and fabulous new programming, this year's event on January 19 and 20 was an exciting two days of over 200 individual school performances.

Mairin Smit writes about Theatre Ontario's Next Generation Showcase on our blog

Free Financial Basics for Artists Workshop

Artists are the creative backbone of our community, yet according to StatsCan they are among the lowest income earners in Canada. Learning some basic financial skills with Vernal Banton will enable you to take control of your finances and make the best possible money decisions for now and the future. Join us on February 10 at 10:30am in Toronto. This workshop is presented in partnership with JVS Toronto.

Sign-up for Theatre Ontario's Financial Basics for Artists

Honouring Contributions to the Development of Theatre in Ontario

Maggie Bassett Award

Who has made a significant, sustained, and unselfish contribution to the development of theatre in Ontario? People like Tom Mackan, Dave Carley, Diana Belshaw, Don Fleckser, Alex Mustakas, Yvette Nolan, and many, many more across theatre sectors and from communities around Ontario.

They have also been honoured with Theatre Ontario's Maggie Bassett Award. The nomination deadline for the 2014 award is February 28.

Nominate someone for Theatre Ontario's Maggie Bassett Award

Funding Professional Theatre Mentorships

Do you need financial support for professional development or a "change of direction" in your career? The deadline to apply for our Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) is March 3.

The Professional Theatre Training Program offers financial support for unique and flexible training with a chosen mentor in any theatrical discipline (except performance.) Applicants must have at least two years of professional experience following their formal education.

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

Apply to Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program

Community Grant Writing Info Sessions

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

Join us at an upcoming Grant Writing Information Session with Pat Bradley of the Ontario Arts Council:

Ottawa (March 24 at 6pm)

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

World Festival of Children's Theatre is coming to Canada

Theatre Ontario is proud to be a partner of the 14th World Festival of Children's Theatre, which is coming to Canada in June 2016.

This important festival is a project of the International Amateur Theatre Association (AITA). Its home base is in Germany (every fourth year), and has been produced in Russia, Turkey, Cuba, Denmark, and Japan. Stratford, Ontario is proud to be its first North American host.

Read more about the 14th World Festival of Children's Theatre

Ontario Off Stage

In "Ontario Off Stage" on our blog, we curate theatre news and conversations from around the province and beyond. Highlights from last month include:

From January 31

How immigrant artists are included/excluded in Canadian theatre
Altering playwrights' work
Successful and unsuccessful crowdfunding language
New GM at Obsidian Theatre Company

From January 24

Touring a Fringe show to the U.S.
Life after theatre school
Open and public peer feedback
How to be an agile theatre-maker
Are "artistic homes" really artistic prisons?
Does digital theatre pose a threat to live performance?
New approaches to casting calls

From January 17

A radio documentary profiling the University of Toronto Mississauga's graduating class production
Is change really happening in our community, or are we just trumpeting our tinkering?
What can we expect in 2014 in cultural policy?
Swap your ten-minute play with other playwrights
The City of Sault Ste. Marie toasts Sandra Houston

From January 10

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre comes to Canada--specifically Prescott
What would a perfect collaborative work space look like?
New AD at Native Earth Performing Arts

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