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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Honouring Contributions to the Development of Theatre in Ontario
 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
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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
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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:
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
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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
Read more about all these ideas and news in "Ontario Off Stage" on the Theatre Ontario Blog |
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 Questions? Please contact
Brandon Moore
Communications Coordinator, Theatre Ontario 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.
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