September 2014

Theatre Ontario Presents...

In This Issue

Professional Theatre Training Program

Upcoming Workshops

ArtsVote Across Ontario

Youth Theatre Training Program

Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture

Summer Theatre Intensive

Ontario Off Stage

Upcoming Events

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ONstage

Find out about current productions ONstage across Ontario.

Check out ONstage Openings on our blog for weekly announcements.

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Ontario Summer Theatre

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.

Training

Read more about:

Theatre Ontario's courses and workshops

Workshops from theatres and Talent Bank members
Theatre Ontario's Bulletin Board

Classes for adults and youth offered by Theatre Ontario member studios
Training programs by members of Theatre Ontario

The Bulletin Board

Check out our members and partners workshops, funding opportunities, calls for submissions, award and recognition opportunities, conferences, and more

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

Festivals

The New Groundswell Festival
Nightwood Theatre
Toronto
September 8 to 14

DeColores Festival of New Works
Alameda Theatre Company
Toronto
October 21 to 24

Global Cabaret Festival
Soulpepper Theatre
Toronto
October 24 to 26

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A New Look, A New Energy For a New Future

The beginning of September marks a time of change: the end of summer, the start of a new school year, and the launch of new seasons for many theatres.

It's a time of change for us at Theatre Ontario: we are excited to be launching our new website, logo, and brand identity.

And this new look is evident not only in our logo and colours, but in our new website, as well. Simplified, cool to look at, easy to navigate, yet still containing all our incredible programs and resources. Take a look at it, from your smartphone, tablet or laptop, and let us know what you think.

Visit the new www.theatreontario.org

Profiling Mentorships in the Professional Theatre Training Program

Thousand Islands Playhouse first day of rehearsal for She Loves Me

Eight individuals were chosen as recipients of Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program grants during our Spring 2014 application round.

This month we check-in with two of the recipients at the end of their projects: Rob Kempson, who trained in directing with Ashlie Corcoran at Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, and Kat Horzempa, who trained in general management and tour co-ordination with Natalie Ackers at Roseneath Theatre in Toronto.
Find out more about these Professional Theatre Training Program projects on the Theatre Ontario Blog

The next deadline for applications for the Professional Theatre Training Program is October 1.
Apply to the Theatre Ontario Professional Theatre Training Program

The Professional Theatre Training Program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

Upcoming Workshops

Theatre Ontario Career Stream workshops

Our Career Stream and Creator Stream series of workshops are launching this month.

In the Career Stream, we have:

Launching Your Career (formerly known as "Getting Started For Actors") with Mairin Smit and guest actor Claire Acott on September 17 in Toronto - Answers to your FAQs about the business of acting

In our Creator Stream, we have:

Grant Writing Information Session with Pat Bradley on September 15 in Toronto - Tips and must-dos for preparing an application to the Ontario Arts Council
Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur (formerly known as Self-Producing: The Basics) with Mairin Smit and guest producer Scott Dermody on September 24 in Toronto - For those thinking of producing a show or starting a theatre company
Proposal Writing: Creative Approaches to Creative Proposals with Denise Bolduc on September 29 in Toronto - A workshop for individuals and theatre organizations applying for funding and sponsorships

We also have a session of Financial Basics for Artists on September 23 in Toronto - what self-employed artists should know.

And our Adjudicators Symposium - a peer-level conference for learning, sharing and development - is coming up on September 13.

ArtsVote Across Ontario

Ontario's municipalities go to the polls on October 27, 2014. Approximately 2800 councillors and 700 school trustees will be elected. ArtsVote organizations across Ontario are now mobilizing communities to ensure that candidates talk about arts and culture policy. What's happening in your community, and how can you connect?

Find out about ArtsVote activities in Toronto, Hamilton, Kingston, and Mississauga - and connect with work in other communities that were in active in 2010

Funding Unique Youth Training Projects

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.

Theatre Ontario is now inviting applications for the October 15, 2014 deadline for the Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP), funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

Apply for the Youth Theatre Training Program

Honouring Innovation in Arts and Culture

Who are the innovators in arts and culture in Ontario? We invite nominations for the 2015 Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture.

The Sandra Tulloch Award is presented annually to an individual or a collective whose leadership, activism, and service has contributed to the development and strengthening of arts and culture in Ontario through innovative and practical initiatives. The nomination deadline is December 19.

Nominate an individual or collective for the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in Arts and Culture

The Enduring Sense of Community at Our Summer Theatre Intensive

Zara Jestadt, our Education Assistant, had the opportunity to go to this year's Summer Theatre Intensive - and with "pleasure, eagerness, and curiosity" found "fiery students who craved to gain the most out of their experiences."

Read more about Theatre Ontario's Summer Theatre Intensive on our blog

Ontario Off Stage

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

From August 29

How theatres can use community to take on big projects
The "class divide" in theatre
How should arts organizations demonstrate civic leadership?
The problem with long-term strategic plans that focus primarily on staying alive
Is there really value for arts organizations in participating in #GivingTuesday?
Theatrical "scent design"
The Ontario Summer Theatre blogger visits Globus Theatre and Thousand Islands Playhouse
Plus a new multi-arts Festival in Toronto, a new professional development opportunity in Hamilton, migrations, toasts, and Theatre Ontario gets involved in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

From August 15

How success as an independent artist is reliant on the strength of your relationship with other people
Artistic acknowledgment and intellectual property
The Ontario Summer Theatre blogger visits Festival Players of Prince Edward County and The Rose Theatre
Plus accessibility amendments to the building code, and the Shaw Festival 2015 playbill features another title from the Directors Day at the Neil Munro Intern Directors Project

In Case You Missed It

Theatre Ontario invites applications for the position of Program Coordinator - deadline is September 5

Independent Theatre Creators International Training Scholarship - Warm-ups

Independent Theatre Creators International Training Scholarship - Warm-ups

A stomp in time and space on September 22 in Toronto is a demonstration and discussion of SITI Company's training dichotomoies - Suzuki and Viewpoints - by the Independent Theatre Creators International Training Scholarship recipients

Culture Days on September 26 to 28 is an opportunity to explore, discover, and participate in arts and culture in every community across the country. Resources are available to help you create, plan, and promote your activity

Youth who attended our Provincial Youth Forum in May are now engaging their own communities in September and October at Satellite Face-to-Face.

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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.