Writer: Emily Dallas
Director: Valmai Goggin
Musical Director: Joe Slabe
Designers: Kathryn Smith (Scenic and Lighting) Rebecca Toon (Costumes);
Actor Pictured: Tara Jackson
Photo: Benjamin Laird
Writer: Emily Dallas
Director: Valmai Goggin
Musical Director: Joe Slabe
Designers: Kathryn Smith (Scenic and Lighting) Rebecca Toon (Costumes);
Actor Pictured: Tara Jackson
Photo: Benjamin Laird
British Columbia-based playwright, Joan MacLeod, was named this year’s recipient of the Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre at a ceremony in Toronto on Monday night. The Siminovitch Prize is a $100,000 award, with three-quarters of the prize money going to the recipient and the remaining $25,000 awarded to
GENERAL MANAGER DEKKER CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS North Battleford, Saskatchewan The City of North Battleford is accepting applications for the position of General Manager for an exciting “start up” operation for their new Performing Arts Centre scheduled to open in the spring of 2012. The Arts Centre is currently under construction
The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) has released Culture 3.0, a study on the impact of emerging digital technologies on the cultural sector. The Executive Summary and recommendations (including those related to live performing arts) are available on the CHRC website. For more information, see press release pasted below: October 27th
Canadian Actor’s Equity Association (CAEA) national Council has announced a referendum on an increase to basic dues. There are two parts to the referendum proposal, to be decided separately. The first is an increase in the annual dues. The increase would be introduced in stages: basic dues would be set
UPDATE: October 31st –Anusree Roy was presented with the 10th annual Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights on October 30th, for her critically acclaimed play Brothel #9. For more information, please visit PlaywrightsGuild.ca. Congratulations Mieko for your nomination for this prestigious award!!! Alberta playwright Mieko Ouchi is among five nominees for 2011 Carol
The Canada Council for the Arts and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada are accepting nominations for the 2012 Molson Prizes. Two prizes, worth $50,000 each, are awarded annually – one for the arts, one for the humanities or social sciences. The prizes are funded by an endowment
Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC), in partnership with Stage West Theatre Restaurants, proudly announces two new national playwriting awards. Through the generous support of Stage West Theatre Restaurants, Playwrights Guild of Canada will administer an award for Best New Comedy ($5000) and Best New Musical ($5000) written by a member of PGC. Robin
BMO Financial Group, sponsor of the Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, today announced the names of six Canadian playwrights who have made the 2011 short-list for the largest prize in Canadian theatre. The finalists are: Robert Chafe, Newfoundland; Jasmine Dubé, Quebec; Greg MacArthur, Alberta/Quebec; Joan MacLeod, British Columbia;
After over 17 years as Executive Director, Colleen Blake will be leaving the Shaw Festival in early spring 2012. In announcing her decision to move on, Ms. Blake commented that, as the 50th season comes to an end, the timing was right to take stock, look forward to her own future and The
WHAT IS THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF FRINGE FESTIVALS (CAFF) TOURING LOTTERY? While there is tremendous satisfaction in spending time performing on the North American Fringe Festival circuit – doing the work you want to do, seeing and being seen by other artists from all over the world, experiencing the Fringe
SINGERS WANTED: A recording of Act I Scene II of Gloves Off! A Hockey Opera in Three Acts,written by Canadian, Susan Hannah Rankin will take place November 2011 Singers will receive a small honorarium and are responsible for learning their own parts prior to rehearsal. There will be two rehearsals. The
Wilfred Laurier University Continuing Studies presents Interactive Script Writing for Film, Theatre and Television. This web-based course will introduce you to the craft of writing scripts for film, television and the theatre. When you enroll you will be given a password that unlocks the entrance to the first level of
David French, one of the major playwrights in modern Canadian theatre, died in Toronto on Saturday night after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 71. Born in Coley’s Point, Newfoundland, David French was one of Canada’s best-known and most critically acclaimed playwrights. His work received many major awards,
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