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
The Freewill Shakespeare Festival & Thou Art Here are proud to announce The Free Willies, a local mix of actors and musicians joining forces to create a show touring to parks, farmer’s markets, and front porches with a blend of music, comedy, and, of course, Shakespeare. Starting this week follow
Theatre Alberta is excited to announce that the RBC Foundation has provided a generous donation in support of our plans to provide interim programs and services for emerging theatre artists while the 2020 editions of Artstrek and Emerge have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 public health pandemic. “We’re
Congratulations to all of the 2019-2020 Critter Award Winners!! Best Touring Show — Let’s Run Away an HPR/reWorks Productions co-production Best Direction — Anita Rochon for Strangers on a Train, Vertigo Theatre Best Supporting Performance — Tyrell Crews for Noises Off at Theatre Calgary Best Leading
Since about March 10 or so, the pressure to move and create and respond at the speed and precision of white supremacy culture has been more prevalent than ever before. I have sometimes been able to fight it, even actively name it, but I have more often than not
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation announced awards totaling $100,000 to the 10 recipients of its 2020 Emerging Artist Award on June 4, 2020. “We are pleased to be able to invest in advancing the careers of these outstanding artists at the early stages of their professional development”
Congratulations to all the 2019-2020 Sterling Award nominees! The 33rd Annual Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards will take place Monday June 29th beginning at 7:00 pm on Youtube. The ceremony will live online in perpetuity so if you miss the live stream you can always catch it at your leisure. Visit
YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN A PHONE CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA ON THE REOPENING OF THE THEATRES The Government of Alberta is hosting a telephone townhall with Dr. Hinshaw to consult with theatres on stage 2 of relaunch. Through these calls they will be gaining feedback for
Join the Country in Telling MPs #WhatsAtStake While there has been some frontline funding and employer support subsidies by our governments, in most cases these will not be enough to help nonprofit organizations cope with the impacts of fundraising cuts, higher operating costs and increased demand. In ABNN’s Impact
Calgary Arts Development joins the Rozsa Foundation and Calgary Foundation in a key partnership to help the arts to find new ways to connect with audiences, while also providing Calgarians with the sense of belonging and togetherness they often seek through the arts. These additional funds bring the total
As we approach William Shakespeare’s 456th birthday, Freewill Shakespeare Festival is excited, and delighted, to announce its new Artistic Director, David Horak. For 25 years David has worked throughout Canada and the United States as a director, actor, and educator. He is the founding Artistic Director of the
Statistics Canada is currently conducting the new Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (CSBS) in collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. This survey targets all businesses in Canada. Your collaboration is essential in helping us to understand the effects of COVID-19 in Canada. Help us measure the impact COVID-19
From Act II Scene IX of Shakespeare in Love, adapted by Lee Hall from Tom Stoppard’s and Marc Norman’s screenplay of the same name: Marlowe: But how will it end? Will: Happily. Marlowe: But how? Will: I don’t know. It’s a mystery. Theatre Alberta has made the decision
March 30, 2020 The Canada Council for the Arts has announced plans to provide approximately $60 million in advance funding, the equivalent of 35% of annual grants held by over 1,100 core funded organizations. This is the latest in Council’s ongoing efforts to stabilize the sector by
Our thoughts go out to the many artists and arts organizations, and to their loved ones around the world, whose health and livelihood are being directly affected by the global spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We know these are difficult times. The effects of the pandemic continue to
Alberta Gaming, Liquour, and Cannabis recognizes that charitable groups may need expanded use of proceeds in order to maintain key charitable programs while addressing impacts of the crisis. Organizations inquiring whether there are any changes to how charitable gaming proceeds may be used during the COVID-19 crisis are
Because physical distance shouldn’t mean total isolation, the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) is allocating $60,000 in support of emerging artists (as 80 grants of $750). These funds will be granted to theatre artists in training, or artists who have completed a theatre training program within the past
With thousands of entertainment workers displaced as a result of social distancing measures to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the IATSE General Executive Board approved $2.5 million in donations to three entertainment charities Tuesday. The funding will go to the Actors Fund, the Motion Picture and Television
As Canadian performing artists have been deeply impacted by the closing of performance venues across the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Arts Centre and Facebook Canada are announcing a special partnership. Through the support of Facebook Canada, a $100,000 relief fund will pay Canadian artists for
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