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Press Release: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents THE MAIDS by Jean Genet
By Sonia Borkar
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1933. French police find Madame Lancelin and her daughter face down, in their living room, mutilated. Upstairs, two maids are found naked, huddled together in one of two single beds. Their motive: self-defense against an abusive mistress. This true story was the inspiration for queer iconoclast Jean Genet’s masterpiece. A powerful statement against servitude, this psychosexual thriller is brought to you by the creative team behind last season’s acclaimed production of Sarah Kane’s Blasted. Read the rest of this entry »
The Panel Show set to make its debut Tuesday August 30, 2011
By Sonia Borkar
From Press Release
New live, comedy quiz/chat show called The Panel Show debuts in Toronto on Tuesday, August 30th at the Bar Cade Theatre at the Hard Luck Bar. It’s a new take on the old medium of Panel Game shows (e.g. Match Game, What’s My Line, etc.) based on current events and trivia and filled with lots of comedy/variety elements (e.g. surprise guests, character walk-ons, etc.). The heart of the show is going to be the banter of the Panel, and there’s a great one for the first show (Comedian Ron Sparks, Writer/Publisher Rhonda Riche, and Writer Mike Kiss). Read the rest of this entry »
New Toronto Theatre Company StageWorks Now Performing Sondheim’s “Into The Woods”
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A not-for-profit theatre company dedicated to bringing dynamic theatre productions to Toronto audiences, StageWorks Toronto is pleased to announce its inaugural musical production, Into The Woods – playing at the Annex Theatre – 730 Bathurst Street – from August 18-21, 2011.
The Lab Cab Festival Celebrates its 6th Year
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On September 3rd and 4th 2011, the Lab Cab Festival celebrates its sixth year at the Factory Theatre. Music, dance, theatre, film, poetry, kids stuff, clown, multi-media, visual art and comedy are presented in the basement, washrooms, lounges, stairwells, theatres, lobbies, rehearsal hall, carpentry shop, courtyard, parking lot and greenrooms of the 142 year old building. The best part? Free admission, free child care, and free pancakes!
The Lab Cab Festival is a free community event. The mandate of the Lab Cab Festival is to provide a home for various artistic disciplines to experiment with new work in a fun and supportive environment. Over fifty performance groups from various artistic disciplines will perform work between 5 and 30 minutes.
National Arts Centre Foundation honours Peter Herrndorf by creating $1.2 million CEO’s National Fund in support of performing arts programs across Canada
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Ottawa, Canada – The National Arts Centre Foundation today honoured the longtime, visionary leader of the National Arts Centre (NAC) by creating a $1.2 million CEO’s National Fund in support of the Centre’s performing arts programs across Canada.
The Demonstrator – Toronto Fringe 2011 Press Release
By Megan Mooney
From Press Release
The Demonstrator
Searching for Transparency
An unfinished story haunts a writer forever. GITA Productions is pleased to announce the world premiere of Grayson R. Moore’s The Demonstrator at the Toronto Fringe Festival. The show opens July 6 at 10:30 pm and closes July 17 at 4:30 pm.
Audrey (Krista Hovsepian), a young journalist, accuses her boss of harassment, but soon issues a mysterious retraction without breathing a word of what happened to anyone. Isolating herself completely, her only contact with the outside world becomes daily conversations with her paper boy (Stephen Lotimer) and with an enigmatic young girl (Kate Zsoldos) who haunts her every thought, critiquing each and everything that she does. What has her spooked? Why can’t she seem to keep writing? And who exactly is this young girl at Audrey’s side?
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Canadian Comedy Awards Nominees Announced
By Sam Mooney
By Sam Mooney
The 12th annual Canadian Comedy Awards 2011 nominees were announced on Wednesday at a press conference at Second City. There are 25 categories and the public can vote in 5 of them – Best TV Show, Best Film, Best Web Clip, Best Radio Clip and Canadian Comedy Person of the Year. Voting begins on June 15 and public voting ends in September. You do need to register to vote and can do that at the Canadian Comedy Awards website.
The awards will be presented as part of the Canadian Comedy Awards and Festival, October 13th to 17th, 2011. You’ll be able to see performances by many of the nominees at various venues around Toronto.
Announcement: Theatre 20′s Driven to Score, the 2nd in their 3-part Concert Series
By Jenna Rocca
From Press Release:
Now that the Story has Begun,
Theatre 20 is Driven to Score!
Monday, June 20, 2011
DRIVEN TO SCORE: Celebrating Canadian Musical Composers
Toronto, ON (Tuesday, May 31, 2011) – Following their critically acclaimed inaugural concert in May 2011, Theatre 20, Toronto’s newest musical theatre company, takes the stage June 20 with DRIVEN TO SCORE, the second in their three-part concert series at the Panasonic Theatre.
In keeping with their three-part mandate of celebration, creation and education of story-driven musical theatre, DRIVEN TO SCORE is an intimate celebration of Canadian composers, featuring the work of Leslie Arden, Jonathan Monro and David Warrack. Read the rest of this entry »
Announcement: NIGHTWOOD THEATRE announces its 2011-2012 season with Atwood’s The Penelopiad as the centre piece
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Toronto, ON… Nightwood Theatre announces its 2011-2012 season as the largest in the company’s history, premiering 3 world class plays, a new national festival and working with 44 of the country’s finest female artists including playwright Margaret Atwood, actors Megan Follows and Barbara Gordon, comedian Elvira Kurt and designer Kimberly Purtell. For its 32nd season, Nightwood is truly fulfilling the company’s position as Canada’s National Women’s Theatre.
Announcement: Buddies In Bad Times Theatre Announces Programming for its 2011- 2012 Season
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For its 2011/12 Season, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre offers a collection of some of the world’s major dramatists including Jean Genet, Martin Crimp, Caryl Churchill, Larry Kramer and Margaret Atwood. It is a season of bold re-imaginings and revisions of canonical works and sacred stories that furthers Buddies’ position as one of the country’s most dynamic theatre companies.