7 Days In Ontario Theatre

Conversations

• I was unexpectedly out of the office at the end of last week, derailing my plans for an “all-SummerWorks” post to coincide with the coast-to-coast fundraisers in support of the Festival on July 15; thankfully (and you may have already seen it) Michael Wheeler at Praxis Theatre published an excellent round-up himself that covered many of the items I planned to share; there is some excellent opinion and debate from Michael Healey, Kelly Nestruck, Jacob Zimmer, and Michael Wheeler himself that's well worth reading
• You can also catch-up on the June 12 episode of Q on CBC Radio where Jian Ghomeshi interviewed Heritage Minister James Moore

From The Wire

• In case you haven’t noticed: it’s hot out there – artists, if you’re working in an outdoor venue, keep yourself safe and healthy with a persusal of the “Outdoor Venues” section in the Safety Guidelines for Live Performance
• Eric Coates, AD of the Blyth Festival; Sarah Phillips, AD of the Festival Players of Prince Edward County; and Kim Blackwell, Artistic Producer of 4th Line Theatre, “compared notes on staging original Canadian productions” at Ontario’s summer theatres on CBC’s Fresh Air on July 9
• Playwright David S. Young is the Fall writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library; writers are welcome to submit a play or screenplay for feedback, David S. Young will read your writing and meet with you to discuss what is working and what might need further development and a select number of applicants will be eligible for a seven-week workshop series with the Playwright in Residence

Migrations

• Steve Solski, manager of theatre, arts and culture for the City of Brampton will become the founding Executive Director of the new performing arts centre in St. Catharines

Highlights From The Bulletin Board

• Theatre Gargantua’s Intensive Artist Lab runs next week in Toronto from July 26 to July 29
• Two calls from Buddies In Bad Times Theatre in Toronto: the 33rd Rhubarb Festival deadline is September 2; the Young Creators Unit application deadline is September 23

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