Announcement: 200 Theatre Seats Free To Good Home, Science North IMAX Theatre

With the generous funding support of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, the Science North IMAX Theatre will undergo a renovation beginning in January of 2009 that will include a new projection system with 3D capability, new carpeting, acoustical panels and new theatre seating.

In anticipation of 200 new theatre seats arriving soon, Science North would like to donate the 200 theatre seats we currently have, free of charge, to an interested organization or group who will arrange to remove them from our site.

Detailed information on this donation can be found in the documents attached to this message. Organizations or groups interested in acquiring the IMAX theatre seats should complete and submit the required “Letter of Interest” no later than 12:00 pm (noon) on Friday, December 5, 2008. For further information, contact:

Janine Pigozzo
Financial Officer
Science North
100 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, Ontario CANADA P3E 5S9
Phone: (705) 522 3701 ext 201
pigozzo@sciencenorth.ca

Event: The Rehearsed Readings, The Centre

THE REHEARSED READINGS

WINTERGREEN by Paul Aspland
December 4 & 5 at 8pm
Cast: Marcia Bennett, David Fox

OLEANA by David Mamet December 11 8pm
Cast: Tom McCamus, Severn Thompson

(Cast subject to change)

The Rehearsed Readings is a new project at the Centre formed in the summer of 2008. The Centre, with a club of experienced actors, will read best loved plays and new Canadian work for an audience. A number of our best actors expressed an interest in reviving an actor’s tradition of having play readings so they could revisit their favourite works, to give audiences the pure experience of listening to a playwright’s words and to the actor’s voice, and for all to share the excitement of actors exploring a play at the beginning stage of rehearsal.

The Centre is a not-for-profit community arts centre having served the community for six years. All are welcome to participate in this project. Donations made at the readings will go to the Centre. It’s your space. Take your place.

R.S.V.P. 40 Seats available – Reserve by phone or email Entrance donation $10

info@centreforthearts.com
647-436-2787

Event: RAW! RAW! RAW! Festival of New Work, The Canadian Stage Company

THE CANADIAN STAGE COMPANY SERVES UP THE THIRD ANNUAL RAW! RAW! RAW! FESTIVAL OF NEW WORK, DEC. 5 – 13

• Free public readings of new plays by acclaimed Canadian talents Judith Thompson, Ed Roy, Hannah Moscovitch, Damien Atkins, Anusree Roy and Lauren Brotman
• Works-in-progress by the Company’s youngest members including Emma Healey and the GYM Emerging Artist Program

Martin Bragg, Artistic Producer of The Canadian Stage Company is proud to present Raw! Raw! Raw! Festival of New Work, an offering of new plays from the country’s leading talents Judith Thompson and Ed Roy, rising stars Hannah Moscovitch, Damien Atkins, Anusree Roy, Lauren Brotman, and up-and-comer Emma Healey.

The series runs December 5 to 13 at The Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street. Admission is free. Reservations are recommended as seating is limited. Tickets may be reserved in person at the Berkeley Street Theatre Box Office or by phone, 416-368-3110.

Celebrating the third year of its incarnation, the Raw! Raw! Raw! Festival of New Work is The Canadian Stage Company’s annual public play reading series featuring works in various stages of development, from brief
excerpts in the initial stages, to works-in-progress, to full-length drafts. The series fosters the development of new Canadian plays while introducing audiences to home-grown artists and the creative process, and encourages participation through open forum discussions.

Raw! Raw! Raw! Schedule:

*All readings will be followed by an open forum discussion.

• Fri., Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. – A NEW PLAY by JUDITH THOMPSON
• Sat., Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. – RAWEST of the RAW: Excerpts by DAMIEN ATKINS, ANUSREE ROY,LAUREN BROTMAN and EMMA HEALEY
• Wed., Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. – FRESH!: Excerpts by the Company’s youngest members participating in the GYM Emerging Artists Program
• Thurs., Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. – post-democracy by HANNAH MOSCOVITCH
• Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. – WHISPERS by ED ROY
• Sat., Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. – post-democracy by HANNAH MOSCOVITCH. Followed by PROJECT ENTRADA, a conversation on international artistic exchange and creation.

For more information please visit www.canstage.com

Call for Submissions: THEATRE METHODS 09, July 6-12, 2009 Bovec, Slovenia

Present your performance or workshop at the International Festival-Fair

THEATRE METHODS 09 Between Tradition and Contemporaneity

July 6-12, 2009 Bovec, Slovenia

“Theatre Methods” is the annual professional festival-fair dedicated to the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. The festival is an opportunity to demonstrate methods of training in traditional theatre and to present contemporary works created as the result of traditional theatre training techniques.

At the moment THEATRE METHODS 09 is accepting presentation proposals.
Presentation format:

• performance (not requiring special technical conditions)
• workshop/master class
• work in progress
• reading/lecture
• any other format of demonstration at the presenter’s discretion

The festival will take place at the mountain resort Bovec – in the Julian Alps, near Austrian and Italian border. Nearest airports: Ljubljana (Slovenia), Trieste (Italy) or Klagenfurt (Austria). http://www.iugte.com/projects/slovenia.php

Please become familiar with the Submission Guidelines before submitting your presentation proposal:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/fest.reg.php
http://www.iugte.com/projects/TM09.php

The festival committee is considering proposals in appropriate standard only. Links to web sites are not considered as the complete application.

Announcement: Grant Writing Service DISCOUNT, STAF

STAF is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to providing tangible administrative support services to independent theatre artists like you!

For the fast approaching grant season we are offering a 15% discount on our grant writing services for clients who sign a contract with us and are ready to get started 7 weeks before their program deadline!

The discount applies to the following programs for the following dates:

GRANT PROGRAM/PROGRAM DEADLINE:

* OAC- Theatre Projects: Feb. 02, 2009
* TAC- Theatre Projects: Early Feb. 2009
* CCA- Operating: March 01, 2009
* CCA- Theatre Projects: Early March, 2009
* OAC- Arts Ed Projects: March 02, 2009
* TAC- Operating: Early March, 2009
* OAC- Operating: March 16, 2009
* OAC- Compass: March 16, 2009
* OAC- Community/Workplace: March 16, 2009
* OAC- Integrated Arts: March 16, 2009
* OAC- Touring/Collaborations: March 16, 2009

STAF CONTRACT DEADLINES FOR 15% DISCOUNT:

* OAC- Theatre Projects: Dec.15, 2008
* TAC- Theatre Projects: Dec.15, 2008
* CCA- Operating: Jan. 12, 2009
* CCA- Theatre Projects: Jan. 12, 2009
* OAC- Arts Ed Projects: Jan. 12, 2009
* TAC- Operating: Jan. 12, 2009
* OAC- Operating: Jan. 26, 2009
* OAC- Compass: Jan. 26, 2009
* OAC- Community/Workplace: Jan. 26, 2009
* OAC- Integrated Arts: Jan. 26, 2009
* OAC- Touring/Collaborations: Jan. 26, 2009

Please contact Beth Horton, Client Services Manager to arrange a free consultation to discuss your grant writing needs.

416 703 2773 x201
email: beth@theatreadmin.com