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Year 2003 News Releases Tickets on Sale for Theatre Ontario Festival 2003 Theatre Ontario Festival 2003, the 52nd annual showcase of Ontario’s best community theatre productions will be co-hosted by Oshawa Little Theatre, Theatre Ontario, and ACT-CO, May 14 to 18, 2003. Theatre Ontario Festival represents the finals of an Ontario wide theatre festival comprising the four best community theatre productions. It's also an excellent learning experience with workshops, adjudications and play readings by Canadian writers. The adjudicator is Allan Stratton.
Tickets to Theatre Ontario Festival are available by contacting the Oshawa Little Theatre. Fax your order to 905-723-1733, or call 905-723-0282. Download a ticket order form here. Accommodation is available at the Travelodge (940 Chaplain Avenue, Oshawa) and can be contacted at 905-436-9500, or by email whg7112@whgca.com Winner of Victor C. Polley Award for Arts Administrators Announced Theatre Ontario today announced the winner of the 2003 Victor C. Polley Award for Arts Administrators—Erin O’Rourke. The annual award recognizes the achievements of an arts manager who is in the early stages of their career. The award was established in 1983 to honour the work of Victor C. Polley, the first General Manager of the Stratford Festival and Manager of the St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto.
“Erin has demonstrated a strong commitment to arts management and clearly understands and embraces the demands of the ‘calling,’” says Nancy Coy, Managing Director of Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People. “Her long-term goal is to be an arts administrator or general manager. The Victor C. Polley Award is a testament not only to Erin’s distinct skills and successes, but also to the benefit of mentorships and training. Erin was able to work with us because of the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, which provides vital internships that act as a springboard for an emerging cultural worker’s career.” Erin O’Rourke of Toronto started her professional arts administration career as an intern at The Grand Theatre (London). She assisted the Development & Sponsorship department with the organization of the theatre’s special events, including The Grand Theatre Ball & Auction, and the 24 Hour Playwrighting Contest. She is currently employed at Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People (formerly YPT) where she is the Administration Coordinator. There she is responsible for coordinating all government operating grant applications, preparing artist contracts, updating the theatre’s Human Resource policies and procedures, and participating on the Joint Health & Safety, Education & Community Outreach, and Marketing Committees. Before becoming LKTYP’s Administration Coordinator, Erin served as a Development Officer where she planned and executed the Family Gala, and created and implemented an individual giving campaign. Erin is an active volunteer, working with the Market Lane Public School, Girl Guides of Canada, and the December 6 Fund of Toronto. She has a graduate diploma in Arts Administration from Concordia University, and continues to expand her knowledge through professional development courses like Human Resources Management at Ryerson University. On February 6, 2003, at the opening night reception of Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People’s production of Pinocchio, the award was presented to Erin. The Victor C. Polley Award is administered through Theatre Ontario has been supported by the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, CanStage and TheatreBooks. Former recipients of the Victor Polley Award include Ron Berti, Linda Brown, Beverley Brown-Sweeting, Elaine Calder, Laura J. Forth, Sara Muerling, Taylor Raths, Jennifer Ross, Victoria Steele, Sean Trofin, and Nancy Webster. Miles Warren Wins Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts The Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts will be presented to Myles Warren at the opening night of the CanAsian Dance Festival on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at the Betty Oliphant Theatre in Toronto. Denise Fujiwara and Jane Marsland (last year’s Tulloch Award winner) will present the award to Myles Warren who is being honoured for the great impact has had in the dance community and the performing arts in Ontario. Executive Director of the Dance Umbrella of Ontario for ten years, Myles Warren facilitated the advancement of independent dance artists, dance companies and dance presenters throughout the province of Ontario, demonstrating a major commitment to the promotion and development of the wide range and diversity represented in the careers of artists in this province. Throughout a career that has spanned over two decades, Myles Warren has been a stage manager, production/tour manager, set & costume designer, theatre manager, and General Manager of Desrosiers Dance Theatre. Warren is currently the Dance Officer at the Ontario Arts Council. “Peggy Baker and I nominated Myles Warren for the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts” said choreographer and dancer Denise Fujiwara. “He’s been a key figure in the creation and development of important dance presenters in the province, including the thriving fringe Festival of Independent Dance (fFIDA), the CanAsian Dance Festival, Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival, Series 8:08 and Dance Immersion, to name but a few. Myles has been a community leader, volunteering as Co-Chair of On the Move, Dance 2020, Dance at Risk, Arts 4 Change and committee members of such arts advocacy actions as the Coalition of Ontario Dance Service Organizations and Arts Vote as well as years of active service in many other community organizations. To say that Myles Warren is a multi-talented arts professional is a bit of an understatement. Arts manager, researcher, advocate and visionary are but a few of the titles I would offer when asked to categorize his areas of accomplishment and expertise.” Previous winners of the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts include Tim Jones, Jane Marsland, Angela Rebeiro and Susan Serran. The award is presented annually to an individual or collective that demonstrates leadership over a long career, a passionate commitment to deepening the scope and broadening the appeal of the arts in Ontario through innovative and practical approaches. The award honours people in the arts, individuals who provide leadership within their specific fields and have devoted an enormous amount of time and energy to the arts throughout the province. The Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts was set up in 1998 by friends and colleagues of Sandra Tulloch upon her retirement as Executive Director of Theatre Ontario. Individuals and organizations from a broad spectrum of Ontario’s arts community have contributed to the Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts--an original design by North Bay artist, Barry Burniston and bronze casting by Craig Meschino of Toronto. The annual Sandra Tulloch Award for Innovation in the Arts is administered through Theatre Ontario.
NOTICE OF THEATRE ONTARIO'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Theatre Ontario's 2002 Annual General Meeting will be held Saturday, May 17, 2003 at 11:00 AM at Oshawa Little Theatre, 62 Russett Avenue, Oshawa (Ontario). If you are a Theatre Ontario member and are unable to attend the Annual Meeting, you can have another person represent you by proxy. Simply obtain a Proxy form available from Theatre Ontario by calling (416) 408-4556 and we'll send it to you by fax or mail. Or simply download it by clicking here. Forms may be sent by fax to (416) 408-3402. The proxy form must be signed, completed and returned to Theatre Ontario by May 1, 2003. RESULTS OF NOMINATING PROCESS for Theatre Ontario's
2003-2004 Board. PTTP Grant Recipients Announced Theatre Ontario is pleased to announce the latest recipients of training grants through Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP), funded by the Ontario Arts Council.
If you know someone who could benefit from this kind of training program or if you have someone who you'd like to mentor, please pass this information along to them. The next annual application deadline for this
program is October 1, 2003. Free Publicity Guide Now Available Theatre Ontario is pleased to launch an update of its popular publication, For Immediate Release: A Step-by-Step Guide for Theatre Publicists. This new edition is a free resource that can be accessed as a PDF file by clicking here. “Summers in Ontario are bursting with Fringe theatre festivals (Hamilton, London, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, and Toronto), a great number of independent productions and new works, and 135 different professional summer theatre productions. Theatre publicists everywhere are looking for innovative techniques to reach broader audiences,” says Jane Gardner, Executive Director of Theatre Ontario. “This publication is launched in time for theatres to develop strong publicity strategies for their upcoming productions and seasons.” The guide includes up-to-date information about databases, mailing lists, a theatre’s publicity schedule, press releases, public service announcements, advertising, websites, e-mail newsletters, special coverage and an appendix of publicity samples. The development of computers, internet, e-mail, digital photography, and media convergence has changed the face of publicity in Ontario dramatically. This publication meets the needs of both theatre companies and theatre publicists who are looking for straightforward guidance in strengthening their publicity strategies. “A number of professional theatre publicists provided valuable input into the updating of this publication. Their advice and commentary ensures that emerging publicists receive a firm basis in the world of media relations,” states Gardner. Support for this project has been provided by the Human Resources Initiatives Program, an initiative of Cultural Careers Council Ontario and Human Resources Development Canada. Theatre Ontario is an association of community, educational and professional theatre organizations and individuals who are dedicated to the development and maintenance of high quality theatre in all parts of the province that is accessible to and reflects all segments of our society. Theatre Ontario Showcase
in Ontario Theatre Ontario and Festival chair Michael Roantree announced the four plays that will be staged at this year’s Theatre Ontario Festival held in Oshawa from Wednesday, May 14 to Sunday, May 18, 2003 at Oshawa Little Theatre. The festival, hosted by Oshawa Little Theatre , ACT-CO (Association of Community Theatres – Central Ontario) and Theatre Ontario, represents the finals of an Ontario wide drama competition comprising the four best theatre productions from each of Ontario’s four drama regions: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 (8:00 pm) representing the Association of Community Theatres – Central Ontario (ACT-CO), The Curtain Club of Richmond Hill presents Filthy Rich by George F. Walker. Thursday, May 15, 2003 (8:00 pm) representing Eastern Ontario Drama League (EODL), Belleville Theatre Guild presents Talley’s Folly by Lanford Wilson Friday, May 16, 2003 (8:00 pm) representing the Western Ontario Drama League (WODL) , Guelph Little Theatre presents Cosi by Louis Nowra. Saturday, May 17, 2003 (8:00 pm) representing the Quebec Ontario Theatre Association (Quonta), Espanola Little Theatre presents Night Sky by Susan Yankowitz. Theatre Ontario Festival Opening Ceremonies take place on Wednesday, May 14th at 6:30 pm at Oshawa Little Theatre (62 Russett Avenue, Oshawa). The festival awards brunch will take place on Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 11:00 am at Cullen Gardens. The five day festival will feature a free workshop by adjudicator Allan Stratton (May 15th at 2pm). Two free play readings by Norm Foster (May 16th at 2pm) and Yvette Nolan (May 17th at 2pm) are made possible through the Canada Council for the Arts, Playwrights Guild of Canada and Playwrights Canada Press. These events are all at the Oshawa Little Theatre. For more information visit www.olt.on.ca Allan Stratton is the festival adjudicator for Theatre Ontario Festival 2003. Stratton began his career as an actor with the Stratford Festival, CBC and major theatres across the country. He moved to playwriting with the success of Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii, a play that has had over 300 productions. Other hit comedies include Bingo, Rexy!, Papers, Bag Babies and his adaptation of Celimare for the Shaw Festival. In addition to his plays, Stratton has published three novels: Leslie’s Journal for young adults, The Phoenix Lottery and The Resurrection of Mary Mabel McTavish. Other accomplishments include working as head of an arts school drama department, serving as a member of the Playwright/Director Unit of The Actors’ Studio, New York and completing a M.A. in Drama from the University of Toronto. Allan Stratton has adjudicated the ACT-CO Comedy and Drama divisions, WODL and Quonta Festivals and the Sears Ontario Drama Festival. Visit Allan Stratton’s new website at www.allanstratton.com Tickets to all events at Theatre Ontario Festival 2003 are available from the Oshawa Little Theatre Box Office (905) 723-0282 or visit www.olt.on.ca Maggie Bassett Award Presented To
James Alexander Each year Theatre Ontario celebrates the achievements of Ontario-based theatre artists who have made a sustained and significant contribution to the development of theatre in the Province of Ontario. The award will be presented to James (Jim) Alexander by Leonard McHardy, co-owner of TheatreBOOKS and Chair of the award selection team, at the opening ceremonies of the Theatre Ontario Festival, at Oshawa Little Theatre (Oshawa) on Wednesday May 14, 2003. James (Jim) Alexander, the recipient of the 2003 Maggie Bassett Award, demonstrates deep commitment to community theatre. A charter member of the Belleville Theatre Guild (BTG), Jim Alexander has been involved with BTG each and every year, for fifty years as an award-winning director, lighting designer, set designer, actor, producer, workshop organizer and presenter, and teacher. He most recently chaired the Program Committee of the Guild, overseeing the selection of each season. "As Belleville Theatre Guild celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2002, it is fitting to honour Jim with the Maggie Bassett Award, in recognition of his dedication to our Guild, and to his sincere love of theatre," declares Jim Ross, Past President of the Belleville Theatre Guild. Jim Alexander was instrumental in the creation of the Trenton Community Players almost fifty years ago. Trenton Community Players serves the community neighbouring Belleville to the west. He has served on the Board of Theatre Ontario, and Eastern Ontario Drama League (EODL). A member of Theatre Ontario since 1984, Jim provided input and practical insight into the development of Theatre Ontario’s Summer Courses for youth and for adults. He also helped to revise a popular Theatre Ontario publication, Guide to Producing in Community Theatre. Jim recently designed Talley’s Folly, which will be presented at the Theatre Ontario Festival on May 15, 2003. Jim Alexander, the 2003 recipient of the stunning bronze statuette entitled "Courage," met the woman for whom the award is named. "Winning this award is all the more special because I met Maggie in the 1960s when she and I, along with Kay McKie, Richard Howard and Dusty Miller, also recipients of the Maggie Bassett Award, attended a weeklong directing workshop for community theatre artists. She was dynamic and talented, and inspiring," Jim enthused. The Maggie Bassett Award is presented in tribute to the late Maggie Bassett who, as Theatre Ontario’s first employee, pioneered dynamic programs, including the Professional Theatre Training Program and Summer Courses that continue to benefit the entire province. Past recipients of this prestigious award include: Patricia Beharriell, Sandy Black, Jack Blacklock, Jeff Burke, Wayne Fairhead, Richard Howard, Jack Medhurst, Heather McCallum, Kay McKie, Beth McMaster, Dusty Miller, Wilf Pegg, Virginia Reh, Jean Roberts, Lib Spry, Dennis Sweeting, Elsie Thomson, Sandra Tulloch, Herman Voaden, Ken Watts, and Herbert Whittaker.
For Immediate Release Theatre Ontario Festival 2003 Award Winners Theatre Ontario Festival 2003 held in Oshawa May 14-18, 2003 featured the best of Ontario community theatre productions. Sixteen awards were presented on May 18th by adjudicator Allan Stratton. The festival, hosted by Oshawa Little Theatre in partnership with the Association of Community Theatres – Central Ontario (ACT-CO) and Theatre Ontario, represents the finals of an Ontario wide drama competition comprising the four best theatre productions from each of Ontario’s four drama regions. Participating in the Theatre Ontario Festival 2003 were several hundred people and 4 dynamic productions:
Each year Theatre Ontario celebrates the achievements of Ontario-based theatre artists who have made a sustained and significant contribution to the development of theatre in the Province of Ontario. On Wednesday, May 14th, James Alexander received the Maggie Bassett Award which recognized his 50 year involvement in theatre in eastern Ontario. On Sunday, May 18th, a special award from Theatre Ontario and Playwrights Canada Press was given to playwright Norm Foster for distinguished service to Ontario’s theatre community. “This special achievement award recognizes Norm Foster for the tremendous body of work he’s created, the enthusiasm with which our theatre audiences respond to your plays, and the impact you’ve had on Canadian theatre in terms of being “Canada’s most produced playwright,” said Jane Gardner, Executive Director of Theatre Ontario. The five day festival chaired by Michael Roantree of Oshawa Little Theatre also featured workshops led by Allan Stratton; play readings by Norm Foster and Yvette Nolan hosted by Playwrights Canada Press and Playwrights Guild of Canada, and supported by The Canada Council for the Arts; and Theatre Ontario’s annual general meeting. Eight lucky people (two from each participating company) were the recipients of a pair of tickets, valued at approximately $150.00, drawn during the awards ceremony. These tickets were generously donated by the Stratford Festival of Canada. WINNERS OF THEATRE ONTARIO
FESTIVAL OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR RICHARD HOWARD AWARD OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A LEADING ROLE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A LEADING ROLE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE OUTSTANDING VISUAL MOMENT OUTSTANDING VISUAL ACHIEVEMENT (costumes, set décor, make-up,
props) OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT (light and sound) OUTSTANDING CO-ORDINATED PRODUCTION (as chosen by Festival Stage
Managers) SPECIAL ADJUDICATOR AWARDS Theatre Ontario Festival 2004 will be held in Sault Ste. Marie from May 18-23, 2004 co-hosted by Sault Theatre Workshop (chair Sandra Houston), QUONTA region of northern Ontario and Theatre Ontario. Writer Norm Foster Receives Special Achievement Award Theatre Ontario and Playwrights Canada Press honoured writer Norm Foster with a special achievement award for “distinguished service to Ontario’s theatre community” during Theatre Ontario’s annual festival held in May. “This special achievement award recognizes Norm Foster for the tremendous body of work he’s created, the enthusiasm with which our theatre audiences respond to his plays, and the impact he’s had on Canadian theatre in terms of being Canada’s most produced playwright,” said Jane Gardner, Executive Director of Theatre Ontario. “Foster has produced an astonishing number of successful plays. From coast to coast, his plays have brought enjoyment to directors, actors and audiences who have experienced his work.” Norm Foster’s first play, Sinners, premiered in 1983 at Theatre New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick and since then he’s written over 30 plays. At the Gala Awards ceremony, Angela Rebeiro of Playwrights Canada Press read an excerpt from a new collection of Foster’s plays called Vintage Foster: Six Plays by Norm Foster. Norm Foster was born in Newmarket and raised in Toronto. His 25 year career in radio has taken him from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg to Kingston and finally to Fredericton, New Brunswick. It was in Fredericton in 1980 that Foster was introduced to the world of theatre. “A friend of mine was going to audition for a community theatre production of Harvey and he asked me to go along,” said Foster. “I went, just for a lark, and I wound up getting the part of Elwood P. Dowd. The funny thing is, I had never even seen a play in my life before this.” Foster fell in love with the theatre right then and there, and two years later he penned his first professionally produced play, Sinners. It was produced by Malcolm Black at Theatre New Brunswick, who would also direct Foster’s next play, the highly successful The Melville Boys. Foster calls The Melville Boys his signature play – the one that brought his name to the forefront of Canadian theatre and has been produced across Canada and the United States, including a well-received run Off-Broadway. Two new Norm Foster plays will premiere this summer: Storm Warning at Bluewater Summer Playhouse in Kincardine (July 17 to August 2); and The Love List at Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque (October 8 to November 1). Norm Foster and his wife Janet Monid will appear in his play, The Long Weekend at Port Stanley Festival Theatre (June 12-28). In Ontario, this summer you can see 5 of Foster’s other plays: The Foursome (at Georgian Festival Theatre in Meaford and at Nipissing Stage Company in North Bay); The Last Resort (at Red Barn Theatre in Jackson’s Point); My Darling Judith (at Theatre Collingwood); Sadie Flynn Comes To Big Oak and Self-Help (at Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg). For information on what’s playing at summer theatres around Ontario visit www.summertheatre.org
You're Invited: Theatre Ontario Hosts An Open House Theatre Ontario is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 from 3:30pm to 6:00pm and you're invited. Check out our new digs at 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 210, Toronto ON M5T 2C7. This location is north of Queen Street, south of Dundas Street, on the south-east corner of Sullivan Street. Our offices are fully accessible. Click here for a map to our offices. Announcing the Intern
Directors for the Andrew Freund and Kelly Daniels have been chosen as the two Intern Directors for the 2004 season at the Shaw Festival. Each year, the Academy of the Shaw Festival and Theatre Ontario invite emerging directors from across Canada to apply for this prestigious professional development opportunity. The two successful candidates work with the Shaw Festival Company for a period of five to six months. The interns work as assistant directors, assisting at least two different directors in two different Shaw theatre spaces. They also have the opportunity to participate in classes, seminars, special events and workshops under the auspices of The Academy of the Shaw Festival. Their work culminates on the Directors' Day, during which each of the selected directors present a one-act play (chosen from the mandate of the Shaw Festival) to an invited audience of producers and artistic directors. The Directors' Project is a joint project of The Academy of the Shaw Festival and Theatre Ontario, and is generously sponsored by Sun Life Financial. Mr. FREUND graduated from University of Calgary with two degrees - a BFA in Drama and a BA in English - and now makes Toronto his home. His 10 years of professional experience in the theatre have included a broad base of experience behind the scenes, including stage management, technical areas, and design, always building towards a fuller understanding of the theatre in order to become a better director. From 1997 to 2000, he apprenticed at the Stratford Festival both in lighting design (assisting Michael J. Whitfield and Louise Guinand] and as an assistant director [to Martha Henry and Robin Phillips). His own directing credits include original new works, and contemporary plays as well as classics. Earlier in 2003, he directed An Evening of One Act Plays which included Farewell to the Theatre by Shaw Festival favourite Harley Granville Barker. Ms. DANIELS has been a Manitoba-based theatre
artist for the last 13 years - directing, teaching, AND acting, mostly in
Winnipeg and Calgary. While a majority of her directing work has
been with senior acting students and emerging professionals, she has also
directed several successful independent projects and fringe shows.
She is proud to have assisted three top female directors on mainstage
shows - Micheline Chevrier, Marti Maraden, and Jackie Maxwell.
Currently she is directorial assistant to Stephen Schipper at Manitoba
Theatre Centre and will be directing an Edward Albee play there in January 2004.
Applications Being
Accepted Now For The Established in 2000, the Dean Ott and Debbie Boult Technical Theatre Award will be given to an individual with a serious interest in becoming a Technical Director in a professional theatre. The candidate should have professional theatre experience or extensive experience in community or educational theatres. Previous winners of the award are Ben Chaisson, Craig Putt and Patrick Wood. Applications are being accepted for the 2004 Dean Ott and Debbie Boult Technical Theatre Award. The individual receiving the award will work as Assistant Technical Director at Canadian Stage on the 2004 Dream in High Park production in Toronto from May 17 to July 3, 2004. They will be mentored and supervised for seven weeks by Simon Marsden, Technical Director at Canadian Stage. A bursary of $500 per week will be paid to the selected candidate over the 7 week contract. Applicants must be residents of Ontario. To honour Toronto theatre professionals, the late Dean Ott and Debbie Boult, a special trust fund was created. Annual contributions from the trust fund and additional support from the Professional Theatre Training Program of Theatre Ontario (funded by the Ontario Arts Council) make this annual award possible. Dean Ott and Debbie Boult met during their high school production of Godspell, married and worked together at Sunshine Theatre in Kelowna, BC, JV Theatre Productions and Theatre Calgary in Calgary, and The Canadian Stage Company in Toronto. In 1998, Dean Ott and Debbie Boult died and in their memory, a special fund to encourage the development of aspiring theatre technicians was created. Donations to the Dean Ott and Debbie Boult Technical Theatre Award are always welcome. To make a donation, contact John Goddard at Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People at 416-363-5131. Dean Ott, a former General Manager at Young People’s Theatre (known today as the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People), could always see everyone’s potential and he mentored the careers of scores of theatre technicians. Debbie Boult was Company Manager and Executive Assistant to the Managing Director at Canadian Stage. Her kindness, generosity, loyalty and constant good humour were a touchstone for the hundreds of actors, directors, stage managers, board members and staff with whom she worked over the years. Thanks to Simon Marsden and Paul Shaw at Canadian Stage Company, Julian Sleath at Canadian Opera Company and Kevin Ryan and Matt Farrell at Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People for mentoring technical directors through this award program. Deadline for Applications: February 2, 2004 Selection of the winner will be made by March 1, 2004. For further information please contact John Watson at Theatre Ontario 416-408-4556. 2004 Edition of Expanded
The Agents Book Aspiring actors and models will benefit from the recent release of the 2004 edition of The Agents Book—a practical guide to “getting started” as an actor in film, theatre or television or as a model. The book also includes the general costs of talent related services like photographs, ongoing training, and what you can expect to earn if you’re an actor or model through your freelance work. The Agents Book is available for $15 (plus tax) through Theatre Ontario and TheatreBooks (Toronto). Only agents who have signed the “Entertainment Industry Code of Ethics” are included in the book. All profits from The Agents Book support the AMIS telephone hotline and website services. “The 2004 edition of The Agents Book by Peter Messaline answers the most frequently asked questions by people just getting started in the business or parents whose children want to get into acting or modelling,” said Jane Gardner, Executive Director of Theatre Ontario. “The book explains how the business works and takes you through a process of creating a resume, finding the right agent for you, photography tips, information on unions, tips for background performers and how to select the right acting class or school. This is our 9th edition and we have updated information on website services & casting, advice on producing your own show, words of wisdom from an experienced stage mom and how they started their child in the business, and an expanded section on modelling and photography.” All profits from The Agents Book support the Acting & Modelling Information Service. AMIS is a volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to informing and educating those members of the general public who are interested in training and careers in the fashion and entertainment industries. AMIS information helps people interested in acting and modeling to avoid exploitative situations and, where feasible, to find legitimate entry paths into the careers of their choice. The AMIS hotline (416-977-3832) has given basic industry information to over ten thousand callers—beginners in the business from Toronto, across Canada, and the United States. Visit the AMIS website at www.amisontario.com In addition to giving advice on the way the business is run in Canada,
The Agents Book, published by Theatre Ontario includes information
on: PTTP Grant Recipients Announced Theatre Ontario is pleased to announce the latest recipients of training grants through Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP), funded by the Ontario Arts Council.
If you know someone who could benefit from this kind of training program or if you have someone who you'd like to mentor, please pass this information along to them. The next annual application deadline for this
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