Publications

The following publications are available from Theatre Ontario.  All prices include taxes.  For mail orders add $3.00 for postage and handling (or price specified) for each item.

The Agents Book The street-wise guide to talent, extras and modelling agencies is published by Theatre Ontario and AMIS (Acting & Modelling Information Service).  A must-have for those getting started in the business and those looking for an agent. $20.00

The Actor's Survival Kit
By Peter Messaline and Miriam Newhouse
Includes everything the Canadian actor needs to know about the acting profession.  Topics include: finding work, promotion, auditioning, contracts, agents, unions and a list of important addresses.  Currently in its 4th Edition.
Members: $18.89  -  Non-Members: $20.99

Community Theatre Directory
By Theatre Ontario
Looking to contact community theatre groups in your area?  Seeking volunteer opportunities?  Or just interested in finding a show?  A valuable directory of community theatre groups across Ontario.
Not-for-profit organizations: $11.30 (in electronic format $22.60)  -  All others: $22.60 (in electronic format $33.90)

For Immediate Release
Guide to an effective publicity campaign for theatre companies.  Publication includes:  how to set up schedules, establish contacts, attract media coverage, get the word out about your theatre and more.
Members: $7.14  -  Non-Members: $8.93
This publication can be downloaded in Acrobat PDF format free of charge by clicking here.

Guide to Producing in Community Theatre
By Theatre Ontario
An overview of job descriptions, roles and responsibilities for people involved in producing a play.  A guide to who does what, when and why in theatre.  An invaluable reference book for schools, teachers and theatre groups.
Members: $10.50  -  Non-Members: $13.13
This publication can be downloaded in Acrobat PDF format free of charge by clicking here.

Ontario Playwrights: Eight Short Plays Selected By Theatre Ontario The second anthology of one-act plays selected by Theatre Ontario and published by Playwrights Canada Press. The anthology consists of eight plays: As Night To The Day by Dan Ebbs, Bedtime Stories by Diana Kolpak, Health Class by David S. Craig & Robert Morgan, Hide And Seek by Drew Carnwath, The Malaysia Hotel by Laurie Fyffe, My Narrator by Norm Foster, Stroke Static by Lindsay Price and The Work Of Art by Victoria Dawe. Members: $25.16 - Non-Members: $31.45

Plain and Fancy
Updated by Jean Charles Black
A manual on costume design that covers everything from research to the finished product.  Book includes illustrations of costumes, progress charts, quick change plots and reading list.
Members: $6.30  -  Non-Members: $7.88
This publication can be downloaded in Acrobat PDF format free of charge by clicking here.

Spaced... Out?  A Study of Small and Mid-Sized Performing and Visual Arts Organizations in Ontario
By Sandra Tulloch and Catherine Smalley
This report examins the facility needs of theatre, dance, music and visual arts organizations and artists.  Including planning a successful facility project, upcoming and current opportunities, public/private support, strategic recommendations, plus more.
$14.86
This publication may also be downloaded in Acrobat PDF format free of charge by clicking here.

Stage Management Without Tears
By Ron Davies, Nora Polley and Jean Yoon
A beginner's guide to stage management from the initial preparation and rehearsals to production week and show time.  Excellent tool for teachers and theatre groups.
Members: $7.14  -  Non-Members: $8.93
This publication may also be downloaded in Acrobat PDF format free of charge by clicking here.

Stage Managing the Arts in Canada
By Winston Morgan
The best Canadian resource for stage managers with lists, ideas, essays, checklists, cartoons, CTA resources and everything you need to know to successfully stage manage a theatre production, touring show, musical or opera.
$31.45

Theatre/Drama in our Schools
By Theatre Ontario
A comprehensive kit designed to share ideas, strategies and examples to assist teachers and theatre companies in developing campaigns to heighten community awareness of theatre/drama education in your school.  Initiated in 1998, the kit was created in partnership with Theatre Ontario, Council of Drama and Dance in Education, Sears Ontario Drama Festival, and Canadian International Thespian Society.
$10.50
This publication may also be downloaded in Acrobat PDF format free of charge by clicking here.

To Place an Order

• Telephone Theatre Ontario at 416.408.4556 x.10
• Fax your order to 416.408.3402 and include credit card number
• Mail your order and cheque to: Theatre Ontario, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 210, Toronto ON  M5T 2C7