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BURNT…and toasted! – Toronto Fringe 2013 Press Release

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BURNTMusic, dance and the spoken word come together in celebrated singer/songwriter Donna Greenberg’s BURNT…and toasted!, a one-woman show about love…and love gone wrong. Co-created by musician and  lyricist Jordan Klapman, BURNT…and toasted! is playing July 5-13, 2013 at the Tarragon Extra Space, as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Inspired by true-life events, BURNT…and toasted! chronicles one woman’s tale of love, loss and her rise from the ashes. Tickets are available beginning June 17 via www.fringetoronto.com, by telephone at 416-966-1062 (ext.1), or at the door. Continue reading BURNT…and toasted! – Toronto Fringe 2013 Press Release

Write for us! Coverage of the 2013 Toronto Fringe Festival

Mooney on Theatre is looking for folks to review Toronto Fringe Festival shows, which run from July 3 to 14.

In a lot of ways Fringe Festivals embody what Mooney on Theatre holds dear, theatre accessibility. They are cheap theatre that is attended by a wide range of people, many of whom are not theatre goers the rest of the year.

With this in mind, we put a lot of effort into providing as much coverage of the festival as we can, including: covering each show in a relatively substantive way; running contests for free tickets; reporting on the buzz surrounding the fringe and more. If you want an idea of what the coverage will likely look like, check out the Fringe Festival category on this site. To make this happen, we need to bring on more contributors.

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Announcement: Factory Theatre Concludes National Search – Appoints Co-Artistic Directors Nina Lee Aquino and Nigel Shawn Williams

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Factory Theatre is pleased to announce that the company’s national search for a new Artistic Director is now complete and that Nina Lee Aquino and Nigel Shawn Williams have been hired as the new Co-Artistic Directors of the 43 year old company.

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Announcement: Nina Lee Aquino to step down as Artistic Director of Cahoots Theatre Company

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Nina Lee Aquino will be stepping down from her position as Artistic Director of Cahoots Theatre Company to pursue new artistic endeavours.  Aquino will continue to serve in the position of Artistic Advisor until the end of the 2012/2013 season.  A search committee led by the Board of Directors and members of the artistic community has been struck, and a nationwide search for Cahoots’ next Artistic Director will commence shortly.  The Board has invited Kawa Ada to step in as Interim Artistic Director during the period of the search. Continue reading Announcement: Nina Lee Aquino to step down as Artistic Director of Cahoots Theatre Company

Announcement: YPT Helps Families Cope with Possible Elementary School Strike Action

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Toronto families concerned about arranging last-minute child care in the event of Toronto District School Board (TDSB) strike action need worry no longer as Young People’s Theatre has created special arts education programming to address those needs: Pop-up Drama School Workshops.
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