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Announcement: Justin! Time for a Musical (Angelwalk Theatre)

Angelwalk Theatre is giving away a pair of tickets to the Canadian premiere of I Love You Because at the Toronto Centre for the Arts this spring along with a meet and greet with the cast.

To win, you’ll need to show off your pipes; Angelwalk alumnus Justin Bott explains in this YouTube video.

Angelwalk wants you to create a video of yourself singing your favourite show tune and post it on Angelwalk’s Facebook page. Justin will pick a top 5 and then Angelwalk will get their Facebook fans to vote for the winner.

In the mean time, check out Angelwalk’s newest show Off Broadway on Stage, December 7 -11 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts Studio Theatre.

Ticket Giveaway Contest: Jesus Chrysler (Praxis Theatre / Theatre Passe Muraille)

Margaret Evans (l) Plays Jim Watts, Aviva Armour-Ostroff (r) plays Dorothy Livesay in Jesus Chrysler ~ Photo by Will O’Hare

Mooney on Theatre is giving away tickets to the Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 7:30PM performance of Praxis Theatre’s Jesus Chrysler at Theatre Passe Muraille (16 Ryerson Ave.).

To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets for the Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 7:30PM performance just send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Jesus Chrysler contest” by NOON on Tuesday, November 29, 2011.

See below for details about the show and  contest rules: Continue reading Ticket Giveaway Contest: Jesus Chrysler (Praxis Theatre / Theatre Passe Muraille) →

Ticket Giveaway Contest: Nightwood Theatre’s The New Groundswell Festival

Mooney on Theatre is giving away a pair of tickets to each of the three shows featured in Nightwood Theatre’s The New Groundswell Festival – A national festival of contemporary women’s theatre, November 30 through December 10, 2011 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs.

Enter to win tickets to the following shows. If you want to enter to win tickets to more than one show please send a separate e-mail for each show contest.

BETWEEN THE SHEETS – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets for a performance time of your choice (except Nov. 30) just send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Between the Sheets contest” by NOON on Wednesday, November 30, 2011.

THE AFTERMATH – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets for a performance time of your choice (except Dec. 1)  just send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “The Aftermath contest” by NOON on Wednesday, November 30, 2011.

THE DEBACLE – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets for a performance time of your choice (except Dec. 2) just send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “The Debacle contest” by NOON on Wednesday, November 30, 2011.

See below for details about the shows and  contest rules: Continue reading Ticket Giveaway Contest: Nightwood Theatre’s The New Groundswell Festival →

Ticket Giveaway Contest: Sylvia (Alumnae Theatre)

Mooney on Theatre is giving away tickets to Alumnae Theatre’s production of Sylvia by A.R. Gurney on Thursday, November 17 at 8:00PM at  Alumnae Theatre – 3rd floor Studio, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto.

To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets just send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Sylvia contest” by NOON on Wednesday, November 16, 2011.

See below for details about show, how the contest works: Continue reading Ticket Giveaway Contest: Sylvia (Alumnae Theatre) →

Review: Weesageechak Begins To Dance Festival (Native Earth)

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Native Earth presents new works at the Theatre Passe Muraille from October 26th to 29th, 2011.

I attended the opening night of this festival featuring new Aboriginal plays and films, unsure of what to expect. The audience was made up of people who seemed to know each other and there was a great sense of community within the theatre company and also with the people in attendance. I watched the first play of the night, Hoofs, written by a young woman named Angela Loft.

This play is actually based on a Kahnawake story of the Hoof Lady. Much like a Siren, the Hoof Lady is a beautiful seductress – and young men are told to be wary of her.  And young women must stop this mysterious creature who will steal their men. But once lured, these men would see her hooves and run screaming. Loft retells this story in a contemporary way.

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