Stage Whispers

Show Notes:

The following are some of the people/organizations/productions mentioned in the interview:

Julie Tepperman and Aaron Willis of Convergence Theatre - https://www.convergencetheatre.com/julie-tepperman and https://www.convergencetheatre.com/aaron-willis

The Unending - https://www.convergencetheatre.com/past/#the-unending

Chandra Pepper

Theatre Orangeville - https://www.theatreorangeville.ca/

Roseneath Theatre - https://www.roseneath.ca/

Theatre by the Bay - https://theatrebythebay.com/

Mary of Shanty Bay - https://theatrebythebay.com/mary

Simcoe County Theatre Festival - https://theatrebythebay.com/festival

Iain Moggach

George Brown Theatre School - https://www.georgebrown.ca/arts-design-information-technology/media-performing-arts/theatre

Mark Brownell and Sue Miner - https://www.jgshillingford.com/the-interview-mark-brownell-and-sue-miner/

Stephen Dobby - https://www.mandy.com/ca/a/stephen-dobby

Kristian Deisen, Barrie, Europa - https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/traffic-jam-inspires-play-by-orillia-woman-5491410

Rochelle Reynolds - https://www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/forget-great-expectations-this-thespian-wants-to-change-expectations-1578262 and Stage Whispers episode #17

The Wolves - https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/62099/the-wolves

Show Notes

Talk is Free Theatre

1) Horror trilogy Written in the Blood, Site-Specific Immersive Theatre Experience

https://www.tift.ca/shows/the-written-in-blood-trilogy

2) 20 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDs

https://tapa.ca/calendars/dora-awards-2022-nominations-announcement-press-conference/

Theatre by the Bay

1) Mary of Shanty Bay

https://theatrebythebay.com/mary

2) July 2023 Simcoe County Theatre Festival

Submissions open now to January 6, 2023

https://theatrebythebay/festival

The South Simcoe Theatre

https://www.thesouthsimcoetheatre.com/shows

1) Season’s subscriptions and tickets for Five Alarm available by emailing [email protected] or phoning the box office at 705-458-4432

2) Four Play Submissions, until Nov. 30

[email protected]

3) Technical Mentorship Workshops - Sound design

For full details and sign-up: www.thesouthsimcoetheatre.com

The Curtain Club, Richmond Hill

Tickets for Suburban Standoff:

https://thecurtainclub.org/box-office/

Kempenfelt Community Players

https://kempenfeltplayers.com

Tickets for KCP’S Elf Jr. The Musical available via their website

Theatre Aurora

https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=thtau

Tickets for Mother of the Maid

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Mariposa Arts Theatre

https://www.mariposaartstheatre.com/shows

Tickets for the Rocky Horror Show

Bracebridge Rotary Musical

Auditions for The Sound of Music on October 1 & 2

For more info, email Jean Polak at [email protected]

Newmarket Stage Company

Opal’s Husband tickets available by calling the box office: 289-500-2114

More info: https://www.newmarketstageco.ca/[email protected]

Borelians Community Theatre

Love, Loss and What I Wore tickets available at: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=142719

Blackhorse Village Players

Murder at the Howard Johnson’s tickets available soon at: https://thelittleboxoffice.com/blackhorsetheatre/

Episode 42 - Erica Angus - Theatre Collingwood

Theatre Collingwood

https://theatrecollingwood.ca

Gaslight Theatre

https://gaslighttheatreproductions.com

Theatre by the Bay

https://theatrebythebay.com

Cingolani Academy

https://www.facebook.com/CingolaniAcademy

August News Notes

Theatre by the Bay, Barrie and Shanty Bay

Amazing Race - https://theatrebythebay.com/amazing

Mary of Shanty Bay by Leah Holder

Tickets @ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mary-of-shanty-bay-tickets-379238591837

September 20 preview PWYC at the door

Theatre Lab, Barrie

https://theatrebythebay.com/learn#lab

Timberbeast Productions, Gravenhurst

Twelfth Night (Gravenhurst Wharf Gazebo) 416-471-8930 or https://littlewoodsmith.com

Theatre Collingwood

The Foursome, https://theatrecollingwood.ca or call 705-445-2200

Talk is Free Theatre, Barrie - Giants in the Sky

https://www.tift.ca/shows/giants-in-the-sky

Theatre Huntsville

DREAMGIRLS https://www.theatrehsv.org/upcomingevents/clxud5nqbcpmwq0ivi5g3by3enp4fe

Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=136743

Globus Theatre, Lakeview Arts Barn, Bobcaygeon

Screwball Comedy by Norm Foster, dinner theatre

https://www.lakeviewartsbarn.com/current-season/2022/screwball-comedy

tickets: https://secure1.tixhub.com/globustheatre/online/index.asp

The South Simcoe Theatre

www.thesouthsimcoetheatre.com

Side by Side by Sondheim auditions. Email [email protected] before Sept 7

Annual General Meeting

Full details on how to sign up: www.thesouthsimcoetheatre.com

For board member info, email [email protected] .

The Curtain Club, Richmond Hill

Seasons subscriptions available: https://thecurtainclub.org/our-season/

Kempenfelt Community Players, Barrie

We Will Rock You auditions - https://kempenfeltplayers.com/project/wwry/

AGM - Watch for details closer to September 21

OnStage Performance Group

“Santa” casting info: ​http://www.onstagetheatre.ca/contact/

Mariposa Arts Theatre

MAT’s film nights return Wednesday, September 14. Watch for more details.

Stratford Festival plays mentioned:

Death and the King’s Horseman - https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Death-and-the-Kings-Horseman

1939 - https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysandEvents/Production/1939

Shaw Festival plays mentioned:

Everybody (Erroneously referred to as “Everyone” in the podcast) - https://www.shawfest.com/playbill/everybody/

Blyth Festival cancellation mentioned (of The Waltz): https://www.stage-door.com/3/news/2022-News/Entries/2022/8/blyth-the-blyth-festival-cancels-the-waltz-due-to-covid-in-the-cast.html

Episode 40 - Surviving the Pandemic: The Community Theatre Perspective

August 2022

Huronia Players

http://www.huroniaplayers.ca

Kempenfelt Community Players

https://kempenfeltplayers.com

Mariposa Arts Theatre

https://www.mariposaartstheatre.com

ACT-CO Festival and Gala Update www.actco.ca

If interesting in participating on the Festival Committee or gala Committee, email [email protected]

Auditions:

Kempenfelt Community Players, Barrie www.kempenfeltplayers.com

We Will Rock You auditions https://kempenfeltplayers.com/project/wwry/

Ever After Entertainment - children’s parties and other events in the GTA. Submit your headshot & resume to [email protected]

Village Players of Coldwater - holiday panto “Old Father Time”

Auditions July 25 and 26. Watch Village Players’ social media for more information.

Blackhorse Village Players -

Murder at the Howard Johnsons auditions: evenings of August 2 and 4. To book a time, email, [email protected]

Call for Creatives:

The South Simcoe Theatre, Cookstown www.thesouthsimcoetheatre.com

Accepting applications for some set, costume and lighting design. Email [email protected] with short cover letter and resume.

Performances:

Theatre Orangeville - Summer Arts Festival www.theatreorangeville.ca

https://www.theatreorangeville.ca/show/summer-arts-festival

Theatre Collingwood - Porchside Festival https://theatrecollingwood.ca/2022-porchside-festival/

https://tickets.theatrecollingwood.ca/TheatreManager/1/login&event=0

Youth to assist with kids summer theatre camp at Theatre Collingwood

Email [email protected]

Debajehmujig Theatre Centre, Manitoulin Island www.facebook.com/DebajehmujigStorytellers

If We’d Listened Tickets: Call 1-705-859-1820 to reserve

Theatre Georgian Bay, Collingwood www.theatregeorgianbay.ca

Romeo and Juliet https://www.theatregeorgianbay.ca/current-season

The Grove Theatre, Fenlon Falls www.grovetheatre.ca

The 39 Steps https://www.grovetheatre.ca/the-39-steps

Theatre by the Bay, Barrie - A Scandal for All Seasons

Collingwood tickets: https://theatrecollingwood.ca/a-scandal-for-all-seasons/

Barrie tickets: https://tprobarrie.ticketpro.ca/?lang=en&aff=cob#def_1526247203

Orillia Opera House - Driving Miss Daisy and Come Down from Up River

Tickets are available through the Opera House box office website:

https://secure1.tixhub.com/orillia-oh/online/index.asp?_mid_=103068

Leacock Museum, Orillia - Driftwood Theatre’s “Bard’s Bus Tour” Henry Five http://www.driftwoodtheatre.com

http://www.driftwoodtheatre.com/tickets/ for details.

Muskoka Stageworks, Bracebridge - all female version of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

https://www.muskokastageworks.com/

Education:

Theatre by the Bay’s online Master Class Series

To purchase: https://theatrebythebay.com/tmc/purchase

Watch the free first episodes at www.theatrebythebay.com/tmc

Debajehmujig’s summer 2022 show “If I’d Listened,”

created in collaboration with Manifesto Poetico

Where: Debajehmujig Creation Centre,

43 Queen St., Manitowaning, Manitoulin Island

When:

· Art exhibit runs July 14 to August 7

· Show runs July 22 to August 6, Wednesdays to Saturdays at 7 PM, and Sunday matinee at 2 PM (No shows Mondays or Tuesdays.)

Cost: Art exhibit is free; show is $25

Reserve show tickets by calling 1-705-859-1820

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1215453039201450/1215453069201447?ref=newsfeed

Episode 37 June News Shownotes

Theatre By The Bay, Barrie

https://theatrebythebay.com/festival

Talk is Free Theatre, Barrie

https://www.tift.ca/whats-on

https://www.tift.ca/shows/summer-theatre-camp

Theatre Collingwood

https://theatrecollingwood.ca/2022-porchside-festival

https://theatrecollingwood.ca/a-scandal-for-all-seasons/

Theatre Georgian Bay, Collingwood

https://www.theatregeorgianbay.ca/current-season

The South Simcoe Theatre, Cookstown

https://www.thesouthsimcoetheatre.com/more-info

Call for Creatives - Submission Deadline July 11, 2022 to [email protected]

Mariposa Arts Theatre, Orillia

https://www.mariposaartstheatre.com/events/the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare

https://www.mariposaartstheatre.com/events/the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare?fbclid=IwAR0EnnFvnEKidxCjzqDugJ5Qfe5hqAqCOB7o2YDTZFdLqLy5dGR5G05f8tQ

The Curtain Club Theatre, Richmond Hill

https://thecurtainclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-23-CC-PlaybillWeb2.pdf

Toronto Fringe Festival

https://fringetoronto.com

“Flowers for Alex” - Diamond Heart Productions www.diamondheartproductions.ca

Moving Art, Barrie

https://movingart.ca https://www.facebook.com/movingart/

Junior Theatre Festival https://juniortheaterfestival.com/what-we-do/

The 75h Annual Tony Awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75th_Tony_Awards#Winners_and_nominees

An interview with two members of Theatre Georgian Bay

Show notes

Theatre Georgian Bay – theatregeorgianbay.ca

Candy Pryce’s bio: https://www.theatregeorgianbay.ca/candy-pryce

Jackie-Rose Brown’s bio: https://www.theatregeorgianbay.ca/jackie-rose

Note: Christy Taylor, mentioned in this podcast, is currently a vocal coach who now uses the name Christy Eaglesham, and also teaches young performers through Christy’s Stage door - https://www.facebook.com/christyeaglesham

CONTESTS!! Deadline for both is Friday, June 3 - [email protected]

Winners will be notified by return email and announced on social media June 4/5

Contest #1 - From Talk is Free Theatre — A session of summer theatre camp for a child 6 to 14! (Value: $170+) Enter by emailing [email protected] with your name and answers to these questions:

What is the title of the new musical Leslie Arden is currently workshopping? (Hint: Listen to our interview, episode 34!)

Which Stephen Sondheim musical is Talk is Free Theatre is staging in Toronto this June/July? (Hint: Visit https://tickets.tift.ca/TheatreManager/1/online?event=0)

Contest #2 - From Theatre by the Bay — Tickets for two to all six plays in the Simcoe County Theatre Festival, June 15 to 26! (Value $150+) Enter by emailing [email protected] with your name and answers to these questions:

Where will the Simcoe County Theatre Festival be staged?

What is the title, and who are the playwright and director of any one festival play? Hint: Visit https://theatrebythebay.com/festival

Georgian Bay District Secondary School, Midland

Matilda https://sites.google.com/scdsb.on.ca/gbdssdrama/home

Theatre Aurora

No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre, June 2 to 11. Phone: 905-727-3669 Email: [email protected]

Curtain Club Theatre, Richmond Hill

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, by Joe DiPietro - June 10-25

Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cclub

Wasaga Community Theatre, Wasaga Beach

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock, the Musical, June 9 to 12 Tickets:

https://wasagabeachschoolofrock.ticketleap.com/school-of-rock-wasaga-beach/

Kempenfelt Community Players, Barrie

Auditions information: Elf Jr. Audition information: https://kempenfeltplayers.com/project/elf-jr/

Creative Team for We Will Rock You by Queen and Ben Elton. Send expressions of interest to [email protected] by June 12.

Mariposa Arts Theatre, Orillia

The Gin Game, by D. L. Coburn at the MAT Centre June 9-19 Tickets: https://www.mariposaartstheatre.com/shows

Huronia Players, Midland

Kristen DaSilva’s Gibson and Sons postponed. For info https://www.huroniaplayers.ca

Huntsville Theatre Company, Huntsville

Dare to Dream - youth showcase June 18. Tickets https://calendar.algonquintheatre.ca/default/Detail/2022-06-18-1400-Dare-to-Dream

Dragonfly Theatre Bracebridge

California Suite June 1 to 11 http://www.dragonflytheatre.ca/

The South Simcoe Theatre, Cookstown

Four Play - June 2nd to 5th - Pay-what-you-wish at the door.

SST Tea Room at the Theatre, Wing Ding Saturday, June 4th from 10-2pm

The Last Resort - June 16 to 26 https://www.thesouthsimcoetheatre.com/

Barrie Public Library Theatre Month Interviews

Trudee Romanek: https://barrielibrary.libnet.info/event/6444181

Scott Hurst: https://my.nicheacademy.com/barrie/course/19401/sequence/17779 ]

Theatre on the Ridge, Port Perry

A New Day Cabaret - 7:30 PM, June 4 at Anglican Church of Ascension https://theatre-3x60.square.site/

Dinner Theatre Golf Tournament Fundraiser, June 24th http://www.theatreontheridge.ca/golf.html

Theatre Collingwood

Porchside Festival, July 1 to 28. https://theatrecollingwood.ca/2022-porchside-festival/

A Night in Vegas: May 31 to June 5 Tickets: 705-445-2200 or https://theatrecollingwood.ca/a-night-in-vegas/

Theatre Georgian Bay, Collingwood

Romeo & Juliet, July 25th to August 1st

https://www.theatregeorgianbay.ca

Theatre by the Bay, Barrie

Amazing Race postponed to Sept 10

Theatre Lab, Barrie Public Library, June 6, 6 PM. Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/barrie-theatre-lab-55-in-person-tickets-342065776947

Simcoe County Theatre Festival June 15 to 26.

https://theatrebythebay.com/festival

Talk is Free Theatre, Barrie

Sweeney Todd - Toronto at Neighbourhood Food Hub June 6 to July 2, https://tickets.tift.ca/TheatreManager/1/online?event=0

Every Brilliant Thing at Theatre Collingwood’s Porchside Festival.