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Update: More About Next Season and THE OVERWHELMING
With our final performance of The Overwhelming on April 3, Studio 180’s 2009/10 season came to a close just as preparations for our ambitious 2010/11 season were kicking into high gear. This update offers a preview of our coming year and salutes the outreach initiatives that helped make The Overwhelming such a satisfying production for artists and audiences alike.
Studio 180 Announces 2010/11 Season
After a successful 2009/10 season of two productions – Stuff Happens at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and The Overwhelming, now in its final week of performances at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs – Studio 180 Theatre is delighted to announce our 2010/11 season, including two premieres at the Berkeley Street Theatre.
- The Canadian Premiere of the Tony Award-Winning Musical PARADE
- The North American Premiere of the Olivier Award-Nominated Drama OUR CLASS
Samer Muscati’s Images on Display During THE OVERWHELMING
During the run of The Overwhelming (March 8 to April 3, 2010), to encourage a connection to the Rwanda of today we are displaying photographs by Samer Muscati from the book The Men Who Killed Me, by Anne-Marie de Brouwer and Sandra Chu. Look for them in the front lobby at 26 Berkeley Street.
Previews in the News for THE OVERWHELMING
In case you’ve missed any of the great preview pieces for our production of The Overwhelming (which is now running at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs) here are links to several of the articles that appeared last week…
Studio 180 Announces Theatre Creators’ Reserve Results
Studio 180 is pleased to announce our recommendations for the Ontario Arts Council’s Theatre Creators’ Reserve program, which assists artists or collectives as they develop new work. We were overwhelmed and delighted by the sheer volume of submissions and, with $4,000 dollars at our disposal and requests for over $115,000 in support, the decision making process was very difficult for all involved.
Studio 180 Partners with BMO Financial Group and Dignitas International
Studio 180’s productions often invite opportunities for important partnerships, including our newfound connection – through mutual supporter BMO Financial Group – to Dignitas International, a vital humanitarian organization committed to providing health care for developing communities. On Wednesday, February 24, 2010, BMO will generously host a fundraising gala in shared support of Studio 180 and Dignitas.
Studio 180 Invites Theatre Creators’ Reserve Submissions
Deadline: DECEMBER 1, 2009. Studio 180 is pleased to have been selected as a third party recommender for the Ontario Arts Council’s Theatre Creators’ Reserve program and invites submissions from playwrights and collectives developing work that engages audiences and invites them to become part of an ongoing dialogue about issues and ideas of social relevance. Submissions may range from new, unexplored ideas to scripts further along in the development process, but in each case the funding priority will be to “buy time” for writers and artists to pursue, hone and explore projects that function as more than mere entertainments. Our focus is to support proposals that reinforce Studio 180’s commitment to produce socially relevant theatre that provokes public discourse and promotes community engagement.
Studio 180 Presents THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER in Toronto
Tectonic Theater Project, the creators of the highly acclaimed play The Laramie Project, which since 2000 has been one of the most performed plays in North America, will premiere a compelling and groundbreaking epilogue to the original piece. Entitled THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER, the play will be performed for one night only on October 12, 2009, in New York at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, in Toronto at Bread & Circus in Kensington Market, and in over 120 other theatres across the world.
Studio 180 Board Member Marlene Smith Honoured at the 2009 Doras
At this year’s Dora Awards ceremony, theatre producer and Studio 180 board member Marlene Smith earned the Silver Ticket Award, presented to an individual who has excelled in her career while also making a major contribution to the development of Canadian theatre.
Mirvish Partners with Studio 180 to Remount Stuff Happens
In February 2009, Mirvish Productions announced plans to remount Studio 180’s production of Stuff Happens by David Hare.
