All posts by Megan Mooney

Megan loves being in the thick of all things theatre, but her ultimate goal is to promote theatre to the world of non-theatre people. It was the same when she was the theatre writer for blogTO, or the Fringe Correspondent for CBC Radio One‘s Here and Now, as it is as the founder of Mooney on Theatre. Her basic belief is that there is theatre/performance out there for everyone to love, they just need to find it. This is not to be confused with the idea that everyone should love theatre for theatre’s sake, in fact, as obsessed as she is with theatre, even *she* doesn’t love all types of theatre.

Canadian Comedy Awards and Festival – Line up announced

THE COMEDY NETWORK PRESENTS THE CANADIAN COMEDY AWARDS AND FESTIVAL
Announces The Last Laugh Gala Line Up
Air Farce Live star Jessica Holmes to host
New Brunswick native Tim Steeves to perform
Tickets available at Imperial Theatre Box Office August 14

Saint John we know you love to laugh so on Saturday, October 3 get ready to roar!

THE COMEDY NETWORK PRESENTS THE CANADIAN COMEDY AWARDS AND FESTIVAL announces a wild line up for the Festival’s big closer, The Last Laugh Gala. Hosted by the incredibly talented and best ever Céline Dion impersonator Jessica Holmes, this year’s Last Laugh Gala serves up the hottest comedians including 2007 Comedy Award winner and oh-so-funny Debra Digiovanni (MuchMusic’s Video On Trial), Jeremy Hotz, Tim Steeves, and Roger Abbott and Don Ferguson (Royal Canadian Air Farce).

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The First Annual Toronto Shakespearience Festival will take place August 22 and 23, 2009

From press release

Driftwood Theatre Group

Ontario’s longest-running outdoor touring classical theatre company presents

The First Annual Toronto Shakespearience Festival

An extraordinary two-day festival celebrating William Shakespeare and featuring

King Lear and The Comedy of Errors

Directed by Jeremy Smith


Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery Road, Toronto, August 22 & 23,

with activities taking place from 2pm – 10pm daily

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DISS – a play developed by youth – playing until August 21

From Press Release

So, I didn’t get a press release for this one, I just happened to stumble on it, and this is just a copy and paste from their website, but I’m going to pretend it’s a press release.  I love the idea of youth and theatre, figure it’s the only salvation for the theatre community, bring ‘em in when they’re young and hopefully a few will stick…

So, now, about the show:

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Currently in development through a partnership with youth and the Toronto Police Service

This new project focuses on gang presence in our neighbourhoods and the pressures youth face finding social connection and identity.

Why is gang life is so appealing?

Follow one youth’s journey from the beginnings of a childhood friendship, through the development of a neighbourhood gang and demise of a close friend. Created in collaboration with youth who have experienced gang violence, the plot covers snitching, family relationships, friendship, theft, gun violence and many other issues that affect youth living with gang culture in their communities.

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Planet IndigenUs is on for 3 more days (until August 23rd)

From the press release

Harbourfront Centre and City-Wide Partners Presents Planet IndigenUs

For ten days in August 2009, Harbourfront Centre and the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, Ontario, present Planet IndigenUs, a multi-disciplinary arts festival showcasing Canadian Aboriginal and international artists Indigenous to their respective corners of the world. Part of World Routes Summer Festivals presented by RBC, this festival showcases 361+ artists over 10 days and honours the spirit and the contemporary realities that define Indigenous artistic expression, August 14 through August 23.

To accompany the events at Harbourfront Centre and Woodland Cultural Centre, Planet IndigenUs also includes city-wide events, exhibitions, readings and more with various partners. Partnered events take place at many organizations across the Greater Toronto Area and in several locations in Brantford. This is an extremely rare opportunity for the public to connect with events and exhibitions from Aboriginal cultures from around the world.

Free buses will be leaving regularly from Harbourfront Centre during festival time on a city-wide loop as well as to the beautiful grounds of the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford. For more information on Partner Events, free buses and all of the Planet IndigenUs programmes, please visit harbourfrontcentre.com or call 416-973-4000. For more information about the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford, please visit www.woodland-centre.on.ca.

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Toronto BuskerFest – Thursday August 27 – Sunday August 30, 2009 – Street performers galore!

From Press Release

Scotiabank BuskerFest is taking place AUGUST 27-30, 2009 throughout St. Lawrence Market area.

– in support of Epilepsy Toronto –

There will be more than buskers at Scotiabank BuskerFest taking place August 27-30 throughout the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood! Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the fest presents the best performers from the past 10 years in addition to top new acts with over 100 performers in all! The Scotiabank Toronto International BuskerFest has also, for the second year in a row, been named as one of the Top 100 Festivals in Ontario by Festival and Events Ontario. BuskerFest offers something for everyone – great activities for kids, green initiatives, cool contests, special performances, and delicious food choices.

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