It’s that exciting time of year again… The 2012 Toronto Fringe is here! And MoT is in full swing gearing up to have every show covered by the first weekend. As you know from last year we like to spread the love during Fringe and invite our readers to participate in contests for a pair of FREE Fringe tickets to FIVE shows every day of the festival. So enter a contest and Fringe for Free! Today’s contest features a pair of tickets to five shows on Wednesday, July 4th.
The shows are:
Antigone – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 6:30pm show at Randolph Theatre(Venue 4) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Antigone contest” by 7pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
Byologyc – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 7:30pm show at Annex Wreckroom (Venue 15) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Byologyc contest” by 7pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
Breaking Velocity – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:15pm show at Tarragon Solo Room (Venue 3) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Breaking Velocity contest” by 7pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
Help Yourself – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 10:30pm show at George Ignatieff Theatre (Venue 6) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Help Yourself contest” by 7pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
Little Lady – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8:15pm show at Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse (Venue 8) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Little Lady contest” by 7pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
The note published below is a response to the firing of Ken Gass as the Artistic Director of Factory Theatre and is written by his son, Ed Gass-Donnelly. The press release from the Factory Theatre board can be found here.
To the Factory Theatre Board of Directors:
A STATEMENT FROM YOUR COMMUNITY
I’m writing in protest of your abrupt termination of Ken Gass as Factory Theatre’s Artistic Director last week. I enclose a petition with more than 2600 names calling for Ken’s re-instatement and the Board’s resignation.
First, I must confess that Ken is my father, so it may seem easy to write this off as a familial bias. However, I dare you each to read through the full petition, not just the most recognizable names but also the many passionate comments. You cannot ignore the 2600+ voices. There’s no way the Factory will have any future credibility with this board in place. Continue reading Announcement: Factory Theatre’s community responds to Ken Gass Firing→
Factory Theatre Board says the show will go on Board members back plans for future theatre development
Ron Struys, the President of the Board of Factory Theatre, today commented on the future of Factory Theatre.
“It is never easy to part with someone who has contributed so much in the past to Factory Theatre and theatre in general as has Ken Gass.” Struys said. “The Board believed that change was necessary to insure the future of this wonderful institution. Factory Theatre is in great shape and we are moving ahead with our new season and plans to renovate our building.”
An offer of a newly created, paid, position as Artistic Director Emeritus and a severance package was offered to Mr. Gass , but was not accepted. The Board is focused now on finding a new Artistic Director from the pool of great Canadian talent within the theatre community. 2012-13 season will go ahead, offering Factory Theatre’s loyal audience challenging, exciting works of theatre. Continue reading Announcement: Statement from the Board of Directors of Factory Theatre→
Two down-on-their-luck friends invent a harebrained scheme to swindle money from their Nana – which includes a pregnancy and overnight make-over! But their plan quickly snowballs into a hilarious web of lies and deceit as they try desperately to prove that CHARLIE’S HAVING A BABY . Promise Productions presents CHARLIE’S HAVING A BABY by Deon Denton at The Annex Theatre as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival July 5-15, 2012. Tickets are available via www.fringetoronto.com, by telephone at 416-966-1062 (ext.1), or at the door.
Charlie and Toula are best friends with little money, living in the big city, and hoping to turn their childhood dreams into reality…but the two are discovering that achieving fame and success is not as easy as it had once seemed. Toula is still waiting for her “big break” as an actress and Charlie is barely holding it together at her dead-end job. Continue reading Charlie’s Having a Baby – Toronto Fringe 2012 Press Release→
A modern tragedy about family violence and a displaced sense of home, HONOUR KILLINGS is a play with immediate socio-political and culturally relevant content. Four women are drowned after bringing “dishonour” to their family in this tale of people caught between cultures and a household taught that “family is priority”.
“This play is about a family that went horribly wrong and the Canadian systems and society that failed them,” says director Stevie Jay. “This is also about a family caught between worlds and countries. HONOUR KILLINGS is a tragedy and a lot of people do not know that these tragedies exist, let alone the details of how they might happen. Our job is to share the story.” Continue reading Honour Killings – Toronto Fringe 2012 Press Release→
It’s that exciting time of year again… The 2012 Toronto Fringe is here! And MoT is in full swing gearing up to have every show covered by the first weekend. As you know from last year we like to spread the love during Fringe and invite our readers to participate in contests for a pair of FREE Fringe tickets to FIVE shows every day of the festival. So enter a contest and Fringe for Free! Today’s contest features a pair of tickets to five shows on Wednesday, July 4th.