Welcome to Equity in Theatre

Groundswell Unplugged–a fertile environment for new works by female playwrights to take root. From October 29th to November 1st join us at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre to be the premiere audience for brand new Canadian plays. 

Join theatre artists, presenters, producers, and technologists from across the country as we examine the effects of technology and social media on performance practices in the light of recent political movements and current global events.
Push the conversation forward as we ask ourselves: How do we use smart technologies to make our stages smarter? How can our smart stages become the revolution? Act-vocating

Glad Day Bookshop is thrilled to present the first year of NAKED HEART – The LGBTQ Festival of Words. Our vision for NAKED HEART is to establish a yearly Canadian LGBTQ literary festival that amplifies love, language & freedom.

This year, over 75 authors are presenting over 40 panels, workshops and readings during the weekend of October 16th, 17th and 18th. NAKED HEART takes place at four sites in the Church & Wellesley village of Toronto.

KasheDance and COBA have been in dialogue about collaborative initiatives since COBA acquired its space at the Daniel’s Spectrum and KasheDance has been using the space for its rehearsals.  To participate in and provide information on these explorations in strategic partnerships, both companies have much to offer to Indigenous and ethno-racial arts organizations.  COBA is an older organization, KasheDance an emerging one, and the potential of their exploration of mutual collaborative suppo

What do you do when you are trapped but can simply walk out the door? Akosua is a young woman who moves to Canada from Ghana to work for Leila and Greg Tate as a nanny/housekeeper in their beautiful Toronto home. Leila tries to start and complete the novel she’s always wanted to write while her husband continues to work overtime for his demanding boss. Lonely, but determined to finish what she started, Leila tries to befriend her new domestic and arrives at a novel idea derived from Akosua’s stories of her homeland.

WHEN
Tuesday August 04, 2015 - 07:00 PM
Wednesday August 05, 2015 - 07:00 PM
Thursday August 06, 2015 - 07:00 PM
Friday August 07, 2015 - 07:00 PM
Saturday August 08, 2015 - 01:00 PM
Saturday August 08, 2015 - 07:00 PM

Directed by Ines Buchli;
Written by Colleen Wagner;
Performed by Miriam Fernandes, Richard Lee, Francoise Balthazar, Kaleb Alexander, Beryl Bain, Stephanie Jung, Wayne Ward, Gabrielle Graham, Anita La Selva, and Cindy Block;
Movement by Erika Batdorf;
Lighting Design by Elizabeth Asselstine;
Set and Costume Design by Shawn Kerwin;
Stage Managed by Cole Vincent;
Assistant Directed by Lucy Powis;
Produced by sueedworthy.ca

SummerWorks Festival Production