Ravi Jain is the 2012 recipient of the Pauline McGibbon Award. The award presentation took place today at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards at Toronto's St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Bluma Appel Theatre.
The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA)honors extraordinary talent in the Toronto performing arts community as they host the 33rd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards tonight, Monday, June 25, at the St. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in the Bluma Appel Theater. As with all awards, BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage of the ceremony. Keep checking back as the list of winners is updated below! And stay tuned in the next couple of days for special photo coverage!
The George Luscombe Award was inaugurated in 1999 and recognizes an individual for mentorship in theatre. Revolutionary theatre founder and artistic director George Luscombe founded Toronto Workshop Productions in 1959, marking the beginnings of Toronto's alternative theatre movement. His 27 years at TWP is the longest tenure of any artistic director in Canada.
Queens Theatre presents the U.S. premiere of $PENT, a Canadian import that skewers the global financial crisis. Tickets for the two-week premiere run are on sale now at the Queens Theatre Box Office (14 United Nations Ave South in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), online at queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718.760.0064.
Queens Theatre presents the U.S. premiere of $PENT, a Canadian import that skewers the global financial crisis. Tickets for the two-week premiere run are on sale now at the Queens Theatre Box Office (14 United Nations Ave South in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), online at queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718.760.0064.
Tarragon Theatre announces its 11-play, 2012-2013 season of contemporary plays, including a mini-festival of new works by Hannah Moscovitch; a Tarragon writing debut from David Yee; returning artists David S. Young and Asha and Ravi Jain; and work from Melody A. Johnson, John Mighton, Michel Nadeau and Morris Panych.
TheatreRUN, the Dora Award-winning company best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed smash hit Spent, presents the world premiere of The Double, a multi-disciplinary adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella of the same name. Conceived, created and performed by Artistic Director Adam Paolozza (who also directs) and Arif Mirabdolbaghi, bass-player and lyricist of the award-winning Canadian Metal band Protest The Hero, The Double combines physical theatre, mime and music for a jazzy exploration of alienation and paranoia. A dark comedic satire about our deepest fears of losing our identity, The Double previews February 2, opens February 3 and runs to February 19 at Factory Studio Theatre.
Tarragon Theatre presents the Why Not Theatre production of A Brimful of Asha, directed by Ravi Jain, written and starring Asha and Ravi Jain. A Brimful of Asha previews January 24, opens January 26 and closes February 19, 2012 in Tarragon Theatre's Extra Space. Tickets range from $23-$30 (inclusive of HST) and are available by calling the box office at 416.531.1827 or by visiting www.tarragontheatre.com.
Ahuri Theatre, in association with Why Not Theatre, announces the world premiere of A Fool's Life, a fantastical tale of a family man coming undone, conceived and directed by Ahuri Theatre Artistic Director Dan Watson.
Ahuri Theatre, in association with Why Not Theatre, announces the world premiere of A Fool's Life, a fantastical tale of a family man coming undone, written and directed by Ahuri Theatre Artistic Director Dan Watson.
Ahuri Theatre, in association with Why Not Theatre, announces the world premiere of A Fool's Life, a fantastical tale of a family man coming undone, conceived and directed by Ahuri Theatre Artistic Director Dan Watson.
Ahuri Theatre, in association with Why Not Theatre, announces the world premiere of A Fool's Life, a fantastical tale of a family man coming undone, written and directed by Ahuri Theatre Artistic Director Dan Watson.
The Bridge Theatre Company kicks off its 7th season with a workshop production of Matthew MacKenzie's SIA, winner of the 2010 Alberta Playwriting Competition.