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Theatrical and Acting Associations
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Theatre Ontario
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The provincial association of community, educational and professional theatre organizations and individuals. It provides an information network to assist in developing and promting artistic, technical and management learning and training opportunities for individuals and theatre companies in communities across the province Theatre Ontario helps link audiences to theatre activities and productions around Ontario, as well as offering specialized counselling on any aspect of theatre to all Theatre Ontario members and serving as an advocacy forum for access to the arts and culture in communities and schools across Ontario |
Canadian Actor's Equity Association
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Canadian Actors' Equity Association is the professional association of performers, directors, choreographers, fight directors and stage managers in English Canada engaged in live performance in theatre, opera and dance.
Equity's main focus is to negotiate and administer collective agreements, provide benefit plans, information and support, and act as an advocate for its membership. |
ACTRA Toronto
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ACTRA Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists.) ACTRA is the union of professional performers working in the English-language recorded media across Canada. |
Playwrights Guild of Canada
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National, non-profit association of professional Canadian playwrights. representing approximately 350 members and source for more than 2,000 Canadian plays, Including the works of Norm Foster, David French, etc. It is a valuable source of Canadian theatre and includes an on-line searchable index to facilitate in the locating of plays to meet a variety of performance goals. |
Association of Community Theatre - Central Ontario (ACTCO)
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Southern Ontario Regional Community theatre Association representing over 44 community theatre groups in Southern Ontario from Oakvill to Belleville and north to Barrie. |
Eastern Ontario Drama League (EODL)
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Eastern Ontarion Regional Community Theatre Association representing groups from Bancroft and Belleville and from Peterborough to Cornwall. |
Theatre and Acting Reference Sources
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Theatrebooks
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Toronto-based retail and on-line store. Excellent source of English plays from Canada and around the world. TheatreBooks stocks and sells plays from Dramatists Play Service, Dramatic Publishing Co. and Samuel French, and the leading play publishers in Great Britain. It carrys books on all aspects of theatre production, as well as opera and dance, as well as all aspects of film and filmmaking. Probably the best single general purpose theatrical reference source in the GTA. |
Samuel French
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The official play-publishing house for the majority of mainstream and commercial plays published every year (thought Playwrights Guild above generally is more representative of Canadian material). The source of most well-known plays from British and American playwrights such as Ray Cooney and Neil Simon. Has an on-line searchable index for its library of plays. Important note: Please be aware that in 2009 Samuel French closed its Toronto office. All plays must now be acquired from other retailers or ordered direct from their New York location. |
| Pioneer Drama Services |
An excellent source for plays targetted at children's audiences and for those to be performed by young actors from ages 5 through to 18. It has a wide range of short and full length plays in the comedy, musical and drama categories. |
Dramatists Play Service
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The second largest US-based source of plays in North America. Tends to have a more diverse range of less mainstream, independent and non-traditional plays than Samuel French but can be a bit more expensive as well. |
Durham Region Community Theatre Groups
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Scarborough Theatre Guild
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Scarborough Players
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Scarborough Music Theatre
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Backwoods Players
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Whitby Courthouse Theatre
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Oshawa Little Theatre
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Durham Shoestring Performers
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The Borelians
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Scarborough Choral Society
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OnStage Uxbridge
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Scugog Choral Society
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Durham Region Dinner Theatre
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Herongate Barn Dinner Theatre
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| Class Act Dinner Theatre |
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GTA-Area Large Scale Theatre Productions
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| Princess of Wales Theatre |
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| Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts |
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| Royal Alexandra Theatre |
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| Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre |
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| Sony Centre for the Performing Arts |
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| St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts |
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| Canon Theatre |
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GTA- Mid-Range, Less expensive Theatres
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| Theatre Passe Muraille |
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| Panasonic Theatre |
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| Tarragon Theatre |
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GTA - Alternative and Other Performance Venues
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| Bad Dog Theatre |
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| Solar Stage |
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| Toronto Dance Theatre |
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| Buddies in Bad Times Theatre |
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| Second City Theatre |
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