CONNECTING THROUGH THEATRE
JOIN US FOR FREE ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS, AND THEATRE OUTINGS
Attend a play, try an acting class, sit with the actors and be part of a staged reading, learn a new skill. It’s all possible with Connecting Through Theatre. This popular free program of theatre and theatre-related activities is funded by the Government of Ontario.
There is no cost or long-term commitment to participate. Adults of all ages are welcome and no previous experience or knowledge of theatre is required.
Connecting Through Theatre is the perfect way to meet new friends and feed a love of all things theatre!
Please read the program descriptions below. Please note, there are sign-up lists for First Read Club, Audience 101 and Scene Study sessions. If you do not see a link below to the sign up list, please check back closer to the session date.
*Please note, our spring classes finish at the end of March. Our final Audience 101 outing is in early April.
But stay tuned for news about summer programming!
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→If you are new to the program, please fill out the registration form at the bottom of the page to be added to our program newsletter list.
THE THINGS I’VE SEEN: CONNECTING THROUGH SCENE STUDY
Do you marvel at the ability of your favourite actors to create interesting and complex characters, sometimes even from the most unassuming script? Are you curious about the process of how they go from words on a page to characters that seem so genuine and original?
We explore short scenes, and discuss and try out some of the techniques actors employ to present what you ultimately see on stage, in films, and on TV. The classes are free, informal, and don’t require any previous acting experience. You can just come to one, or as many as you please. Come out and meet some new people, learn something new, and have a laugh or two!
Scene Study classes are held at the Port Perry United Church starting at 10:30am, and going until Noon.
Classes are free and will be running weekly.
Please sign-up here
FIRST READ CLUB
Read plays, dig into text and gain insight into live theatre creative and production processes.
Our First Read Club invites you to the production table with Theatre on the Ridge artistic staff and artists. Each session will feature a new play to be read aloud followed by creative discussion and conversation.
First Read Club takes place 1 pm – 3 pm in the Rotary Room of the Scugog Memorial Public Library, and will run on the first Tuesday of every month.
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→We will also be continuing with our 2 CLASSES AND A LUNCH PROGRAM!
If you join us for the Scene Study class in the morning, and the First Read Club in the afternoon, we will provide lunch! This year we will be charging a modest fee of $5 for those joining us for lunch, to help with deferring the costs of the food. There will be a variety of sandwiches, raw veggies and fruit, desserts and beverages.
If you have specific dietary requirements, please consider bringing something suitable. And please sign up for this if you plan to join us… it helps us plan properly for lunch!
Sign-up here.
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AUDIENCE 101 (LIVE THEATRE)
Audience 101 provides access to free performances of some of the best community theatre in Durham this coming season, complete with exclusive pre and post show conversations with professional theatre artists and writers.
Man of La Mancha
book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion
Where: Onstage Uxbridge – The Uxbridge Music Hall, 16 Main St S, Uxbridge
When: Sun. March. 23, 1:30pm (show starts at 2pm)
Man of La Mancha is one of the world’s most popular musicals. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterwork Don Quixote and set during the Spanish Inquisition, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself “Don Quixote” and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world.
*This outing is now full and closed for registration.
Filthy Rich
by George F. Walker
Where: Ajax Community Theatre – The St. Francis Centre, 78 Church St S, Ajax
When: Sun. Apr. 6, 1:30pm (show starts at 2pm)
A fast-paced play written in a dramatic film noir style, satirizing the self-possessed, tough-guy stereotype of classic detective novels.
*Warning: Strong language.
We have a limited number of tickets and they will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Sign-up here.
We are trying something new!
Our Audience 101 program is becoming VERY popular, and a very informal survey indicates that many of you would be willing to pay a modest fee to see the program continue.
We are planning to see Whitby Courthouse Theatre’s presentation of The Play That Goes Wrong, by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields.
Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), this Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes.
We have an opportunity to secure a block of tickets to the PREVIEW performance on Wed. April. 9 at 7:30pm. Preview tickets are regularly $16, but we can offer them to you for $10 per person.
If you are interested, please sign up here so we can secure the appropriate number of tickets.
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