On A First Name Basis
On A First Name Basis
Mixing moments of humour and humanity in equal parts, Canada’s most performed playwright tells the story of a novelist and his housekeeper who, after 28 years, spend an evening in each other’s company.
Mixing moments of humour and humanity in equal parts, Canada’s most performed playwright tells the story of a novelist and his housekeeper who, after 28 years, spend an evening in each other’s company.
The Things I’ve Scene: 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? Then […]
Book club style sessions for seniors, to listen and read playscripts aloud, discuss and gain insight to live theatre creation and production. Held twice monthly.
Direction by Carey Nicholson In 1959, in rural Ontario, 12-year-old Lynne Harper was murdered. Her 14 year-old classmate Stephen Truscott was sentenced to hang for the crime. Thus began a story that enflamed the community, the country and the world. Innocence Lost examines the nature of community and how good people make bad choices. Mature […]
TheatrePlay: Connecting Through Physical and Mental Theatre Warm-ups Stay physically active and mentally sharp by playing theatre games once a week. These “games” are used as skill building and warm up exercises for actors and are a fun way for anyone to increase focus and concentration, physical and spatial awareness, and social interaction.
We’ve all spent too much time sitting over the past three years. It’s time to start moving well again! This non-aerobic class works with gravity, body weight, breath and relaxation to improve overall strength, flexibility, muscle tone, posture and alignment and is particularly helpful with pre-season conditioning (sports and garden), The class structure is built […]
Audience 101 (Live Theatre) Field trips to local live theatre productions with informal pre-show chats with production team members and follow-up discussions with Theatre on the Ridge artists and guests.
2 pm, Whitby Courthouse Theatre. Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun - an Audience 101 outing.