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Interview with Tom Rooney

Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director Gina Wilkinson was a prolific stage, film and television actor, playwright and theatre director. After her passing at the end of 2010, her husband and best friend, Tom Rooney, decided to establish an award to encourage female theatre directors.      In the little over a year since the […]

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Interview with Dash Grundy 

Leafs Dreams Arts Scholarship Recipient From 2003 – 2011, the Ontario Arts Foundation partnered with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) on the Leafs Dreams Arts Scholarship Program. The Program provided scholarships in the arts to students who have a special ability in the arts, but not the resources to pursue that interest. Over the

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Interview with Kelly Straughan, Executive Director

The Toronto Fringe The Toronto Fringe provides creative opportunities for artists and audiences by producing two important festivals – the Toronto Fringe Festival and the Next Stage Theatre Festival – and by running outreach activities that benefit youth, artists and the theatre community at large. The Fringe Creation Lab at the Centre for Social Innovation Annex,

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Interview with Audrey Churgin

Executive Director, MASC (Multicultural Arts for Schools and Communities) MASC started 26 years ago as an Ottawa-based arts education organization, delivering arts education, workshops and arts residencies in school boards in Ottawa. Twenty-six years later, MASC represents a roster of over 68 professional artists who offer workshops, performances, artist-in-residence programs and professional development in music, dance,

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