Foote offering kids' acting classes
Mar 09, 2010 - 04:30 AM
PORT PERRY -- Local film critic John Foote is taking on the role of teacher this spring. He's also an award-winning stage director and Foote is...
A pile of trouble for Senator Douglas
Mar 05, 2010 - 04:30 AM
WHITBY -- If tabloid news has taught us anything in recent years, it's that politicians often have secrets they're anxious to keep from their...
The transformation of Tracy in Port Perry
By Mike Ruta - Feb 19, 2010 - 04:30 AM
PORT PERRY -- The ultra-rich Lord family and their home form the back-drop for a comedy of manners at Town Hall 1873 this month...
Pickering writer's work goes Hollywood
Feb 05, 2010 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- If you have Hollywood dreams, a local playwright might be able to help you make them come true. Pickering resident Briannne Hogan's Back...
Shenanigans in the country
By Mike Ruta - Feb 03, 2010 - 04:30 AM
WHITBY -- Area theatre types seem to have a special relationship with Canadian playwright Norm Foster and Robert Calvert thinks he knows why. "I...
Soccer moms are gamers in Pickering
By Mike Ruta - Jan 29, 2010 - 04:30 AM
PICKERING -- The game is definitely on when three women take on their kids in a moms versus sons soccer game. At first, they plan to let their little...
The play's the thing in Durham
Jan 27, 2010 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- Durham drama lovers can eavesdrop on some grave gossip and follow a number of twists and turns as two theatre groups have ongoing...
Classic Russian play opens in Oshawa
By Mike Ruta - Jan 19, 2010 - 04:30 AM
OSHAWA -- As in the TV show Seinfeld, not much of consequence happens in an Anton Chekhov play. But where Seinfeld is full of laughs and regarded as...
Thriller comes to Ajax stage
Mike Ruta - Jan 17, 2010 - 04:30 AM
AJAX -- A knock on the door sets in motion a tale full of intrigue, thrills and confusion.
Director Shari Thorne says Dangerous Obsession, by...
Hillbillies at Herongate
Jan 14, 2010 - 04:30 AM
PICKERING -- Things will get a bit crazy in Pickering next week.
Herongate Barn Theatre presents Still Crazy for two days only, Jan. 22 and 23.
Casting call from Backwoods Players
Jan 14, 2010 - 04:30 AM
PICKERING -- A Pickering theatre group is auditioning for 11 roles for an upcoming production. Backwoods Players is looking for eight women of varying...
'Anne of Green Gables' musical starts this week
By Mike Ruta and Jeff Hayward - Jan 13, 2010 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- Canada's famous, fictional carrot-topped girl is in Uxbridge for a couple of weeks.
OnStage Uxbridge presents Anne of Green Gables - The...
Auditions in Whitby
WHITBY -- Whitby Courthouse Theatre is auditioning for a spring production. Eight roles are...