MARCH, 2003
 
  BOFA won gold at the Ottawa Regional Finals, the National Arts Centre, March 24!
Congratulations to CHRIS, ANDREW, RAE, TRISHA, JOSH, ROBIN, HAMZA, COLIN.

Nationals are next at the N.A.C., April 9 - 13.

 
  BOFA plays APRIL 9 in the C.I.G. National Semi-finals at the National Arts Centre with these teams- Penticton from B.C., Westwood from Alberta, Bishop's from Newfoundland and Dartmouth from Nova Scotia.

Some tickets are still available at the N.A.C. at $12.00 and $9.00.

 
  JESSICA HOLMES will be touring her one-woman comedy: Jessie's Girls across Ontario this spring. Her web site is www.jessicaholmes.net
 
 

TYLER WESTERLUND performs with White Cowbell Oklahoma in "an evening of sordid rock fury and vulgar depravity... "
The great pre-SXSW Texas Chainsaw massacre!
March 7 at THE HORSESHOE, 370 Queen Street West, Toronto.

Also, see Tyler and the band on The Mike Bullard Show, Thursday, March 6. Comedy Network, 7 pm, CTV at midnight.

 
 

STEVE FISHER will be a guest on radio CHUO Thursday, March 6, 4 -5pm, discussing music and the Canadian Music Week highlights with the show's host, James Meloche.
In Ottawa tune in CHUO, 89.1.Real time audio online: www.chuo.fm/realaudio_en.html

 
 

The Grad Gala, The Stars Return, at Canterbury went swimmingly.
The show raised $22,000 for the arts at Canterbury. Congratulations and thank you to everyone!

BRIAN FROMMER, BILL SOUROUR, STEPHANIE MOORE, DUANE KEOGH, JAMIE DEE FRANKLIN, NAOMI RACHLIS, STEVE FISHER, DEREK CARKNER, MARTIN GERO, and KURT SMEATON played in the BOFA scene.

Martin and Kurt did a great job as hosts of the evening - just like old times!

Also doing wonderful acts on stage were BEN CLOST, with CJ Schneider, JESSICA HOLMES, SARAH MCVIE and PAUL HOPKINS.
And many more.

Many tributes are due to Jim McNabb for putting it together, to Judy Kirsh for producing it and to Lynn Cox for superb tech work.

 
  News from The Canadian Improv Games:
BOFA won its first night of play, Feb. 25, and next plays March 1 in Orleans in the Jerome Division.
 
 

BOFA won their night and also came first in the Jerome Division, March 1.

Congratulations to CHRIS COCHRANE, RAE-ANNA MAITLAND, TRISHA ALLISON, ROBIN TOLLER, ANDREW DILLON, HAMZA ADAM, JOSH ISSENMAN, COLIN MUNCH!

 
 
BOFA plays next in the Ottawa Regional Final, March 24 at the National Arts Centre. Sorry, tickets were sold out early.
 
 

MARTIN GERO and KURT SMEATON join other Canadian Improv Games alumni in a friendly improv competition night, March 3, at Clinton's, $5.

 
 

STEVE FISHER is directing Nothing Left, an original one-act play by Kevin Manley, in a showcase of new dance and theatrical works, New Works Festival: Ryerson Theatre, 40 Gerrard St., April 1 and 2.

 
  JEHAN KHOORSHED will be playing at the Cock 'n Bull in Montreal on St. Patrick's Day. He will be performing a blend of Irish and non-Irish music during and after the world-famous Montreal St. Paddy's parade, along with noted singer/fiddler, Canterbury grad, Rachel Hamilton.
 
  JEHAN KHOORSHED has a show in Ottawa at Irene's Pub, April 19. Jehan will be playing with a full band and the show will feature his own original music!
 
 

DAVE NUGENT's new full-length play, After the Blaze, is up at Yale University, March 6-8.
(The play, laced with music, features a song, Sweet Lorraine, written by JEHAN KHOORSHED)

 
  ADAM DENAULT performs comedy, writes music for, and is ASM at Humber's year-end comedy show, March 22.

 

BRIAN FROMMER's next play at Theatre Kingston is George F. Walker's Problem Child, opening March 13.

 
  STEPHANIE MOORE's show F.B. Eye airs early this month on CTV.

And in case you missed it earlier, STEPHANIE is marrying Glenn Cockburn at the end of the summer.

 
  MATTHEW EDISON will be playing Mozart in Canadian Stage's production of Amadeus.
 
  See MATTHEW EDISON's own play, The Domino Heart, at Tarragon Theatre at the Extra Space - previews March 18, opens March 25, closes April 27.
 
  TYLEY ROSS is playing, and singing, in Sweeney Todd at Canadian Stage, March 24- April 19.
 
  PAUL HOPKINS performs in Whale Riding Weather, April 8 - 27 at GCTC.
 
 
BEN CLOST is now in Chicago for his role of Timon in The Lion King!
 
  LEVON HENDERSON is directing his first documentary at Vancouver Film School.
 
  Courtesy of STEVE FISHER:


MAR. 24 – COMEDY: Catch 23 Improv night. Clinton’s Tavern (Bloor & Christie), 9pm, $5. The Improviet Union (BOFA boys STEVE FISHER and BILL SOUROUR) take on reigning champs Iron Cobra (Becky Johnson & Graham Wagner) and contenders 2 Cups and a Saucer( BOFA boys MARTIN GERO and KURT SMEATON, Ryerson and CIG alumni Julie Dumais) in a knock-down, drag-out battle for improv supremacy
( for a couple of weeks anyway...).

 

 

 
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