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MARCH, 2003 |
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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.,
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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.
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JESSICA HOLMES will be touring her
one-woman comedy: Jessie's Girls across Ontario this spring. Her web
site is www.jessicaholmes.net |
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. |
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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! |
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BOFA
plays next in the Ottawa Regional Final, March 24
at the National Arts Centre. Sorry, tickets were sold out early. |
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MARTIN GERO and KURT SMEATON
join other Canadian Improv Games alumni in a friendly
improv competition night, March 3, at Clinton's, $5.
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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.
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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. |
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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! |
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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)
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ADAM DENAULT performs
comedy, writes music for, and is ASM at Humber's
year-end comedy show, March 22. |
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BRIAN FROMMER's
next play at Theatre Kingston is George F. Walker's
Problem Child, opening March 13.
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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.
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MATTHEW EDISON will be playing Mozart in Canadian
Stage's production of Amadeus. |
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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. |
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TYLEY ROSS is playing, and singing, in Sweeney
Todd at Canadian Stage, March 24- April
19. |
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PAUL HOPKINS performs in Whale Riding
Weather, April 8 - 27 at GCTC. |
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BEN CLOST is now in Chicago for
his role of Timon in The Lion King! |
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LEVON HENDERSON is directing his first documentary
at Vancouver Film School. |
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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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