| JUNE, 2004 |
| Check out the TRIBUTES page on the site. It is missing some photos, but is now up, many thanks to Mary Hardy! |
Many of you will be sad to hear that Ken Godmere,
founder and owner of the Institution, teacher and
performer, an Ottawa institution himself, has been diagnosed with
JCD. |
| ANDREW DILLON and TRISHA ALLISON are the 2004 recipients of the Jane Moore Award. |
| VIK SAHAY plays in Soulpepper's
Nathan The Wise, at Harbourfront Theatre Centre,
Toronto, (231 Queens Quay West) in repertory, June 16 - July 31. Tickets $30-$49, students $25, some rush seats. 416-973-4000. |
| Sad news for those who love Canterbury teacher Nicole Eady.
She suffered a stroke on Thursday, June 10, and is in the General Hospital in Ottawa, presently in Intensive Care. Her prognosis is optimistic. Cards and notes are welcome, and visits will be welcome soon too |
| MARTIN GERO has written two more scripts which
are presently being shot for Stargate: Atlantis.
Yea, Martin! The first show written by Martin will air August 10, in the States. |
| STEPHANIE MOORE is a guest lead for a television episode of Missing. ( Used to be 1-800 Missing.) Watch for her as a brunette! |
| As General Managers of Theatre Kingston, BRIAN FROMMER and
Marilyn Croteau are running an exciting summer programme,
which includes staged play readings in June, and The Children's
Theatre Project all summer. Children's plays and workshops
are offered. www.theatrekingston.com |
| BRIAN FROMMER and Luke Davies are adapting and directing Through the Looking Glass with The Barefoot Players in August. |
| Marjory Bryce had her retirement ceremony at Canterbury, June 11. |
| TRISHA ALLISON and ten other Canterbury Dance students performed on stage at the National Arts Centre in June. |
| JAMIE FRANKLIN will be home for a visit from England, from June 14 - 27 |
| TYLER WESTERLUND and White Cowbell Oklahoma announce their Toronto street extravaganza, June 10,11 and 12. For all the details and visual "delights" see their latest poster. |
| SARAH McVEIGH plays Lady MacDuff in The
Stratford Festival's Macbeth, at the Festival Theatre,
June 4 - Oct. 30. She also appears in Timon of Athens, playing until Sept. 25. |
| PAUL HOPKINS is The Earl of Surrey in The Stratford Festival's Henry VIII, opening in August. |
| Congratulations to TYLEY ROSS!
He is nominated for this year's Dora Mavor Moore Awards,
in the Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role
- Musical category, for The Last Five Years.
TYLEY ROSS : the East Village Opera Company tickets $15 at the public theater box office |
Canterbury High School was chosen by McLean's Magazine as having the best arts programme in Canada, thanks to many many letters from grads and parents. There will be a feature article in the September McLean's. |
| RAOUL BHANEJA improvises in the final episode of the improvised soap opera, Drake '55: Dazed with Our Lives at the Drake Hotel Underground, Mon. June 7, 9 pm. |
| ROBIN TOLLER and COLIN MUNCH perform
their comedy, Candor, at the The Fringe That 8 Me,
Ottawa in the Leonard Beaulne Studio. Shows: June 18 (9:45), 19 (2:45), 20 (9:30), 23 (5:30), 26 (1:00), 27 (2:45). |
| ANDREW DILLON performs at the Elephant and Castle, Rideau Centre, at Open Mic, June 10. |
| CHRIS COCHRANE, HAMZA ADAM, NEIL SMITH and
JESSE GRIFFITHS entertain the IT community June 14, at a
golf day, at Clublinks Predator and Talon Golf Course. |
| JIM McNABB goes to Cambridge for his summer stock role in Barefoot in the Park. |
| STEVE FISHER is programming music at Clinton's.
Steve is also soon putting his Toronto entertainment recommendations on a new website: www.gracingthestage.com. |
| Congratulations to BOFA, who won
the final of 25 to Life, the Ottawa high
school competition at The Institution, June 2. They won a show at The Institution on Friday, June 4, 9 pm., and they have asked Holy Trinity, who came second, to share the night with them. |
| At Catch 23, KURT SMEATON
and his group, A Gun, compete as six-time winners
on Mon. June 7th, at Clinton's. 693 Bloor St .W, 8:30pm, $5. www.catch23improv.com |
STILL HAPPENING: |
| JEHAN KHOORSHED plays and sings live on Thursdays in Montreal, at The Cock 'n Bull. |
| BILL SOUROUR hosts and plays at The iNSTiTUTiON Thursdays and Saturdays, many Wednesdays too. |
| RAOUL BHANEJA, Train 48, Global weekdays |
VIK SAHAY, Radio Active, YTV. |
STEPHANIE MOORE, Queer as Folk, Mondays, SHOWCASE |
JENNIFER GOODHUE, Comedy Inc, CTV |
KURT SMEATON, improvises at Clinton's,
Toronto, Monday nights. |
In the Getting On With Life category, CONGRATULATIONS, to these BOFA babies (and friends): DENNIS VAN STAALDUINEN, JESSICA HOLMES, STEPHANIE MOORE, RAOUL BHANEJA and Shannon Doern, who, with their partners, have all bought their own homes in the last few months. |
| And MARTIN GERO who has recently moved to Vancouver to be an editor on MGM's Stargate: Atlantis |
Canterbury calling… |
| Hallelujah! A reversal of the Ontario Art Gallery's vastly unpopular and short-sighted decision to axe the displays of the beloved works of the Group of Seven was announced in the Toronto Star, April 19. |
New CD's to buy: Tyler Westerlund: White Cowbell Oklahoma, Cencerro Blanco
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