JULY, 2005
 

HAPPY CANADA DAY, everyone!


NATHAN TAYLOR is filming a documentary about an expedition for the Alberta Centennial. Nathan’s brother is the expedition leader. The expedition forms part of an interactive educational series.
Almost all the photos on the website are taken by Nathan: www.climbalberta.com

MATT EDISON is having a holiday in Barcelona; YOVANKA McBEAN is heading to Jamaica.

BRIAN FROMMER has written and directed a children’s musical:
Theatre Kingston and the Barefoot Players proudly present TIMMY'S TREE
A magical musical tale for families and children.
by Brian Frommer
Inspired by the works of Shel Silverstein.

August 10-13, 17-20, in Vogt Studio, Carruther's Hall, Queen's Campus.
Shows play Wednesday to Saturday at 7:00pm, with Saturday matinees at 2:00pm
Admission is $4 for Children, $6 for Adults, $5 for Seniors
www.theatrekingston.com

TYLEY ROSS thanks those who came out to see the East Village Opera Company in Toronto, July 9, and announces a show, a CD and a website:

* The New York show, in a special venue: The Bowery Ballroom , 6 Delancey, N.Y. 212.533.2111
Monday, August 8. Doors at 8pm . Show at 9pm Tickets $20. www.boweryballroom.com

*Their Decca (Universal) debut is finally finished/mixed/mastered... it will be released on September 27.

*A new website will be fully operational soon. Check: www.eastvillageoperacompany


BARRY KARP is performing with Third Wall Theatre Productions, in EVERYMAN, July 7-23, 7pm, The Amphitheatre at the National Art Gallery in Ottawa. There is also a show at Andrew Haydon Park, Aug 3.

RADEK HAJDA is playing a lead in Jesus Saves, an independent short film, shooting in Montreal.

LEVON HENDERSON is currently working in the States as the director of photography on the feature film Bloody Mary: The Legend of the Mirror Witch.

Levon’s next project is the feature-length documentary, Fixing Capitalism, which has just received development money. It looks important to us all!
www.fixingcapitalism.ca
Read about Levon on: www.fixingcapitalism.ca/meetTeam.html

Levon lives and works in Vancouver.


DAVID NUGENT has moved to New York City, and a new full-time job working with theatre groups (entailing a recent trip to Seattle, and an upcoming trip to Oregon. (Expenses paid!!!!) )

DAVID is presently finishing a previous commitment. at the Lincoln Centre.

DAVID performs in the Woodstock Fringe, N.Y., in the 2005 Festival of Theatre and Song, August 12-September 4, in Tuesdays and Sundays, an acclaimed Canadian play written by David’s friends at the University of Alberta.

Read the write-up: www.woodstockfringe.org/TwoByThreeByThree.htm


JESSICA HOLMES’ first CD is out. You can buy Jessica Holmes: 25 Laughs To The Gallon, with its funny songs and impressions through http://www.airfarce.com/info/25laughs.html

Jessica has opened for Jerry Seinfeld and Leslie Nielsen this summer at special events.
At Just for Laughs, in July she'll perform for a “laugh-packed live, one-hour all-star CBC special, direct from the Festival in Montreal, hosted by Ryan Belleville.”
Friday, July 22, 2005, 9:00 p.m.

For news about Jessica: www.jessicaholmes.net


STEVE FISHER hosts on CHUO Radio, 89.1 FM, Tuesday night, July 12.
STEVE is looking for a third roommate for his apartment in Toronto.

MARTIN GERO and KURT SMEATON play together again at Clinton’s, Monday night, July 11.

DUANE KEOGH and The Town Pants play Montreal, July 14 and 15, and Renfrew, July 16.
www.thetownpants.com

RADEK HAJDA NEEDS someone to take over his apartment in Montreal, as he is moving to Prague.
This is his description:
The apartment is super cozy and very central, walking distance to McGill and spitting distance to Concordia. Rent is 605$ a month, plus electricity, which is another $10-15 a month. It's a spacious one and a half, with huge windows and newly re-varnished hardwood floors. The place is very quiet and management is excellent. Laundry is located in the building. I'm even willing to give away some of my furniture to sweeten the deal.

ANDREW MORPHEW, Suki Wellman, and Dan Layng performed The Bus, Montreal Fringe Festival, June 9 – 19
Venue/Salle #1: MAI, 3680 Jeanne-Mance, June 11, 12, 16-19.

STEPHANIE MOORE has been cast in the forthcoming ABC mini-series about September 11.

TYLEY ROSS and The East Village Opera Company play Saturday night in Toronto’s Streetfest. 9:30pm, Yonge and Eglington.
www.city.toronto.on.ca/special_events/streetfest/saturdaynight.htm

They also play Artown, Reno, Nevada, Wingfield Park, 8 pm., July 31.
www.eastvillageoperacompany.com

Expect a new album Sept.27 !!


Toronto Fringe: KURT SMEATON is doing the Iron Cobra Improv show as a special guest, July 7-15, Glen Morris Theatre, 4 Glen Morris Street.
www.ironcobra.com/2005_06_01_archive.

The Late Late Horror Show: Bad Dog Theatre (138 Danforth St., 416-491-3115) introduces a Friday midnight horror improv show. Comics kicking off the inaugural funny fright night include KURT SMEATON, Friday, July 2, 12 am., $8. www.baddogtheatre.com

Monkey Toast: JEN GOODHUE, Lisa Merchant, Janet Van Der Graff, Carolyn Taylor, Doug Morency, Kerry Griffin, and host David Shore do long-form improv with a special mystery guest, Tues. July 5, the Drake Hotel. www.monkeytoast.com

MARTIN GERO has written six new episodes for the next season of Stargate Atlantis.

CONGRATULATIONS to REKHA SHAH and Steve Hodgins who are getting married July 10, in Ottawa.

KATHLEEN (MOOKY) CORNISH is directing the Women in Comedy show next week at the Edmonton Street Fest.

TYLER WESTERLUND - White Cowbell Oklahoma plays these festivals in Europe on their Cencerro Blanco tour:
July 1 - Woerthsee, DE - Headshrinker Festival, July 2 - Hellendoorn, NL – Lantaarn , July 3 - Weert, NL - Bospop Festival (with IRON MAIDEN), July 7 - Steenwijk, NL - Woodstock Open Air, July 8 - Groningen, NL – Vera, July 9 Andijk, NL - Dijkpop Festival, July 9 - Gierle, BE - Sjock Festival

See www.whitecowbell.com


Canterbury’s commencement June 29:
STEPHANIE MOORE gave a welcoming address to the grads.

IRIS LAPID won the Governor-General’s medal for the highest average in the school. Congratulations!!!

A new annual award in memory of Erin Johansen was donated by her parents. Erin graduated from Canterbury in ‘93.


Monkey Toast - Jen Goodhue, Lisa Merchant, Janet Van Der Graff, Carolyn Taylor, Doug Morency, Kerry Griffin, and David Shore play long form improv every second Sunday starting July 17 at the Drake Hotel in Toronto. They are currently making a pilot for CBC Radio.
www.monkeytoast.com

JAMIE FRANKLIN is back in North America for the summer, and in Ottawa for a visit in July and September.

JESSE BUCK performs in this year's Odyssey show, Scapin, in Ottawa, July 21 - August 21, Strathcona Park.
www.odysseytheatre.ca/media.html


COLIN MUNCH plays Austin in Black Sheep Theatre's The Big Funk:
Thunder Bay Fringe Festival – July 14 to 17 , Winnipeg Fringe Festival – July 20 to 30.
www.blacksheeptheatre.com

MAUREEN WELCH (Maureen Ross Neilson) is hosting Design U on HGTV. You can also see her in a new Tim Horton’s commercial.
www.hgtv.ca/tv/hosts/host_details.asp?hostID=39594


In July, DUANE KEOGH and The Town Pants play Quyon, Montreal, Sherman and Frankfort, NY, Renfrew.
To find the dates and places, click on www.thetownpants.com/live.htm

The Stratford Festival season is underway, and you can watch SARAH McVIE, PAUL HOPKINS, and Canterbury's Dorian Foley, Adrienne Gould and Jennifer Waiser performing classic theatre. SARAH plays Vee Talbott in Orpheus Descending, Dorian plays Charles in As You Like It, Adrienne is Phebe in As You Like It, and Miranda in The Tempest, Jennifer is Little Red Ridinghood in Into The Woods.


STILL HAPPENING:

 
RAOUL BHANEJA, Train 48, Global.
 

VIK SAHAY, Radio Active, YTV;This is Wonderland, CTV.
 
JESSICA HOLMES on CBC's Royal Canadian Air Farce.
 

STEPHANIE MOORE, Queer as Folk, SHOWCASE

 

JENNIFER GOODHUE, Comedy Inc, CTV

 

KURT SMEATON improvises at Clinton's, Toronto, Monday nights.

 
MARTIN GERO is in Vancouver working as producer and writer on Stargate: Atlantis. TMN, Mondays. He is also working on Stargate SG-1.
 
STEVE FISHER emails his list and recommendations for what's on in Toronto, Gracing The Stage, to anyone who asks for it and many people do! Steve, who follows current music with a passion, also provides incidental music for Clinton’s improv on Mondays.
steve@gracingthestage.com.
ADAM DENAULT hosts his own show on CKCU radio, Tuesday Overnighter , airing alternate Wednesdays, from 2AM to 7AM.


Canterbury calling…
If you haven't done so yet, please check out JUDY KIRSH's new website for Canterbury grads. www.cacda.com
Go to the site to register as a grad, donate, buy tickets, get information, join the Alumni Association…


CD's to buy:

Duane Keogh: The Town Pants, Weight of Words
www.thetownpants.com

Tyler Westerlund: White Cowbell Oklahoma, Cencerro Blanco
www.whitecowbell.com/


Tyley Ross: East Village Opera Company, La Donna
www.eastvillageoperacompany.com/store.html


Raoul Bhaneja: Raoul and The Big Time, Cold Outside
www.raoulbhaneja.com


 

 
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