| JUNE, 2006 | |
| CONGRATULATIONS to Picnic Scarecrow,
that is GREG COCHRANE, JORDAN FOSTER, DOM, and
CHELSEA O’CONNOR, who won
THREE awards: Outstanding Ensemble Performance,
BEST IN VENUE, and BEST IN FEST, for their
Ottawa Fringe show, Scenes of Investigatable Crime. |
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| CONGRATULATIONS to
Picnic Scarecrow, that is GREG
COCHRANE, JORDAN FOSTER, and CHELSEA O’CONNOR,
who won two awards: Outstanding
Ensemble Performance and BEST
IN FEST, for their Ottawa Fringe show, Scenes
of Investigatable Crime. In partnership with the Arts Court Foundation, the Fringe will remount the winning show at the Arts Court Theatre with net proceeds going to the artists. This special Encore Performance will take place in September. |
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| MATTHEW EDISON is one of the writers in Soulpepper's
The 24 Hour Plays, a night of 10-minute
plays written and rehearsed in 24 hours.Sun., Jun. 25, The Young Centre (55 Mill St., Distillery District, 416-866-8666), $54, same day rush $18 ($5 student) www.soulpepper.ca The writers include Susan Coyne, Matthew Edison, Michael Healey, Morris Panych, Adam Pettle, & Nicholas Billon. The directors, Leah Cherniak, Ted Dykstra, Diego Matamoros, Laszlo Marton, Joseph Ziegler, & Weyni Mengesha. And the performers, Damien Atkins, Kevin Bundy, Patricia Fagan, Michael Hanrahan, C. David Johnson, Jeff Lilico, Kristina Nicoll, Nancy Palk, Brenda Robins, Robyn Stevan, William Webster, Michael Blake, Stephen Guy-McGrath, Kevin MacDonald, Mike Ross, Jennifer Villaverde, Sarah Wilson, d'bi young, and more. (thanks to Steve Fisher) |
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| HAMZA ADAM and his new dance group are dancing at the The Official Arts and Culture Festival of the United Nations World Urban Forum, and at the Miss BC pageant. | |
| CHRIS COCHRANE is doing children's theatre in Vancouver as his summer job. | |
| See GREG COCHRANE, Friday, June 30, in The
Ottawa Comedy Collision II at The Bronson Centre, Ottawa.
From their website: The line-up features Ottawa homeboy, CBC Air Farce’s Craig Lauzon and includes Rick Currie, Greg Cochrane, Carrie Gaetz, with special guests Don Kelly, Wendi Reid, and Scotch ( Scottish? jm) Poet, Fingus Mcdingus. Hosts: Mellon & Wilde. Visit ottawacomedy.com for more info and reservations, or call (613) 237-8325 |
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| GREG COCHRANE's own comedy special, Comedy Now! airs on CTV August 19! | |
| GREG COCHRANE performs in the Homegrown Comic Competition at Just for Laughs on July 19, 7 pm. Cabaret Juste pour rire, 2111 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal. Click here for information. | |
| MICHAEL VALLIANT-SAUNDERS' baby, Jasper, has just had his first birthday! | |
| Penelope Corrin, CHS Theatre grad, 1994, plays
the Ottawa Fringe in Plugged: A Rock
Opera SUNDAY June 18 2 for 1 19:00 MONDAY June 19 21:30 TUESDAY June 20 23:00 WEDNESDAY June 21 19:00 FRIDAY June 23 17:30 SUNDAY June 25 17:00 |
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| Vote for DUANE KEOGH and The Town Pants for the latest song compilation: www.thetownpants.com | |
| NEIL SMITH performs sketch comedy with The
Troope, June 29, Brunswick House, Toronto. www.dine.to/brunswickhouse |
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| Congratulations to CHRISTINE HANSEN, the original Head of Arts Canterbury Music at Canterbury, who is retiring this year! | |
| Yea, Jehan! Check out JEHAN KHOORSHED's letter
in the Ottawa Citizen, June 12. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/ - then click on ' letters', and then on "Liberal sins pale as Tories debase Canada." |
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| TERI RATA LORETTO and SARAH McVIE
both perform in Talking With, ( “
the most exciting theatre event of the year!”), a CanPlay
production, directed by Jan Irwin and produced by Barbara Crook. June
21 to 30, Ottawa Little Theatre, 400 King Edward
Avenue, Ottawa. Click here ( Barbara Crook was a theatre critic for the Ottawa Citizen, and has been a judge at the nationals of the Improv Games. She founded CanPlay in 2001) |
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| More TERI LORETTO news: Upcoming shows include Miss Witherspoon for Vision Theatre in September, and a remount of Greek, in Montreal in November, 2006. TERI sings with Lotion, a 10
piece Motown/Funk band, and she has recently shot Black
Widower for television. |
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| Congratulations to DUNCAN VALLIANT -SAUNDERS who graduated from Algonquin College in Library Science this month. | |
| CHELSEA O’CONNOR, GREGORY COCHRANE,
JORDAN FOSTER at the Ottawa Fringe, June 16-June 24. www.ottawafringe.com SIC: Scenes of Investigatable Crime Picnic Scarecrow Ottawa On by the Company Comedy | 50min | 13+ Sally Peppers, heiress to a salsa empire, lies murdered. Rookie Jimmy Sweets struggles for the respect of veteran detective and alcoholic, Jake Blister. Investigator Romeo Nunchucks and Dr. Mahogany Buns attempt to piece together the evidence. Meanwhile, audiences prepare to witness the ultimate living eulogy to the ridiculous crime drama. FRIDAY June 16 2 for1 17:30 SATURDAY June 17 15:00 SUNDAY June 18 20:30 THURSDAY June 22 23:00 FRIDAY June 23 19:00 SATURDAY June 24 14:30 |
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| JIM McNABB directs The Cappies awards gala, for Ottawa high school productions, at the NAC, June 12. DEBBIE GRINNELL is assistant-director. | |
| TERI LORETTO will be appearing in a play for Vision Theatre, directed by John Koensgen, in September. www.visiontheatre.ca | |
| COLIN MUNCH plays at the Ottawa Fringe, June 15
– 25. http://www.ottawafringe.com/ in Can’t Get Started, Black Sheep Theatre, The Mercury Lounge, FRIDAY June 16 (2 for 1) 8 pm SATURDAY June 17 8 pm SUNDAY June 18 8 pm WEDNESDAY June 21 8 pm THURSDAY June 22 8 pm FRIDAY June 23 8 pm |
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| From STEVE FISHER's Gracing the Stage,
Catch 23 Improv: Their streak extending three weeks now, Smeaton Potatoes (Kurt Smeaton & Rebecca Kohler) will face stiff competition, Mon. Jun. 5th at the Renaissance Room(Clinton's Tavern, 693 Bloor St. W.), 9 pm., $5 www.catch23improv.com |
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| Congratulations to DAVID NUGENT who is the Stratford Conservatory's first playwright, starting this fall! | |
DAVID NUGENT has been commissioned by the Stratford Festival to write a musical. |
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| MARJORIE MALPASS is performing in The
Number 14 at the Ottawa Children's Festival,
and opening May 31. MARJORIE will be in this end of the world through June. |
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| MATTHEW EDISON performs in The NAC/Soulpepper's
The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, July 10 - July 2,
at The Young Centre for the Performing Arts in the
Distillery District, Toronto. http://www.soulpepper.ca/home/home.html JIM McNABB hosts the talkback sessions at the NAC on Thursdays, and it was great to see Matt and Jim on stage together at the NAC, in the run that just finished. |
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| BRIAN FROMMER plays harmonica and sings vocals
with a new band, and will be performing in a concert with Hawksley
Workman, Andy Maize (Skydiggers), the Wild Strawberries, and people
from Ron Sexsmith's band... The Empire Theatre, Belleville, 8 pm., June 15, $ 21.50. http://www.theempiretheatre.com/music.html for the band, click here |
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| TYLER WESTERLUND and White Cowbell Oklahoma
play at Barrymore's, June 24. TYLER is in a new commercial for Dasani water. TYLER has written a song, and you can hear him sing on the new Cowbell CD, Casa Diablo! Out soon! TYLER is touring Canada and then Europe( in July) with White Cowbell Oklahoma: www.whitecowbell.com Tour Dates: June 1 Thu - Vancouver BC – The Media Club June 2 Fri - Victoria BC – Lucky On Yates June 3 Sat - Tofino BC – Tofino Legion Emporium June 5 Mon - Lethbridge AB – Tongue & Groove June 7 Wed - Thunder Bay ON – The Apollo June 9 Fri - Toronto ON - The Horseshoe (NXNE) June 10 Sat - Toronto ON - TOP SECRET NXNE AFTERNOON BBQ June 16 Fri - Toronto ON - Lee's Palace June 17 Sat - Hamilton ON - The Underground |
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| MATT OUIMET is drummer in the Ana Miura
Trio, voted best singer /songwriter in the Ottawa Xpress,
Debut EP Tenacious Heart. The CD release
is slotted for Friday June 24th at Zaphod's in Ottawa!!! The band plays at the Black Sheep Inn, July 28. Read about Ana Miura and the Trio, and see Matt’s
pictures, listen to the songs: |
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JESSICA HOLMES plays Kim Vegas in Citizen
Duane, a Telefilm movie directed by Michael Mabbot,
due this spring. |
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| NEIL SMITH is writing and performing sketch comedy every month at The Brunswick House in Toronto, with The Troope. | |
| TYLEY ROSS and the East Village Opera
Company perform June 17, in the Columbia Festival of the
Arts, in |
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| DUANE KEOGH is in a new commercial for Molson's - underwater. | |
| DUANE KEOGH and The Town Pants
are in Ottawa for Canada Day, at D'Arcy McGee's on Sparks St, and
play these gigs in June: Jun 03 2006 9:00P - Vancouver, BC - Limerick Junction Jun 09 2006 9:00P - Surrey, BC - Central City Brewing Company Jun 10 2006 9:00P - Surrey, BC - Central City Brewing Company Jun 17 2006 8:00P - Bowen Island, BC - Bowen Island Pub Jun 23 2006 9:45P - Seattle, WA - The Owl & Thistle Jun 24 2006 9:45P - Seattle, WA - The Owl & Thistle |
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There's lots of news on the Town Pants' website:
www.thetownpants.com |
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Yea, KURT SMEATON and BECCA KOHLER --look
at this photo, which says it all: http://www.catch23improv.com/
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| Catching up with JAMIE FRANKLIN in Eastern Europe: JAMIE is on her three-month Erasmus exchange at
the National Theatre School of Slovakia in Bratislava
(an hour from Vienna and three from Prague.) |
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STILL HAPPENING: |
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| STEPHANIE MOORE in G-Spot, TMN. | |
| MAUREEN WELCH hosts Design U, Mondays, HGTV. | |
| VIK SAHAY,This is Wonderland, CTV. | |
| JESSICA HOLMES on CBC's Royal Canadian Air Farce. | |
JENNIFER GOODHUE, Comedy Inc, CTV |
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KURT SMEATON improvises at Clinton's, Toronto,
Monday nights. |
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| MARTIN GERO is in Vancouver, producing and writing Stargate: Atlantis TMN. 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. Steve, who follows current music with a
passion, also provides incidental music for Clinton’s improv
on Mondays. steve@gracingthestage.com. |
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| ADAM DENAULT hosts his own show on CKCU radio, Tuesday Overnighter , airing alternate Wednesdays, from 2AM to 7AM. | |
CD's to buy: Jessica Holmes, 25 Laughs To The Gallon. http://www.airfarce.com/info/25laughs.html Duane Keogh:
The Town Pants, Weight of Words Tyler Westerlund:
White Cowbell Oklahoma, Cencerro
Blanco
Tyley Ross:
East Village Opera Company, East Village Opera Company |
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