NEW IDEAS 2006 FESTIVAL PROGRAM
WEEK ONE: March 8 - 11, 2006
- Welcome to Naxos by Diane Martin
- Puzzled Man by Julia Lederer
- Hell is a Cubicle by Victoria Goring
- The Girls Do Brunch by Cathy McKim
Saturday Reading: Alien Guest by Dianne Lococo
- Go to: Week One Play Synopses
- Go to: Week One Biographies
WEEK TWO: March 15 - 18, 2006
- Shred This by David Ackerman
- Work and How To Enjoy It by Diane Forrest
- The Photograph by Joan Burrows
- Be Kind to Mimes by Allison McWood
Saturday Reading: The Gay Parrot by Larry MacKillop
- Go to: Week Two Play Synopses
- Go to: Week Two Biographies
WEEK THREE: March 22 - 25, 2006
- Ditching Mackenzie by James Papoutsis
- I Was Thinking of Something by Stan Rogal
- Seen This One Before by Colleen Osborn
- The Vigil Crasher by Michelle D'Alessandro Hatt
Saturday Reading: As Large As Alone by Francine Dick
- Go to: Week Three Play Synopses
- Go to: Week Three Biographies
Go to: Tickets and Times
Go to: Media Downloads
The New Ideas Festival:
- Began in 1989 as one of the few juried theatre festivals in Toronto.
- Encourages playwrights to stay involved in the project throughout the rehearsal process.
- Is part of the Alumnae Theatre, a semi-professional, non-union company which actively encourages diversity in its casting and membership.
- Is focused on development and community. It does not charge entry fees to participants, or pay fees, royalties or a box office share to participants.
- Provides dramaturgical support to assist in script development. Provides Directors, Stage Managers, technical and front of house staff with rehearsal space and publicity.
- Offers regular opportunities for playwrights to connect with other playwrights.
Alumnae Theatre Company will retain creative discretion over the festival as a whole.
Festival Artistic Producers:
- Tabitha Keast
- Andrea Romaldi
- Bell
Contact Us: new.ideas.festival@gmail.com
ALUMNAE THEATRE COMPANY
70 Berkeley Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2W6 • 416-364-4170
contactus@alumnaetheatre.com