Finding New Ways to Collaborate
By Katie German, Artistic Associate, Manitoba Theatre for Young People When we got the email to speak about a transformation in MTYP’s artistic practise, our Artistic Director Pablo Felices-Luna and…
Intimate, Optional Theatre for Teens
The Importance of Intimate, Optional Theatre for Teens By Bronwyn Carradine, Education & Outreach Coordinator, Green Thumb Theatre We recently opened Cranked by Michael P Northey, a multi-award winning one-man…
Change is on the Menu
PACTcon2019 is coming and if you think for a second that this year’s conference is going to be same-o, same-o – well think again! This year’s conference, aptly titled A Work…
Youths Speak Up for the Arts!
We have heard great stories here on the PACT Advocacy Blog about the need for support for theatre for young audiences and overall access to the arts for young people. …
Budget 2019 Looks Good for the Arts
PACT applauds the announcement in Budget 2019 to increase funding for the Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) by $16 million over two years. This fund supports programming and development for…
Introducing Tabitha Keast, HR Specialist, at your service…
Why Does PACT Have an HR Specialist? For you. Access to the support of a Human Resources Specialist is one of the services that we provide to our members, affiliates…
So What Exactly is Cultural Democracy?
We have a problem. And when I say we, I am talking about all of us who work in the arts in Canada, especially the performing arts. The problem is…
What It Means to Reimagine Theatre
Playwrights Theatre Centre By Belinda Bruce, Communications Manager As we write this, PTC has just wrapped WrightSpace – our annual ten-day residency that provides emerging and established playwrights from across…
Art on the Periphery
Talk Is Free Theatre By Arkady Spivak, Artistic Producer Talk Is Free Theatre is the only company in our Central Ontario region with a full professional winter season. Our mission,…
20 Years of Zuppa
Zuppa Theatre By Alex McLean, Co-Artistic Director We aren’t spring chickens anymore. We had our 20th anniversary in March and have barely stepped back to reflect. My colleague Ben Stone…
