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"A Funny Thing Happened..." in February
Three Roman comedies by Plautus, adapted and directed by Vrenia Ivonoffski.
Three riotous stories filled with the usual mistaken identities, lost and found loves, broken-hearted mothers,
jealous husbands, the inevitable interfering gods, drunkards, parasites looking for free meals and, of course, lots of whores....wow, busy times!!!
    

ACT II OFFICE HOURS
Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Silver Screens Arts Festival. Thursday May 31–Sunday, June 3
ACT II STUDIO's “Theatre out of the Box” is one of the opening events at the Arts Festival.
Five new plays are featured: written, directed and performed by our members.
“Theatre out of the Box” performances at the Rogers Communications Centre, 80 Gould Street,
on Thursday May 31 7:00-9:00 pm and Friday June 1 2:00-4:00 pm.
Tickets are $15 each.
“Back to Work”- by Mairy Beam, Directed by Dave Cormack
Sally has discovered a passion for painting in her retirement. When her daughter moves in with two-year-old twins, Sally must learn to fight for time and space to paint. Her friend, Trish, is always ready to stir things up.
“Take Me With You” - by Joan Edge, Directed by Joan Harrison
An aspiring airport immigration officer attempts to improve his mundane and boring life with some unexpected and humorous results !
“Table Talk” - by Neil Naft, Directed by Michael Sherman
A group of senior citizens living in a rooming house confront a moral dilemma.
"If...." - by Suzanne Gauthier, directed by Vrenia Ivonoffski
Anger and recriminations from the recent and distant past complicate a mother/daughter discussion of independence, and its loss.
“Martin Sees a What?” - by Cathy Shilton, Directed by Richard Carter
A modern fairy tale about mid-life love.
The Stella Award, in recognition of a playwright (50+), who is a member of ACT II STUDIO or LIFE Institute and who has created a winning original play, will be awarded on Thursday, May 31 at 1:30 pm
For more information about the 2012 Silver Screens Arts Festival program of events and the purchase of tickets,
visit: www.silverscreens.ca

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has developed....

...several original collective creations and research-based theatre in the area of social action and drama written by Vrenia Ivonoffski.

Current ACT II Studio projects include:

  • MOVING SCENES
    Moving Scenes are short plays and scenes about relationships, issues and situations experienced by older adults. They inform, empower and stimulate discussions. They are always entertaining.
    For over ten years, Moving Scenes has performed for a variety of organizations, including:
    • Recreation and Community Centres
    • Associations for Retirees (teachers, nurses, etc)
    • Religious Fellowship Groups
    • Professional Conferences
    • Retirement Homes
    • Library Groups
    • Senior's Groups
    Let us bring our theatre to your group or organization. We require only basic furniture such as tables and chairs, making our show readily adaptable to your space.
    Elaine Vayda, Co-ordinator
    Marion Elliott, Assistant Co-ordinator
    Please call or write the office for information


  • I'M STILL HERE (Alzheimer's Disease) with researchers from Sunnybrook & Women's Hospitals and York University. Close to one hundred performances in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and the U.S.
    Schedule of performance dates and locations for I'm Still Here are listed on the *MAREP University of Waterloo's website www.marep.uwaterloo.ca/conferences
        ACT II STUDIO'S I'm Still Here DVD (View sample ) and Teaching Guide available for sale.
    For information about the I'm Still Here DVD and Guide, e-mail Frances Morton at: fmmorton@uwaterloo.ca
        *MAREP (Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program)

  • Read about the drama series (on prostate cancer)
    co-written with Dr. Ross Gray, Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre.

  • LADIES IN WAITING? (on breast cancer survivor-ship). Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre.

      Ladies In Waiting?
      Photo from performances in:
       Omaha Nebraska
       and Council Bluffs Iowa

  • HANDLE WITH CARE



    (on breast cancer) developed with Dr. Ross Gray, Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre.


    Past creations include:

    IF NOT NOW.....WHEN? (issues in aging), with The Ontario Coalition of Senior Citizen's Organizations (OCSCO).

    BEEN HERE LONGER. Life has knocked us down sometimes, Life has made us stronger. Maybe we're not so different from you, We've just been here longer. With these words by our 8 cast members, the young audience is pulled into our stories. These truths reveal our vulnerability, struggles and foibles as well as our ability to survive adversity and change.

    LIVING IN THE MOSAIC (on equity issues). For Ryerson University.
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    ACT II STUDIO General Activities
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  • PLAY SEARCH SUB-COMMITTEE: If you love reading plays, you'll enjoy this group whose job it is to find appropriate plays for ACT II STUDIO. It meets 4-6 times yearly.

  • MATINEES: an opportunity for members to present their work in front of fellow students. Perform a monologue, scene, song, or dance which you have worked on in class or on your own.

  • PLAY DEVELOPMENT: Have you written a theatrical gem? Anything from a monologue to a full three-act play is of interest to the artistic director. Please submit a copy (no originals) and you'll get (1) comments and suggestions and may have your play read at an informal members-only workshop (2) you'll get hands-on dramaturgical help to develop your play for a possible production at the Annual New Plays Festival.


    ACT II STUDIO  THEATRE BUS TOURS
    Joan Harrison, co-ordinator.
(more) 2012 schedule Information
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S		    Wednesday May 2:        Ragtime. (Fabulous Show)
Shaw Festival Theatre
   ...by Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.
    Directed by Jackie Maxwell
In this powerful musical portrait, an era of innovation and unrest is set to the rhythms of ragtime. A sweeping saga of turn-of-the-century America seen through the eyes of three families - suburbanites of New Rochelle, the African American community in Harlem and the Eastern European immigrants of the Lower East Side.
Tuesday September 18: Hedda Gabler.
Shaw Court House Theatre
   ...by Henrik Ibsen.  Directed by Martha Henry
A heroine. A victim. A villain. Hedda Gabler is all these and more. A woman filled with a passion for life that cannot be satisfied by her marriage or a perfect home. Hedda strives to find a way to fulfil her desires, but a lost manuscript leads to a plot twist even she could not have predicted.
Wednesay October 10:  Much Ado About Nothing.
Stratford Festival Theatre
   ...by William Shakespeare. Directed by Christopher Newton
As Claudio woos his beloved Hero, his friend Benedick and Hero's cousin Beatrice trade insults in their "merry war" of mutual disdain. But as Claudio's wedding day approaches, a series of deceptions - both friendly and malicious - bring about more than one dramatic change of heart.
Special discussion and critique by Vrenia Ivonoffski, Artistic Director of ACT II STUDIO, on the bus.
For further information or to register, contact ACT II STUDIO
Note: You do not have to be a member of ACT II STUDIO or LIFE Institute to take the bus tour,
however you must be a senior to take advantage of group ticketing.



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