a Company of Fools engages professional artists under the Canadian Theatre Agreement. General Auditions are held by appointment each November/December. The deadline for submissions for the 2017 Season is November 4th, 2016. This year’s auditions will be held on Monday November 21st and Tuesday November 22nd. Please be sure that your application includes a cover letter, […]
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Torchlight Shakespeare Thanks & A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2017
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2016 Torchlight Shakespeare – Shakespeare Under the Stars production of The Amazing Adventures of Pericles Prince of Tyre. We had a wildly successful season and you, our audience, is the reason why, so thank you, thank you, thank you. Join us in the summer of 2017 as we celebrate […]
Torchlight Shakespeare – Pericles
The Amazing Adventures of Pericles, Prince of Tyre – July 4-August 20th, 2016 Duelling knights, dastardly pirates, proper princesses, promiscuous prostitutes, an ancient goddess and not one but two shipwrecks! How could the Fools have waited so long to tell the thrilling tale of Pericles, Prince of Tyre! When our hero discovers a dark secret about the evil king of Antioch, Pericles is […]
The Ottawa Theatre Challenge
Saturday March 26th NAC 4th Stage 7pm Doors, 7:30pm Showtime Tickets $20 The Ottawa Theatre Challenge returns to the NAC Fourth Stage for it’s 16th year! The doors open at 7pm and for a few hilarious hours the coveted Rubber Chicken Award will roost in residence but not for long… One company alone will have something to crow about when they take home the title of […]
