At Bloor West Village Players, we’ve been trying new ways to adapt to the ever-changing world! Now we offer you THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL by Richard Brinsley Sheridan on Friday, June 11th and Saturday, June 12th at 7pm. It’s a rehearsed Zoom offering directed by Victoria Shepherd – a comedy of manners full of laugh-out-loud, scandalous entertainment.
The performance is being offered to the public on a pay-what-you-can (no minimum) basis. Yes, we have online options for credit cards and e-transfer, or a cheque by mail. (Please note that this is not a donation, so we will not issue tax receipts). A detailed email will be sent later to those who express interest in attending.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU’D LIKE TO BE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE, AND WHICH NIGHT YOU’D LIKE TO ATTEND, BY REPLYING TO villageplayersaudiences@gmail.com
We hope you can join us for a night of live theatre without the challenge of parking, but perhaps with a takeout meal from your favourite local restaurant.
HELP US GET FAIRNESS IN REOPENING THE PERFORMING ARTS IN ONTARIO
For performing arts lovers, the recent Ontario Government’s “Roadmap to Reopening” is a dead-end for the performing arts, outdoor venues, festivals and events. We crave the performing arts the way others miss restaurants, sports and religious services, but the current guidelines will leave arts and culture behind.
Demand #FairnessForArtsON:
1. Reopen rehearsals in Step 1 so artists can be ready to begin performances in Step 2.
2. Allow filming inside performance spaces in Step 1 so we can enjoy content from our favourite artists digitally.
3. Set capacity limits for outdoor and indoor theatres based on square footage so we can maximize our access to different sized venues.
These are the same accommodations that have already been granted to industries like sport, film & television and meetings & events. The performing arts are an essential part of our Ontario. We need fairness now.
You can go to https://canadianlivemusic.ca/fairnessforartson/ to send letters to the Premier, Ministers, MPPs, municipal leaders and representatives. Enter your name and postal code, and the site will automatically send your message to your local representatives.
March 14, 2021
A large number of Torontonians believe that the arts are important. Clearly, you are in good company. Through our fundraising campaign, you have supported us both financially and psychologically in these last many difficult months and have made possible our survival in the immediate future.
The response to our campaign has made us the envy of other community theatre groups, and we are so proud to have you as our community family, one that shows such caring. As we celebrate the end of this campaign, we are also proud to report that we have raised over $50,000!
As well as helping in our ongoing expenses such as rent, your donations (and hard work by our volunteers) help us ensure that the environment is a safe one for you when we once again have plays on our stage.
Unfortunately the immediate future is still very uncertain, but we have started rehearsals – on Zoom and soon in person, we hope – for a play which we hope to film and present to you in the future.
The world has been turned upside down during this last year. It has been a time to discover that you are our true friends and supporters, and that you value us and our contribution to the arts.
March 24, 2021.
Bloor West Village Players has prepared its COVID-19 Safety Plan for maintenance and rehearsal/filming requirements for volunteers and contractors.
A copy can be found here —-> 20210322 VP COVID Safety Plan v200
We look forward to the day when patrons will return to our Playhouse to enjoy a play in person. Be assured there will be another Safety Plan to fully address that situation.
For a map and links to our Sponsors, click HERE
(including where to get a bite or a drink before/after a show.)
February 24, 2021
We will open our doors again.
(Association of Community Theatres – Ontario)
December 15, 2020
This fall we gave away volunteer-made cloth face masks with a Village logo decal to our patrons and volunteers. Here’s a composite photo with some happy (and masked) recipients.
If anyone wants a mask, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope (SASE) with postage to cover the mailing – about $1.50 – to the theatre and we’ll mail you off two.
If you have some of these logo masks already and you would like more, please send a SASE and $5 for each mask.
See mailing address here.
In the meantime, have a look at some of our past seasons. Just click on one of the images below, and read more about that season and all the plays in it…
NEWS, April 5, 2020
Village Players’ Good People took part in the 2020 ACT-CO Festival, and earned 9 nominations. Congratulations to:
1. Male in a supporting role: Matthew Taylor
2. Female in a supporting role: Alyssa Quart
3. Female in a supporting role: Chantel McDonald
4. Props design: JD Joute
5. Costume design: Anne Harper
6. Sound design: Samantha DeVries
7. Female in a leading role: Renée Cullen
8. Stage manager: Bridget Jankowski
9. Production (drama): Good People
NEWS, May 20, 2019
Village Player’s Late Company played a single performance at the Theatre Ontario Festival, 2019, and was awarded the following:
Awards:
1. Outstanding Director: Valary Cook
2. Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role: Lydia Kiselyk as Debra
3. Special Adjudicator Award for prop coordination – food: Susan Poole, ASM
Honourable Mentions:
1. Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role: Andrew Horbatuik as Bill
2. Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role: Dylan Mills-Capote as Curtis
3. Outstanding Visual Presentation
Congratulations to everyone who helped put this amazing play together.
NEWS, April 7, 2019:
Village Players’ production of LATE COMPANY won best drama at the ACT-CO gala last night and will remount the play at the Theatre Ontario Festival in Richmond Hill May 15. We’ll be posting how to buy tickets as soon as we find out.
Theresa Arneaud won for best drama set design and we had 5 other nominations:
Valary Cook (director), Lydia Kiselyk (acress in a leading role), Rob Candy (adjudicator’s award), Samantha De Vries (sound design), David Nicholson (lighting design)
FOCUS ON VOLUNTEERS
Click on photo to learn more…
I would love to know about next season auditions
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Thanks for asking, Shayna,
We’ve put up an initial listing of our five shows next season at https://villageplayers.net/2018-19-season/. There will be more posted about each play soon.
Next auditions (for our September show CRIMES OF THE HEART) will be likely be announced in May, 2018. You can sign up to be on our audition notice list at https://villageplayers.net/auditions/.
I hope that helps.
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When is the Parkdalian night ?
sgt1kota@rogers.com
Thank you for your help.
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It’s the night before Opening Night: April 26. You have to buy tickets from the Alumni group, though.
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I have a rotary phone that I am getting rid of. I am asking if this is something your props dept would like to have? Not an very old one.
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Hi there …during these Covit times it gives Us all a time to reflect. With me I thought about being among the founding members of what was the Bloor west Village Players. I believe that it was 1973/74 and we performed in the basement of the Public Libray on Annette Street east of Keele.
Are you folks the same company? Have you really been going all this time?
At the time I was truly material after and the founder was a guy named Joe Calarco?
Anyhow just reminiscing and thought that( would ask.
Cheers
Terry Lord
Hamilton Ont.
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