Why Not Theatre
@WhyNotTheatreTO
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An award-winning, critically-acclaimed, international theatre company based in Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦.
Joined August 2012
🏹 MAHABHARATA ANNOUNCEMENT 🏹 #MahabharataPlay comes to Ottawa's Babs Asper Theatre in May 2025, presented as part of @CanadasNAC's 24-25 season! 💫 Tickets go on sale June 18, 2024. 📅 May 13-24, 2025 at the Babs Asper Theatre ℹ️ https://t.co/pXfB0dQx9W
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🎉 Revealing #ThisGen2024, produced in partnership with @CanadasNAC! A fellowship of 4 directors and 4 designers ready to reimagine the work seen on Canadian stages. Meet the 2024 Fellows: https://t.co/xqtv1FW8cO Stay tuned for updates on their journeys. 🌱⭐️
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Explore new dimensions in theatre with Ravi Jain’s keynote from the @UTRFestival Symposium! Dive into Why Not’s strategies for “new” audience engagement published @HowlRound. ⚡ 📄 Read here:
howlround.com
|Ravi Jain , Miriam FernandesAfter being asked to share his thoughts on the future of international touring, Why Not Theatre founder Ravi Jain offers some of what he’s learned about engaging “new”...
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⚡️IN THE COMMUNITY ⚡️ Vancouver friends! @DorranceDance brings the electrifying tap sensation SOUNDspace to @dancehouse_van this week. 2 performances to catch with a pre-show talk each night. 👞 📅 April 19-20 at the Vancouver Playhouse 🎟 https://t.co/AxAOXdRP62
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📢 BIG NEWS! The epic #mahabharataplay arrives in Toronto as part of @canadianstage's 24-25 season. A visual feast, profound storytelling, and a journey of karma and dharma awaits. #theato 📅 April 8-20, 2025 at the Bluma Appel Theatre ℹ️ Read more: https://t.co/EA776nvHtv
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🌟 IN THE COMMUNITY 🌟 📢 Montreal friends! Check out our Director of Producing and Creative Associate Kevin Matthew Wong's captivating solo show #ChemicalValleyProject, playing until Sunday at Teesri Duniya Theatre. Don't miss this! 🎟️ https://t.co/vUUU6dCe2x
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Unrehearsed, unexpected, unforgettable. Get ready for an extraordinary experience at the world premiere of ECHO by Nassim Soleimanpour and Omar Elerian at @LIFTfestival in London! 🇬🇧 📍 July 13-27 @royalcourt ℹ️ Learn more: https://t.co/mdmH2MPpCK
#ECHO #LIFT2024
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Happy 60th anniversary to @ONArtsCouncil! Join us in celebrating OAC's vital role in funding and nurturing artistic practice across the province. Grateful for OAC's support of Why Not Theatre, enabling us to bring innovative new works to Toronto and amplify artists' voices. 💗
What do the arts in Ontario look like, sound like, *feel* like? We’ve aimed to provide an answer in just 60 seconds with our new video, Arts for all Ontarians. Help celebrate Ontario arts with a like, comment or share! #ArtsForAllOntarians#OntarioArts#ArtsFunding#ArtsAndCultureON
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What You Won't Do For Love is in #Vancouver for THREE NIGHTS ONLY @vancivictheatre! 💚 #yvrarts
https://t.co/S4217cuZls
It's the most environmentally friendly love story ever written 😉. Learn more: https://t.co/AERInzT7un
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"In radio or television, that's just a one-way thing. The immediate response of the audience is, to me, electrifying," - #DavidSuzuki @georgiastraight ⚡ 💚 What You Won't Do For Love hits the stage NEXT WEEK (Feb 13-17) @Vancivictheatre! 🔗 Read more:
straight.com
The show asks us to see our own relationships as vehicles for action.
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‼️ VANCOUVER & AREA ‼️: @Vancivictheatre & @WhyNotTheatreTO presents What You Won't Do For Love! Experience a special evening with David Suzuki and Tara Cullis on stage February 13-14 & 16-17 at the Vancouver Playhouse. For more information and tickets👉 https://t.co/ioSg7SDTAo
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Vancouver Civic Theatres presents David Suzuki and Tara Cullis in What You Won’t Do For Love, February 13 to 17 — Stir https://t.co/QvfTyvgeS4
@Vancivictheatre @DavidSuzuki @DavidSuzukiFDN @CFNGBI @WhyNotTheatreTO
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, renowned environmentalists and longtime couple mark their theatrical debut in a celebration of love, partnership, and the planet
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🎭 IN THE COMMUNITY 🎭 Today, THREE episodes of the Shaking Up Shakespeare podcast are live on Spotify & Apple Podcasts! 🎧 Explore a critical take on Shakespeare's impact in Canadian theatre, covering diversity, colonialism, & accessibility. 🎙️🇨🇦 https://t.co/y7T2aWPzUQ
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NEXT MONTH! VCT presents What You Won't Do For Love starring David Suzuki & Tara Cullis at the Van Playhouse Feb 13-17! The perfect play for a Valentine's Day date night or evening on the town with loved ones 💚A @WhyNotTheatreTO Production 🎟 https://t.co/ZuMu5qtXln 📷Dahlia Katz
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Our Co-Artistic Director, Ravi Jain, is a keynote speaker for this year's @utrfest Symposium! 📢 Check out that amazing line-up. 👀🌟 🔴 Tune into the livestream this Friday from 9:30-11:00 AM ET:
Does contemplating the future of the performing arts keep you up at night? Craving deep discussion on the challenges facing theater-makers? Want to see some incredible performances? This offering is for you! January 12 at NYU Skirball, 9:30am - 11:00am. Free w/ RSVP! (1/3)
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Thanks @GlobeArts & @nestruck for naming @QUCollective ‘s Universal Child Care as an anticipated world premiere! Can’t wait to go on this journey with @canadianstage , @WhyNotTheatreTO , @CanadasNAC !
Nestruck on Theatre: Eight anticipated Canadian plays having world premieres in 2024
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Warm holiday wishes from the Why Not team! ☃️ ❄️ Starting tomorrow, our office will be closed, and our team will be taking a well-deserved rest. We'll be returning refreshed in January. See you soon! 💆✨
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🚨 #THISGEN24 DEADLINE EXTENSION 🚨 The application deadline for ThisGen Fellowship has been EXTENDED until Saturday, December 30, 11:59 PM ET. Pssst.. visit our applications page to get a sneak preview of the esteemed faculty for ThisGen 2024: https://t.co/DUQotX6FwY
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