The New Ideas Festival
The New Ideas Festival is an annual, three-week, juried festival of new writing, works-in-progress, and experimental theatre, with a different program of plays each week and a staged reading on Saturdays at noon. The festival runs from March 14 - April 1, 2012.
This year's festival presents 15 new works, ranging in length from 12 to 70 minutes. There's something for everyone, including lovers' fantasies and regrets, secrets revealed, butterflies, puppets, trips to Newfoundland and to Bali, and an unusual night at the laundromat.
ALL SHOWS: Evenings: 8pm • Saturday Reading: Noon • Saturday/Sunday Matinée: 2:30pm
WEEK ONE: Wednesday March 14 to Sunday March 18, 2012
- THE MAN WITH A BUTTERFLY HAT by Donna Langevin
- OUR ELIZA by Megan Coles
- LET MY MIND RUN DRY by Cassidy Sadler
- LOVER’S FLIGHT by Joel Fishbane
WEEK ONE READING: Saturday March 17 at Noon
- EATING POMEGRANATES NAKED by Andrea Scott
WEEK TWO: Wednesday, March 21 to Sunday, March 25, 2012
- ORPHA AND BEATRICE (ACT I) by Claire Frances Muir
- LESS THAN A SECOND by Gerry McBride
- THE END OF AN ORGANISM by Jordan Mechano
- THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN by Diane Forrest
WEEK TWO READING: Saturday March 24 at Noon
- IN THEIR GLORY by Eugenie Carabatsos
WEEK THREE: Wednesday, March 28 to Sunday, April 1, 2012
- WORMS FOR SALE by Stacy Gardner
- IT ALL LEADS TO THE LEMON SCENE by Pamela Winfrey
- EVERYTHING BLOWS AWAY by Kelly DuMar
- GLORIA'S GUY (ACT II) by Joan Burrows
WEEK THREE READING: Saturday March 31 at Noon
- GANGA'S GANJA by Radha Menon
Read the Press Release: NIF2012-release.pdf
TICKETS
TIMES
Wednesday to Saturday: 8:00 pm
Saturday Reading: 12 Noon
Saturday/Sunday Matinee: 2:30 pm
ADMISSION PRICES
Wednesday to Saturday: $15
Saturday Reading: PWYC
Saturday/Sunday Matinée: $15
Festival Pass: $35
BOX OFFICE:
For cash only reservations:
Phone: 416-364-4170, Box 1, or
Email: reservations@alumnaetheatre.com
NEW IDEAS 2011: Festival Team
| Artistic Co-Producers: | Brenda Darling Pat McCarthy Carolyn Zapf |
| Reading Committee: | Brenda Darling Ramona Gilmour-Darling Anne Harper Pat Hawk Heather Keith Neale Kimmel Carol Libman Pat McCarthy Navneet Rai Rosaleen Sherrard Brenda Somers Joanne Williams Laurie Williams Carolyn Zapf Sandra Schneider (Admin Asst) |
| Auditions Coordinators: | Roselyn Keladas-Sedra Rae Kolbin Kat Leonard |
| Rehearsal Coordinator: | Kelsey Blair |
| Technical Director: | Bill Scott |
| Properties Manager: | Razie Brownstone |
| Costume Consultant: | Margaret Spence |
| Catering: | Sandra Schneider |
| Publicity: | Tina McCulloch |
| Brochure/Web Design: | Suzanne Courtney |
Go to: New Ideas Week 1
Go to: New Ideas Week 2
Go to: New Ideas Week 3
ALUMNAE THEATRE COMPANY
70 Berkeley Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2W6 • 416-364-4170
Email: contactus@alumnaetheatre.com