Theatre Smash

THANK YOU FROM THEATRE SMASH

As Canada Day and the summer months draw near we wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your incredible support of Theatre Smash this season.

Thanks to you, our artists, donors, government partners, and sponsors, audience members, board and many volunteers, we were this season able to mount our most ambitious project yet: the world premiere of Graeme Gillis’ A Boy Called Newfoundland.

“A gentle, quirky, highly original play by Graeme Gillis… I’d go see his next play in a minute” – Toronto Star

“Graeme Gillis has created a Royal Tenenbaums-esque domestic drama with real heartache and sorrow” – EYE Weekly

“Theatre Smash’s most ambitious and most successful show to date… you’re in for a real treat” – Torontoist

“Anyone who’s felt the pain of being a fifteen-year-old or who’s felt powerless to stop their changing world will relate” – Mooney on Theatre

In the weeks since Newfoundland closed, Sarah and Ashlie have been hard at work on many creative endeavours, including the fourth Luminato Festival (where Sarah is Marketing Communications Manager), Idomeneo at the COC (which Ashlie assistant directed) and Short Story Long for the Toronto Fringe Festival (which Ashlie is directing). We are also hard at work dreaming up Theatre Smash’s next season and can’t wait to share these details with you this fall.

Please stay in touch on Twitter, Facebook, and our website – and remember that donation renewals for 2010 are much appreciated by clicking on the link at the right side of this page.

Have a wonderful summer!

Sarah and Ashlie

June 28th, 2010 by Sarah | Comment on this post »

NEWFOUNDLAND OPENS TONIGHT!

It’s been 5 years in the making for Theatre Smash and the night is finally here – A Boy Called Newfoundland by Graeme Gillis opens tonight at Tarragon Theatre’s Extra Space. We are so excited to share this beautiful show, amazing cast and creative team work with you all. After 3 great preview audiences this weekend we are ready for an amazing run.

Tickets can be purchased by calling Tarragon Box Office at 416-531-1827 or by clicking here.

See you at the show!

Sarah and Ashlie

Photo: Patrick Kwok-Choon as Newfoundland and Martha Burns as Marianne in A Boy Called Newfoundland. Photography by Scarlet O’Neill.

March 30th, 2010 by Sarah | Comment on this post »

THEATRE SMASH INVITES YOU TO A ROMANTIC TIME

The family in the play make their living by self-publishing a newspaper called The Romantic Times – so we thought we’d get creative and invite our friends and supporters out for one last wee fundraiser and a whole lot of romantic good times.

We’ll be at the new cafe at The Theatre Centre, and will have a variety of special guests to help us get our romance on: choreographer Jane Johanson will teach us to salsa our way into our lovers’ hearts and her mum, renowned sex educator Sue Johanson (of Sex With Sue fame), will share her thoughts on the more intimate side of love.

So bring your dancing shoes and that sex question you’ve always wanted to ask, and come meet the team for some drinks, munchies, and a whole lot of romance!

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Click here to buy your tickets now!

February 9th, 2010 by Sarah | Comment on this post »