A potted history of everything we’ve thought, seen, done or shared since this particular site launched on the interwebz.
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This is Just the Beginning
From ARC’s Co-Artistic Producer, Janet Porter, to all our beautiful artists in Toronto – We’re with you! This is #JustTheBeginning people! Make sure your councillors know that the arts matter to voters
read moreArts Day TO this Friday, Nov 8th!
City Hall has committed to raising Toronto’s per capita funding level by $25 in 2017. Let’s make sure they follow through! Arts day this Friday at City Hall!
read moreARC’s Deborah Drakeford nominated for a Dora Award
ARC member and all-around awesome person Deb Drakeford has been nominated for a Dora Award for her performance in Bea. We’re very proud of her, and thrilled that her amazing work is being recognized. If you liked Bea, you can vote for the show to receive an audience choice award at this year’s Doras. Just follow this link, and fill in “Bea” at the bottom of the page!
read moreOne week left to see BEA!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzE2SmQ4FKw] There’s just one week left to see BEA. Help us spread the word about this powerful, beautiful play! NOW Magazine gave it 4N’s and named it a critic’s pick. Reviewer Glenn Sumi was “Moved to laughter, compassion & tears.” BEA has people talking- Members of parliament, journalists, doctors, and our community. Craig Scott, MP for Toronto-Danforth said, ” As a combined performance and production, this has to be one of best examples of art prompting deep...
read moreWhat are people saying about BEA?
On May 12, 2013, ARC hosted a panel discussion to explore some of the difficult issues raised by BEA. The conversation was amazing, and was attended by members of the community, media, and politicians. We asked some of those in attendance to send us their thoughts on the show. This is what we they sent us: Bea speaks to one of the great questions of our time. As fundamental a ‘good’ life is, when does an individual have the right to say “I had enough”? The intimacy of the space and the energy of all three performers grabs the audience and...
read moreAnother great BEA video!
Here’s another video featuring the actors and director of our new show, Bea. They’re talking about why people should come see the play. In short, because it’s a wrenching, beautiful exploration of a world and a condition most of us never experience. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6lUymplMd4&w=560&h=315] Bea runs at the Factory Studio Theatre until May 26. Get your tickets today!
read moreCome to BEA on May 14 and support Community Living Toronto!
ARC is thrilled to be working with Community Living Toronto to present our first-ever “CLT Tonight”. At the May 14 performance of BEA, $10 from every ticket sold will go to support CLT’s ongoing work to change the lives of people with an intellectual disability by giving them a voice, and supporting their choices where they live, learn, work and play. Community Living Toronto was formed in 1948 when parents lobbied for alternatives to placing their children with intellectual disabilities in institutions. Today, Community...
read moreJoin ARC for a Bea panel discussion
ARC is pleased to present a panel discussion on BEA, on May 12, 2013 in the Factory Studio Theatre. BEA raises difficult ethical and moral issues, such as patient’s rights and assisted suicide. The panel will provide a forum for our audience to explore and engage with these issues, with the help of our distinguished panelists. Panelists include: Professor Joan Gilmour (Osgoode Hall Law School, York University) teaches Health Law, Legal Governance of Health Care, Torts, and Disability and the Law at Osgoode Hall. She is past Director of...
read moreA sneak peak of Bea!
Check out this video for a quick peak at Bea, as well as interviews with cast members Bahareh Yaraghi, Brendan McMurtry-Howlett, Deb Drakeford, and director Aleksander Lukac. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3rD91bIefM] Bea opens May 8 and runs until May 26th. Get your tickets today!
read moreMeet our Cast: Bahareh Yaraghi
Bahareh is one of the newest members of ARC. She joined the company in 2012 and is currently on the Artistic Board. She is ecstatic to be working alongside her ARC family, Deborah Drakeford and Brendan McMurtry-Howlett, as well as the talented creative team. A Toronto-based performer, Bahareh spent the last three months performing in the Canadian Premiere of “The Kite Runner” in Calgary and Edmonton (Theatre Calgary/Citadel Theatre/Eric Rose). Born in Iran, raised in Vancouver and now living in Toronto, one of Bahareh’s...
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