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- Community Theatre in Ottawa
- Groups and Associations
- Ottawa's Irish Community
- Resources

Community and Irish Theatre in Ottawa (and elsewhere)

Ottawa Little Theatre is Canada's oldest continuing theatre, producing plays in Ottawa since 1913.

Orpheus Musical Theatre Society provides quality musical theatre for the community by the community. Mounts three fully staged musical shows per season, featuring the best local performers and a professional orchestra.

Kanata Theatre provides community entertainment in the west of Ottawa in the Ron Maslin Playhouse.

Suzart provides a chance for everyone, particularly youth, to enjoy musical theatre at an affordable price.

Vintage Stock Theatre promotes heritage conservation and preservation through theatre.

SevenThirty is a new Ottawa professional theatre company that does mostly Irish plays.

The Gladstone Theatre is now the home of SevenThirty and other professional theatre.

Doollee.com - links to more theatre in and beyond Ottawa - worldwide but especially in Ontario

Groups and Associations

The Eastern Ontario Drama League: organizes a One-act Play Festival in November and a Spring Play Festival in March.

The Acting Irish International Theatre Festival: Irish community theatre festival held in various cities throughout North America. (The 2002 festival was held in Ottawa.)

Theatre Ontario: a central source of information on training, career opportunities, awards, publications, productions and resources focused on theatre in Ontario.

Ottawa's Irish Community

The Irish Society of the National Capital Region: Assists Irish immigrants in adapting to their new surroundings by providing them with an opportunity to meet with native-born Canadians and Irish nationals for social and cultural purposes.

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann: Ottawaès member of an international organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of traditional Irish music, dance, language and culture.

http://www.fydelity.ca/Gaelic.html

The Gaelic Hour CHIN 97.9 FM: Every Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 p.m., join Austin Comerton and his guests as they discuss Irish events and culture in the National Capital Region. If you missed last week's show, it's available on their web site.

Local Irish Music: A list of traditional Irish and Ottawa Valley music activities in the Ottawa area.

Resources

OttawaTheatre.ca: a web site dedicated primarily to community theatre in and around Canada's capital city.

Theatre Resources: a directory of theatre related websites and discussion groups.

A.C.T. (Acting for Cinema & Television): A year round in-front-of-the-camera acting school in Ottawa.