Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Happy New Year and Winter and Spring Events at Gailey Road


Hello Everyone:

Happy New Year from Gailey Road!  I hope this year brings you all good health and much happiness and success.  I am delighted to share the  upcoming events at Gailey Road.  It's going to be an exciting winter and spring and we hope to see you at one of our events!

All the best,
Tara

Gailey Road Events-Winter and Spring 2014

January-March 2014

Sunday January 19, 2014 
Women Writing Letters Fundraiser @ Nexus, the 12th Floor Lounge, OISE
A Letter to My Hometown

The second Women Writing Letters event of the season features:

Shirley Barrie, Playwright
Jen Cook, Singer/Voice Teacher
Jo Lampert, Writer
Diana Tso, Playwright

Tuesday February 4 and Tuesday March 4
Monthly meeting of Gailey Road’s Research-Informed Theatre Exchange (RiTE)
Room C-156, OISE, 5:00-7:00 pm

Gailey Road’s monthly Research-Informed Theatre Exchange (RiTE) provides research-informed theatre artists and academics an opportunity. to come together exchange ideas, discuss their work, and share best practice.

 April 2014

Tuesday April 8, 2014
Talk on Arts-Based Research by re-known arts-based research scholar Patricia Leavy
Room 11-164, OISE, 5:00-6:00 pm

Book Launch of Zero Tolerance and Other Plays: Disrupting Xenophobia, Racism and Homophobia in School by Tara Goldstein
@ Nexus, the 12th Floor Lounge, OISE, 6:00-7:30 pm (refreshments)

At this special Research-Informed Theatre Exchange (RiTE) meeting, arts-based research scholar Patricia Leavy will present a public talk on arts-based research.  Patricia’s talk will be followed by the launch of Tara Goldstein’s new play anthology Zero Tolerance and Other Plays.  The book launch will feature a performance of scenes from the play Zero Tolerance by undergraduate students at the University of Toronto directed by Gailey Road’s Pam Snell.

Sunday April 13, 2014
Women Writing Letters Fundraiser @ Nexus, the 12th Floor Lounge, OISE
A Letter to My 16-Year Old Self
and
Book Launch of Women Writing Letters-Season 2 edited by Tara Goldstein and Amanda Greer

The third Women Writing Letters event of the season features:

Gail Benick 
Christine Fischer Guy
Joanne Latimer 
José Sigouin  
Karine Silverwoman 

We will also launch the publication of Women Writing Letters-Season 2 featuring the letters written in our second season (2012-2013): A Letter to God; A Letter to My 12-Year Old Self; A Letter to My First Boss; A Letter to My Best Present Ever.   

May-June 2014

Tuesday May 6, 2014 and June 3, 2014
Monthly meeting of Gailey Road’s Research-Informed Theatre Exchange (RiTE)
Room C-156, OISE, 5:00-7:00 pm

Gailey Road’s monthly Research-Informed Theatre Exchange (RiTE) provides research-informed theatre artists and academics an opportunity. to come together exchange ideas, discuss their work, and share best practice.

Friday June 6, 2014
La Casa de Harriet (Harriet’s House) directed by Jorge Arcila
La Festival Rosa (The Pink Festival) @ Teatro Barraca
Bogotá, Colombia

Sunday June 22, 2014
Women Writing Letters Fundraiser @ Nexus, the 12th Floor Lounge, OISE
A Letter to My Queer Family:  A World Pride Affiliated Event

The last Women Writing Letters event of the season is also an official Affiliated World Pride Festival and will feature men as well as women writing a letter to their Queer family: 

Katie Cook
Farzana Doctor
Karleen Pendleton
Mary Ellen MacLean
Anand Mahadevan
Brian Rigg
Suzanne Robertson