⚡️IN THE COMMUNITY ⚡️

Vancouver friends! @DorranceDance brings the electrifying tap sensation SOUNDspace to DanceHouse this week. 2 performances to catch with a pre-show talk each night. 👞

📅 April 19-20 at the Vancouver Playhouse
🎟 dancehouse.ca/event/dorrance…

📢 BIG NEWS! The epic #mahabharataplay arrives in Toronto as part of Canadian Stage's 24-25 season. A visual feast, profound storytelling, and a journey of karma and dharma awaits. #theato

📅 April 8-20, 2025 at the Bluma Appel Theatre
ℹ️ Read more: whynot.theatre/mbt-cs-25

🌟 IN THE COMMUNITY 🌟

📢 Montreal friends! Check out our Director of Producing and Creative Associate Kevin Matthew Wong's captivating solo show #ChemicalValleyProject , playing until Sunday at Teesri Duniya Theatre. Don't miss this!

🎟️ teesriduniyatheatre.com/whatson/chemic…

Unrehearsed, unexpected, unforgettable.

Get ready for an extraordinary experience at the world premiere of ECHO by Nassim Soleimanpour and Omar Elerian at LIFT in London! 🇬🇧

📍 July 13-27 Royal Court
ℹ️ Learn more: whynot.theatre/echo-word-prem…

#ECHO #LIFT2024

Happy 60th anniversary to Ontario Arts Council! Join us in celebrating OAC's vital role in funding and nurturing artistic practice across the province. Grateful for OAC's support of Why Not Theatre, enabling us to bring innovative new works to Toronto and amplify artists' voices. 💗

I've been following David Suzuki's work for forever.
Yesterday our family enjoyed front-row seats to it.
Especially loved learning more about Dr. Tara Cullis's smart + devoted work in their 50-year partnership at What You Won't Do For Love.
#womenleading
vancouvercivictheatres.com/events/vct-pre…

What You Won't Do For Love is in #Vancouver for THREE NIGHTS ONLY @vancivictheatre! 💚 #yvrarts

vancouvercivictheatres.com/events/vct-pre…

'In radio or television, that's just a one-way thing. The immediate response of the audience is, to me, electrifying,' - #DavidSuzuki Georgia Straight ⚡

💚 What You Won't Do For Love hits the stage NEXT WEEK (Feb 13-17) Vancouver Civic Theatres!

🔗 Read more: straight.com/arts/david-suz…

‼️ VANCOUVER & AREA ‼️: Vancouver Civic Theatres & Why Not Theatre presents What You Won't Do For Love!

Experience a special evening with David Suzuki and Tara Cullis on stage February 13-14 & 16-17 at the Vancouver Playhouse.

For more information and tickets👉vancouvercivictheatres.com/events/vct-pre…

Vancouver Civic Theatres presents David Suzuki and Tara Cullis in What You Won’t Do For Love, February 13 to 17 — Stir createastir.ca/articles/vanco… Vancouver Civic Theatres David Suzuki David SuzukiFDN CoastalFirstNations Why Not Theatre

🎭 IN THE COMMUNITY 🎭

Today, THREE episodes of the Shaking Up Shakespeare podcast are live on Spotify & Apple Podcasts! 🎧 Explore a critical take on Shakespeare's impact in Canadian theatre, covering diversity, colonialism, & accessibility. 🎙️🇨🇦

castingcanadiantheatre.ca/shaking-up-sha…

NEXT MONTH! VCT presents What You Won't Do For Love starring David Suzuki & Tara Cullis at the Van Playhouse Feb 13-17! The perfect play for a Valentine's Day date night or evening on the town with loved ones 💚A Why Not Theatre Production 🎟bit.ly/3TfeNcp 📷Dahlia Katz

Our Co-Artistic Director, Ravi Jain, is a keynote speaker for this year's Under The Radar Symposium! 📢 Check out that amazing line-up. 👀🌟

🔴 Tune into the livestream this Friday from 9:30-11:00 AM ET: utrfest.org/symposium/

Thanks Globe Arts & J. Kelly Nestruck for naming Quote Unquote ‘s Universal Child Care as an anticipated world premiere! Can’t wait to go on this journey with Canadian Stage , Why Not Theatre , National Arts Centre !

Warm holiday wishes from the Why Not team! ☃️ ❄️

Starting tomorrow, our office will be closed, and our team will be taking a well-deserved rest.

We'll be returning refreshed in January. See you soon! 💆✨

🚨 #THISGEN24 DEADLINE EXTENSION 🚨

The application deadline for ThisGen Fellowship has been EXTENDED until Saturday, December 30, 11:59 PM ET.

Pssst.. visit our applications page to get a sneak preview of the esteemed faculty for ThisGen 2024: whynot.theatre/thisgen-2024-a…

Applications are open for Why Not Theatre & National Arts Centre's ThisGen Fellowship 2024!
Deadline to apply is December 15th, 2023.
Learn more: whynot.theatre/thisgen-2024-a…

'There's an empowerment of being with other people who look like you, talk like you, and have faced things that you've faced.' - michelle thrush ( she/her), ThisGen 2021 Directing Fellow

#ThisGen24 applications close this Friday at 11:59 PM ET! ⏰ National Arts Centre

🔗 whynot.theatre/thisgen-2024-a…

'I've been waiting for this type of program for the last 20 years.' - Tsholo, ThisGen Directing Fellow (@CanadasNAC Residency, 2022)

Ignite your leadership journey in Directing or Design with #ThisGen24 , applications close in ONE WEEK! ⏳

🔗 whynot.theatre/thisgen-2024-a…

VCT Presents: What You Won't Do For Love, Feb 13-17, 2024 at Van Playhouse 💚 A unique live theatre experience starring renowned environmentalists David Suzuki & Tara Cullis. Tickets on sale now!
🎟 LEARN MORE & BUY TICKETS: bit.ly/3TfeNcp
A Why Not Theatre Production