photo by Richard Lee

We recently workshopped SIA to prepare the script for our upcoming full-length production. We worked with lovely and talented actors Jajube Mandiela, Brendan McMurtry-Howlett and Richard Lee. Dramaturge Iris Turcott helped Matt MacKenzie highlight the strengths in his writing, and put the final touches on the script. Their enthusiasm for the material was a tremendous asset. The next workshop in 2012 will include the full creative team: Lindsay Ann Black (set & costume design), Michelle Ramsay (lighting design) and Reza Jacobs (sound design). This phase will produce the final draft of the script. Cahoots' world première of Matthew MacKenzie's SIA will be at Factory Studio Theatre in March 2012.

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Matthew MacKenzie and Sandra Lefrançois will be travelling to Liberia in November with the generous support of the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts' TRIP, the Canada Council for the Arts' Theatre International Program and the National Theatre School's Cultural and Artistic Leadership Program (CALP). SIA will be receiving a workshop with Liberian artists in partnership with the Liberian Dance Troupe to initiate the artistic exchange of our works and processes. We will also be exploring touring opportunities for the Cahoots production of SIA, as well as participating in the building of a new home for the Liberian Dance Troupe.

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PROJECT BY DONATING HERE BEFORE NOVEMBER 10!

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Cahoots is now accepting applications for this year's TCR program.

Deadline: January 16, 2012

Artists interested in applying for this year's program are asked to review our website in order to familiarize themselves with the kind of work the company does and the artists it engages. Preference will be given to applications that fulfill our mandate.

For full information click HERE.

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photo by Richard Lee

Here's a closer look at our Works in Development:

RH Thomson's: How to Become Chinese (for funding purposes) by David Yee

A satirical look at race politics in contemporary media, this alternate-reality mock-workshop sees RH Thomson as the most popular, celebrated and sought-after Asian actor in Canada. By using makeup, prosthetics and dialect techniques, RH is ready to share his remarkable story and the secrets to his success.

photo by Richard Lee

Joy by Judith Thompson

Inspired by a contentious article in Maclean's Magazine about the growing number of students of Asian heritage in Canadian universities and a tirade from a taxi driver, Joy confronts the audience with their own fears about demographic changes through the outrageous character of an ‘Asian Ann Coulter’.

photo by Richard Lee

I, Racist by Adam Lazarus

I, Racist is an exploration of a grey zone. Here and now, as organisms growing on this rock called earth, we grow together. At some point, someone or some group made our rules. You are this. I am that. You choose black, I choose white, and if you are not that, I will point my finger at you and declare that you are causing the next holocaust. I am a Jew. I, Racist.

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We are pleased to welcome Joseph Recinos as our Young Artistic Intern. Joseph is a recent graduate of the theatre performance program at Humber, and alumnus of the 2011 SummerWorks S.L.I.P. program. His film and television credits include Mayday and Dual Suspects. Joseph was also the recipient of the Mark Schoenberg Award for Outstanding Achievement. Joseph will be mentored by all Cahoots staff, and will be fully immersed in the world of theatre creation. He has the makings of an artistic leader, and we hope his time with us will help him serve future generations of culturally diverse artists and art.

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Nina has been talking up a theatre storm. She has travelled near and far to speak for and about theatre. In the past couple of months, Nina's big mouth has taken her coast to coast including to:

-Montreal

-Toronto and

-Vancouver

For a full account of her travels, go to our new blog by clicking HERE.

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Need a rehearsal space? Cahoots has a studio to suit your needs:

• 14ft X 30ft (10ft ceilings)
• bathroom
• full kitchen including refrigerator, coffee maker, stove
• convenient downtown location

only $10/hr!

(discounted rates available for longer rentals)

Contact Sandra Lefrançois at sandra@cahoots.ca to book now!

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