Suitcase in Point Theatre Company
36 James St. L2R 5B8 Saint Catharines, ON, Canada

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We’re looking for some holiday cheer for a new take on our traditional holiday cabaret! Submit your digital short for our holiday special by December 6th. Find out more at https://suitcaseinpoint.com/portfol/holiday-comedy-special/ To get you in the spirit, here’s some classic family fun from Suitcase in Point https://youtu.be/r8NhlMq2vsg

author of award-winning novel, , joins Brock on Nov 27 @ 12pm Join us with award-winning Toronto-based journalist..., author and editor Eternity Martis about Race, Racism, Canadian Campus life and her bestselling 2020 novel. Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/eternity-martis-at-brock-ticket https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/170896 Eternity Martis BUSU - Brock University Students' Union FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Suitcase in Point Theatre Company

Huge congrats from the Suitcase in Point and In the Soil Arts Festival team!

Call for Comedy! We're seeking digital comedy shorts for our upcoming holiday special. Have an idea for a funny holiday comedy video, song, or animation? ‘Tis the season to make it happen! Suitcase in Point is looking for a variety of funny content from funny people living in Niagara and beyond. We are accepting video submissions to be considered for an upcoming online Holiday Comedy Cabaret, which will kick off a four-month comedy series, Laughing Together.... For now, we welcome YOU to send us YOUR bit of holiday-inspired belly laughter. What’s your take on the extreme HOME for the holidays vibe this year? What’s your satirical take on life right now? What tickles your ridiculous bone? As we approach the holidays, let’s share our traditions, our communities, our home life, our family shenanigans. Makers of selected videos will be provided an artist fee and the video will be featured in an online Holiday Comedy Show for a live audience at home on Sunday 20 December at 8pm. Deadline to submit: Monday 7 December at 5pm EST Find out more here: https://suitcaseinpoint.com/portfol/holiday-comedy-special/

Meet Kanaan! We are overjoyed to welcome co-op student and budding actress Kanaan Patrong to team SIP. In just a few brief weeks, we've already been inspired by this young woman and emerging star! We look forward to knocking heads and getting some stuff done together over the next few months. Watch Kanaan in Best Enemies, produced by Jarico Films: https://vimeo.com/280179080 In Kanaan’s words: ... My name is Kanaan Patrong and I am a 17-year-old actress/student from St. Catharines, Ontario. I’ve been interested in the arts since I first stepped foot in my high school, St.Catharines Collegiate, and have wanted to learn and feel the arts. Growing up, saying that I was a shy kid is an understatement. I was the epitome of introvert. With that being said, if I were to tell my 12 year old self of all my accomplishments and goals, she wouldn’t believe it. I am telling you this because it’s to say that we don’t all start out the same way. We all don’t come into this world knowing things, knowing what we want, what we like, what we dislike, etc. It’s all apart of experience, learning, change, even failure. How do we know we like/dislike something if we don’t try it out? Take a chance? That’s exactly what my 15 year old self did in my first few weeks of high school, I took a chance on stage. I said to myself, Even if I fail at this, then I know. But I have to put my best effort forward. The best results always come from your best effort, so if you don’t try your best, how can you measure out if you were even good at it? To whomever is reading this at the moment - if there’s anything I want you to take out of this artist bio, its to take the same will and courage I shared a few moments ago and to apply that to your life. Take a chance on something, someone, anything! It can be something small or great, something personal or something you want the whole world to know. Either way, I want you to give that thing your all, and just see how things change.

Theatre in the Era of Climate Crisis - A weekend of performances and discussion of the intersection between climate change, performing arts and activism Activis...m and climate change will collide with performing arts over three days of online events held as part of the Walker Cultural Leaders Series. Brock University’s Department of Dramatic Arts (DART) has teamed up with the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre to offer online performances and virtual discussions from Friday, Nov. 13 to Sunday, Nov. 15. Convened by DART Professors David Fancy and Karen Fricker, the weekend will include the sharing of five commissioned performances meant to inspire conversation and critical thought, as well as a live-streamed performance of Broadleaf Theatre’s award-winning production, The Chemical Valley Project, co-created by Kevin Matthew Wong and Julia Howman, and a panel discussion with contributing artists including Fancy, Wong and Santee Smith from Kaha:wi Dance Theatre. As part of the Walker Cultural Leaders Series, Brock University commissioned 10 regional theatre artists to create short online presentations exploring the climate crisis in relation to any area of their interest. The first five performances will be showcased as part of the November event and will include artists who are performers, designers, educators and writers. These artists have explored a multitude of themes in relation to climate change including consumerism, feminism, colonialism, COVID-19, healing, ecological grief and more. Excerpts of these works in progress will be shown followed by a Q&A session allowing the audience to engage with the performers. We’re committed to manifesting Marilyn Walker’s vision and legacy of cultural leadership by bringing creative and critical attention to the climate crisis, said Fancy. We’re especially grateful to have the opportunity to collaborate with the PAC on this series of presentations. Annie Wilson, PAC’s Programming Supervisor, said the climate crisis is going to require our collective creativity to rise to its challenges. We appreciate the chance to work alongside Brock’s Dramatic Arts Department to build this opportunity to reflect as a community on this most important issue. Upcoming Walker Cultural Leaders Series events: Friday 13 November, 5pm - 6:30pm: Walker Cultural Leaders Series commissioned artists: Dani Shae Barkley exploring the economy, globalization, ecological grief and the climate Kelly Wolf exploring feminism and the climate Iain Lidstone exploring the relationship between land and healing Excerpts will be followed by a discussion chaired by Michelle Mohammed. Fri 13 November - 7pm The Chemical Valley Project by Broadleaf Theatre, co-created by Kevin Matthew Wong and Julia Howm Livestreamed performance from Robertson Theatre at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Presented by the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in partnership with Brampton’s Rose Theatre, Kingston’s Grand Theatre and Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Supported by Ontario Presents and Ontario Arts Council. Sat 14 November - 2pm The Chemical Valley Project by Broadleaf Theatre A second livestreamed performance of The Chemical Valley Project from Robertson Theatre at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Sun 15 November - 1pm Land, Water, Activism, Performance: A talkback and discussion panel A panel discussion moderated by Karen Fricker featuring Kevin Matthew Wong of Broadleaf Theatre; Santee Smith, Artistic Director of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre; and DART Professor David Fancy. Topics will include Broadleaf Theatre’s commitment to climate-focused dramaturgy; Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s Indigenous futurist dance production Skén:nen; and the upcoming Theatre Training in the Era of Climate Crisis volume and conference co-edited and organized by Fancy. Sun 15 November - 2pm - 3:30pm Walker Cultural Leaders Series commissioned artists: James McCoy exploring fatigue and the climate; the emotional response to climate change Adrienne Smoke presenting Rona exploring colonialism, COVID-19 and the climate Excerpts will be followed by a discussion chaired by Michelle Mohammed. Tickets for The Chemical Valley Project are pay-what-you-can and are available on the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre website at https://firstontariopac.ca/online/Article/ChemicalValley There are no tickets required for The Walker Cultural Leader Series commissioned artists, and Land, Water, Activism, Performance: A talkback and discussion panel. These events will be livestreamed for FREE on the PAC and MIWSFPA Facebook pages and the PAC’s YouTube page. All content will be available for viewing (by ticket holders where applicable) until Sunday 29 November.

Today is the deadline to apply for one of our three paid Production Assistant internships! Find all the details at https://suitcaseinpoint.com/internships/

Local Reflections on Racism Thursday 29 October 2020 at 7pm Topic: The intersection of art, activism, and education Guest Speaker: Lydia Collins... TUNE IN LIVE AT WWW.FIRSTONTARIOPAC.CA or on our Facebook and YouTube pages Now based in Ottawa, Lydia Collins is an Author, Creator, and Sexual Health Educator from the Niagara Region. She is a graduate from Brock University’s English Language and Literature program with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies, and is a co-founder of an on-campus activist group, Decolonize and Deconstruct (D&D), that focuses on providing consent education through a decolonial lens. She is the former Workshops Coordinator for Brock’s Student Justice Centre and has given various workshops on and off campus focusing on social justice issues prioritizing consent and sexual health, anti-Black racism, and radical self-care. Lydia published her first chapbook of poetry titled Angry. Black. Woman. in January 2019, and her second, To Everyone We've Ever Been, in September 2020. Lydia has facilitated workshops and spoken in conferences at Brock University, Ryerson University, University of Regina, and more. Most recently, Lydia produced a collaborative video project with UNILEARNAL titled Joy Is Our Birthright that aims to capture Black joy, with a particular emphasis on Black queer and trans folx. https://www.lydiacollins.ca Join us for a monthly Online Interactive Speaker Series (TAKING PLACE THE LAST THURSDAY EVERY MONTH!) keeping up the momentum for racial justice and inclusion in St. Catharines. Presented in partnership with Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre, Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association and the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Tune in live from 7 to 7:30pm for the public presentation. All are welcome to register for the private Zoom post-event discussion by emailing [email protected]. The post-presentation Zoom link will also be shared during the public presentation. #TheArtsLiveHere