| Firebrand Theatre |
| Firebrand Theatre's Mandate *** To give life to stories that directly affect the lives of Canadian youth today. *** |
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Our Mandate:
Firebrand Theatre is committed to giving life to stories that directly affect the lives of Canadian youth today.
Our Mission:
We are dedicated to making these stories accessible and affordable for young audiences. We will provide
teachers with inclusive curriculum packages to prepare students for the performance and will offer
talk-backs after the show, allowing our knowledgeable acting company to field any questions the students
may have. Our Study Guide will be sent via email as a pdf file or we can mail a hard copy to you if
requested.
a person who is passionate about a particular cause, typically inciting change and taking radical action
Our Mandate:
Firebrand Theatre is committed to giving life to stories that directly affect the lives of Canadian youth today.
Our Mission:
We are dedicated to making these stories accessible and affordable for young audiences. We will provide
teachers with inclusive curriculum packages to prepare students for the performance and will offer
talk-backs after the show, allowing our knowledgeable acting company to field any questions the students
may have. Our Study Guide will be sent via email as a pdf file or we can mail a hard copy to you if
requested.
In the past 3 years, over 3000 students in Ontario have been witness to
one of playwright Beau Dixon’s plays including: Other People's Heaven,
Once A Flame, From Here to Africville, and Freedom Bells. His
reputation as a playwright is thriving.
Beau is also a highly respected singer/songwriter and music producer.
To read more, please visit his website at beaudixon.com
one of playwright Beau Dixon’s plays including: Other People's Heaven,
Once A Flame, From Here to Africville, and Freedom Bells. His
reputation as a playwright is thriving.
Beau is also a highly respected singer/songwriter and music producer.
To read more, please visit his website at beaudixon.com
Artistic Director, Beau Dixon
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A Message from Beau Dixon...
Firebrand Theatre is devoted to educating young people through the
medium of theatre. We are committed to producing Canadian stories by
Canadian playwrights.
My hope is to tell the stories that will provoke and inspire our audiences
and open them up to a new world of possibilities.
In our third year as an independent theatre company, we are excited to
bring "Other People's Heaven: The Viola Desmond Story" to Nova Scotia
in February 2012. Not only will it be exciting to celebrate Black History
Month in Nova Scotia, but also to be there in time to commemorate Viola
Desmond on this year's Canadian postage stamp. 2012 marks our
second year of producing a touring show beyond the province of Ontario,
and, we are thrilled to announce, we will be producing four different
shows throughout the year!
Please browse through our website to find out more about the variety of
stories we have to offer. We thank you for your support and we hope to
see you at a venue near you!
Yours truly,
Beau Dixon
medium of theatre. We are committed to producing Canadian stories by
Canadian playwrights.
My hope is to tell the stories that will provoke and inspire our audiences
and open them up to a new world of possibilities.
In our third year as an independent theatre company, we are excited to
bring "Other People's Heaven: The Viola Desmond Story" to Nova Scotia
in February 2012. Not only will it be exciting to celebrate Black History
Month in Nova Scotia, but also to be there in time to commemorate Viola
Desmond on this year's Canadian postage stamp. 2012 marks our
second year of producing a touring show beyond the province of Ontario,
and, we are thrilled to announce, we will be producing four different
shows throughout the year!
Please browse through our website to find out more about the variety of
stories we have to offer. We thank you for your support and we hope to
see you at a venue near you!
Yours truly,
Beau Dixon
Artistic Producer, Caitlin Driscoll
Caitlin is a Toronto-based actor who is passionate about creating theatre
for young people.
Some acting credits include: Young Doris/The Right Road to Pontypool
(4th Line Theatre); Irene/Other People's Heaven (Firebrand Theatre);
Madison/True Love Lies (staged reading, New Stages Peterborough);
Oracle/The Penelopiad (Nightwood Theatre); Daisy Ryan/That Summer
(4th Line Theatre); Dream Horse/Horse Feathers (Clay and Paper
Theatre).
Caitlin is a graduate of George Brown Theatre. In addition to her
ongoing work as Artistic Producer for Firebrand Theatre, she is currently
collaborating with fellow theatre artist Leora Morris on a play involving the
life of Catherine Parr Traill.
for young people.
Some acting credits include: Young Doris/The Right Road to Pontypool
(4th Line Theatre); Irene/Other People's Heaven (Firebrand Theatre);
Madison/True Love Lies (staged reading, New Stages Peterborough);
Oracle/The Penelopiad (Nightwood Theatre); Daisy Ryan/That Summer
(4th Line Theatre); Dream Horse/Horse Feathers (Clay and Paper
Theatre).
Caitlin is a graduate of George Brown Theatre. In addition to her
ongoing work as Artistic Producer for Firebrand Theatre, she is currently
collaborating with fellow theatre artist Leora Morris on a play involving the
life of Catherine Parr Traill.