Magnetic North Theatre Festival Coming to St. John's
Magnetic North, Canada's premier English theatre festival, will be held in St. John's, NL from June 28 to July 8, 2006. The national festival, co-presented by Canada's National Arts Centre, was founded in 2002 and has quickly established itself as a prime venue for some of the finest contemporary Canadian theatre. The festival travels from Ottawa to another location every second year; this is its first time east of Ottawa.
As well as 10 days of exhilarating theatre from across the country, the festival features young audience programming, industry events, panels and master classes, a Newfoundland and Labrador performance series, readings of new plays from the National Arts Centre's On the Verge series, and celebrity speakers. This years Magnetic Words, a playwriting competition for young writers, will be open to youth aged 12-25 from across Newfoundland and Labrador. Winning scripts will be professionally dramaturged and presented as staged readings during the festival lead-up.
Magnetic North 2006 will be hosted by the St. John's theatre community, and Artistic Director Mary Vingoe says she's excited by the possibilities. "Magnetic North is different every year. Moving locations and incorporating the local theatre community makes it unique. Newfoundland and Labrador has such a vibrant cultural community. We're looking forward to working with its members to make this year a huge success."
Media contact: Carmelita McGrath, Perry & Butland Communications
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