Burning Passions Theatre (BPT) is excited to announce our new Online Theatre Training program, conducted by professional theatre artists, with a particular focus for participants…
“Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a…
In an exciting new partnership, the Ottawa School of Theatre (OST) has teamed up with Burning Passions Theatre to present a Scene Study Masterclass with…
OTTAWA – In 2021/2022, Burning Passions Theatre received a $50,000 Operating Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to sustain its operations during the worst period…
As we look with wariness on a holiday season once again marked by Covid variant concerns and reminders to mask up and socially distance, the…
The award-winning Burning Passions Theatre – which produced the Classic Theatre Festival in Perth for over a decade – has announced a new series of free…
Following its completely sold-out inaugural year, the Classic Dinner Theatre returns to Perth this summer with an additional lunchtime sitting at Michael’s Table (110 Gore Street East). Featuring Laurel…
By Diane Burke Chances are, if you are reading an article with the word ‘volunteering’ in the title, you have been considering the idea. Perhaps…
The Classic Theatre Festival in Perth is planning to kick off a year-long party as it marks its 10th anniversary of producing award-winning classics from…
The annual Listen Up youth theatre troupe will once again tour Lanark County and Smiths Falls youth centres and schools in April with a new…
The Classic Theatre Festival is accepting resumes from young people aged 15 to 29 to take part in this summer’s paid youth theatre training program.…
DO YOU FEEL YOU’RE NOT BEING HEARD? WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? JOIN THE 2019 LISTEN UP! YOUTH THEATRE PROJECT! Youth Actor and Stage Manager…
When members of the national capital region’s theatre scene gathered at the National Arts Centre on December 3, the Classic Theatre Festival was honoured with…
Every year, the Classic Theatre Festival’s Save-a-Seat program opens up hundreds of free theatre seats to low income and socially marginalized community members who might…
Some of Canada’s top theatre reviewers have honoured Burning Passions Theatre’s Classic Theatre Festival with three Capital Critics Circle Awards nominations for artistic excellence during their…
Every year, the Perth through the Ages historic theatrical walking play uncovers stories and characters from Perth’s past. Often, a historic event or character will…
One of Canada’s leading women’s rights educators and advocates, Julie Lalonde, visited Perth last week to meet with members of the Burning Passions Theatre youth…
Although it was written 80 years ago, Angel Street (aka Gaslight) is completely in tune with the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements around ending violence against…
When George Bernard Shaw wrote Mrs. Warren’s Profession – a comedic classic opening July 20 at the Classic Theatre Festival in Perth – it took…
The Classic Theatre Festival in Perth opened its 9th summer season June 22 with a rediscovered comic gem, John Van Druten’s There’s Always Juliet. Playing at…