When you perform outdoors, storms are always a factor – and we’ve weathered a few! Inclement weather is usually something we wish away, but not this year. This year, we’re inviting a big one…
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What: Shakespeare in the Ruff Trivia Fundraiser
When: Monday, October 16th 6:30/7pm-9pm
Where: Black Lab Brewing 818 Eastern Avenue, Toronto
Dogs and outside food are welcome!
Come out and support Shakespeare in the Ruff on Monday, October 16th for our annual Ruff Fundraiser! Back by popular demand, Ruff will be hosting Trivia at Black Lab Brewing. Sign up as a group, a couple, or as an individual and join a team to test your knowledge in various trivia categories– including Shakespeare. There will be auction items, raffle tickets, food, drinks and great company. Silent auction items include tickets to local theater performances in the city (courtesy of our friends at Soulpepper, Tarragon, Native Earth Performing Arts, and The Theatre Centre), new reads from Queen Books and Playwrights Canada Press; vouchers to the ROM, AGO, Canada’s Wonderland, and more!
Join us for our annual fundraiser in supporting Ruff’s ongoing work in providing professional outdoor theatre, education and community engagement. Doors open at 6pm and tickets are available on the HERE.
Can’t make it but would like to support? You can make a donation to Shakespeare in the Ruff here. We look forward to seeing you on October 16th. We hope you’ll spread the word.
Thanks to a $10,400 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2023, Shakespeare in the Ruff (Ruff) will be working to expand its fundraising capacity as an organization over the next 6 months.
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We have been blown away by your excitement and support this season. From your participation in Ruff Reads to selling out our Queen Margaret reading; from filling Blind
Imaginings beyond capacity to your words of celebration about our Richard Three casting announcement; from subscribing to Ruff Radio to spreading the word about the Young Ruffian
program. We love you, and we are grateful for you!
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