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RUFF TRIVIA NIGHT 2023

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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.

fundraising 2023

Help make our Ruff dreams come true!

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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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The DisCo Forum with Alexia Vassos

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The DisCo Forum is a FREE opportunity for early career Disabled artists to meet, talk, and share work with Alexia Vassos and the Ruff Leadership Collective. Curious about agencies that rep Disabled artists? Have a monologue you want some feedback on? Need someone to proofread your resume? Bring it! We’re here for you.

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RUFF EXPANDS ACCESSIBILITY CAPACITY WITH GRANT FROM OTF

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Thanks to a $10,900 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2022, Shakespeare in the Ruff (Ruff) has been working to expand its accessibility capacity as an organization over the past year. The project has involved consulting with Deaf and disability community advisors Elizabeth Morris, Alex Bulmer, and Ophira Calof, and training to make Ruff’s website accessible.

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We are thrilled to introduce Nicole Wilson as the Education Coordinator for the 2023 season. Nicole will be working with PJ Prudat and the Ruff Collective to develop the Young Ruffian Apprenticeship Program and dream BIG with us this summer.

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BLIND IMAGININGS WITH ALEX BULMER

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Shakespeare in the Ruff is thrilled to welcome award-winning actor, writer, director, and educator Alex Bulmer to The Playground! With the generous support of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Ruff is hosting Alex’s workshop for creators, BLIND IMAGININGS, on Saturday April 22nd from 1pm-4pm.

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Join us on February 26 for the second annual Ruff’s Winter Tale, presented this season with the generous support of Crow’s Theatre. Each year, RWT acts as the official launch of our season and initiates our interrogation of the themes, characters, and stories we are focusing on for the year.

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Shakespeare in the Ruff 2023 Richard III

2023 Season Announcement

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Ruff 2023: RICHARD III

Join us under the Withrow willows this summer for Richard Three, written by William Shakespeare and Ruff’s own Patricia Allison. Richard Three marks the first time Ruff has revisited a play (we first produced a Richard III ten years ago in 2013), but we promise that this Richard will be unlike anything you’ve seen before.

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