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The First Ever Sourcebook for Canadian Theatre!

Download a copy of the first-ever sourcebook for Canadian Theatre!
Published in 2000, 210 pages.

Strategies is a book of mini portraits of Canadian Theatres and institutions complete with mandates, sample seasons and submission procedures.

Theatres • Universities and Colleges • Festivals • Service Organizations • Grants • Agencies • Competitions • Residencies • Rights Agencies • Agents • Publishers • Awards

Strategies is packed with vital theatre information, profiles of Ronnie Burkett, Micheline Chevrier, Norm Foster, Stephen Heatley, Maureen Hunter, Marti Maraden, Djanet Sears, Iris Turcott, Mary Vingoe and Bob White, and quotes from theatre professionals across the country.

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