Edge of the Woods Theatre Seeks Volunteers for its Upcoming Festival

July is fast approaching, and we are seeking volunteers for this year’s marvellous Second annual Edge of the Woods Theatre Festival. This year, we have companies from Huntsville, Toronto,  and Montreal.  presenting alternative theatre in four different towns around the Muskoka/Parry Sound district. It’s a great line-up, and to run each night smoothly we need some help.

If you’re interested, here are the details! If you aren’t, please forward this far and wide to people who are!

-We need people from July 9-13, to assist with our kids activity table, help with getting the audience from place to place throughout the evening, moving equipment (this is optional for anyone who can’t lift heavy things), and helping to collect the audience donations that keep the festival afloat.

The dates and venues of the festival are as follows:

Thursday July 9^th Heritage River Walk, Burks Falls

Friday July 10^th & 11^th Town Docks, Huntsville

Sunday July 12^th Town Docks, Port Sydney

Monday July 13^th Memorial Park, Bracebridge

Activities begin at 6:30pm.  Feature Performances start at 7pm.

-Volunteers need to be on site between 5:30pm and 8:30pm on the night they volunteer. This includes a quick briefing and set-up, so anyone volunteering for more than one night can come later on subsequent nights.

-Perks of volunteering include seeing the whole line-up of shows for free, plus free soup and bread, not to mention our undying gratitude and the satisfaction of helping out a small festival.

If you can help out, email us info@edgeofthewoodstheatre.com or call us at 705-571-4334.

Hope to see you all there!

Show your support for the arts in Muskoka/Parry Sound!

The Edge of the Woods Theatre Festival is back and bigger than ever!

However, in our efforts to bring fantastic free alternative theatre
from across the country to your front door, WE NEED YOUR HELP!

We are looking for generous families who are willing to billet our courteous and professional performers from

July 8th-July 14th.
Length of Stay: 6 nights total (July 8-14)
Requirements: basic bed, facilities, and possibly some fridge space

In opening your homes, you get to meet some of Canada’s finest theatre artists, as well as helping to facilitate a one of a kind free event that features exhilarating outdoor performances, tasty treats and arts activities for kids of all ages.  Each evening’s line-up includes giant puppets, acrobats, stilt walkers,modern dancers and a 5-part a capella musical.

Help support the arts in your town. Open your doors and show these wonderful artists what makes Muskoka/Parry Sound hospitality so legendary!

TOUR DATES

Thursday July 9th              Heritage River Walk, Burks Falls

Friday July 10th & 11th        Town Docks, Huntsville

Sunday July 12th               Town Docks, Port Sydne

Monday July 13th               Memorial Park, Bracebridge

Activities begin at 6:30pm.  Feature Performances start at 7pm.

Admission is by donation.

For full festival information, please visit the website at www.edgeofthewoodstheatre.com.

For further information or to offer your services, please contact:
DAN WATSON
T: 705-571-4334
E-mail: info@edgeofthewoodstheatre.com
BLOG: www.edgeofthewoodsfestival.wordpress.com

If you are unable to billet, please forward this email along to anyone who may be willing to lend a hand.  There are also many other opportunities to get involved. Volunteer at our info booth, craft table or help us set up.  Or simply come and enjoy the shows!

The 2009 Edge of the Woods Festival

Coming to a town near you in July 2009!

A one of a kind event featuring exhilarating outdoor performances, tasty treats and free arts activities for kids of all ages. Each evening’s line-up includes giant puppets, acrobats, stilt walkers, modern dancers and a 5-part a capella musical presented by artists from across Canada. The nightly event begins at 6pm with delicious affordable food served on site and free arts activities such as stilt walking and puppet making. Featured performances begin at 7pm. Admission is by donation. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy a beautiful summer evening of world class entertainment.  For more info call 571-4334 or e-mail edgeofthewoodsfestival@gmail.com

Thursday July 9^th Heritage River Walk, Burks Falls

Friday July 10^th & 11^th Town Docks, Huntsville

Sunday July 12^th Town Docks, Port Sydney

Monday July 13^th Memorial Park, Bracebridge

Activities at 6:30pm.  Performances at 7pm. Admission by donation ($10 suggested)

Get a sneak peak at one of the exciting shows at this year’s Festival!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE_HIz7sctc

For more info call 705-571-4334 or e-mail edgeofthewoodsfestival@gmail.com

Edge of the Woods Theatre

The Edge of the Woods Theatre Company creates and presents artistic work for, with and about members of the Muskoka/Parry Sound region. Its activities include an annual travelling outdoor theatre event that combines alternative theatre performances, affordable food and arts activities. This event will be presented Five times in 4 different towns in July 2009: Huntsville, Bracebridge, Port Sydney and Burks Falls. The company is engaged in various artistic projects with members and groups from the community. In 2009, they introduced the “Where I’m From Project”, an arts education project that partners students from Huntsville High School with residents of Rogers Cove Retirement Lodge in Huntsville. They will also be working with local youth in August of 2009 on a project involving giant puppets, music and the history of the region.

Edge of the Woods Theatre welcomes participation by all members of the community.  If you are interested in being involved as either a performer, supporter or volunteer, please contact Dan Watson or Christina Serra at
edgeofthewoodsfestival@gmail.com , or by telephone at 705-571-4334.

The 2008 Festival was a Success!

This year’s festival was fantastic!

Thanks to all who came out!

This year we brought together over 150 spectators, 23 professional and community artists and one giant moose.  Three professional performances from Toronto delighted audience members.  We had Irish Dancing, Unicycling, Impromptu Shakespeare Monologues, Mime, and Country, Folk and Classical musicians, all local artists, 14 in all.  Over 50 youth participated in our stilt, puppet making and drama activities, including walking our giant moose down mainstreet Huntsville.  It was a unique and wonderful weekend and its effects reached over 600 people.

Check out what the Forrester had to say!

A walk down main street. Photo by Jon Snelson

Thanks go to the Huntsville Festival of the Arts, the Downtown BIA, the Town of Huntsville, The Pub on the Docks, Pizza Pizza, the Nutty Chocolatier, The Elegant Wienie and Soul Sista’s.  Edge of the Woods Festival is currently planning for next season and we want your feedback.  If you attended this year, please drop us a note on the blog or e-mail edgeofthewoodsfestival@gmail.com

Keep tuned for more info on 2009’s Festival!