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ACTORS' FUND BENEFIT - TORONTO
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WB5: This Halloween, A Cold Wind is Blowing

One night only: Sunday October 29, 2006, 8:00pm, Great Hall Downstairs
Theatre, 1087 Queen St. West (at Dovercourt), entrance by
pay-what-you-can
donation

As the world burns, the Wrecking Ball swings - and we're in full swing
again as part of ARCfest - Toronto's remarkable, comprehensive Social
Justice Arts Festival (www.arcfest.org).

Our line up for this demo: Morwyn Brebner (Little Mercy's First Murder,
The Optimists); Jonathan Garfinkel (The Trials of John Demjanjuk);
Daniel
MacIvor (Here Lies Henry, Monster); Hannah Moscovitch (The Russian Play,
Essay); and a special treat: Harold Pinter (Nobel prize winner, The
Birthday Party, Betrayal).

We could note hope for more talent to bring to bear on the world of the
moment.

Each of our writers will follow the two Wrecking Ball Rules:

PLAYS MUST BE BASED ON CURRENT WORLD EVENTS - RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

PLAYS MUST BE WRITTEN IN ONE WEEK. THEN REHEARSED BRIEFLY AND THROWN RAW
BEFORE A HUNGRY AUDIENCE.

In Mister Pinter's case, we've decided to accept a script that he wrote
a
few years back - Press Conference (Toronto Premiere) - a blistering look
at the new world order. Thank you, Mister Pinter.

Once again, some of Toronto's finest theatre artists will be on hand to
put these staged readings before your eyes, introduced by our very own
Wrecking Ball crew (Lara Azzopardi, David Jansen, Ross Manson and Andrew
Soren).

This Halloween, get WRECKED! Proceeds of the October 29 show will
benefit
the Actors' Fund of Canada.

For more information, visit www.thewreckingball.ca.

The Actors' Fund of Canada is a registered charity that provides
short-term financial aid to entertainment industry professionals working
in theatre, film & TV, music or dance. Performers, creators, technical
staff and other production team members can apply for help from the Fund
which delivered over $400,000 in rent payments, grocery money, utility
payments and other basic living expenses to clients in the last 12
months
and over $3 million in the last 10 years.

The Actors' Fund receives no government funding and is wholly sustained
by
support from individuals and entertainment industry organizations.
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Canadian Actors' Equity Association
44 Victoria St., 12th floor
Toronto, ON  M5C 3C4
www.caea.com



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