One year ago, we closed our doors to audiences. 
To mark the one year anniversary we wanted to share a piece of art through the lens of an artist.  

You can read "Here we are" as a play, or listen to the audio recording read by Erin, with music by Thomas Ryder Payne. "Here we are" is a piece I have been writing throughout this past year. It was not a commission, nor did I have a theatre or audience in mind as I wrote. It was more like an unstoppable outpouring of words and thoughts and emotions to try to make sense of the upheaval of the world as we knew it. "Here we are" is an expression of pain and longing. It is an act of empathy. It is a search for community in a time of profound isolation and division. There is something intrinsically flawed about this text which aspires to dissolve boundaries between individuals and expose the interconnective tissue between us all. But that’s okay, I think. This text is as much about failure as it is about success; about the journey rather than the destination, and besides, this is only my third draft. I considered printing a hundred copies and snail-mailing it to a hundred friends and colleagues I’ve missed over this past year. But there are more than a hundred. And there are so many people I still haven’t met. So ... on the anniversary of the great lockdown, I share with you: "Here we are."

Here We Are

Here We Are by Erin Shields

Show Notes
Talk is Free Theatre
1) Horror trilogy Written in the Blood, Site-Specific Immersive Theatre Experience
https://www.tift.ca/shows/the-written-in-blood-trilogy

2) 20 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDs  
https://tapa.ca/calendars/dora-awards-2022-nominations-announcement-press-conference/

Theatre by the Bay
1) Mary of Shanty Bay
https://theatrebythebay.com/mary

2) July 2023 Simcoe County Theatre Festival
Submissions open now to January 6, 2023
https://theatrebythebay/festival

The South Simcoe Theatre
https://www.thesouthsimcoetheatre.com/shows

1) Season’s subscriptions and tickets for Five Alarm available by emailing BoxOffice@TheSouthSimcoeTheatre.com or phoning the box office at 705-458-4432

2) Four Play Submissions, until Nov. 30
FourPlay@TheSouthSimcoeTheatre.com 

3) Technical Mentorship Workshops - Sound design
For full details and sign-up: www.thesouthsimcoetheatre.com 

The Curtain Club, Richmond Hill
Tickets for Suburban Standoff:
https://thecurtainclub.org/box-office/


Kempenfelt Community Players
https://kempenfeltplayers.com 
Tickets for KCP’S Elf Jr. The Musical available via their website

Theatre Aurora
https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=thtau
Tickets for Mother of the Maid
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Mariposa Arts Theatre
https://www.mariposaartstheatre.com/shows
Tickets for the Rocky Horror Show

Bracebridge Rotary Musical
Auditions for The Sound of Music on October 1 & 2
For more info, email Jean Polak at bracebridgerotarymusical@gmail.com

Newmarket Stage Company
Opal’s Husband tickets available by calling the box office: 289-500-2114
More info: https://www.newmarketstageco.ca/newmarketstagecompany@gmail.com 

Borelians Community Theatre
Love, Loss and What I Wore tickets available at: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=142719 

Blackhorse Village Players
Murder at the Howard Johnson’s tickets available soon at: https://thelittleboxoffice.com/blackhorsetheatre/

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July 4, 1936 - May 5, 2019.

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