TACTICS

Theatre Artists' Co-operative: the Independent Collective Series (TACTICS) supports independent Ottawa theatre artists in presenting innovative works of theatre that are challenging or impossible to present without support and that don't fit in to the production model of Fringe and other festivals. TACTICS presents these works as part of a series at Arts Court Theatre.

Mandate & History

Artistic Director and Series Curator Bronwyn Steinberg formed TACTICS in 2013. TACTICS commissions and programs works that make the most of the liveness of theatre and that place emphasis on how the audience experiences theatre. TACTICS embraces larger-scale works that exceed the production limitations of Fringe and other in-repetition festivals with the potential for larger casts and more sophisticated design elements. Also, TACTICS seeks to celebrate Ottawa as a city for artistic development, not simply a stage for national and international touring shows.

The first series ran from November 2014 to April 2015, followed by a second series running from November 2015 to April 2016. In these first two seasons, we presented 9 new independent Ottawa productions, 7 of which were premieres of new works by local creators. These productions and the associated artists were nominated for 14 Prix Rideau Awards, with 3 of those nominees going on to win in their categories. [1]

Current Series - April 19 - May 6, 2017

Mainstage Productions

• The Hottentot Venus - Untold by Jacqui du Toit, 8thGeneration Performance
• girls! girls! girls! by Greg MacArthur, Cart Before The Horse

TACTICS Workshop Series

• The Omnibus Bill by Darrah Teitel
• WANTING by Madeleine Boyes-Manseau
• UKnadian by Amelia Griffin
• when god was wolf by Tim Ginley
• HOME/Less by Evolution Theatre

Past Productions

• Young Lady in White by Dominic Parenteau-Lebeuf, Evolution Theatre
• LIGHT by Lisa Jeans
• HappinessTM by May Can Theatre
• Under Derek's Bed by Sylvie Recoskie, Dead Unicorn Ink
• (off) Balance by Naomi Tessler, Branch Out Theatre
• feelers by Amelia Griffin
• A Little Fire by Megan Piercey Monafu, Abalone Productions & Theatre of the Beat
• Perfect Pie by Judith Thompson, Cart Before The Horse
• Woyzeck's Head by James Richardson, Third Wall Theatre Company

Name:TACTICS
Location:Ottawa
Category:Festivals
Latitude:45.425413
Longitude:-75.688591