OUTSIDE GALA in the Grand Ballroom of The 519 Community Centre
Saturday March 19, 519 Church Street / Pre-Show Reception at 7pm
Ticket Price: $50

HELP US GET OUTSIDE THE GTA and spread the message of inclusivity at the centre of Paul Dunn's Outside further into the Province! We kick-off our Spring tour in style, with this special one-time Gala Performance at The 519 Community Centre on Church Street. Join us in The Grand Ballroom for pre-show cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a fully-staged performance and extra opportunities to give with our live and silent Auctions.

“This event is an excellent chance for the public to see one of three highly-acclaimed productions Roseneath Theatre is touring Ontario this season. Proceeds from the event will enable us to tour farther into the Province, reaching communities that don’t as-often have access to this type of arts experience" -Andrew Lamb, Artistic Director

The work we are undertaking with Outside has the potential to make a significant impact in the life of a young audience member – perhaps most significantly so in the rural communities that we will visit while on tour. One of our more salient goals in programming Outside is to get the play out to those communities beyond the GTA – communities in which a young person coming to grips with their newfound LGBTQ-identity might not have the breadth of support offered to a teenager in Toronto.

Synopsis: Outside is the story of Daniel, a teen who triumphs over homophobic bullying, depression and suicide. At his new school he shares his story at a meeting of the Gay Straight Alliance. Meanwhile, at his old school, struggling to come to terms with what happened, his friends Krystina and Jeremy attempt to start their own GSA. Through flashbacks, we travel through Daniel’s harrowing experience with bullying that began with a taunt and a text message and eventually led to a serious physical assault.

Suitable for Grades 7-12.

Outside made its premiere last year, and received Dora nominations for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Performance. This year it tours across Ontario for a second time, from March 21 – May 26, 2016.

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT ROSENEATH THEATRE … Ontario’s largest professional touring company and one of Canada’s foremost producers of theatre-for-young audiences. Every year we develop and rehearse world-class plays right here in our Dundas-West Studio, before the works are sprung to schools and theatres across North America -- reaching close to 100,000 young people over a given season! As we’re very-often ‘on-the-road’, Special Events like this one help keep the ‘home-fires burnin’, as our artists, supporters and community members converge for a day-of-fun!