Newmarket, thanks to Newmarket Theatre Centre members Paul Aspland, Ray Burdon Fraser Milne and others, just about had a community theatre built

Newmarket has a very intriguing theatre history, especially in the 1970s and early 1980s, when two community theatre groups existed in town

Donation to the Rotary Club of Newmarket 2017 Following the very successful Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays in 2017, President

Festival Wrap-up 2019 And the ‘Ross’ goes to at the Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays By Rod Urquhart Bruce Williamson

Warren has watched the Polar Bear in New York’s Central Park Zoo pace back and forth for quite some time and has decided to break him

The Very Useful Theatre Company (VUTC) producers of the prestigious Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays announced the approval of their

Thanks to All the Front Line Workers! The Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays sends our sincere thanks to all the

The Newmarket International Festival of one act plays announces a video contest. Contestants will be part of a growing and vibrant international festival. Through

Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays has been rescheduled to May 13, 14 and 15, 2021 Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic,

We are heartbroken at the violent anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism we see across the country. We stand in solidarity with those peacefully

In November 2019 the VUTC produced the Third annual ‘York Region Festival of One Act Plays,’ featuring six plays over three nights all on one stage at the Old Town Hall in historic downtown Newmarket, Canada. Once again the festival featured new plays and world premieres by established and emerging playwrights. Ron Fromstein’s dramatic play “OUT” won the best play of the festival and Fabian Levy-Hara won the best performance by an actor for his stunning performance in Fromstein’s play “Out” directed by Joan Burrows. Bruce Williamson took the Ross Award for best production in the festival for directing Norm Foster’s delightful comedy ‘Under the Bright Sun,’ featuring Colin Murphy, Kira Rosenbloom, Alison Colins and Imre Szabo.

The Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays is looking for a Volunteer Website Content Manager.  The responsibilities of the role include: 

The venerable Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays – which has taken a hiatus in 2020 due to Covid-19 — is

The Very Useful Theatre Company (VUTC), producers of the prestigious Newmarket
International Festival of One Act Plays, announced the approval of their organization’s Ad
Grants from Google International.

The Very Useful Theatre Company has had upwards of 95 plays submitted for the 2020 Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays,

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the fourth annual “Newmarket international festival of one act
plays” at the Old Town Hall in Newmarket Ontario Canada has been postponed until 2021.
On May 13, 14, 15 2021 the festival will present six brilliant plays by playwrights from Canada,
United States and Australia. Several plays are world premieres, performed on stage for the very
first time before the festival audience.

…for this World-Class event, the host Very Useful Theatre Company has now opened the doors and is looking for directors, actors and volunteers.

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September 10,11,12 2020 at the Old Town Hall Newmarket

“The Festival Champion Advisory Board” meeting is on Monday February 24 7 PM in the Community Room at the Real Canadian Super store 18120 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON The community room is on the upper level.

The first order of business is the promotion for submissions of one act plays. Jim Geoghan submitted two plays on the further adventures of Carl and Ida who were featured in his hilarious play “the Next Ivan Sharansky” in last year’s festival. Robert McNeely and Laurie Laing will reprise their roles directed again by Patricia O’Hare. This year’s festival will showcase a Saturday matinee Theatre for Young Audiences production on September 11 and for this the festival is looking for a suitable TYA play. The festival will once again include a One Act Play by Newmarket’s own playwright Norm Foster.