Monthly Archives: April 2012

Triple A: Art Auction for Autism

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Tony

For the past few months I have been volunteering my time and services to the Geneva Centre for Autism on the steering committee for The 3rd Annual AUTISTS Gala. It will be a great night filled with food, fun and fundraising to help youth with autism access job training, summer employment and post-secondary pathways. I will be shooting the event and also donating a framed print of my Colosseo photograph to the art auction, which will be offerring worthy collector pieces.

To get your tickets visit www.theautistsgala.com. It is a night not to be missed!

Bob + Paige Salon gets a new home

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Tony

Bob + Paige Salon 239 Danforth Avenue Toronto, Ontario

My good friend Violet and her business parter Frank Calandrino have done it again! Fours years ago, they called me to photograph the interiors of their brand new Bob + Paige Salon on the Danforth. They submitted the photos to Salon Magazine’s Contessa Awards and won first place for Salon Interior Design. The business has now grown so much that they had to expand to a new location. I was called in once again to shoot the new salon and I must say it looks great; there may be another award coming their way!

A Project Named Desire

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Tony

Elisabeth Lagerlof as Willie from This Property Is Condemned

This week I caught up with three of the nine theatre companies that are participating in The Tennessee Project Toronto. Rehearsals are in full swing and you can tell that the project will be full of spectacular performances from some special talent. Here are some shots from the rehearsals of This Property Is Condemned, And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens, and Something Unspoken. The companies responsible are Theatre Caravel, Afterglow Theatre, and Written On Water Theatre respectively. Check out the links for more information.

Steve Bolentu as Tom with Elisabeth Lagerlof as Willie

Eric Double – Artistic Producer/co-director and Julia Nis-Lapidus – Artistic Producer/co-director Theatre Caravel

Director Aaron Rothermund and Stage Manager Reut Shilton – Afterglow Theatre

Geoff Stevens as Alvin with Seth Drabinsky as Candy and Adam Norrad as Jerry

Seth Drabinsky as Candy

Geoff Stevens as Alvin

Adam Norrad as Jerry

Sheelagh Darling as Grace Lancaster with Suzette McCanny as Cornelia Scott

Suzette McCanny as Cornelia Scott

Sheelagh Darling as Grace Lancaster

Darwin Lyons – Director Written on Water Theatre

Sarah Barton – Stage Manager Written On Water Theatre

The Tennessee Project Toronto

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Tony

If you are a fan of Tennessee Williams and his plays then The Tennessee Project Toronto is something you must experience. I am currently working with some friends on this astounding theatre project which will bring seven Tennessee Williams one-act plays to venues throughout the city of Toronto. Featuring the talents of nine theatre companies, it is one of the largest co-productions Toronto has seen in years. The performances will hit Toronto in May 2012, with plays opening in Cabbagetown, Greektown, Roncesvalles, The Annex, North York, Leslieville, and St. Clair West. The productions will rotate to a different neighborhood each evening for a week, giving each community seven different nights of Williams. For more information click the image below:

I recently caught up with Black Tea Productions, one of the troupes who will be performing The Unsatisfactory Supper. Their rehearsals are in full swing and the actors were definitely getting into their characters!