Entries by David Jeremy Smith

Digital Driftwood: A 2021 Pandemic Update

Oh, we so want to be sharing live theatre with communities across Ontario this summer! But it is not to be.    In response to the ongoing Covid pandemic and after careful consideration, Driftwood Theatre has made the very difficult decision to refrain from producing the Bard’s Bus Tour for a second season.    Though we […]

Job Posting: Development and Communications Manager

Background Driftwood Theatre is driven by a vision of theatre for everyone in Ontario. For over 25 years we have been sharing our annual Bard’s Bus Tour of outdoor summer theatre with communities across the province. Though the plays of William Shakespeare have been central to our work, we are increasingly committed to nurturing, developing […]

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Update

It has been five months since we posted our first statement in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and our commitment to becoming an actively anti-racist theatre company. During that time, we’ve been looking into what our future as a company looks like – both in response to the pandemic, and in response to the important […]

Ontario Storybook Winner

Congratulations to Elyssia Giancola from Brampton, our Ontario Storybook winner! Elyssia has chosen to use their $100 gift certificate at Michael’s Back Door Restaurant in Mississauga.  Read Elyssia’s inspiring submission using the prompt, “Tell us the story of your best friend”: I met my best friend on the first day of high school in fourth period English, my last […]