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GREEN DRIVE MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH ARTS GROUP
Alex Karolyi of Newmarket’s Resurgence Theatre has made being environmentally conscious a part of her work. Ms Karolyi tries to e-mail scripts to actors rather than handing out paper versions.... Resurgence donates leftover wood from sets to Habitat for Humanity for re-use. [ Read the article ]
December 29, 2007 - Article by Simone Joseph, York Region Media Group

ARTS GROUPS CHEERING YORK'S GROWTH
Measuring growth in the realm of stages and easels can be challenging.... But Alex Karolyi has witnessed a stir, an increasing interest in the world of entertainment during the 16 years she has called York Region home. "We’re seeing a breakthrough as far as people performing and volunteering," said Ms Karolyi, the interim general manager of the Resurgence Theatre Company. [ Read the article ]
December 27, 2007 - Article by Simone Joseph, York Region Media Group

RESURGENCE OFFERS FREE PUBLIC THEATRE WORKSHOPS
Resurgence Theatre Company in partnership with the Newmarket Public Library and the Ontario Arts Foundation is pleased to offer a series of free public theatre workshops on Saturday, January 12, 2008. Admission to the workshops is free to the public. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. [ Read the news release ]
December 10, 2007 - News Release, Resurgence Theatre Company

CHRISTMAS SOUNDS JAZZY AT CHURCH
The Sound of Christmas is a special concert Sunday to raise money for the 2008 York Shakespeare Festival. The concert features jazz vocalist Melissa Stylianou, who is no stranger to Newmarket and York Region. She has played at Sharon Temple and Newmarket High School. After growing up near Newmarket, she still has family in the area. [ Read the article ]
November 21, 2007 - Article by Sean Pearce, Staff Writer, York Region Media Group

DRAMA QUEEN DOING WHAT SHE LOVES
"All the world’s a stage," writes William Shakespeare in the play, As You Like It, and it’s probably safe to say that Resurgence Theatre Company's interim general manager Alex Karolyi agrees. And with good reason. That’s because the 29-year-old Ms Karolyi has dedicated the majority of her life to theatre in just about any capacity you can think of. As a result, you’d be forgiven for calling her a drama queen. [ Read the article ]
November 19, 2007 - Article by Sean Pearce, Staff Writer, York Region Media Group

JAZZ VOCALIST STOPS IN NEWMARKET BEFORE HISTORIC DATE AT CARNEGIE HALL
Resurgence Theatre Company will be presenting multiple National Jazz Award nominee Melissa Stylianou in downtown Newmarket as part of THE SOUND OF CHRISTMAS - an afternoon concert celebrating the sounds of the season on Sunday, November 25, 2007. Melissa Stylianou appeared on the Toronto jazz scene eight years ago and quickly earned the esteem of the Canadian jazz community. She has headlined at major jazz festivals all over Ontario, at the famed Festival International de Jazz de Montreal and the Atlantic Jazz Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [ Read the news release ]
November 9, 2007 - News Release, Resurgence Theatre Company

NEWMARKET'S SCAPIN CANADA'S FIRST TRIPLE SENSATION
A Newmarket teenager is Canada's first Triple Sensation
John-Michael Scapin, 17, has won CBC’s Triple Sensation, a three-part reality special through which talented Canadians aged 16 to 26 competed for a $150,000 scholarship from Indigo and Chapters ....
[ Read the article ]
October 22, 2007 - Article by Teresa Latchford, Staff Writer, York Region Media Group
CONGRATULATIONS John-Michael!

TRIPLE THREAT AIMS FOR JULLIARD
John-Michael Scapin, 16, has earned his way to the top 10 in CBC’s Triple Sensation, a three-part reality special where talented Canadians aged 16 to 26 compete for a $150,000 scholarship from Indigo and Chapters to attend a world-class theatrical training institution of their choice anywhere in the world. "...Mr. Scapin has won several regional musical theatre competitions and is a recipient of a musical theatre category scholarship after competing in the York Region Celebration of the Arts. To add to his portfolio, he was selected to perform with Resurgence Theatre Senior Youth Conservatory and also plays piano, French horn and cello." [ Read the article ]
October 17, 2007 - Article by Teresa Latchford, Staff Writer, York Region Media Group

RESURGENCE FINDS OVER THE MOON WINNER
".. and now the York Shakespeare Festival injects some Canadian content with David French’s Salt-Water Moon. The play takes place in Newfoundland in 1926 and centres around the love story of two young people, Jacob Mercer, who has just returned to the Rock to win back the heart of his former flame, Mary Snow. The play is an emotional roller-coaster with more ups and downs than your average elevator. [ Read the article ]
August 8, 2007 - Article by Sean Pearce, York Region Media Group

NOTHING ROTTEN IN STATE OF NEWMARKET FOR RESURGENCE
"Something is rotten in the State of Denmark" the character Marcellus remarks in Act I Scene 4 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. That might be true, but, thankfully, nothing was rotten in Newmarket’s Fairy Lake Park last night; quite the opposite. ... I’ll admit I was somewhat unsure of what to expect regarding one of the Bard’s most celebrated and complex works being performed by a single actor. To put it mildly, the show is nothing short of a triumph. It’s marvellously minimalist yet wonderfully larger-than-life. Raoul Bhaneja, to his credit, knows his material inside and out. He is Hamlet and by that I mean he is not just the character, he is the play itself brought to life. [ Read the article ]
July 25, 2007 - Article by Sean Pearce, York Region Media Group (Three and one-half stars out of four)

RESURGENCE RINGS IN NINTH SEASON WITH CANADA’S FIRST OPEN AIR GARDEN THEATRE
Resurgence Theatre Company presents the ninth annual York Shakespeare Festival at Fairy Lake Park in Newmarket this summer with a twist. The Board of Directors is pleased to announce a partnership with Canada Blooms, producers of Canada’s largest horticultural exhibition each spring at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, to create Canada’s first Open Air Garden Theatre. [ Read more ]
July 13, 2007 - Press Release, Resurgence Theatre Company

Latin dancing, beats to benefit theatre
It was a night of seductive rhythm and latin sway when Newmarket's version of Dancing with the Stars hit the town on March 3. Six members from the community -- including mayor Tony Van Bynen -- were paired with professional Latin dancers to showcase an array of dance styles from tango to salsa at the Havana Nights Winter Gala. [Read about the Havana Nights Winter Gala].

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