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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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Word! (1)
C.R. Avery
British Columbia
Ivan E. Coyote
British Columbia
Lemn Sissay
United Kingdom
10:00AM
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11:30AM
Granville Island Stage
Suitable for grades 8–12 and adults. Warning: Content in this event may not be suitable for all classes.
14
The Great Gazzoon
Rick Scott
British Columbia
10:00AM
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11:30AM
Studio 1398
Suitable for grades 3–6
15
From Steampunk to Punksville
Susin Nielsen
British Columbia
Arthur Slade
Saskatchewan
10:00AM
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11:30AM
Waterfront Theatre
Suitable for grades 7–9
16
Kid Activists
Janet Wilson
Ontario
10:00AM
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11:30AM
Performance Works
Suitable for grades 3–6
17
Amitié et solidarité
Angèle Delaunois
Québec
Martine Nöel-Maw
Saskatchewan
10:00AM
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11:30AM
Improv Centre
Pour les élèves de la huitième à la douzième année
18
The Final Chapter
Shane Peacock
Ontario
Arthur Slade
Saskatchewan
1:00PM
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2:30PM
Performance Works
Suitable for grades 7–9
19
Thrills and Chills
John Burnside
Scotland
Stephen Miller
British Columbia
Kate Mosse
United Kingdom
1:00PM
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2:30PM
Waterfront Theatre
Suitable for grades 10–12 and adults who love thrillers
20
Fishing with Gubby
Gary Kent
British Columbia
Kim La Fave
British Columbia
1:00PM
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2:30PM
Studio 1398
Suitable for grades 3–6
21
Scaredy Squirrel
Mélanie Watt
Québec
1:00PM
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2:00PM
Improv Centre
Suitable for grades K–3
22
An Intimate Evening with Junot Díaz
Junot Díaz
United States
6:00PM
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7:30PM
Performance Works
23
Happy Birthday, Doubleday!
Chris Cleave
United Kingdom
Mohammed Hanif
Pakistan
Miranda Hill
Ontario
Vincent Lam
Ontario
M.G. Vassanji
Ontario
6:00PM
-
7:30PM
Improv Centre
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Electric Company: Initiation Trilogy (2)
Electric Company Theatre
British Columbia
7:00PM
Anderson Street Space
24
Salon littéraire de la rentrée
Deni Y. Béchard
Québec
Marie Darrieussecq
France
Kim Thúy
Québec
7:00PM
Studio 700 de Radio-Canada
25
Uprooted
Nuruddin Farah
Somalia/United States
Zakes Mda
South Africa
M.G. Vassanji
Ontario
8:00PM
Waterfront Theatre
26
City
Rawi Hage
Québec
Mohammed Hanif
Pakistan
Pasha Malla
Ontario
8:00PM
Studio 1398
27
Spoken World
C.R. Avery
British Columbia
Ivan E. Coyote
British Columbia
Lemn Sissay
United Kingdom
9:00PM
Performance Works
28
From the Rock
Donna Morrissey
Nova Scotia
Gordon Pinsent
Newfoundland
Russell Wangersky
Newfoundland
9:00PM
Improv Centre
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