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Donations have been coming in but they still need more.<br>
Donations received after the deadline of February 1 will likely still
be honoured <br>
For more info contact the friends of TWP<br>
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Karen Luscombe (daughter of George Luscombe) and the friends of Toronto
Workshop Productions (TWP) are working with Heritage Toronto to install
a plaque at the former TWP, currently Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
The plaque will honour the legacy of George Luscombe and celebrate the
history of TWP. <br>
To this end, they are looking for donations to assist with costs (a
total of $5500 required) which must be collected prior to February 1,
2013.<br>
<br>
Charitable receipts are available from Heritage Toronto for any gift of
$10 or more and your contribution will be acknowledged at the unveiling
ceremony.<br>
<br>
Please read below a letter from Karen and the friends of TWP for more
details.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA">Dec
1<sup>st</sup>, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA">Dear
Friend of Toronto Workshops Productions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA">We
write to inform you of an important heritage
initiative and to seek your financial support to ensure its success. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p>Last
year, we </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA">submitted
an application to Heritage Toronto to have a municipal heritage plaque
erected
to honour George Luscombe and his internationally-acclaimed theatre
company, Toronto
Workshop Productions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 0in 14.2pt 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";">This plaque
will commemorate the life, work and
artistic legacy of George Luscombe (1926-1999), founder and director of
Toronto
Workshop Productions. Founded in 1959, TWP built Toronto’s first
alternative theatre stage in this building at 12 Alexander in 1967. For
the
next twenty-five years, George Luscombe’s dream of a socially-engaged
theatre
ensemble produced some of the greatest hits of Canadian theatre. In
plays such
as <i>Hey Rube!,</i> <i>Chicago ’70</i> and <i>Ten Lost Years</i>,
he pioneered
a vigorous, improvisational theatre style that specialized in turning
non-dramatic and documentary material into spellbinding theatre. His
fierce
commitment to rigorous training and his enduring belief that theatre
must be
socially and politically relevant inspired the generations of actors,
playwrights, directors and designers who trained under him and who
helped make
Toronto into a major theatre capital.</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";"> </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";">George
Luscombe dedicated his career to building a living theatre art in this
city,
and countless artists and audiences that have passed through this
theatre bear
witness to his genius.</span><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="margin: 0in 14.2pt 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"
style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 2in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA">--
Professor Alan
Filewod, University of Guelph<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p>The
<i style="">Friends
of Toronto Workshop Productions</i> and Heritage Toronto consider this
project
a welcome opportunity to celebrate the legacy of George Luscombe and
the
history of <i style="">TWP</i> with a beautiful and
informative plaque at the former site of Toronto Workshop Productions,
now
operated by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. <span style="color: black;">Our
collective efforts in supporting this plaque will contribute to a
sense of pride and community engagement. </span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p>We
need your support as well to make it a successful
reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p>Heritage
Toronto is a charitable organization that
works with the citizens of Toronto to advocate for, preserve and
promote a
greater appreciation for our city’s diverse heritage. A Heritage
Toronto plaque
requires </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA">$5,500
for the plaque’s fabrication and
installation.</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p>Heritage
Toronto will assist us by acting as
steward of fundraising activities. We need to have the funds in place
by Feb.
1st in order to have the plaque completed on time for an unveiling
ceremony.
Your contribution, made out to Heritage Toronto, in trust for the
George
Luscombe and Toronto Workshop Productions plaque project will be
eligible for a
tax receipt from Heritage Toronto for gifts of $10 or more.<span
style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA">As
a donor, your name and/or company name would
appear on a list of donors prominently displayed at the unveiling
ceremony.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA">Your
personal and confidential information remains
with Heritage Toronto. </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><br>
Cheques may be sent to
Heritage Toronto, St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King Street East, 3<sup>rd</sup>
Floor, Toronto M5C 1G9. </span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"> <br>
All donors will be
welcomed as special guests and recognized at our unveiling ceremony.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA">We
hope that you will
seriously consider supporting this cultural endeavour, which will
benefit not
only our community, but the entire City. Should you require additional
information, feel free to contact us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";"
lang="EN-CA">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";"
lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p>Karen
Luscombe, and <i style="">The Friends of TWP</i><o:p></o:p></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";"
lang="EN-CA"></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times","serif";" lang="EN-CA"><a
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href="mailto:luscombe1@bell.net">luscombe1@bell.net</a><o:p></o:p></span>
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