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the recent passing of writer, critic. playwright, and activist </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>Robin Breon:</b></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of longtime CTCA member and board member Robin Breon.</i></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>Robin’s history with the Canadian Theatre Critics Association goes back to the founding of its predecessor, the Toronto Drama Bench, in
1972. He was a member of its executive board for many years, most recently serving as its secretary. </i></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>“Robin was an invaluable member of the CTCA and a much-loved colleague,” said board member and former president Martin Morrow. “He was
unfailingly enthusiastic and supportive of new initiatives and always ready to contribute entertaining and thoughtful essays to our newsletter, Critically Speaking. He brightened every board meeting, both with his wealth of knowledge about the CTCA and his
eagerness to keep the organization fresh and vital.”</i></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>Over the years Robin’s work appeared in
</i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b><i>Canadian Theatre Review</i></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>,
</i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b><i>Theatre History in Canada/Recherches théâtrales au Canada</i></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>,
the </i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b><i>Globe and Mail,</i></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i> the
</i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b><i>Toronto Star, American Theatre, Chronicle for Higher Education, TDR-Drama Review, Muse,
</i></b><i>The</i><b><i> Toronto Review, Our Times, Critically Speaking, Critical Stages,
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rabble.ca</a>, ArtsJournal, Common Dreams, Our Schools Our Selves, and others. </i>
</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>He was also the longtime Toronto critic for
</i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i><a href="https://www.aislesaytoronto.ca/" target="_blank" id="OWA4c417c06-24c4-eade-4de1-ea265379ab9e" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="VerificationFailed" data-linkindex="1" style="margin: 0px;">Aisle
Say</a></i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>, the online journal of theatre reviews.</i></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>Apart from his work as a critic, Robin was administrator and publicist for Black Theatre Canada (1981-1988). From 1988 to 2008, he was
program administrator for the museum studies program at the University of Toronto, where he also taught arts journalism for the U of T’s School of Continuing Studies. As a playwright, he authored
</i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b><i>The African Roscius (Being the Life and Times of Ira Aldridge),</i></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i> produced
by Black Theatre Canada at the Alumnae Theatre in 1986.</i></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><i>“Robin was a fighter for social justice throughout his career,” said former CTCA president Don Rubin. “As a critic, he always
looked for what was best in a production even when that production was less than spectacular. He was a gentle giant in this field and will be missed.”</i></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>A celebration of life will be held for Robin in January; details to come.</i></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black;"><i>Our sincerest condolences to Robin's family and his many friends in our organization.</i></span></p>
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