David Gale is the new president of Actra Toronto, head of the Canadian actors union’s biggest chapter.
Gale, the first openly gay head of Actra Toronto, succeeds Theresa Tova for a two year term. His TV credits include Toronto-shot series like Suits, The Listener and La Femme Nikita.
He takes the helm at Actra Toronto as the city’s production sector remains busy amid the pandemic as major U.S. studios and streamers shoot locally, but is threatened by rising Covid infection rates in the wider community.
“No one ever really knows what lies around the corner. We must be ...
Gale, the first openly gay head of Actra Toronto, succeeds Theresa Tova for a two year term. His TV credits include Toronto-shot series like Suits, The Listener and La Femme Nikita.
He takes the helm at Actra Toronto as the city’s production sector remains busy amid the pandemic as major U.S. studios and streamers shoot locally, but is threatened by rising Covid infection rates in the wider community.
“No one ever really knows what lies around the corner. We must be ...
David Gale is the new president of Actra Toronto, head of the Canadian actors union’s biggest chapter.
Gale, the first openly gay head of Actra Toronto, succeeds Theresa Tova for a two year term. His TV credits include Toronto-shot series like Suits, The Listener and La Femme Nikita.
He takes the helm at Actra Toronto as the city’s production sector remains busy amid the pandemic as major U.S. studios and streamers shoot locally, but is threatened by rising Covid infection rates in the wider community.
“No one ever really knows what lies around the corner. We must be ...
Gale, the first openly gay head of Actra Toronto, succeeds Theresa Tova for a two year term. His TV credits include Toronto-shot series like Suits, The Listener and La Femme Nikita.
He takes the helm at Actra Toronto as the city’s production sector remains busy amid the pandemic as major U.S. studios and streamers shoot locally, but is threatened by rising Covid infection rates in the wider community.
“No one ever really knows what lies around the corner. We must be ...
There is a palpable sense of exhaustion and an air of dread over nearly every scene in Akilla’s Escape. It’s no wonder that despite the legalization of marijuana in Canada, Toronto-based drug dealer Akilla Brown is desperately trying to leave the trade. After all, in the film’s first thirty minutes, Brown has watched as a man is hacked to death before his eyes, was held at gunpoint, and was forced to knock out said gunman with a shocking act of quick-thinking. Meanwhile, his decision to exit the dealer life has drawn consternation from his colleagues. And he still has to break the news to “The Greek”––who, we can infer, is most likely not going to be happy. Oh, and Akilla must also step in to save the adolescent gunman’s life before he is suffocated to death by one of the Greek’s henchmen.
It’s not an easy night,...
It’s not an easy night,...
- 9/13/2020
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
Actra, the Canadian actors union, and the Directors Guild of Canada are launching a helpline “to support members when reporting incidents of harassment.”
“We owe it to the courageous individuals who’ve exposed the truth about harassment and misconduct in our industry to have their backs,” said Dgc president Tim Southam.
Notably, the joint press release issued by the two unions doesn’t identify sexual harassment as the problem they seek to address, referring to it obliquely instead.
“Over the past 18 months, it has become clear a cultural shift within our industry is needed to prevent and reduce harassment,” said Actra national president David Sparrow. “Actra has remained dedicated in our commitment to address this issue.”
That cultural shift came about after a wave of sexual harassment claims surfaced in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal that broke on October 5, 2017.
Later that same month, Theresa Tova, president of Actra’s Toronto branch,...
“We owe it to the courageous individuals who’ve exposed the truth about harassment and misconduct in our industry to have their backs,” said Dgc president Tim Southam.
Notably, the joint press release issued by the two unions doesn’t identify sexual harassment as the problem they seek to address, referring to it obliquely instead.
“Over the past 18 months, it has become clear a cultural shift within our industry is needed to prevent and reduce harassment,” said Actra national president David Sparrow. “Actra has remained dedicated in our commitment to address this issue.”
That cultural shift came about after a wave of sexual harassment claims surfaced in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal that broke on October 5, 2017.
Later that same month, Theresa Tova, president of Actra’s Toronto branch,...
- 5/31/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Theresa Tova, president of the Toronto branch of Actra, the Canadian actors union, is the industry's first union leader to acknowledge that she has been sexually assaulted – in her case, four times. She doesn't say when it happened, or by whom, but she's gone public with it in a video statement to the union's members. "As your president, and as a woman who's been sexually attacked four times myself, I promise you, I am fiercely committed to fighting this on every front,"…...
- 11/21/2017
- Deadline
Theresa Tova, president of the Toronto branch of Actra, the Canadian actors union, is the industry's first union leader to acknowledge that she has been sexually assaulted – in her case, four times. She doesn't say when it happened, or by whom, but she's gone public with it in a video statement to the union's members. "As your president, and as a woman who's been sexually attacked four times myself, I promise you, I am fiercely committed to fighting this on every front,"…...
- 11/21/2017
- Deadline TV
Spurred by the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Actra Toronto, the Canadian actors union's biggest branch, has hired a veteran labor lawyer to conduct a review of its internal sexual harassment policies.
The Directors Guild of Canada has also agreed to an independent audit of its own internal policies around sexual harassment. The moves follow accusations that Canadian performers allegedly experiencing workplace harassment have not felt adequately protected by Canadian unions and guilds.
"The industry collectively has not done enough. Have we done enough? Absolutely not," Theresa Tova, president of Actra Toronto, told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. Her union, now facing a...
The Directors Guild of Canada has also agreed to an independent audit of its own internal policies around sexual harassment. The moves follow accusations that Canadian performers allegedly experiencing workplace harassment have not felt adequately protected by Canadian unions and guilds.
"The industry collectively has not done enough. Have we done enough? Absolutely not," Theresa Tova, president of Actra Toronto, told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. Her union, now facing a...
- 10/30/2017
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Leaders of Actra, the Canadian actors union, have vowed to do their part in "ending the culture of silence" about sexual harassment in the film and TV industry. "The disturbing allegations about producer Harvey Weinstein are an important reminder of the work we all need to do to make work spaces safe for all performers," Actra president David Sparrow, vice president Alvin Sanders and treasurer Theresa Tova said in a joint statement. "We know sexual discrimination and…...
- 10/13/2017
- Deadline
Leaders of Actra, the Canadian actors union, have vowed to do their part in "ending the culture of silence" about sexual harassment in the film and TV industry. "The disturbing allegations about producer Harvey Weinstein are an important reminder of the work we all need to do to make work spaces safe for all performers," Actra president David Sparrow, vice president Alvin Sanders and treasurer Theresa Tova said in a joint statement. "We know sexual discrimination and…...
- 10/13/2017
- Deadline TV
Theresa Tova is the new president of Actra Toronto, head of the Canadian actors union's biggest chapter.
Tova, who succeeds David Sparrow after a stint as Actra's national treasurer, is best known as Marge on the Canadian TV drama E.N.G. She also had starring roles in the Broadway tour of Ragtime and at the Stratford Festival.
Her TV credits include Modern Family, The Strain and ReGenesis. She was elected to a two-year term as Actra Toronto head.
Tova also has helped Actra negotiate new labor deals with North American producers, including the Hollywood studios, which cover all movie,...
Tova, who succeeds David Sparrow after a stint as Actra's national treasurer, is best known as Marge on the Canadian TV drama E.N.G. She also had starring roles in the Broadway tour of Ragtime and at the Stratford Festival.
Her TV credits include Modern Family, The Strain and ReGenesis. She was elected to a two-year term as Actra Toronto head.
Tova also has helped Actra negotiate new labor deals with North American producers, including the Hollywood studios, which cover all movie,...
- 1/5/2017
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The line-up of performers for Toronto's Songs & Celebration: An Evening of Songs from Jewish Composers has been announced. The event, hosted by Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrathwill take place at Toronto's St. Lawrence Center on November 16 at 7:30pm.
The all-star list of performers includes: Thom Allison, Adam Brazier, Michael Burgess, Brent Carver, Melanie Doane, Ted Dykstra, Lisa Horner, Sharron Matthews, Elicia MacKenzie, Avery Saltzman, Theresa Tova, Aaron Walpole, Paula Wolfson, and cast members from the Toronto company of Jersey Boys.
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company, Toronto's only professional theatre company whose mission is to celebrate, showcase and share Jewish culture.
Tickets for the event are $100 and $125 and can be purchased by calling 416-366-7723, 1-800-708-6754, or visit by visiting www.stlc.com.
Harold Green Jewish Theatre is a professional non-profit theatre company that produces a season of four plays that reflect the Jewish experience,...
The all-star list of performers includes: Thom Allison, Adam Brazier, Michael Burgess, Brent Carver, Melanie Doane, Ted Dykstra, Lisa Horner, Sharron Matthews, Elicia MacKenzie, Avery Saltzman, Theresa Tova, Aaron Walpole, Paula Wolfson, and cast members from the Toronto company of Jersey Boys.
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company, Toronto's only professional theatre company whose mission is to celebrate, showcase and share Jewish culture.
Tickets for the event are $100 and $125 and can be purchased by calling 416-366-7723, 1-800-708-6754, or visit by visiting www.stlc.com.
Harold Green Jewish Theatre is a professional non-profit theatre company that produces a season of four plays that reflect the Jewish experience,...
- 10/28/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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