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Posted AT 3:19 AM EDT on 27/03/08

Financial woes force Equity Showcase to shut

KATE TAYLOR

From Thursday's Globe and Mail

Equity Showcase Theatre, a professional development organization for theatre artists, announced yesterday that it is closing. The Toronto organization, which runs classes and mounts workshop productions, cited continuing financial troubles, including a decrease in support from public and private sponsors. "In 2004, we lost our Canada Council grant. That was a real kick," artistic producer Mary Pat Mombourquette said yesterday.

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