Happy Holidays From All of Us at Gritty City Theatre Company

Happy Holidays from all of us at 

Gritty City Theatre Company!!

Thank you for making our 2023 spectacular!

We need your support as we plan for

our next Gritty City Steels Your Heart Fundraiser

in February 2024. Here's how you can help:

 We are a local non-profit theatre once again looking for donations and financial support for our event to support our future theatre productions such as the Canadian Slavery Project, "Gritty City Films" and Corporate Improv and Film Industry Workshops!

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Gritty City Theatre Company was born in 2019 in Hamilton’s North End. Our mission is to explore stories and all genres which address matters of class and race theatrically and cinematically.

Here's what we accomplished this year:

WE MADE A MOVIE!!

Thanks To CCENA and AEON Studio Group we shot a teaser at their Bayfront Studios for the film, "Devil's Night" written and directed

by Lucy Reddy

Production Mgrs

Amanda Hinkle-Wallace and Melissa Murray-Mutch

D.P - Arturo Jimenez, Sound - Ben Caunter, Asst. Camera -Michael J. Adolphe, Make-up Lola Medina,

Production Manager - Amanda Hinkle Wallace

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 ON SET FOR "DEVILS NIGHT"

Actors: Charlotte Creaghan, Lesley Redden, Jevaughn Matthews, Jason Thompson, J.R. O'Handley

 December 14th

 Gritty City Theatre Company and Red Beti Theatre were a part of CCENA's Longtable at McMaster University discussing initiatives to help make Hamilton’s theatre scene more inclusive!

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WE HELD A FILM INDUSTRY WORKSHOP

"BE SET READY!"

WITH GO CREATIVE GREAT OAK

ENTERTAINMENT MGMT.

FEATURING JESSICA AND LINDA CARTER

WITH GO CREATIVE

Special Thanks to

Daniel Colman and Lorraine York

at

NOVEMBER

CORPORATE IMPROV WORKSHOP WITH THE CITY OF HAMILTON

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Gritty City Corporate Improv Training

with J.R. O'Handley, Jason Thompson Melissa Murray-Mutch

and Amanda Hinkle-Wallace

We are here for your H.R. Needs!

Gritty City Theatre’s Melissa, Amanda, Jason and JR led @cityofhamilton Inclusive Professionals (CHIP) in Stage to Success: Improv for Business Communication, Friday Nov 17 at @hamiltonlibrary. Thank you to the energetic and open participants! We are looking forward to our next workshop for City of Hamilton employees December 5. Interested in boosting communication and teamwork within your organization? Reach out!

JUNE

“The Canadian Slavery Project.”  

Our collective of writers are gathering colonial fugitive slave ads and creating monologues imagining the lives of the enslaved Canadians during the 18th Century.  The culminating event will be a theatrical performance in 2024/25.  

Amazing Theatre  Workshops and Film Productions thanks to:

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FEBRARY

Gritty City Steels Your Heart Fundraiser

Special Thanks to 

The Spice Factory 

for their Beautiful Space

And Special, Special Thanks to:

Suitcase-in-Point and Tottering Biped Recommender Grants

                  

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Gritty City Theatre Company invites you to BE SET READY! Saturday, October 14 from 3pm-6pm

Have you ever waned to work in Film and TV?

Are you ready to be a background actor or something bigger?

 

Award winning Make-up Artist 

Jessica Carter will get you prepared for your next gig!

Join us at the beautiful Aeon Studio Group Studios

243 Queen Street North

Hamilton, ON L8R 3N8

Special Thanks to 

Filmmaker Lucy Reddy

Lucy Reddy, director of "Hammerd 2.0 Moonrocks vs. Moonshine" and the upcoming "Devil's Night", is a graduate from Toronto Film School, began her career voluntarily working at the Canadian Film Centre as a Script Supervisor and at Toronto’s International Film Festival. Shortly after, her journey started on Quibi's “Dodge & Miles” (Pilot Episode) as a Shift Supervisor working with union actors. Lucy had the opportunity to navigate between departments and began working as a Location Support Personnel on a Netflix original, “The Umbrella Academy” (TV Series). In 2021 Lucy became an ArtWorksTO Next Stream alumni where she was mentored by her leadership team at The Remix Project. She became the Creative Director of “Tower Renewal” (Corporate Video) for the City of Toronto. Going into 2022 Lucy worked for Alucine Latin American Media Arts and Films as the Partnership and Sponsorship Coordinator and bringing “aluCinarte Media Arts Festival” to life. She then moved onto working with Reelworld Screen Institute in their Marketing and Communications department; her work focused on the year-round programs and the annual film festival. Lucy has returned to work on a series of videos with the City of Toronto and The United Way. Her most recent work includes directing “Hammered 2.0 Moonrocks vs Moonshine” (Short Film) and producing the inaugural “Decolonise Your Ears” (Theatre Festival). She is known for organizing film events in the community and working actively on set for Komatik Films and other partnering companies.