Thursday, October 20, 7.30 pm

West End Food Coop presents a fundraising and illuminating film screening of Milk War, chronicling dairy farmer, Michael Schmidt’s battle for raw milk.

Special Guests in Attendance for panel discussion following the film:
Michael Schmidt: Organic Dairy Farmer
Kevin O’Keefe: Director
Richard Paradiso: Associate Producer

Milk War is a story about Durham, Ontario organic dairy farmer Michael Schmidt’s battle to legalize the sale of unpasteurized milk. In defiance of the law Schmidt has supplied his neighbours with raw milk for over 20 years. On November 21st, 2006 Schmidt’s farm was raided by armed officers, his equipment was seized, all dairy products were destroyed and Michael was charged with 20 criminal offences for distributing unpasteurized milk. A Canadian David and Goliath story; when asked if he was willing to go to jail Michael said: “Whatever it takes to give people the freedom to choose healthy nutritious food”

Watch Milk War video preview.

Posted: October 6th, 2011 under October 2011 Newsletter, Theatre Centre Blog.
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Congratulations to Michael Wheeler (the Artistic Director at Praxis Theatre and the Co-Curator of Free Fall’12 at The Theatre Centre) who, along with Krista Jackson of Winnipeg, have been chosen as 2012 Intern Directors as part of the Neil Munro Intern Directors Project at the Shaw Festival!

Each year, the Shaw Festival hires two promising professional directors near the beginning of their careers to join them as Intern Directors. The Intern Directors work under the mentorship of the Directors of the Academy, which is the Shaw Festival’s professional development and public education wing, assistant directing two or three shows and directing a one-act piece for a double-bill presentation at the end of the season.

Read more about Michael and Krista here.

Posted: October 6th, 2011 under October 2011 Newsletter, Theatre Centre Blog.
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