Call for Submissions: Carlos Bulosan Theatre Play Creation Unit, Carlos Bulosan Theatre

The Carlos Bulosan Theatre’s (CBT’s) mandate is to reflect on social issues affecting the Filipino and broader community. CBT is also committed to creating innovative work that reflects a vibrant, new generation of Filipino-Canadian artists. CBT seeks to encourage and develop Filipino-Canadian writers, performers, and other artists within the community.

The CBT Play Creation Unit is a novice play creation program.  It introduces participants to various approaches to making theatre.  Through regular workshops and sessions with professional theatre artists, we help participants identify, cultivate and explore their creative voice.  Each member will create a 10-15 minute piece of theatre that will be presented in CBT’s annual showcase of new work Tales from the Flipside at the end of February 2010.

Submission Guidelines:

• A letter of interest outlining why you would like to be part of the program, including an idea you would like to develop into a piece of theatre
• A 1-2 page submission of creative writing (this can take the form of dialogue, poetry, prose, short story, etc.)

The Play Creation Unit begins meeting September 2009 through to January 2010.

The deadline for submissions is July 3, 2009.

Submissions can be sent by email to: info@carlosbulosan.com or visit www.carlosbulosan.com

Job Posting: Full-Time Eductaion and Outreach Assistant, Canadian Opera Company

Education and Outreach at the Canadian Opera Company is looking for a FULL-TIME EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ASSISTANT

Our busy office needs an energetic, organized, detail oriented, and adaptable Assistant with a passion for opera to join the Education and Outreach team at the COC.

The Education and Outreach staff collaborates on a wide variety of programs ranging from introductory workshops for the classroom, in-school artist residencies, after school and March Break programs, summer camps, and special events for the under 30 crowd to introduce opera to a new generation. The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to:

General Administrative Support

• Managing registration lists for after school and seasonal programs
• Coordinating bookings for specific school programs, tours, and school/community group reservations for the RBA Free Concert Series
• Liaising with families and teachers regarding the status of their registrations/bookings and answering and directing inquiries
• Maintaining program files and archiving material
• Updating the Education and Outreach database and preparing e-mail distribution lists for e-newsletters
• Co-ordinating annual brochure mail-out to schools and flyer mail-out to community partners
• Attending and taking minutes at weekly departmental meeting

Financial Management

• Creating and processing of invoices, receipts, and payments
• Updating revenue and expense documents consistently and accurately

Online Marketing and Recruitment

• Providing copy, images and content for online educational tools and interactive features, and regularly updating program information on the Explore and Learn web pages on the COC website

Additional Related Duties

• Leading Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre Tours and Backstage Tours
• Planning creative displays at each COC Dress Rehearsal
• Providing written articles for Study Guides
• Planning and co-ordinating annual stakeholder appreciation events and COC outreach initiatives (i.e. Doors Open) in partnership with all Education and Outreach staff

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• A post-secondary education
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and with excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Experience in working with young people
• Knowledge of the Ontario school system and Ontario Curriculum is an asset
• A music/arts background and a passion for opera
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Filemaker Pro, and appropriate social networking sites
• Enthusiasm, initiative, and a sense of humour

This is an entry level, full-time position reporting to the Senior Manager, Education and Outreach. Some evening and weekend work will be required.

Further information on Education and Outreach programs is available on the COC web site at:  http://www.coc.ca/ExploreAndLearn.aspx

Please submit a cover letter and resume (with two references) to:
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
227 FRONT ST. E.
TORONTO, ON M5A 1E8
E-mail:  education@coc.ca
Fax:      416-363-5584

Closing date: 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2009             Proposed start date: Thursday, July 2, 2009

The COC thanks, in advance, all applicants. Only those considered for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Workshop: Philippine Puppetry, Carlos Bulosan Theatre

Carlos Bulosan Theatre would like to invite you to take part in a very special workshop on Philippine Puppetry.  Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete, a Senior Puppeteer at Teatrong Mulat in the Philippines, will be leading this exciting workshop.  She is only here in Toronto for a limited time, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn this unique art form.  We will only be offering this workshop twice.  Space is limited, reserve your spot today!

For more info and/or to register, please contact: info@carlosbulosan.com or call 416-979-0400.

AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILIPPINE PUPPETRY
WHEN:       Sunday, June 14  2-5PM or
Thursday, June 18  7-10PM
WHERE:      Kapisanan Philippine Centre – 167 Augusta Avenue, Toronto
PRICE:         $20
DESCRIPTION:   A look into the different types of puppets, Teatrong Mulat’s experiences as a puppet group in the Philippines, and a mini-workshop on puppet-making.
MATERIALS NEEDED: (please bring any of the following items)
- yarn, art or colored paper
- old/unused buttons
- toilet paper roll/cardboard/used cartolina/folder/box of toothpaste
- plastic cup/bottle
- brown paper bag
- any material you can recycle

BIO – AMIHAN BONIFACIO-RAMOLETE
Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete, a member of Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas since 1977,  is Company Manager and Senior Puppeteer of the group. An Associate Professor of the Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts, she teaches speech communication and theater courses and is currently taking her PhD in Philippine Psychology at the University of the Philippines.  It’s interesting to note that her whole family—husband, Raymund, and children Aina (11 years old) and Roel (8 years old)—is actively involved in Teatrong Mulat which was founded by her mother, University Professor Emeritus Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio.

Amihan is currently training and mentoring the CBT Collective in the art of puppetry and the creation of “total theatre”.  This has been made possible by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Call for Submissions: Shaw Festival Directors Project 2010, Theatre Ontario and Sun Life Financial

Shaw Festival Directors Project 2010

REMINDER: Deadline for Applications is  JUNE 29, 2009

Since its inception in 1988, the Directors Projects has been sponsored annually by Sun Life Financial and Theatre Ontario.

Each year, the Shaw Festival hires two Intern Directors for a period of about six months.  They look for promising professional directors near the beginning of their careers.  Applicants should have a fair bit of professional experience, but probably not in a company as large as the Shaw Festival.  The contracts run approximately from mid-March to late August, depending on the production schedule for the particular season.  These positions are salaried at an apprentice level, which at The Shaw is around $600 per week.

Applications for the Intern Director positions are made through Theatre
Ontario.  For a more complete guide to applicants, go to www.theatreontario.org
and click on the Shaw Festival Directors Project under Upcoming Deadlines. There is no application form – just submit a resumé with a covering letter,
explaining why you would like to be an Intern Director at the Shaw Festival.

If you have questions, please contact:
Tim Chapman Theatre Ontario – 416-408-4556, x12
or email tim@theatreontario.org

Submit applications by mail to:
Tim Chapman
Theatre Ontario,
215 Spadina Ave. Suite 210
Toronto, ON   M5T 2C7
ATT: Shaw Directors Project

NO SUBMISSIONS via FAX or email will be accepted