Daily Archives: April 12, 2010

Job Posting: Producer/General Manager, Nightwood Theatre

Nightwood Theatre is Canada’s National Women’s Theatre.  Founded in 1979, it has developed, produced and toured landmark, award-winning plays by and about women.  The company’s tremendous work in play creation bore fruit to many renowned and acclaimed plays that are now part of the Canadian theatre canon including Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann-Marie MacDonald, Harlem Duet and The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God by Djanet Sears, The Danish Play by Sonja Mills – and over 50 other new Canadian plays by women.  Nightwood plays have won Canada’s highest literary and performing arts honours, including Governor General, Chalmers, Dora Mavor Moore and Trillium awards.  Youth initiatives are a key component of Nightwood’s annual activities with our three programs, Busting Out!, Write From the Hip and Emerging Actors.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Nightwood is seeking a dynamic, goal-oriented individual for the full-time position of Producer/General Manager.

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of increasing responsibility in general management and/or producing in the performing arts. She will have a demonstrated level of professional theatre experience and a deep understanding of and commitment to the development and promotion of female artistic voices across the country, as well as experience and understanding of professional theatre management.

REQUIREMENTS:

Working in partnership with Artistic Director Kelly Thornton and reporting to the Board of Directors, the Producer/General Manager will be responsible for the overall operations of the organization. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

  • Production: acting as producer for all Nightwood productions, events and tours.
  • Financial Management: ensuring effective financial controls are in place, preparing, monitoring and revising the operating and production budgets, generating financial reports, working with the Bookkeeper and liaising with the company’s auditor.
  • Human Resources Management: overseeing the activities of the administrative, development and production personnel, contracting all employees and contractors, negotiating with appropriate labour organizations, including working within the CTA.
  • Maintaining good relations with government agencies, optimizing funding from governmental sources and, with the Artistic Director, preparing operating and project grants for all three levels of government.
  • Fundraising within the private sector including individual giving, major gifts, corporate sponsorship as well as special event fundraisers.
  • Liaising with the Board of Directors, ensuring that the Board is kept fully informed of the conditions and operations of the organization and are fully engaged in the growth of the company.
  • Representing the company to the artists, our audiences, stakeholders and broader communities through leadership and participation.

We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and creative person; one who has strong management and decision-making skills, and supports the organization’s vision and mission. A high level of general competence and organization will be needed – along with excellent verbal and written communication skills. She will have excellent analytical, financial, and organizational skills; an entrepreneurial spirit; a passion for theatre, a good sense of humour, and the ability to deal humanely and wisely with a broad spectrum of personalities. She is a positive and collaborative team player who thrives in a busy environment.

APPLICATION:

Qualified applicants must submit a letter of interest, resume, and three references no later than April 23, 2010.

Please note a preferred applicant has been identified.

Apply by EMAIL ONLY to the following coordinates:

Nightwood Theatre, Hiring Committee – Producer/General Manager

kelly@nightwoodtheatre.net

Interviews will take place the week of April 26 and this full-time position will start in mid July 2010. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Nightwood Theatre is an equal opportunity employer. We thank everyone who applies for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone enquiries or fax applications please. All applications will be considered confidential.

Event: 2010 FESTIVAL OF IDEAS & CREATION, Canadian Stage

2010 FESTIVAL OF IDEAS & CREATION, a celebration of the performing arts and a behind-the-scenes look at live theatre

Two-week festival features over 300 theatre artists in 60 mainly FREE public events

Berkeley Street Theatre, May 10 – 22, 2010

Matthew Jocelyn Artistic & General Director of Canadian Stage is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Ideas & Creation at the Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street, Toronto, from May 10 to 22, 2010. The two-week festival features a dynamic line-up of more than 300 theatre luminaries and emerging artists – both national and international – in over 60 live events, most of them FREE. Programming includes public readings of new works, public forums, industry workshops and artist intensives. Public events may be reserved in advance; reservations may be made in person at the box office, by phone through the Festival Hotline 416.860.4685 or by email festival@canadianstage.com. Artist and industry events require registration; registration is by application online at canadianstage.com/festival or through the Festival Hotline 416.860.4685. A full schedule of events is available online at canadianstage.com/festival and at Berkeley Street Theatre.

This year’s Festival explores the themes of Translation and Adaptation emphasizing the use of language, image and cross-disciplines in the creation of performance-based work. Festival highlights include: public readings of over 30 new Canadian plays, translations and adaptations by award-winning artists such as Linda Griffiths, David S. Craig, John Murrell, Larry Tremblay, Leah Cherniak, Banuta Rubess and Carole Fréchette as well as exciting new voices such as Serge Boucher, d’bi.young anitafrika, Tara Beagan, Marjorie Chan, Nicholas Billon, and members of Canadian Stage’s GYM Program; public conversations with landmark artists including Peter Hinton, Linda Gaboriau, Guy Mignault, John Van Burek, Soheil Parsa, and Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn; artist intensives with acclaimed practitioners such as Bretta Gerecke, Stephen O’Connell, Shelley Tepperman and others; and youth presentations by Canadian Stage’s Young Company, The Innovators Creation Program, Art in Leadership Program and others.

Curated by Festival Director Natasha Mytnowych and Associate Festival Director Claire Calnan, the Festival offers audiences the opportunity to explore theatre behind the scenes and participate in the creative process. It is Canadian Stage’s flagship event promoting the development of artists and new works. It brings together local, national and international artists to inspire new creative projects; it encourages the exchange of ideas between artistic disciplines; and it supports established artists while fostering the next generation of innovators. The Festival was founded in 2006.

2010 Festival Highlights

Public Readings of 30 new Canadian plays by acclaimed veterans and exciting new voices. Noteworthy presentations include:

  • And Slowly Beauty… by Michel Nadeau, translated by Maureen Labonte and directed by Peter Hinton in collaboration with the National Arts Centre (Ottawa);
  • El Concerito de San Ovidio by Antonio Buero Vallejo, translated by Everett Dixon, adapted by Sean Dixon and directed by Leah Cherniak, with music arranged by John Millard (Toronto);
  • Small Wooden Shoe’s Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Birgit Schreyer Duarte, directed by Jacob Zimmer and featuring Tracey Wright as Galileo (Toronto);
  • L’homme décembre/The December Man, the Governor General’s Award-winning play by Colleen Murphy, translated by Frédéric Blanchette in collaboration with Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal;
  • The Gypsy Wife inspired by a Leonard Cohen song, co-created and directed by Banuta Rubess, with composer John Gzowski and singer Patricia O’Callaghan (Toronto); and
  • The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, adapted for the stage and directed by David S. Craig (Toronto).
  • Noteworthy playwrights include: Governor General’s Award-winner John Murrell (Calgary); Chalmers and Dora Award-winner Linda Griffiths (Toronto); Quebec-based Siminovitch Prize-winner Carole Fréchette, Siminovitch finalist Larry Tremblay and two-time Governor General’s Award-nominee Shelley Tepperman (Montreal); and exciting new voices such as Serge Boucher (Montreal), d’bi.young anitafrika (Toronto), Tara Beagan (Toronto),  Marjorie Chan (Toronto), Nicholas Billon (Toronto), and members of Canadian Stage’s GYM Program.

Public Conversations with renowned creators and translators including:

  • English translator Shelley Tepperman (Montreal) and director Kelly Thornton (Toronto) on the Governor General’s Award-winning play The List by Quebec-based playwright Jennifer Tremblay;
  • Award-winning stage designer Bretta Gerecke (Edmonton) on Frankenstein; and other artists.

Special Public Events including:

  • Dinner with Governor General’s Award-winning translator Linda Gaboriau (Quebec) and Peter Hinton, Artistic Director of NAC English Theatre (Ottawa);
  • unScripted: The Visionaries Celebration, an annual fundraiser organized by our membership of young business professionals;
  • Opening and closing night parties, among other events.

Artist Intensives open to artists and industry only. This series explores the creative process with acclaimed artists and includes:

  • Adapting through Design with Bretta Gerecke (Edmonton);
  • Directing Contemporary Translations with Matthew Jocelyn (Toronto);
  • Plays out of Context: Translating Across Culture with Shelley Tepperman (Montreal);
  • Translating Yourself and Other Geniuses with John Murrell (Calgary);
  • Between Me and the World: Playwriting with Carole Fréchette (Montreal);
  • Bio-Mythology and Creation with Bamidele Bajowa and d’bi.young anitafrika (Toronto);
  • Two Eggs Over Easy: Directing Inter-disciplinary Performance with Stephen O’Connell (New York/Toronto);
  • Driving a Bulldozer through History: Factually Inspired Adaptations with Linda Griffiths (Toronto).

2010 Festival Schedule
Programming is subject to change. A full schedule of events is available online at canadianstage.com/festival and at Berkeley Street Theatre.

Location
Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley St., Toronto (1 block west of Parliament, south of Front) unless otherwise noted.

Reservations and Registration
Events FREE except where otherwise noted.
PUBLIC EVENTS: Seating may be reserved in advance; reserve seating in person, by phone 416.860.4685 or by email festival@canadianstage.com.

ARTIST and INDUSTRY-ONLY EVENTS: Registration is required; registration is by application online at canadianstage.com/festival, by email festival@canadianstage.com or through the Festival Hotline 416.860.4685.

Information
Online canadianstage.com/festival, by email festival@canadianstage.com or the Festival Hotline 416.860.4685.

Festival Partners
Alameda Theatre Company, anitafrika dub theatre, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada’s National Arts Centre, Théâtre français de Toronto, k’Now Theatre, Native Earth Performing Arts, Modern Times Stage Company, Nightwood Theatre, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Playwrights Workshop Montreal, Pleiades Theatre, Small Wooden Shoe and Studio 180 Theatre.

Canadian Stage
Founded in 1987 with the merger of CentreStage and Toronto Free Theatre, Canadian Stage is one of Canada’s leading not-for-profit contemporary theatre companies. Led by Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn, Canadian Stage produces and showcases innovative theatre work from Canada and around the world, allowing its audience to encounter daring work guided by a strong directorial vision and a 21st-century aesthetic. The company prides itself on presenting trans-disciplinary work and work in translation that pushes the boundaries of form and style. The company reinforces the presence of Canadian art and artists within an international context through work that mirrors the cultural diversity of Toronto. Canadian Stage has a long-standing commitment to education and enhancement programs for the public and investing in the art form by nurturing and developing theatre professionals while producing thought-provoking theatre and quality entertainment in Toronto, one of North America’s largest theatre centres. For more information, refer to canadianstage.com.

Job Posting: TD Dream in High Park Volunteer Coordinator, Canadian Stage

Canadian Stage is accepting applications for the summer grant contract (Summer Career Placements Program—HRSDC) for the position of Canadian Stage TD Dream in High Park Volunteer Coordinator.

Based in Toronto, The Canadian Stage Company is Canada’s largest, contemporary, not-for-profit theatre company, committed to developing and producing the best in theatre on a national and international level. The Canadian Stage TD Dream in High Park presents a fully accessible Shakespearean production June 25th through September 5th, 2010 in the outdoor amphitheatre in High Park. “The Dream” is currently in its 27th year. As a non-profit company, Canadian Stage relies on volunteers to help achieve its vision.

Reporting to the Manager of Volunteer Resources and the Dream Site Manager, the Volunteer Coordinator duties will include:

  • Providing orientation for all volunteers at The Dream
  • Maintaining an up-to-date database of volunteer information
  • Screening, placing and scheduling volunteers
  • Printing out shift schedules and emailing reminders on a daily basis to all volunteers
  • Providing formal recognition
  • Monitoring volunteer performance and managing challenges as they arise
  • Ensuring that volunteers represent Canadian Stage professionally
  • Responsible for clarity regarding specific volunteer positions and requirements
  • Responsible for maintaining a fun environment for volunteers, up to and including icebreakers before a shift and maintaining our points award system to recognize volunteers
  • Writing a final report
  • Assist in updating The Dream volunteer coordinator manual

Position Details:

Schedule (subject to minor changes):

  • June 14 –June 24: Monday through Friday with two Saturdays scheduled for Volunteer Orientation sessions
  • June 28th – Sept. 5th: Tuesdays through Sundays

Hours:

  • 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. (approx.) – administrative and database duties at our offices at 26 Berkeley St.
  • 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. (approx.) – greeting and coordinating of volunteers at The Dream in High Park site.

Total hours worked will not surpass 40 hrs / week, however this position requires a six day a week commitment (Tuesdays through Sundays) starting during preview week of the production.

Minimum Requirements:

** Applicants must have attended school full time this year and be attending a post-secondary institution as a full-time student starting in the fall of 2010, to qualify for employment.

  • Exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Committed to diversity in voluntarism
  • Detail oriented
  • Ability to work well individually and as part of a team
  • Self-starter. Full training will be provided but in some cases successful candidate will be asked to work independently on assigned projects.
  • Experience with databases, preferably Access, proficient in Word, Excel, email

To Apply:

We require a CV and a letter of interest to consider applicants. An interview is required, only those candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted.

The Canadian Stage Company is an equal opportunity employer.

Deadline to apply: Friday April 23, 2010

Apply by email only to:

Attention: Julie Cloutier

Manager of Volunteer Resources and Interns

jcloutier@canadianstage.com

Website: www.canadianstage.com

Please note in your cover letter where you saw this posting. We thank everyone who applies for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview are contacted. No telephone inquiries please. All applications are considered confidential.

Audition: One Male and One Female Dancer Required, Fireslide Productions

Looking for one male dancer and one female dancer between the ages of 20 and 40 for Kerry Lo Bianco’s Fireslide Productions showcase dance piece.

Dancers please have a background in contemporary/modern, contact dance, jazz or ballet. Strong partnering skills an asset.

Acrobatics or tumbling an asset but not required.

Rehearsals will take place during the month of May up until the show on June 4th and 5th at The Theatre Centre

DEADLINE for submissions is April 16th.
AUDITIONS AND CALLBACKS will be held April 18TH. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AUDITON TIMES.

PLEASE HAVE A 30-45 SECOND SOLO PREPARED (OR IMPROVISED) SHOWCASING YOUR UNIQUE AND AMAZING TALENT! If using music please bring on iPod or cd.

If you feel like being creative and want to let us show off what amazing talent Toronto has to offer then please submit your headshot and resume to submissions@fireslideproductions.com.

Come on out and join our FireSlide Family.

Event: A Pelham Park Evening by Arts4All, Jumblies Theatre

Thursday April 29, 8:00 to 9:30

At the Community Room, 61 Pelham Park Gardens (off Osler, off Davenport, West of Lansdowne)
Join the Pelham Senior’s Social for an intimate evening of storytelling and celebration. Meet the participants, be a guest at their table to hear tales of courage, and finish off the evening with dancing to the fine swinging jazz sounds of Hobsons Choice.

PWYC donations will be gratefully accepted
Limited space – please reserve in advance by: Leaving a message at 416 656 8025 ext. 245 or e-mailing arts4alldpnc@gmail.com.

Job Posting: Telemarketing Representative – Part time, Opera Atelier

Opera Atelier seeks bright, articulate and experienced telemarketing representatives to join the team for a 4-week subscription renewal campaign. Commencing May 11, calling hours are: Monday to Thursday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Opera Atelier holds a unique place in the North American theatre community, producing opera, ballet and drama from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Visit the website at: www.operaatelier.com
Location: Downtown Toronto (King and Jarvis)

Send resume and cover letter by April 30, 2010 to:
Phil Stephens, Project Manager
dawnandphil@sympatico.ca
Thank you to all who apply. Selected applicants will be contacted regarding an interview.

Job Posting: Apprentice Stage Manager, Tarragon Theatre

Tarragon Theatre is looking for two enthusiastic individuals to be our Apprentice Stage Managers for the 2010/2011 Season. Our Apprentice Stage Managers work closely with the Equity Stage Managers on each production learning their trade from experienced professionals, while acquiring show credits to become Equity members themselves. Tarragon hires two apprentices each season, one of whom will apprentice on two productions, while the other apprentice works on three. This is a fantastic learning opportunity for the right individual.

Position Requirements:

  • College or University level education or equivalent experience
  • Stage Management experience either as a Stage Manager, Assistant or Apprentice
  • Ability to handle physical tasks
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • A strong interest in theatre.

The ideal candidate will also be:

  • Interested in making Stage Management a career choice
  • An Equity Apprentice SM with one or two credits
  • Willing to learn, with an easy-going demeanor and a good sense of humour

Reply by email at michael@tarragontheatre.com or by mail to Michael Freeman, Production Manager, 30 Bridgman Avenue, Toronto ON M5R 1X3.

Applications should include a cover letter and resume. No phone calls or faxes, please. Applications must be received by April 16th, 2010.

For more information about the theatre, please visit our website at www.tarragontheatre.com

We thank all applicants for their interest in Tarragon Theatre; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Call for Submissions: Pure Research – Toronto 2010, Nightswimming

Deadline: postmarked or hand delivered by Monday May 3, 2010

October 18 – 24, 2010

In association with the University of Toronto Graduate Centre for Study of Drama

There are few places in Canada where in-depth theatrical research can be explored, outside an academic course of study and without the pressure of developing or performing a new work. Nightswimming’s unique Pure Research program provides space, money and resources to artists who are pursuing provocative theatrical questions.

Now in its sixth edition, Pure Research is designed to foster theatrical experiments that are not specifically linked to the creation of new work. In the spirit of inquiry, we want you to tell us what you don’t know, and how you might be able to answer your questions through a Pure Research workshop.

What does that mean? If you have a theatrical question, and can pose it in terms of an experiment, then we’re interested. We will supply studio space for up to three days, a $1000 fee for the lead researcher and a modest budget for artists and materials.

Note: In 2011 Nightswimming will be launching Pure Research as a national program. Watch for announcements of Pure Research sessions to be held in Edmonton at the University of Alberta’s Canadian Centre for Theatre Creation, and in Vancouver at SFU Contemporary Arts. Calls for Submissions for those regions will be posted in late 2010.

All Pure Research Toronto sessions are conducted at the Drama Centre’s Glen Morris Studio Theatre and must include graduate students as participants, observers and/or documenters. Details of student involvement are determined in consultation with the Drama Centre and the researchers upon acceptance into Pure Research. All projects are documented and the results posted on Nightswimming’s website. Researchers are required to submit a full report within one month of completing their experiment. Nightswimming staff will be present to observe and offer assistance as required.

The Details:

Pure Research Submission Process

We need a concise but detailed proposal outlining:

  • your question and what you want to learn from it
  • how you intend to conduct the experiment – this is the most important section of the application
  • practical details such as time, people and equipment required
  • any relevant support material such as text or prior research

We are particularly interested in:

  • artists who view research and development as a long-term process, rather than simply as a short-cut to production
  • integration of sound, movement, technology and text; exploring poetic or stylized text in any form or genre
  • an artistic spirit of inquiry

What to send us:

  • a cover letter introducing yourself and defining the application: preferred dates, amount of time requested, estimated budget, specific goals
  • a project description – two page maximum
  • c.v. of principal artist and a list of collaborators, if known
  • videos: only to introduce us to physical artists -please provide a brief explanation of where and when the video was shot
  • do not send press clippings, photos, programs, press kits or folders

Also:

  • Remember that it is not a developmental workshop for a new performance piece
  • be honest about what you know, what you don’t know, what you want, and what you’d like to achieve
  • before making our final decisions we may contact those whose submissions intrigue us; we may ask short-listed applicants for further information or a more detailed proposal
  • all applicants will be informed of results by mail in June 2010. Please provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you want your material returned
  • applications from artists outside Ontario are welcomed, but the realities of our budget means we will focus on Ontario-based submissions for this edition
  • the dates October 18 – 24 are not negotiable, although which 3 days within that week you use will be determined in consultation with all the successful researchers
  • note: applications will not be accepted by email or fax

Please drop off or send applications to:

Nightswimming

55 Mill Street, #310 Building 74,

Toronto, ON, M5A 3C4, Canada

Thanks for your interest in Pure Research. We look forward to reading your application.

Nightswimming is a dramaturgical company dedicated to exploring the boundaries of dramaturgy and performance. We commission and develop new works of theatre, dance and music. For more information, or if you have questions about applying, contact us at www.nightswimmingtheatre.com or 416 703 5491.