Call for Submissions: 2010 The Identify ‘N’ Impact Awards, Toronto Youth Cabinet

The Identify ‘N’ Impact Awards celebrate the valuable contributions young people make to communities throughout Toronto and the important role youth play as advocates, visionaries and agents of social change. These awards are sponsored by the Toronto Youth Cabinet (TYC), the City of Toronto, TD Financial Group and in partnership with NISE Inc.

Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1J6, Canada
(416) 531-4635
Wednesday December 8th, 2010
6:00PM – 10:00PM

The awards are open to youth aged 13 to 24 or any youth-led organization with a focus on working with young people in the City of Toronto. All applicants must live, work, play or attend school in the City of Toronto. Applicants must have made a positive impact in the larger community through their actions, have demonstrated leadership and be a positive role model for youth.

More information and to download the application form

Job Posting: Marketing and Development Manager, The Burlington Performing Arts Centre

Beautifully situated in the heart of Southern Ontario, between the waterfront of Lake Ontario and the serene beauty of the Niagara Escarpment, the City of Burlington’s 160,000+ residents make up one of Ontario’s fastest growing prosperous communities.

The Burlington Performing Arts Centre is being constructed at the corner of Elgin and Locust streets in downtown Burlington and is the result of extensive public consultation.  The Burlington Performing Arts Centre will provide an excellent venue to showcase the world’s top talent, and will provide a gathering place for the community of Burlington and surrounding areas.  The Centre will also host conferences and community events.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the incumbent is responsible to research, plan and execute marketing and communications strategies to promote the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.  This position will manage all aspects of Box Office operations as well as all aspects of the advertising budget and sponsorship program.  This position will work with the Executive Director to develop and manage a community development program including education, outreach and young audience.  A Marketing Assistant and Box Office Supervisor report to this position.

PROFILE:

The Burlington Performing Arts Centre is looking for a dynamic professional with an extensive background in arts marketing and who demonstrates a high level of experience and understanding of all facets of arts marketing and promotions including online and multimedia.  The successful candidate will have exceptional communication skills both written and verbal.  Incumbent will be a creative thinker and a strong team player.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree in communications, marketing, arts or completion of Arts and Cultural Management/Public Relations College program.  Must have a minimum of five years of experience working with media and marketing specialized in the area of the arts.  A thorough knowledge of current and effective marketing and public relations practices are required as well as knowledge of media sponsorship solicitation.  Excellent writing and communication skills are essential.  Prior knowledge of ticketing systems would be an asset.

HOURS OF WORK:

Standard hours of work will be 80 hours bi-weekly.  There will be requirements to work flex time with evening and weekend work, or as required by the Executive Director.

SALARY RANGE:

$60,000 to $73,000.  In addition there is a generous and comprehensive benefit package.

PLEASE SUBMIT covering letter and curriculum vitae as follows:

Electronically:              bpac@burlington.ca

Fax:                          905-681-6002

Mail:                         1455 Lakeshore Road, Suite 203N

Burlington, ON  L7S 2J1

CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by November 29, 2010

Only candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted

Event: Free Play Readings, Tarragon Theatre

TARRAGON’S PROGRAM OF FREE PLAY READINGS FEATURES WORKS-IN-PROGRESS BY MEMBERS OF THE 2010 PLAYWRIGHTS UNIT

Tarragon’s annual program of FREE play readings begins Sunday, November 21st and continues until Saturday, November 27th. All readings begin at 8pm, with the exception of Sunday, November 21st which begins at 2:30 pm, and are held in the Near Studio.

The schedule features works-in-progress by members of Tarragon’s 2010 Playwrights Unit, including Anna Chatterton, Asha Jain, Ravi Jain, Andrew Kushnir, Deborah Pearson, d’bi.young, and the winner of the RBC Tarragon Under 30 Playwriting Competition, Matthew Heiti. You will also see the latest from acclaimed playwright Don Hannah.

Admission is free.  No reservations are taken. For more information, please call the Box Office at 416-531-1827. 

The schedule can also be found on our website at www.tarragontheatre.com

Schedule of Readings:

Sunday, November 21 at 2:30pm
word! sound! powah! by d’bi.young
In 1970s Jamaica, a young dubpoet swept up in the political spirit of revolution defies her interrogator and champions one people’s quest for justice, equality and freedom.

Monday, November 22 at 8:00 pm
A Brimful of Asha by Asha Jain and Ravi Jain
Real-life mother and son, Asha and Ravi Jain, tell the story of how Ravi’s parents planned a surprise trip to India to intercept him on his vacation and arrange his marriage.

Tuesday, November 23 at 8:00 pm
The Woodcutter by Don Hannah
Alone in the woods, a young man struggles with the loss of his family and with the impossible choice he has had to make.

Wednesday, November 24 at 8:00 pm
The Great Asker by Deborah Pearson
In the wake of the Hungarian Revolution, home-grown film star Lazlo Kortez and wife Eva risk it all to make it big in the New World.

Thursday, November 25 at 8:00 pm
I Drag My Coffin Through The Lonesome North by Matthew Heiti
A troubled RCMP constable tracks a mysterious and elusive trapper who murdered a fellow officer and disappeared onto the frozen tundra.
*Winner of the second annual RBC Tarragon Under 30 Playwriting Competition.*

Friday, November 26 at 8:00 pm
Wormwood by Andrew Kushnir
A young Canadian man travels to Ukraine to observe elections only to become ensnared by the fractured country, its crooked politics and a beautiful woman.

Saturday, November 27 at 8:00 pm
Within The Glass by Anna Chatterton
Two couples meet after a tragic mistake at a fertility clinic: the future happiness of all four rests on the decision only one woman can make

Auditions: YELLOW FACE, Hart House Theatre

Hart House Theatre is now accepting submissions for its March 2011 production of The Toronto Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s YELLOW FACE Directed by: Esther Jun

To request an audition, please email your headshot and resume to the attention of the General Manager,
Doug Floyd @  auditions@harthousetheatre.ca

Deadline for submissions: Monday November 29th, 2010 (early submissions are encouraged!)

Only those contacted for an audition will be seen.

Audition dates – December 1st and 2nd, 2010
Callbacks will be held on Sunday December 5th 2010
The non-equity, non-paying production runs March 4-12, 2011.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

• We are looking for strong comedic, character actors to play a multitude of parts, including real-life personalities.
• Please prepare one contemporary (preferably comedic) monologue, no longer than two minutes.
• Please be familiar with the play; you may be asked to read from it.

We strongly encourage performers from all ethnic backgrounds and of all age ranges to submit.

All auditions will be held at Hart House: 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto

About Hart House Theatre
Hart House Theatre, established in 1919, is the University of Toronto’s Performing Arts Leader.  Since its inception, the theatre’s unique mix of young professionals, alumni, and students has garnered the theatre a reputation as not only a cultural destination for the U of T community but one for all of Toronto.  www.harthousetheatre.ca

Yellow Face is presented in partnership with fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company

About fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company
fu-GEN is a charitable theatre company dedicated to the development of professional Asian Canadian theatre artists through the production of new and established works.  www.fu-gen.org

For more info including character breakdown visit www.harthousetheatre.ca

Event: Non-Traditional Casting and Criticism, Canadian Theatre Critics Association

Two of Canada’s major playwrights, the General Director of the Stratford Festival and a former Globe and Mail theatre critic will gather at the Tarragon Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 21, to debate the subject of “Non-Traditional Casting and Criticism.”

Sponsored by the Canadian Theatre Critics Association – the Canadian branch of UNESCO’s International Association of Theatre Critics – the free panel will be held at 5 p.m., following the matinee of Tarragon’s current production, The Year of Magical Thinking. The panel will last about 90 minutes.

Confirmed panelists include playwrights Djanet Sears and Andrew Moodie, Antoni Cimolino of the Stratford Festival and Kamal Al-Solaylee, former theatre critic for The Globe and Mail and now a professor of journalism at Ryerson University.

The panel will be chaired by CTCA’s national president, Don Rubin of York University. Rubin is the founding editor of the Canadian Theatre Review and series editor of Routledge’s six-volume World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre.

“Everyone is aware of the issue of colour-blind casting,” said Rubin in discussing this free event. “And many things still need to be said on this important subject. But we are hoping that this discussion will go beyond just colour-blind as a notion and move into the area of non-traditional casting generally. Could critics and audiences, for example, accept the notion of a female Hamlet or a female Lear? And what if that woman was the best actor available? We’ve gathered some outstanding theatre minds. Let’s see what they say on this subject.

“This is CTCA’s second annual public panel,” Rubin added. “Last year, a full house at Tarragon came out to hear a debate on the growing phenomenon of internet criticism and critical blogs. Hopefully, this will be even more provocative.”

Sears, a Governor General’s Award-winning playwright and author of several widely produced plays such as Harlem Duet, is editor of a two-volume collection of plays by black playwrights in Canada called Testifyin’.

Moodie, author of the controversial play Riot and a well-known television host, has been outspoken in his calls for colour-blind casting at theatres such as the Shaw Festival.

Cimolino, an actor and director and currently General Director at Stratford, has overseen major changes at the festival including the regular use of non-traditional casting in many of the company’s major productions.

Al-Solaylee, formerly The Globe and Mail’s theatre critic and now a journalism professor at Ryerson, has written extensively on the intersections of race, cultural heritage and arts.

After the panel, CTCA will publicly present the 2008-2010 Nathan Cohen Awards for theatre criticism.

For additional details please contact Don Rubin (drubin@yorku.ca)

 

Nov. 15, 2010

Event: Alumnae Theatre presented with Heritage Toronto Plaque, Alumnae Theatre

Heritage Toronto will be honouring the history of former Firehall No. 4 at 70 Berkeley Street, which has been the home of Alumnae Theatre since 1972.

The earliest firehall on this site was built around 1859, and replaced in 1905 by a building designed in the Edwardian Classical style by architect A. Frank Wickson.  It remained a firehall until 1971, when it was decommissioned by the City when Firehall 333 on Front Street was constructed.  The Alumnae Theatre (formerly the University Alumnae Dramatic Club, founded in 1918), led by Molly Thom and Norma Crawford, petitioned the City to take over the property.

The building was renovated by architect Ron Thom in1972, and now houses two performance spaces, dressing rooms, rehearsal space, a wardrobe room and a woodworking shop.  The new design incorporates original building elements:  the garage doors on Berkeley Street where fire engines once entered became the theatre’s lobby display windows; the tower where fire hoses were dried now contains stairs to access the second and third floors; the original firemen’s lockers hold patrons’ coats.  A photo of the early 20^th century firemen of Firehall No. 4, with horse-drawn fire engine, is displayed in the lower lobby above the bar.  A mural of the firemen with a mechanized engine, some years later, appears in the upper lobby.

Heritage Toronto (founded in 1949 as the Toronto Civic Historical Committee) is a charitable organization and agency of the City that works with the citizens of Toronto to advocate for, preserve, and promote a greater awareness of and appreciation for our city’s rich heritage. Its Plaques and Markers Program was initiated in 1969, and has helped to raise awareness of local history across this city.    http://www.heritagetoronto.org/

The plaque presentation ceremony at 4:00 pm on Saturday, November 20 will include brief speeches from Robert Prowse of Heritage Toronto, Alumnae Theatre’s Molly Thom and Norma Crawford, and Alumnae Theatre Company President Barbara Larose.

Hors d’oeuvres will be catered by The Danish Connection, and mulled wine and mulled cider will be served.

For more information or to RSVP to this event, please contact GoAlumnae@gmail.com by Nov 15.

 

Announcement: Free Glassware, SONY Centre for the Performing Arts

All Glassware Is Now Gone

The SONY Centre for the Performing Arts has a variety of glassware and candle holders available for donation!  Whole boxes only – trolley loads encouraged!! Everything is available to pick up immediately and must leave the building by the end of next week…. Please save them from the recycling bin

• Nightlight candle holders – approx 100
• Champagne flutes – 10 boxes with approx 3 doz in each
• Beer glasses – approx 150
• Martini – 48
• Sherry glass – 48
• Water glass – approx 230
• Wine/champagne bucket – 6 (various – all shiny…)
• Brandy snifters (31)
• 1 and 2 shot measures (20)
• Port glasses (30)
• Irish coffee glass (15)

Contact Caroline at Sony Centre by email caroline@sonycentre.ca or call on 416 368 6161 xt 7158

Events: Happy Appy Hour, Sony Centre For The Performing Arts

FREE Appetizers during Happy Hour
November 15 – 26

Sip your next post-work martini at the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts Balcony Bar at 1 Front Street East Monday to Friday from 4 – 6pm, November 15 – 26 and take delight in FREE gourmet appetizers prepared by Executive Chef, Stephen M. Lee of Sodexo.

For the week of November 15th, Lee shares his feast of Chicken Tandoori Skewers, Shrimp and Pineapple Salsa, and Bruschetta and Garlic Toasts, while the week of November 22nd offers Wings Three Ways, Popcorn Shrimp, and Hummus and Babaganouj. No admission or ticket required.

Since it’s official grand re-opening on October 1, 2010, The Sony Centre For The Performing Arts has proven to be a premiere entertainment destination for Torontonians looking to experience fine cuisine that compliments and reflects the diverse programming on its stage. In collaboration with its exclusive caterer Sodexo – a leading provider of comprehensive service solutions in Canada and around the world – Canada’s largest theatre has now become a culinary kaleidoscope for local epicures. Prior to every show, Lee prepares an affordable but delectable menu featuring signature foods from the country represented on stage that evening.

Executive Chef Stephen M. Lee has been with Sodexo for over six years. Prior to working with Sodexo, Stephen spent 20 years in the hotel, resort, and campus food industry in Southern Ontario. Most recently he was the Executive Sous Chef for Sodexo at the Whistler Olympic Village at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Chef Lee also spent three weeks this summer as a guest chef at The British Open in Scotland. Chef Lee won the distinguished award for Sodexo Chef of the year in 2009.

Space for Rent: CSI Annex, Centre for Social Innovation

CSI Annex is open – Now’s your chance to grab one of our few remaining offices!

The Centre for Social Innovation Annex is now open and we can’t wait to show it off to you! CSI rarely has office suites available and now is your chance to become part of our dynamic community of social change organizations.

Office suites begin at $750/month and include:

• 24/7 access
• high-speed internet
• meeting rooms
• kitchen
• copiers
• everything else you may need to make change in the world!

Desk spaces are also available at $365 per month.

How Can You Find Out More?

We are hosting two information sessions at the CSI Annex at 720 Bathurst Street to show you the space and answer your questions. Join us!

• Friday, November 26, 3:30pm OR
• Wednesday, December 1, 9:30am

Please RSVP to grace@socialinnovation.ca.

Call for Submissions: WRITE FROM THE HIP 2011, Nightwood Theatre

Are you an Emerging Female Playwright?

“Nightwood is a fertile breeding ground for new female talent.” – Michele Landsberg, Toronto Star

Nightwood Theatre’s 12^th annual emerging playwriting program, Write From the Hip is now accepting submissions from 18-29 year-old women looking to develop and write a full-length play. Write From the Hip is a series of workshops, mentoring and hands-on seminars in writing skills and professional play development specifically designed for emerging playwrights. Past mentors have included: D’bi Young, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Judith Thompson, Claudia Dey, Morwyn Brebner, Florence Gibson, Iris Turcott, Marjorie Chan and Lisa Codrington.

This year each participant will complete a full-length play over the course of a year. The play is then workshopped and staged in a public reading series. Write from the Hip will begin in April 2011 and runs until spring of 2012. Participants will meet bi-weekly (sessions on Monday nights from 6:30-9:30pm) for the first four months, and then have sessions throughout the year leading up to the final staged reading.

Nightwood Theatre has a long history of producing socially relevant, provocative theatre. Mentorship is a key component at Nightwood Theatre and one that provides a fundamental service to the community of young female artists pursuing careers in professional theatre. Our vision is to be a gateway for women in Canadian Theatre, propelling them to the top of their craft. Nightwood Theatre embraces cultural, racial and sexual diversity.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Participants are selected through submissions and personal interviews conducted by the program coordinators and Nightwood’s artistic director.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 3^rd, 2010.

PLEASE MAIL SUBMISSIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING:

• One Page cover letter briefly introducing yourself and your playwriting experience and outlining the play you would like to work on during Write from the Hip. The play must not have been produced before, and either be in the beginning stages of development or not yet written.
• 5 pages MAX of an excerpt from one play, 12 point font. (preferably the play that you are proposing if possible.)
• Fill out Application form found on www.nightwoodtheatre.net under Write from the Hip
• Reading fee of $15 MUST be included in your application or your application will not be considered.
• EMAILED SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

SEND THREE COPIES OF YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE WHICH MUST INCLUDE:

• FIVE page writing sample (3 copies required)
• ONE page cover letter (3 copies required)
• Application form with one page resume (3 copies required)
• $15 cheque/credit card made out to Nightwood Theatre

 

MAILING ADDRESS:

Anna Chatterton,Director of Youth Initiatives
Write From the Hip Submissions
Nightwood Theatre
55 Mill Street, Suite 301
Case Goods Warehouse, Building No. 74
Toronto ON M5A 3C4

 

For more info please check out our website at www.nightwoodtheatre.net or contact Anna Chatterton, Director of Youth Initiatives at anna@nightwoodtheatre.net