Call for Submissions: Theatre Creators’ Reserve 2011, Tarragon Theatre

Tarragon Theatre invites submissions from all interested creators to our Theatre Creators’ Reserve Program.  We are open to plays of all forms and in all stages of development, and a wide variety of play creation processes.  Tarragon sees this program as an opportunity to provide time for the creator(s) to take their plays to the next stage of development, and to build and strengthen relationships with both emerging and established artists in the theatre community.

Before you write your application, please read Theatre Creators’ Reserve Guidelines thoroughly. You can find them here, on the Ontario Arts Council’s website.  For Tarragon Theatre’s application requirements, visit our website here: http://www.tarragontheatre.com/playwrights/tcr.php 

If you have further questions, feel free to contact Andrea Romaldi, Literary Manager at 416.536.5018 ext. 230 or andrea@tarragontheatre.com.

The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2011.

Please Note: Tarragon Theatre often awards grants as we receive submissions of interest. Therefore, we advise you submit your application as early as possible.

Announcement: Anusree Roy Wins Prestigious Carol Bolt Awards for Playwrights, Playwrights Guild of Canada

At a reception organized by Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC), the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT), and Playwrights Canada Press on October 30, 2011 at the Epicure Café & Grill in Toronto, Anusree Roy was presented with the 10th annual Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights for her critically acclaimed play Brothel #9.

Florence Gibson MacDonald, Jury Chair: “Anusree’s play stood out because it was such a compelling drama. The play reads like a novel by Zola or Dickens.” The other members of the jury were Jodi Armstrong, Don Hannah, and Estelle Shook.

Brothel #9 is Anusree Roy’s fourth play. Earlier this year it captured six Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations and went on to win the award for Outstanding New Play. Her other plays include Roshni, Letters to my Grandma, and Pyaasa, all produced at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto.

Ms. Roy has also been a playwright-in-residence at the Canadian Stage Company (2008–2009), Theatre Passe Muraille (2009–2010), and the Blyth Festival (2010–2011). She won the RBC Emerging Artist Award in 2009 and the K.M. Hunter Artist Award for 2011. She holds an M.A from the University of Toronto and is the co-artistic director of Theatre Jones Roy.

The other finalists for the 2011 Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights were Catherine Banks (It Is Solved by Walking),Marie Clements (Tombs of the Vanishing Indian), Mieko Ouchi (Nisei Blue), and David Yee (paper SERIES).

The Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights, named after one of PGC’s founding members, is given annually to a member of PGC who has premiered an original play within the past year. A juried panel selects the winner from the eligible plays submitted. The winner of the Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights receives $3,000 and the opportunity to be published.

Past recipients of the award include Kent Stetson, Daniel Goldfarb, Florence Gibson MacDonald, Mieko Ouchi, John Mighton, Stephen Massicotte, Colleen Murphy, Vern Thiessen, and Michael Nathanson.

Funding for the award is generously sponsored by the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, Playwrights Canada Press, and Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Playwrights Guild of Canada will host its 2012 awards reception at Stage West (Mississauga, Ontario) next fall. Along with the Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights, two new awards will be distributed by PGC, Best New Comedy ($5000) and Best New Musical ($5000). These new awards are sponsored by Stage West Restaurants.

Guidelines and applications for PGC’s 2012 Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights will be available online in January 2012. Visit www.playwrightsguild.ca/awards for information on this and other awards presented by Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Workshop: Resilience, happiness and the good life – Positive Psychology and the Arts, Artists’ Health Centre Foundation

When you ask people what they want most in life, the answer usually comes back, “To be happy”. The world of psychology is just starting to learn more about what makes people happy, as well as finding out why some people are more resilient than others, and what constitutes a “good life”. The good news? There are exciting new scientific studies that provide fabulous insights into the positive nature of the human condition. The great news? There are skills and tools emerging from these studies that you can learn and use to increase your well-being.

Learn more, with Lisa Sansom the owner of LVS Consulting, an independent consulting firm that helps to build positive organizations.

Wednesday, November 9,
1-4pm
Artists’ Health Centre Foundation
250 The Esplanade suite 500
Toronto, ON

$20, students/seniors and TAPA Members $16
To register, 416-351-0239 or info@ahcf.ca
www.ahcf.ca

Job Posting: Associate Producer, Soulpepper Theatre Company

Full-time position available for an ASSOCIATE PRODUCER (start date January 3, 2012)

THE ORGANIZATION
Soulpepper is an artist-founded, classical repertory company with a three-tiered mandate to present vital Canadian interpretations of history’s great stories, to train the next generation of theatre artists and to enrich and inspire youth through mentorship and access. Since its inception in 1998, Soulpepper has built:

• A 12 month season of more than 600 performances
• A passionate audience of over 100,000 each year
• An artistic ensemble of 150 established and emerging theatre artists
• A paid residency program for Canadian theatre artists
• A robust portfolio of youth programs, reaching over 8,500 youth annually
• A 46,000 square foot state-of-the-art performing arts facility – the Young Centre for the Performing Arts – which anchors Toronto’s Distillery District

Soulpepper is proud to be North America’s only year-round classical repertory company, a prominent Canadian
producer of original work from existing sources, a leading employer of artists in the City of Toronto and a partner in neighborhood education initiatives.

The organization resides in our own permanent facility, the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, and we will
continue to grow our programming and education and outreach activities. Soulpepper is also the managing partner of the Young Centre and is responsible for all Young Centre programming activities.

THE POSITION
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Producer, the Associate Producer assists with management of the daily artistic operations of
Soulpepper and the Young Centre for the Performing Arts including management of artistic projects and festivals, communication, and audition coordination.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Acts as primary liaison between Soulpepeper and the Young Centre and its resident and contract artists
• Manages projects and events for Soulpepper’s artistic activity including productions, workshops, touring initiatives, and Associate Artist activities
• Manages projects and events for the Young Centre’s programming initiatives including festivals, presentations, incubation, outreach, and Resident Artist activities
• Oversees non resident artist immigration processes
• Collaborates with the Development Department for all fundraising events (including corporate and individual donor events)
• Maintains positive and effective relationship with Canadian Actors Equity Association as primary liaison
• Supervises audition processes, including liaising with the creative team, scheduling and monitoring
• Ensures accurate and timely communication with individual productions/events by ongoing communication with the stage management teams/site coordinators/casual staff and supporting their needs
• Participates in selection of and supervises programming interns and assistants, including developing work plans and proving ongoing supervision, direction, and feedback
• Contributes to the overall success of Soulpepper and the Young Centre by accomplishing related results as needed

Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have:

• Understanding of and familiarization with Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and the Canadian Theatre Agreement
• Understanding of not-for-profits arts organizations and theatre practices
• A high degree of professionalism and customer service skills
• Strong leadership, decision-making, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent planning, organizational, time-management and team building skills
• Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
• Self-starter, detail oriented, flexible
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment with multiple deadlines
• A passion for the performing arts

Education/Experience:

• Post-secondary degree in arts administration or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience
• 5 years related experience in a performing arts organization

THE OPPORTUNITY
The Associate Producer role represents an opportunity to join a creative and dynamic performing arts organization.

The compensation package will include an annual salary commensurate with experience, and comprehensive
employment benefits.

HOW TO APPLY
Only candidates with legal authorization to work in Canada will be considered. Soulpepper is an equal opportunity employer and invites all applicants with proper credentials to apply for the position. Soulpepper thanks all candidates for their interest however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Please send résumé and cover letter (including salary expectations) detailing how you can contribute to these
dynamic not-for-profit arts organizations by no later than November 23, 2011

Please quote AP11 on the subject line when applying by email.
To: Search Committee – Associate Producer
Soulpepper Theatre Company
55 Mill St, Building 49, Toronto ON M5A 3C4
Email: info@soulpepper.ca

Call for Submissions: Emerging and Established Artists & Art Facilitators, b current Performing Arts

 rock.paper.sistahz Festival #11
May 1-12, 2012

 Call for proposals from Emerging and Established Artists & Art Facilitators

           Deadline: November 25, 2011

The festival which first highlighted the work of Black Women Artists in 2002 is back for #11.

The rock.paper.sistahz festival is a hand-picked and fully curated teaming of quality, diversity, and raw energy. We welcome submission/proposals for performances and other art ideas for and beyond the theatre stage; including: poetry & spokenword, dance, music, film/video screenings, visual art installations, storytelling, standup, etc.

Emerging and established Artists & Art Facilitators are invited to submit to this season’s festival which is themed: Old meets New meets Here&Now! With a special focus on presenting and hosting local, national, and international artists’ work in different languages other than English. The vision: to attract and engage communities/audiences of different cultures, especially by supporting immigrant/refugee artists. Events may include unique subtitling & interpretations!

Our festival venues include theatre spaces, rehearsal studios, the outdoor park and covered street at Artscape Wychwood Barns complex, and anywhere else you can think of!

The festival provides artists with these resources:

• artists fees or participation honoraria
• presentation venue
• promotion, technical & creative support
• travel expenses/per diem support for out-of-town participants

To plunge into a seriously creative game of rock.paper.sistahz please submit:

a)    A brief cover letter saying who you are, and how/why you want to participate in the festival

b)    A bio and any press or published material on you and your work [max: 5 pages]

c)    A short write-up or proposal, which must include script or synopsis & description of the project/idea you would like to explore and/or present [max: 5 pages]

d)    Any other support material (max: 2 pieces): short audio/video clips, website link, samples, etc.

e)    Full contact information including email address & a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of material(s) if you require such.

Drop off or post-date your mailed submission by November 25, 2011:

rock.paper.sistahz Festival #11
b current Performing Arts
Artscape Wychwood Barns #3
601 Christie Street, Studio 251
Toronto, Ontario, M6G 4C7

Responses and/or notification of acceptance into the festival will go out in January 2012!

If you have specific questions about your proposal or the festival, please forward a detailed message to submissions@bcurrent.ca. For more information visit www.bcurrent.ca , and be certain to keep a copy of all materials & ideas you submit.

 

Event: Meet the creative force behind the moving celebration of Fela Kuti’s life & work & community, b current Performing Arts

This is a special invitation to all artists and lovers of  Afrobeat/then and now & anyone who digs fine performance…

Meet the creative force behind the moving celebration of Fela Kuti’s life & work & community

Holloween/Monday, October 31st 7-9pm
Sahr Ngaujah, star of the Broadway & now touring spectacular: Fela! will be up in b current’s studio 251 at Artscape Wychwood Barns. (601 Christie St, South of St Clair Ave W)

Nicole Brooks will host the conversation with Sahr; come and share space and ideas with the man who now  re-enters Fela’s shrine everytime he steps on the stage!

Light food & drinks & music before the night lets loose.
[Admission:$5 or pay what you can]

Presented with Afro Underground

Announcement: DISS: from the streets to the stage, Mixed Company Theatre

Today Mixed Company Theatre (MCT) is the launch of our AVIVA Community Fund Idea Proposal, DISS:  from the streets to the stage.  Help us bring theatre for social change to three communities (Hamilton, Brampton and Mississauga) in southern Ontario by giving us your VOTE!

Starting October 24 to November 9 the polls are open for the 2nd round of Voting.  MCT will be releasing photos and video clips from our DORA award nominated play, DISS, as well as asking you through email and social media to please give us your vote.  All you have to do is take a moment of your time to visit our profile and VOTE.

This communication is a courtesy to you informing you we will be in your face electronically over the next several weeks.  Please forgive our blatant advertising, but we need your help.  Without your votes we won?t progress to the semi- final round.  Remember your vote means 9,600 underserved students will be given the opportunity to get involved in changing our communities for the better.

How can you help us?

VOTE

• Visit [http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf11689
• Sign in (if you haven?t already) or/ Log on
• Vote for ACF11689 DISS: from the streets to the stage
• Repeat the next day (each voter has 15 votes ? one for each day of the contest)

SPREAD THE WORD

• Email: send along our communications to your friends and colleagues
• Social Media: Re-post and share our communications on facebook, twitter, Reditt, etc.
• Word of Mouth: Share the project idea with people face to face

Join us in making a change in our communities.  VOTE and be part of the DISS movement.

Call for Submissions: Theatre Creator’s Reserve 2012, Alameda Theatre Company

Alameda Theatre Company is currently accepting submissions for the OAC 2011 Theatre Creator’s Reserve. We feel this is an excellent incentive (and opportunity) to inspire artists to write first drafts, final drafts, ideas, and experiment in order to create a body of work that is professional, producible and relevant to Canadian theatre.

Deadline for submissions is January 15th, 2012 @ 5:00pm

For more info and guidelines click here!

Call for Submissions: Nueva Voz: A Latino Youth Initiative, Alameda Theatre Company

Breakthrough! Our Nueva Voz Latino Youth Theatre Initiative is here!
Are you a Latino youth between the ages of 14-19? Join us for the experience of a lifetime!

Be the change you want to see!

Alameda Theatre Company’s  Nueva Voz: A Latino Youth Initiative is aimed at giving Latin American youth between the ages of 14 to 19 the opportunity to develop their skills and train with theatre professionals to create a show about THEMSELVES!

Youth will have the opportunity to learn skills in Acting, Writing, Set Design, Spoken Word, Puppetry and Improv. A collective creation project!

Generously supported by TD Bank, The George Lunan Foundation, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts and The Trilium Foundation. Community Partners: Centre for Spanish Speaking People.

Please distribute widely!

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: NOVEMBER 30th, 2011

 Click here for submission details and info!

Call for Submissions: 2012 De Colores Festival of New Works, Alameda Theatre Company

Alameda Theatre Company invites submissions from established and emerging playwrights for our Annual playwright’s festival and unit. Currently we are seeking submissions for the 2012 DE COLORES FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS.

The De Colores Festival of New Works focuses on providing developmental support for works in progress written by Canadian Latin American artists. We pair the chosen playwrights with professional dramaturges from Toronto’s theatre community in order that they receive one-on-one support.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: NOVEMBER 15th, 2011

Click here for complete details and guidelines…