Just a heads up about Theatre Alberta’s blog on the Edmonton Journal.
I just posted regarding Theatre Alberta and our two new charity programs – the Husky Community Rebate Program and CharityCar.ca.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Job (Calgary): Theatre Junction GRAND Fund Development Manager
Theatre Junction GRAND, Calgary’s culturehouse for contemporary live arts, seeks an experienced Development Manager to lead the fundraising efforts of our adventurous arts organization.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Development Manager will be responsible for generating contributed revenue and providing strategic leadership as it relates to identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding donors.
Qualifications:
• Experience with non-profit fundraising; demonstrated track record raising revenue from individuals, foundations, corporations and public funders
• Knowledge of major Calgary and Alberta sources of funding, including corporations, individuals and foundations
• 3 to 5 years’ experience working in a not-for-profit environment
• Demonstrated effective working relationships with Board, donors and staff in fundraising and other activities
• A passion for the arts and some familiarity with contemporary theatre and dance
• Excellent relational, written and verbal communication skills
• Entrepreneurial, demonstrated initiative
• Ability to strategize, prioritize, organize and follow through in a timely manner
• Ability to work in an open office environment
Responsibilities include:
• Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising plan and calendar
• Develop and implement strategies to identify, cultivate and solicit, and steward individual, corporate and foundation donors
• Coordinate the Board of Directors’ involvement in cultivating and soliciting donors to support the fundraising plan
• Ensure that fundraising strategies and programs are coordinated with the marketing department
• Supervise the creation and updating of donor records
• Provide office leadership and encourage effective communication
• Attend all productions in the Theatre Junction GRAND season
If you really enjoy developing relationships and helping others make a difference in the arts sector, which we call the “for-society’s-profit” sector, we need to talk!
Please apply with cover letter, resume and salary expectations to: tod@theatrejunction.com. (Competition will remain open until position is filled.)
UPDATE Audition (Calgary): Theatre BSMT Generals
Update: Audition location and dates confirmed
Monday, January 16, 2012 from 6pm – 10pm
at the John Snow House, 915-18th Avenue SW
Audition details listed below
Theatre BSMT - Before the Tide by Natalie Meisner (2011)
Theatre BSMT is a Calgary based theatre society that produces challenging and thought provoking productions designed to showcase and nurture the emerging artist. It is the society’s objective to open up more opportunities for emerging artists to develop their talents. We hire a professional mentor to work on every production to provide the emerging talent with connections to the professional theatre community.
We are currently accepting applications for General Auditions. We welcome both professional actors and emerging actors. If a professional actor is hired for a show, they will also act as the mentor for that production.
Theatre BSMT runs as a professional co-operative where we pay for the production costs and the artists split the box office intake based on their contribution to the show. Professional Mentors will be paid in accordance with Equity wages and will not receive a cut of the box office.
To apply send a copy of your resume and headshot to:
Amy Dettling
Artistic Director
2826 16th Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta T2A 0M6
Deadline: December 31, 2011
Only hard copies will be accepted. Season Announcement will be made after General Auditions.
Auditions will be held:
Monday, January 16, 2012 from 6pm – 10pm
at the John Snow House, 915-18th Avenue SW
Theatre BSMT would like to thank all those who apply. Only those selected for an audition will be contacted with an audition time.
Audition requirements:
One contemporary monologue of your choosing. We may also ask you to do a cold reading.
For more information about us visit our website: www.theatrebsmt.ca.
Thank you,
Amy Dettling – Artistic Director
amy@theatrebsmt.ca
Call for Submissions: Nominations for 25th Mayor’s Celebration for the Arts
“THE 25TH ANNUAL MAYOR’S CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS”
NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
2012 marks the silver anniversary for the Mayor’s Celebration for the Arts presented by the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton (PACE). The 25th anniversary celebration has some BIG surprises in store including BIG performers, BIG celebrations and BIG award winners. Nominations are now being accepted for the following awards:
MAYOR’S AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE SUPPORT BY A BUSINESS FOR THE ARTS
MAYOR’S AWARD FOR SUSTAINED SUPPORT OF THE ARTS
JOHN POOLE AWARD FOR PROMOTION OF THE ARTS
ATCO GAS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
CN AWARD FOR YOUTH ARTIST
DIALOG AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ARTISTIC DIRECTION
NORTHLANDS AWARD FOR EMERGING ARTIST
TELUS COURAGE TO INNOVATE AWARD
Nomination forms and information can be found at www.pacedmonton.com or by e-mailing admin@pacedmonton.com or calling780-485-3085.
Nomination deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2012. Nominations can be e-mailed to admin@pacedmonton.com, mailed to P.O. Box 11933, Edmonton, AB, T5J 3L1 or dropped off at the City Hall first floor reception desk.
For more information on the 25th anniversary celebrations contact:
SJ Event Management Inc.
780-886-6640
sjevent@shaw.ca
Call for Submissions (Alberta): 2012 Lieutenant Governor Emerging Artist Awards
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation was established in 2003 to celebrate excellence in the arts and to underline the importance of the arts in Alberta. The Foundation administers two programs of awards to Alberta artists.
2010 Emerging Artist recipient Trevor Anderson
The Emerging Artist awards program, which is presented in alternate years to the Foundation’s Distinguished Artist Awards, was established to recognize promising artists, early in their careers, no matter what age they may be. The applicants must have completed their training and should have achieved recognition by established artists in their specialty for a modest body of work. Applications from these emerging artists require appraisals by two peers from within the specialty.
Up to ten awards of $10,000 each will be presented by the Lieutenant Governor at an awards ceremony in Government House in Edmonton next Spring.
Guidelines for the award applications are now posted on the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation’s website.
All applications, together with the supporting materials and endorsements must be submitted to the Foundation office by the closing date of February 10, 2012. For the first time, applicants will have the option of completing their submissions on line through the Foundation’s web site. This option has been made available for the emerging artists, as many of the developing artists are completely at ease with this technology.
A panel of three adjudicators will review all applications and work with The Banff Centre in making recommendations to the Foundation Board. The final decision on the award recipients for 2012 will be made by the Foundation Board.
For further information contact:
Donna Cardinal, Executive Director
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation
(780) 434-2635 or artsawards@shaw.ca
Job (Calgary): Sound Designer/ Musician – Theatre Encounter
Sound Designer/Musician Needed
for
Heart of Darkness
The Classic Literature Text by Joseph Conrad
re-rendered for the stage by the Baader Meinhof Collective (Theatre Encounter)
We are looking for a sound designer / musician for our performance piece, Heart of Darkness. This is an opportunity for an up-and-coming musician to work with professional artists on an experimental production.
Heart of Darkness leapt into popularity with Francis Ford Coppala’s Vietnam war-movie Apocalypse Now, heavily based on the book. Our production will re-render the classic literature text into dance choreography & movement, with themes of life vs. death, colonialism & imperialistic conquest, near-apocalyptic catastrophe, anthropophagy, American expansionist strategies, Buddhist philosophy, and the internal quest of the self.
The sound will be a recording project, which will include soundscape background music, as well as songs that dancers can dance too (post modern dance, so not ‘club’ music. We will work with a dance choreographer to this end). The sound will support the notion that the actors are in a “story of humanity”; almost like a dream. The music will be experimental in nature, and the artist will be able to craft new work for their own repertoire, in the context of poetry, movement, philosophy, and the avant-guard. The result will be a full soundtrack.
Date / Location: The show is being proposed for Theatre Junction Grand, Calgary, Nov 18-24, 2012.
TimeFrame: Position starts soon for funding reasons; design not due until Oct, 2012.
Compensation: Compensation is funding dependent. If funding is successful, the artist would receive an honourarium, as opposed to hourly wage. Other compensation will be in terms of theatre and physical training, free tickets, and opportunity to grow with a company as an ensemble artist is possible.
Theatre Encounter is an alternative physical theatre company that does highly experimental creations based on contemporary interpretations of classic themes and texts. We do a type of performance that often mixes all art forms, incorporating acting, dancing, singing, and often live music. Productions are very physical, and use varied forms of theatre / dance to visually express the text
For more information, contact us at
info@theatreencounter.com / www.theatreencounter.com
Call for Submissions (Calgary): Playwright Needed – Theatre Encounter
Playwright Needed
for
Heart of Darkness
The Classic Literature Text by Joseph Conrad
re-rendered for the stage by the Baader Meinhof Collective (Theatre Encounter)
We are looking for a Playwright for our performance piece, Heart of Darkness. This is an opportunity for an up-and-coming playwright to work with professional artists on an experimental production.
Heart of Darkness leapt into popularity with Francis Ford Coppala’s Vietnam war-movie Apocalypse Now, heavily based on the book. Our production will re-render the classic literature text into dance choreography & movement, with themes of life vs. death, colonialism & imperialistic conquest, near-apocalyptic catastrophe, anthropophagy, American expansionist strategies, Buddhist philosophy, and the internal quest of the self.
It is the intention of this show to be a dance performance mixed with physical theatre, with the dancers & actors training in movement / physical theatre techniques. There will be some traditional theatre acting moments, but mostly in an experimental poetic and post-modern movement manner. The playwright will work collaboratively with the choreographer & director to write the show to render the original novel into a piece for dance & movement. As it is a dance show, the piece needs to be written considering movement, as opposed to standard theatrical dialogue. As such, the playwright will pull thematic elements from the original novel and use poetry, montage, stage directions and monologue to create a storyline. Artists should have a background in playwrighting, with some work brought to stage. This is an incredible chance to work experimentally on a major production in a major theatre.
Date / Location: The show is being proposed for Theatre Junction Grand, Calgary, Nov 18-24, 2012.
TimeFrame: We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible for creation collaboration sessions and to begin writing in December. Rehearsals will begin in April 2012, and the final text will be due June 2012.
Compensation: Compensation will be in terms of theatre and physical training, free tickets, and opportunity to grow with a company as an ensemble artist. This is a non-equity offer.
To apply: Email with a brief description of yourself, a writing resume, and a sample of your work. A sample is limited to 5 pages, lines single-spaced, of various scenes / poems / monologues / written works. Again, please this production will not be standard theatre dialogue.
Theatre Encounter is an alternative physical theatre company that does highly experimental creations based on contemporary interpretations of classic themes and texts. We do a type of performance that often mixes all art forms, incorporating acting, dancing, singing, and often live music. Productions are very physical, and use varied forms of theatre / dance to visually express the text.
For more information, contact us at
info@theatreencounter.com / www.theatreencounter.com
Volunteer (Edmonton): Upcoming Shows at Fringe Theatre Adventures
Call for volunteers for the upccoming productions at the Arts at the Barns season
Fringe Theatre Adventures is seeking energetic and friendly individuals interested in volunteering for our Front of House team, for TWO of our upcoming presentations! This is a great opportunity to get involved in the arts community, meet new people, and be part of a great team. You also have the opportunity to expand your skill set and see our shows for free!!
Volunteering for Front of House includes the following tasks:
• Welcoming patrons
• Handing out programs
• Taking tickets
• Ensuring everyone is seated in the theatre (including latecomers)
• During intermissions, ensure that patrons return to their seats for the next act
We are currently looking for 2 volunteers-per-performance for the following dates of Azimuth Theatre and The Maggie Tree’s production of HROSES: An Affront to Reason:
Friday, December 9th @ 7pm
Saturday, December 10 @ 7pm
Sunday, December 11th @ 1pm
Tuesday, December 13th @ 7pm
Wednesday, December 14th @ 7pm
Thursday, December 15th @ 7pm
Friday, December 16th @ 7pm
Saturday, December 17th @ 7pm
Sunday, December 18th @ 1pm
We are also look for 4 volunteers per performance of Brass Monkey Productions The Christmas Carol Project. Volunteers are needed for the following performances:
December 28th & 29th @ 7pm.
To apply, please visit FringeTheatre.ca/volunteer_season.
Please contact Krystina Silva (krystina.silva@fringetheatre.ca) with any questions, or download the application form here: Arts at the Barns Volunteer Application1
Call for Submissions (Central Alberta): Scripts At Work Play Competition
SCRIPTS AT WORK — MAIN SERIES PLAY COMPETITION
Scripts at Work invites new and emerging central Albertan playwrights to submit original unpublished or produced script(s) to our play competition. Winning scripts will be workshopped by professional dramaturges and directors and performed as part of the Festival of New Plays in April 2012.
Submission Fee: $10 per play
(Playwrights can submit multiple scripts)
Competition Deadline: December 15, 2011 at midnight
About the Competition and Submission Process:
A jury made up of community and literary professionals will select a number of plays for development and winning playwrights will receive professional development from dramaturges and directors from Alberta and a public reading of their work during the Festival of New Plays next April.
Professional dramaturges Conni Massing and Trevor Schmidt will workshop winning scripts. Massing is an award-winning writer for the theatre, film, television and radio. She teaches playwriting at the University of Alberta and previously served as playwright-in-residence at Theatre Network, Playwrights Workshop Montreal and the National Theatre School of Canada.
Schmidt is the artistic director of Northern Light Theatre. He is also a performer, set and costume designer and a published playwright. He has twice received the Sterling Award for new play, and his plays have been produced across Canada and in Australia.
About Scripts at Work:
Scripts at Work is a playwriting series that mentors central Albertan playwrights by providing new play development assistance from professional dramaturges and directors. Through Scripts at Work, playwrights develop new work, build relationships with professionals in the theatre industry, and share their work with audiences through an annual Festival of New Plays in Red Deer. Since 2004, when the series began, Scripts at Work alumni have gone on to work in professional theatre as writers, directors and actors.
Scripts at Work is made possible through the support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the City of Red Deer, Theatre Society and Red Deer College.
For more details about Scripts at Work and full submission guidelines visit www.scriptsatwork.com
For additional information contact:
Tanya Ryga
Co-chair, Scripts at Work
403.357.3617
tanya.ryga@rdc.ab.ca
Event (Edmonton): 2011 Fringe Lottery Draw
Fringe Theatre Adventures invites you to the highly anticipated lottery draw for the 31st Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in 2012!
Hosted by Rapid Fire Theatre’s Julian Faid, the Fringe lottery reveals the Outdoor Stage performers and the Theatre for Young People, International, National and Local artists who will be appearing throughout the festival’s eleven days. The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival takes the city’s stages from August 16th - August 26th in Old Strathcona and beyond. Including more than 200 acts in indoor and outdoor venues, this international event attracts artists and patrons from around the globe to participate in the largest and longest-running theatre event of its kind in North America.
When:
Monday, November 28, 6pm – 7:30pm
Where:
The Next Act Pub, 8224 104 Street
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!