Monthly Archives: May 2012

Job (Calgary): Administrative Intern – Downstage

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Downstage is seeking an individual who is passionate about independent theatre to join our team as an administrative intern from the beginning of July to the end of October, 2012.

We are a small Calgary-based company that produces Canadian theatre that creates conversations around social issues. Now in our ninth season, we are a resident company of the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts, operate two small rehearsal & performance venues, and produce a professional mainstage season including original work by our resident Downstage Creation Ensemble.

We are looking for occasional administrative support, including production support for our October show, Bashir Lazhar.

We can offer mentorship and hands-on learning opportunities to an emerging theatre artist who is interested in learning more about producing independent theatre or running a small company. We can also offer the opportunity to sit in on rehearsals for Bashir Lazhar, directed by Simon Mallett and featuring Haysam Kadri, and a modest honourarium, negotiable depending on the tasks and hours taken on.

You can apply by sending a resume and a cover letter outlining why you’re interested in this opportunity and what you would hope to learn or experience to Ellen Close, Associate Artistic Producer at ellen@downstage.ca. Note that due to the short-term nature of this opportunity, some familiarity with our company and work is an asset, as are some previous administrative experience and computer skills. Expressions of interest will be accepted until Friday, June 15, 2012.

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Audition (Edmonton): The Weir – Walterdale Playhouse

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Walterdale PlayhouseThe Weir
by Conor McPherson

PERFORMANCE DATES: October 17-27, 2012
AUDITION DATES: July 8 & 9, 2012; Times: 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Walterdale Playhouse (10322 83 Avenue)
Call-backs: Sat., July 14th, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Walterdale Playhouse

DIRECTOR: ANNE MARIE SZUCS;
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: DAVID JOHNSTON;
PRODUCTION MANAGER: TBA; STAGE MANAGER: TBA;
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS: IAN FITZGERALD, ANGLIA REDDING TURKIEWICZ;
SET DESIGN: JIM HERCHAK; COSTUME DESIGN: PATTI ZEGLIN;
LIGHTING DESIGN: BRAD MELROSE; SOUND DESIGN: DARRELL PORTZ;
DIALECT COACH: MARLISS WEBER; PROPERTIES: ELINOR TOFIN;

In a small rural bar in western Ireland, four men gather every night to drink and tell stories. Tonight, they are joined by a young woman from Dublin. What starts as a visit to the local pub turns into a night of ghostly tales and an unexpected twist that changes everything.

Characters:
(Please note that ages should reflect what you read as onstage – not your actual age.)

Jack, male, fifties
Brendan, male, thirties
Jim, male, forties
Finbar, male, late forties
Valerie, female, thirties

Rehearsals will begin in August. Rehearsals will be scheduled around actor availability whenever possible.

Audition Expectations:
You will be auditioning with a group of 4 to 5 other actors in a half-hour slot. Please prepare a monologue that tells a story (clear beginning, middle, and end). You may be asked to cold read from the play, so please familiarize yourself with it before auditioning. We are looking for actors who can speak with an Irish accent – you may be asked to do so during the audition. Please bring any conflict dates you have to the audition. Headshots and résumés are recommended, but not required.
Copies of the script are available for reading at Walterdale. Contact the Theatre Administrator at walterph@telus.net or 780.439.3058 to sign one out.
Walterdale is a volunteer/member organization. We cannot engage Equity performers.

TO BOOK AN AUDITION or for further information, please email Anne Marie Szucs at amszucs@xplornet.com or phone 780-903-5136.
(Drop-ins will be accommodated as time allows)

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Audition (Calgary): Season Generals – Mob Hit Productions

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Mob Hit Productions is seeking male and female performers aged 18+ for our 2012/13 GENERAL AUDITIONS

Auditions are scheduled for:

Thursday JULY 19th and Friday JULY 20th
Please note, callbacks may be scheduled on the afternoon of JULY 21st

Auditions will be held at:
The Arrata Opera Centre
1315 7 Street SW
East Entrance
Calgary, AB

Actors are asked to prepare:

  • One short contemporary monologue (no longer than 3 minutes)
  • One short, contrasting classical monologue (no longer than 3 minutes)
  • Actors are asked to bring a copy of their resume and headshot

To submit for a GENERAL AUDITION please send your resume and headshot with a short cover letter to Olivia de Guzman at odeguzman@thisisamobhit.com.
Please note only those selected for an audition will be contacted and only Non-Equity actors will be seen. If you have worked with Mob Hit in the past send a letter stating your interest, you may not need to be seen at auditions.

Mob Hit’s 2012/13 Season will be announced at the Lab Works Arts Festival.

For more information about Mob Hit Productions please visit www.thisisamobhit.com.

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Awards (Edmonton): 2012 Cappies Nominees Announced

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The 2012 Cappies nominees are:

Best play
The Crucible, St. Albert Catholic High School
Pump Up The Volume (School Edition), Austin O’Brien High School
Noises Off, St. Joseph High School
The Velveteen Rabbit, Archbishop Jordan High School

Best musical
Legally Blonde, Strathcona High School
Cabaret, Ecole J.H. Picard
White Christmas, Paul Kane High School
Oliver!, Strathcona Christian Academy

Marketing and Publicity
Chris Cabalo, Ecole JH Picard, Cabaret
Kate Lemke, Strathcona Christian Academy, Oliver!
Nicolas Parada, Victoria School of the Arts, The Odyssey, by Mary Zimmerman
Josh Vanderlinden, Janelle Lindenberg, Anthony Burns, Millwoods Christian School, Pride and Prejudice

Sound
Dayton Boorsma, Memorial Composite High School, Village of Idiots
Anthony Eagles, Harley Howlett, Austin O’Brien, Pump Up The Volume (School Edition)
Bradley Lockhart, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit
Sepp Zimmermann, Nyssa Beairsto, Scott Pearase, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde

Lighting
Elliot Colp, Levin Tam, Niall Topfer, Jasen Zielinski and Crew, Harry Ainlay High School, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
Connor Earl, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Kelly Hopchin, Jordan Nelner, St. Albert Catholic High School, The Crucible
Zachary Sloboda, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas

Sets
Maria Burkinshaw, Frances Girard, Allison Robinson, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit
Elena Nykolaychuk, Kataryna Nykolaychuk, Ciera Hubert, St. Joseph High School, Noises Off
Jonathan Richardson, Nathan Hall, Memorial Composite High School, Village of Idiots
Blaze Wade, Alex Maryniak, Austin O’Brien, Pump Up The Volume (School Edition)

Costumes
Eden Barth, Janelle Lindenberg, Gershom Quinones, Chris Weymouth, Millwoods Christian School, Pride and Prejudice
Mary Cho, Abby Koshka, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit
Anu Joshee-Arnal, Sarah Culkin, Kyle Pretzlaff, Loretta Wudel and Crew, Harry Ainlay High School, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
Erin O’Callaghan, Ecole J.H. Picard, Cabaret

Makeup
Natasha Corbett, Gwenna Kadima, Kate Marecek, Harry Ainlay High School, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
Jaclyn Hachey, Strathcona Christian Academy, Oliver!
Chelsea Sheen, Alexa Archibald, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit
Isabel Torres, Rachel Renke, Cassandra Bussieres, Archbishop Oscar Romero, Seussical

Props
Grace Anderson, Props Team, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Julie Brow, Samantha Doell, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit
Sylvia Calver, Victoria School of the Arts, The Odyssey, by Mary Zimmerman
Maddison Hills, Izzy Bergquist, St. Joseph High School, Noises Off

Special Effects and or Technology
Dylan Noppers (animation), Victoria School of the Arts, The Odyssey, by Mary Zimmerman
Misha Hlebnicov, Andrew Chichak, Daniel Schmidt, Leigha Schuster, Harry Ainlay High School, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
Kirsten Jensen, David Zendran, Spruce Grove Composite High School, Terminus
Bradley Lockhart and team, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit

Stage Crew
Kayla Clarke, Katharyn Strachan, St. Albert Catholic High School, The Crucible
Stage Crew, St. Joseph High School, Noises Off
Kaitlyn Melton, Mitchell Van Straten, Emil Tennant, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Nicole Richard, Ashton Cox, crew, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit

Orchestra
Cabaret Pit Band, Ecole J.H. Picard, Cabaret
Bellerose Orchestra, Bellerose, Sweet Charity
Legally Blonde Orchestra, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Oliver Twist Orchestra, Strathcona Christian Academy, Oliver!

Choreography
Jared McDonald, Haley Humphries, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas
Ally Melnychuk, Carrie Payne, Eastglen High School, Once Upon A Mattress
Amanda Smith, Strathcona Christian Academy, Oliver!
Grant Winfield, Ross Sheppard High School, Romeo and Juliet

Creativity
The Odyssey Music Composition Crew, Victoria School of the Arts, The Odyssey, by Mary Zimmerman
Nicolette Desmarais, Ashley McIntyre (for scarlet fear), Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit
Raymond Sosa, Jovana Golijanin, Lynnea Bartel Nickel, Jennifer Carleton, team (for musical composition), Archbishop MacDonald High School, The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Shane Pon (for violin), St. Albert Catholic High School, The Crucible

Ensemble in a Play
Chelmniks, Memorial Composite High School, Village of Idiots
Grusha Chorus, Archbishop MacDonald High School, The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Scarlet Fear, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit
Original cast of Nothing’s On, St. Joseph High School, Noises Off

Ensemble in a Musical
Chorus, Harry Ainlay High School, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
Delta Nus, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Ladies in Waiting, Eastglen High School, Once Upon A Mattress
Kit Kat Club dancers, Ecole J.H. Picard, Cabaret

Featured Actress
Jenna Chamberlain, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Annie Gogich, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit
Sarah Lawless, St. Albert Catholic High School, The Crucible
Katrina Lister, Harry Ainlay High School, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid

Featured Actor
Ryder Borysiuk, Memorial Composite High School, Village of Idiots
Martin Loake, St. Joseph High School, Noises Off
Perrin Michalyshyn, Ecole J.H. Picard, Cabaret
Kieran Murphy, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas

Female Dancer
Nominees: Carly Doran, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas
Caroline Howe, Harry Ainlay High School, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
Mpoe Mogale, Louis St. Laurent, Babes in Arms
Nicole Thorsley, Bellerose, Sweet Charity

Male Dancer
Andrew Eichenlaub, Archbishop Oscar Romero, Seussical
Jared McDonald, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas
Kyle Pretzlaff, Harry Ainlay High School, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid
Mitchell Przybilla, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde

Female Vocalist
Emmy-Kate Devine, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Alex Mackenzie, Louis St. Laurent, Babes in Arms
Julie Ryzuk, Strathcona Christian Academy, Oliver!
Rachel Woznow, Archbishop Oscar Romero, Seussical

Male Vocalist
Justin Pederson, Spruce Grove Composite High School, Terminus
Liam Ross, Jasper Place High School, The Crucible
Raymond Sosa, Archbishop MacDonald High School, The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Sam Stralak, Ecole J.H. Picard, Cabaret

Comic Actress in a Play
Bailey Auger, Austin O’Brien, Pump Up The Volume (School Edition)
Carley Casebeer, W.P. Wagner, Pride and Prejudice
Nikki Chohan, St. Joseph High School, Noises Off
Tiffany Rizko, Millwoods Christian School, Pride and Prejudice

Comic Actor in a Play
Alex Araujo, Archbishop MacDonald High School, The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Collin Campbell, Memorial Composite High School, Village of Idiots
Nick Gregg, W.P. Wagner, Pride and Prejudice
Matt Ness, St. Joseph High School, Noises Off

Comic Actress in a Musical
Ashlie Borges, Eastglen High School, Once Upon A Mattress
Hayley Moorhouse, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas
Mychaela Risling, Bellerose, Sweet Charity
Kelsey Somerville, Archbishop Oscar Romero, Seussical

Comic Actor in a Musical
Will Davidson, Eastglen High School, Once Upon A Mattress
Kyle Headrick, Spruce Grove Composite High School, Terminus
Boyan Peychoff, Ecole J.H. Picard, Cabaret
Jake Turner, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas

Supporting Actress in a Play
Alex Dawkins, St. Albert Catholic High School, The Crucible
Frances Girard, Archbishop Jordan High School, The Velveteen Rabbit
Florance Park, Ross Sheppard High School, Romeo and Juliet
Meagan Sidor-Masse, Austin O’Brien, Pump Up The Volume (School Edition)

Supporting Actor in a Play
Taylor Daneluik, Memorial Composite High School, Village of Idiots
Joel Dinicola, St. Joseph High School, Noises Off
Philip Geller, Victoria School of the Arts, The Odyssey, by Mary Zimmerman
Matthew McLeod, Jasper Place High School, The Crucible

Supporting Actress in a Musical
Rachel Legesse, Ecole J.H. Picard, Cabaret
Grace Miazga, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Frances Mulder, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas
Madi Senten, Eastglen High School, Once Upon A Mattress

Supporting Actor in a Musical
Don Bartlett, St. Thomas Aquinas, Seussical
Matt Chaney, Bellerose, Sweet Charity
Will Hamilton, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Jarrett Krissa, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas

Lead Actress in a Play
Karina Cox, St. Albert Catholic High School, The Crucible
Ashleigh Hicks, Jasper Place High School, The Crucible
Shelby Phaneuf, Millwoods Christian School, Pride and Prejudice
Courtney Wutzke, Archbishop MacDonald High School, The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Lead Actor in a Play
Jonah O’Brien, Austin O’Brien, Pump Up The Volume (School Edition)
Niko Ouellette, Victoria School of the Arts, The Odyssey, by Mary Zimmerman
Michael Paruby, St. Albert Catholic High School, The Crucible
Jonathan Richardson, Memorial Composite High School, Village of Idiots

Lead Actress in a Musical
Sarah Anderson, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas
Avery Dupuis, Ecole J.H. Picard, Cabaret
Ellysa Nesbitt, Eastglen High School, Once Upon A Mattress
Sydney Williams, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde

Lead Actor in a Musical
Daniel Bodell, Strathcona Christian Academy, Oliver!
Andrew Boyd, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas
Henry Shin, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
James Wright, Eastglen High School, Once Upon A Mattress

Best song
Cabaret Reprise, Ecole J.H. Picard, Cabaret
Blue Skies, Paul Kane High School, White Christmas
There Right There, Strathcona High School, Legally Blonde
Song of the Sea Witch, Harry Ainlay High School, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid

Grade 12 critics
Kaitlyn Melton, Strathcona High School
Nicole Richard, Archbishop Jordan High School
Kendra Thompson, Strathcona High School
Cole Van Der Velden, Bellerose High School

Grade 11 critics
Naomi Brierley, Ross Sheppard High School
Sarah Dussome, Louis St. Laurent High School
Matthew Kluk, St. Albert Catholic High School
Sydney Williams, Strathcona High School

Grade 10 critics
Celia Taylor, Archbishop Macdonald
Cindy Levesque, Bellerose
Georgia Ashworth, Ross Sheppard
Robyn Slobodan, Strathcona Christian Academy

Critic team
Archbishop Jordan High School
Bellerose High School
Ross Sheppard High School
Strathcona High School

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Job (Calgary): Director of Development – Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP)

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JOB POSTING: DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Alberta Theatre Projects (Calgary, AB Canada)Alberta Theatre Projects

Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP) is a national leader in the creation, presentation and production of contemporary theatre, and one of the province’s most established arts organizations. We annually produce a season of eight plays, including the internationally recognized Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays. Our LEGACY program (Lifelong Education and Growth for Artists, Community and Youth) is central to our mission, built on a decades-long spirit of mentorship.

Today our company has an annual operating budget of $4.2M, a year-round staff of 18, and employs over 100 artists and craftspeople each year. Our company also holds Endowment Funds of nearly $2.5 million.

Currently we raise approximately $1.5M a year from the private sector, and seek to grow fundraising revenues for artistic operations, for working capital and reserve funds, and for endowment. Current strategies include sustaining our successful corporate sponsorship program, focusing and increasing profitability of our special events program and enhancing our donor-focused philanthropic programs.

Director of Development position:

The Director of Development is a senior member of a high-performance, collaborative administrative team. The position reports to the Managing Director, working closely with the Artistic Director, the Board of Directors and the Development Team, which includes Managers in Individual giving, Sponsorship and Special Events. The Director of Development is responsible for leading and maximizing our company’s contributed revenue programs, and maintaining active and productive relationships with our donors, sponsors, grantors, and volunteers. The Director is an agent of advancement for both the ATP Society and the separately incorporated ATP Foundation, which focuses on future gifts and building long-term assets and endowments.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in fundraising, sales or marketing and will be able to demonstrate a solid history of revenue generation throughout his or her career. Professional accreditation in the allied professions or a CFRE designation would be a definite asset, as would a desire to earn these credentials over time if not already in place. Experience with Tessitura software, or proficiency in using state of the art fundraising database programs is required.

Salary is commensurate with experience, and ATP offers a competitive benefits package and a newly established professional development program.

Specific areas of responsibility include:

Fundraising

  • Develops fundraising strategy with the Managing Director and fundraising committees to achieve revenue goals
  • Designs, implements and manages all fundraising campaigns, activities, and events including annual giving, major gifts, corporate and foundation giving, planned giving and endowment, and special campaigns.
  • Works with Managing and Artistic Directors, Board members, Foundation Trustees and Development Committees to meet fundraising goals.
  • Manages all strategies and activities for donor cultivation, solicitation, and relations.
  • Advances and strengthens planned-giving program
  • Provides and articulates contributed revenue analysis for setting fundraising goals and creating operating budgets
  • Assumes responsibility for all Development reports to the Board and other agencies, and attends Board meetings.

Development Office Infrastructure

  • Manages a Development Staff of three (Corporate, Individual and Event Coordinators)
  • Oversees office systems to support all Development projects and operations.
  • Coordinates development research activities.

Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 5 years professional fundraising, marketing, or sales experience.
  • Proven experience in designing and managing successful fundraising campaigns.
  • Experience with developing and maintaining productive working relationships with board members, donors, patrons, community leaders, administrators and artists.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work as a leader and as part of a team.
  • Experience in the arts sector or a passion for the arts a big asset

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, with a first review of applications on June 22. The ideal start date would be August 15, but is negotiable. Interested applicants are asked to submit a cover letter and resume to David Shefsiek, Managing Director, at dshefsiek@atplive.com or by mail to 220 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5C4

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Announcement (Fort Macleod): Empress Theatre Centennial Season

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The Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod celebrates its centennial year with three live-theatre productions!

The Stage That Made Us
by Ron Chambers
Playing June 29th-July 21st

That Men May Fly
 by Winn Bray
Playing July 28th-September 1st

The Boys Own Jedi Handbook
by Stephen Massicotte
Playing June 30-September 1

In addition to these productions the Empress Theatre summer program offers DRAMA CAMPS, VAUDEVILLE talent nights, Improvised comedy, guided tours and more!
Check out www.empresstheatre.ab.ca for more details!

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Audition (Edmonton): The Question – Edmonton Fringe Production

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Audition Notice:
Required 4 actors to fill following roles in an Edmonton Fringe play called The Question.
2 male characters in their late 30s to mid 40s
2 female characters approximately 14 years old

Auditions are by appointment only.
To book an appointment please contact Eric at e.mathesonjones@hughkemeny.ca or hugh.kemeny@gmail.com or by phone or text at 780-887-6671.

The Question is a new work by Hugh Kemeny.
Synopsis: How far would you go have healthy offspring of your own? When an ethics committee starts investigating Dr. Greg Van der Hauk, Carlos is faced with having to reveal Greg’s true involvement in his daughter Maria’s birth, to not only her but his husband Joseph.
For additional information, check out: http://www.hughkemeny.ca/thequestion2012.html

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Job (Vancouver, BC): Production Director – Electric Company

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HIRING: PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Posted on: May 25, 2012
Closing date: July 1, 2012
Start Date: Summer-Autumn 2012
Term: Permanent
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Salary: 40-45k range
Reports to: Artistic Producer

Electric Company, one of Canada’s leading theatrical performance creation companies, is hiring for the dynamic position of Production Director, a full-time, senior, salaried job combining elements of general management and production leadership. The Production Director will become a partner in leading the company’s ongoing growth and transformation.

The ideal candidate is a lateral thinker with professional connections in Canadian art-making spheres. S/he has an intimate understanding of how theatre systems work, from artistic production processes to big-picture, interconnected industry and community networks. The candidate’s existing skill-set may include one or more of: production management, technical theatre production, stage management, general management, fundraising, or design. S/he may come from any number of backgrounds, and is drawn now to stable, long-term work in a casual but high-functioning and entrepreneurial environment, joining the team for adventures in an ever-changing theatrical landscape.

Position duties include: production and touring management; budgeting; office and general management; facilities management; contracting of production personnel and artists; support on marketing and networking initiatives.

The Production Director will also play an important role in the development of Electric Company’s unique shared studio space, Progress Lab 1422, and the new cultural property management company being set up to govern it: the Vancouver Creative Space Society.

Company Culture:
Electric Company is a nationally recognized creation-based theatre company known for its collaborative approach to building new works. The company was founded as a collective in 1996 by Kim Collier, Jonathon Young, Kevin Kerr and David Hudgins. Currently the company’s vision and programming is generated collaboratively by the core artists and is guided under the artistic direction of Kerr in collaboration with Artistic Producer Nathan Medd, Financial Manager Jennifer Swan, a team of long-time seasonal contractors, and a nine-member governing board.

Collaboration is central to all aspects of the company’s operation, from the rehearsal room to office management. Staff works together closely while contributing to the overall operation, managing individual accountability roles for which each is ultimately responsible. The company prides itself on its flexibility to adapt the working model to meet the emerging needs of both the company and its staff, including occasional outside freelance engagements.

Programming:
A number of exciting productions are on the horizon, including numerous North American tours; a site-specific event for planetarium theatres; an installation performance at the Vancouver’s International Writers Festival; and the theatrical adaptation of a best-selling Canadian novel. In 2012-13 we shift to a model where the artistic leadership is focused on creation and artistic roles within productions, with organizational management and ancillary programming resting with the Artistic Producer and Production Director.

Background:
Based in Vancouver at PL1422, Electric Company makes original works of theatre and re-imagines existing texts with an emphasis on physical and visual imagery.

Electric Company is fascinated by the role of technology in our lives – especially how it extends or replaces our physical senses. The obsession to change the world, the impulse to create, the spirit of the pioneer and the danger and promise of the frontier have been recurring themes in much of the company’s work to date.

The scale of production has ranged from large-scale A+ House spectacles, down to small installation works for audiences of 1. Electric Company has been consistently cited in media outlets for matching world-class standards of artistic excellence and technical innovation. This is achieved in an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration, experimentation, and generosity.

Electric Company aims to create a rewarding working environment for collaborators, who are encouraged to think outside their traditional roles – reaching across cultures, backgrounds, economics, and ideology to find the universal elements that connect all members of our community.

We are a not-for-profit charitable organization that is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, the BC Arts Council, the Province of BC, the Vancouver Foundation, BC Film + Video, the Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation, a community of individual donors, and the best audience around. www.electriccompanytheatre.com.

Applicants: please reply with cover and CV to info@electriccompanytheatre.com. Please include subject line: “Job Search”. We thank everyone who applies for their interest, but only candidates advancing in the process will be contacted. No telephone or walk-in inquiries please. All applications are treated confidentially.

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Call for Submissions (Alberta): Grant Programming Changes – Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA)

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Hey Alberta artists, technicians, administrators, theatre makers and educators – this affects YOU!

The AFA is Looking For Your Opinion! 

Consistent with feedback from Culture Forum 2012 and in response to both the extensive three-year 2006-09 Program Evaluation (click here for the final report) and extensive stakeholder consultations over the last 18 months, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) is preparing to launch changes to grant programming which will impact clients in various ways.

Please review our Grant Programming Summary to read a high-level summary of grant programming changes, and then head to our survey in order to submit your feedback. We will post a summary of these responses following the conclusion of the cut-off date. The survey will be open to the public from May 22 – June 3, 2012.

If you are at all interested in how our industry is funded through the government, please please take a few minutes to read up on the proposed changes and submit your input in the survey.

Change is afoot! Make sure your voice is heard.

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Job (Edmonton): Office Administrator/ Executive Assistant – Theatre Alberta

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Theatre Alberta - for all stagesOffice Administrator / Executive Assistant Required

Theatre Alberta is a provincial arts service organization and registered charity that represents more than 1,100 theatre artists, enthusiasts, students, educators, and community and professional theatre companies from across the province. We are dedicated to encouraging the growth of theatre in Alberta by providing the highest quality programs and services, including:

  • workshops and camps for teens and adults, urban and rural
  • Canada’s largest independent fully-circulating theatre library
  • online resource sharing services for auditions, employment, and productions
  • theatre news, advocacy, and publications

We require a highly motivated and organized Office Administrator / Executive Assistant who will be responsible for overall office administration and management, as well as support for the Executive Director. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • first point of contact for Theatre Alberta members and the general public
  • design and maintenance of membership databases
  • maintenance of office computer network, hardware, and software
  • liaising with suppliers, instructors, and contractors
  • basic financial responsibilities including receipting revenue and tracking expenditures
  • administrative support for programs and services, including fundraising initiatives
  • administrative support to the Executive Director for day-to-day operations
  • participation in Theatre Alberta’s overall strategic mission and direction

Applicants should be enthusiastic about theatre, enjoy dealing with people, and able to work independently and as a team player. Excellent computer and communication skills are required. Previous work in the not-for-profit sector and a broad knowledge of Alberta’s theatre community will be considered assets.

This is a full-time position with benefits located in Edmonton. Job sharing proposals will be considered from highly qualified candidates only. Due to the nature of Theatre Alberta’s work and programs, some evening/weekend hours and travel may be required. Our office environment is pleasant, supportive, and positive with some degree of flexibility. Position to commence August 1, 2012. Salary range $29,000 – $32,000.

By June 25, 2012, please forward your resume with letter of interest highlighting qualifications to
Keri Mitchell, Executive Director: keri@theatrealberta.com

To learn more about Theatre Alberta, please visit us online at www.theatrealberta.com.

Download the job description as a PDF: TheatreAlbertaOfficeAdministrator

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