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What's New at TA

WBR NOW ACCEPTING YOUR REQUESTS!

The 2011/2012 Workshops by Request season is open for business! After undergoing a program review, a few adjustments have been made. Please check out www.theatrealberta.com/workshops_by_request.htm for the updated information package and application. All community theatres in the province that are group members of Theatre Alberta can now submit an application to request a theatre professional come to your community and teach on any topic you propose— technical or artistic. The season starts in September, so send in your applications now! If you have questions about your group membership status or about the program, contact Stephanie at theatreab@theatrealberta.com.

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR PROGRAMMER AT THEATRE ALBERTA

Theatre Alberta is seeking a motivated and creative Programmer who will be responsible for leading the organization's educational and artistic programs and services. Applicants will be knowledgeable and passionate about theatre and learning, with a post-secondary degree or diploma (major or minor) in theatre/drama. You enjoy working with people, are self-motivated, and highly curious. Varied knowledge of the provincial theatre community with experience in professional, community, and educational theatre will be considered an asset. This is a full-time position with benefits, located in Edmonton. Position to commence late September/early October 2011.

To read the full job posting click here.
Deadline for applications: August 26, 2011

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR APPLICATIONS DUE BY AUGUST 5!

Theatre Alberta is seeking a motivated and creative Communications Coordinator who will be responsible for leading the organization's communications and promotional activities. This is a full-time position with benefits, located in Edmonton. Due to the nature of Theatre Alberta's work and programs, some evening/weekend hours and travel may be required. Salary commensurate with experience. Position to commence September 2011. To read the full job posting click here.
Deadline for applications: August 5, 2011

THEATRE ALBERTA WELCOMES DAWN IUS TO THE FAMILY

Dawn joins the Theatre Alberta team as the Fund Development Coordinator. Her past work experience includes marketing, communications, public relations and fundraising for large and small not-for-profit organizations, including the Young Alberta Book Society. She is an avid reader and a multi-genre writer, with a healthy affection for all things thriller. When not writing, Dawn can be found hanging out at creepy crossroads with her family and three bull mastiff hounds. You know, just skulking around.

PLAYWORKS INK 2011: SHOWING OUR ROOTS Featuring Special Guest Daniel MacIvor PlayWorks Ink is back and better than ever! This year's program is full of Alberta talent, an homage to the abundance of outstanding theatre artists in our own backyard. Join us in Calgary, November 3 - 6, 2011, for Alberta's hottest theatre conference event: a weekend of workshops, play readings, discussions, and socials— a weekend for showing our creative roots, celebrating them, and cultivating new ones. Keep your eyes peeled for your very own PlayWorks Ink brochure arriving in your mailbox soon! The PlayWorks Ink brochure will be an insert in the fall issue of Theatre Alberta's All Stages magazine. Registration opens August 29, 2011.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR ARTSTREK

It's a wrap!  August means that Artstrek is over for another year, and what a year it's been!  304 students from around the province shared in the exploration of the comedy classic You Can't Take It With You at Red Deer College—check out this YouTube clip for a taste of what these talented teens did at Artstrek! Artstrek YouTube Video

Many community sponsors supported teens at Artstrek, and we'd like to thank them for their support.  They are:

About Time Productions, Camrose
Alberta High School Drama Festival Association
Calmar Prairie Players
The Cappies of Greater Edmonton
Edmonton Public Schools - Ben Sauve Award
Horizon Stage, Spruce Grove
Bonnyville Centralized High School - Kyle Family Scholarship
Lac Cardinal Regional Performing Arts Society, Grimshaw
McNally Composite High School - McNally Masque, Edmonton
Nufloors Prism Paint & Wallpaper, Drayton Valley
Rogue Players Theatre Co., Canmore
The Rotary Club of Calgary
Taber Players
Theatre 75, Wainwright
Windmill Theatre Players, High River

Thanks also to all Artstrek families who rolled with the punches as Theatre Alberta worked out the kinks in an all-new registration system, with a mail strike thrown in for fun!

Our talented instructors, supervisors, and program staff all said there was something special in the air this year at Artstrek, and that was YOU, Artstrek student—well done!

LIBRARY NEWS

Librarian's Pick

Neighbour By Gloria Sawai

Children see through their parents' prejudices and help them to become better neighbours. A children's one act with five characters; two male, three female. Intended audience ages 6-12 years.

In memory of Gloria Sawai

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Theatre News

BURNT THICKET THEATRE PLANS SIX-MONTH NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

In 2012 Calgary's  burnt thicket theatre, in partnership with Raise Their Voice, will present a six-month North American tour of Andrew Kooman's She Has a Name.  The tour of She Has a Name—which has already met with critical and audience acclaim—hopes to engage thousands of people in this compelling story of human trafficking. The groups are actively fundraising for this project. More>

PLAYWRIGHTS GUILD OF CANADA HONOURS EDMONTON FESTIVAL

The Edmonton International Fringe Festival has received Honorary Membership status from Playwrights Guild of Canada for its contribution to Canadian Theatre—this is the first time an organization has been chosen to receive PGC's Honorary Membership.  The official presentation will take place as part of the festival's closing ceremonies on August 21.  More>

WHAT'S HAPPENIN' WITH THE ADFA

The Alberta Drama Festival Association will be holding its next casino in Calgary at the  Cash Casino on Thursday, Nov 3 and Friday, Nov 4. If you would like to volunteer or would like more information please contact Cliff Cameron at cliff@noremac.ca.

The ADFA is working on revamping its website—stay tuned for more information available soon at http://adfa.ca/.

The ADFA is also in the process of compiling a database of community and post-secondary theatre groups across the province. Please send your contact information to Dawn at dawnfaeries@hotmail.com if you would like to register your community theatre group and be part of the ADFA information mailout regarding the ADFA Zone Festivals.

The ADFA's next board meeting will be Sept 24 in Red Deer.  More information will be provided in the September issue of The Buzz.

IN MEMORIAM - JEREMY DIX-HART & GLORIA SAWAI

Retired performer and former University of Alberta dialect coach Jeremy Dix-Hart passed away on July 12, 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. More>

Alberta playwright, author, and teacher, Gloria Sawai passed away in Edmonton on July 19, 2011.  See Gloria's play Neighbour in this issue's Librarian's Pick. More>

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Shows Opening

August 3 - September 6

Full Playbill

CALGARY

Fringe Festival
July 29 - Aug 6, Calgary Fringe Festival More>

Mugs & Molls: A Mobster Musical
Sept 1 - 4, Jubilations More>

Shady Business
Sept 1 - Oct 30, Stage West Theatre Restaurant More>

EDMONTON

Edmonton International Fringe Festival: Fringeopolis
Aug 11 - 21, Fringe Theatre Adventures More>

Mrs. Lindeman Proposes
Aug 12 - 27, Teatro La Quindicina More>

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Jobs & Auditions      

JOBS

{ CALGARY and area }

Office Administrator & Facility Rentals Coordinator, Theatre Junction GRAND

{ EDMONTON and area }

Programmer, Theatre Alberta

Dance Instructor, Puddle of Mud

Front of House Supervisor, The Citadel Theatre

Advertising Sales Specialist, Two ONE-WAY Tickets To Broadway Productions

Assistant Technical Director, The Citadel Theatre

{ ALBERTA }

Music Director, Keyano Theatre Company, Fort McMurray

Executive Director, Events Wood Buffalo, Fort McMurray

Theatre Technician, Grand Prairie Live Theatre, Grand Prairie

Theatre Arts Training Instructor, Tree House Youth Theatre, Red Deer

{ CANADA }

Executive Director, The Ontario Arts Council, Toronto ON

Technical Director, The Globe Theatre, Regina SK

AUDITIONS

{ CALGARY and area }

bare, Cappuccino Musical Theatre

The Hunt for Red Willie, Liffey Players

Storm Warning, Rogues Theatre

Peter Pan (pantomime), Morpheus Theatre

General Auditions, Calgary Young People's Theatre

{ EDMONTON and area }

Far From Crazy, Rabid Marmot Productions

Romeo and Juliet, U of A MFA Directing Program

Ladies Night (short film), Lucky 6 Productions

Lobby Entertainers, The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra/Winspear Centre

Wyrd Sisters, Walterdale Theatre Associates

General Auditions, ATCO Energy Theatre

{ ALBERTA }

No postings at this time

{ CANADA }

No postings at this time

Only NEW job & audition opportunities (received since the previous Buzz issue) are listed above.

Postings are updated weekly:
Full Jobs Postings  |  Full Auditions Postings

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Submissions & Workshops

SUBMISSIONS

CREATIVE AIRDRIE SEEKS PERFORMERS FOR ALBERTA ARTS DAYS

Airdrie
Airdrie is one of five featured celebration sites for Alberta Arts Days Sept 30 - Oct 2 and they'd love to host any performing group that wants to get in extra stage time. Several indoor/outdoor venues are available at no charge. All admission must be free but "passing the hat" is permitted. They are also looking for solo performers for busking around the city including, yes—transit buses as BUSkers! Creative Airdrie will do extensive advertising and promotion for all who partake. Please e-mail info@creativeairdrie.ca with details about your show and stage requirements.

Deadline for submissions: open until positions are filled

GOVERNOR GENERAL'S PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS

Canada
You can play a role in Canada's most prestigious performing arts awards! Your nomination could determine who receives a Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 2012, the 20th Anniversary of the Awards. The process is simple and you can do it online. A letter of recommendation and a short biography of the nominee are all that are required for your favourite Canadian performing artist to be in the running. More>

Deadline for nominations: Sept 23, 2011

TALKING STICK FESTIVAL

Vancouver
Full Circle First Nations Performance is seeking submissions for the annual Talking Stick Festival in Vancouver BC - a celebration of First Nations performance and art, scheduled for February 2012. They welcome work of both established and emerging artists from all areas of the performing arts: theatre, dance and drumming, spoken word, music and multi-media performance. They are looking for traditional or contemporary work—or a combination of the two! More>

Deadline for submissions: Sept 30, 2011

WORKSHOPS

G&S JUNIOR THEATRE SCHOOL - Morpheus Theatre

Workshop for ages 9-14, runs in Calgary September 10 through March 31
with a special presentation on April 3
Classes will include professional instruction in acting, voice and dance and the program will culminate in a youth performance of HMS Pinafore, on the set of Morpheus Theatre's mainstage production in the Victor Mitchell Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatre. More>

ADVANCED PLAYWRIGHTING - University of Alberta

Class runs during the Fall Term, 2011 - Tues/Thurs mornings in Edmonton
Open to both undergraduate & grad students as well as the general public. This is your last opportunity to work with Distinguished Scholar in Residence / Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott (guest instructor).  Course Instructor: Conni Massing. Pre-Requisite: DR 361 or Consent of the Department (form available from Drama General Office FAB 3-146) More>

The above listings are but a sampling of the submission & workshop opportunities listed on our website.

Postings are updated weekly

Full Submissions Postings  |  Full Workshop Postings

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Odds & Ends

VOLUNTEERS

KALEIDO FAMILY ARTS FESTIVAL  - Edmonton

The Kaleido Festival runs September 9-11 and this year's festival is more exciting than ever, with a dynamic mix of local and international talent. As a volunteer, you get to meet the artists, make friends, attend parties and, of course, enjoy great art—all on 118th Ave! And don't forget the festival's famous T-Shirt making event—for volunteers only. They need to fill a variety of positions from ushers, to bartenders, to technicians and beyond.  If you're interested in volunteering, contact Andrea at kaleidovolunteers@gmail.com. For more information on the festival visit www.kaleidofest.ca.  

FRONT ROW CENTRE THEATRE SEEKS INVENTORY DIRECTOR - Calgary

The Inventory Director is a volunteer position appointed by the FRC Executive by the authority of the members of the society. Reporting to the Board President, the Inventory Director is the member of the Board of Directors responsible for the storage and organization of the society's assets including (but not limited to) costumes, props and lighting/effects equipment. More>

EVENTS

PECHA KUCHA NIGHT

September 14, 2011 in Edmonton
NextGen, in partnership with the University of Alberta Alumni Association, will present Pecha Kucha Night 11 at the Myer Horowitz Theatre at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Edmonton's NextGen is focused on fostering a city that attracts and gives a voice to the next generation in the life and growth of Edmonton's communities. NextGen is a hub for connecting people, places, community and ideas. For more information or to submit an idea, visit www.edmontonnextgen.ca.

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Donors, New & Renewing Members

July 1 - 31

DONORS: THANK YOU!

Anonymous (x4), Kathy Bauer, Adele Buehler, The Iles Family, Ojikeme Mbadiwe, Janice Sabourin, Zavdi Corporation

NEW MEMBERS

Individuals
Arisha Abdullah, Kaitlin Adam, Tristyn Bandura, Miku Beer, Samantha Bell, Hannah Bell, Aaron Belot, Mitchell Belot, Emily Bethune, Jordan Black, Meagan Boehr, Chelsea Boot, Sarah Boyer, Gloria Boyle, Emma Brown, Oliver Buchner, Stephanie Bull, Jenna Butcher, Erin Callow, Shelby Carleton, William Carr, Siobhan Carroll, Micaela Chaulk, Andrew Choate, Nicole Christensen, Nevada Christensen, Evan Coates, Samuel Connell-Banigan, Megan Couch, Chase Cownden, Sarah Culkin, Victoria DeJong, Alana DeMelo, Corbin DeMong, Russell Depeel, Kyle Dewsnap,Danielle Dickson, Liam Dishan, Brenna Dishan, Taylor Dyck, Colleen Elliot, McKinna Elliott, Lexi Elliott, Chloe Emery, Allison Ference, Michael Fischer-Summers, Brenna Fisher, Kennedy Fraser, Cameron Freitas, Mercedes Fright, Alexandra Froggatt, Philip Geller, Kimberly Germain, Silvia Gervais, Michelle Glen, Tai Grauman, Joshua Greschner, Franca Haesler, Daniel Handford, Sappho Hansen Smythe, Jennifer Hashizume, Odelia Heighington, Rebecca Hellekson, Catriona Hicks, Samuel Hockett, Claire Holliday, Adam Holod, Margaux Hunter-Moffatt, Caleb Hylton, Jadon Hylton, McCrae Iles, Hannah Jackson, Jordan Johnston, Alexander Jones, Nikola Karan, Elena Kellis, Zachary Kennedy, Ronald Kimble, Natalia Knowlton, Ben Kochan, Adam Kostiuk, Leah Kovacs, Jade Krull, Madison Krupa, Jordan Kunz, Marie LaGrange, Christina Lambrecht, Bryce Lastiwka, Grace Lawrence, Megan Lechelt, Caden Leonhardt, Curtis Leung, Cassidy Lorne, Delaney Lothian, Hope MacDonald, Alistair MacFarlane, Rebecca MacKenzie, Alexandra Mackenzie, Fiona Madsen, Kim Mattice-Wanat, Madison Mauro, Taylor McAllister, Alahna McIntyre-Kelly, Hannah Meyers, Sophia Joy Middleton, Mathea Mitchell, Travis Moody, Alexandra Neculita, Donovan Nichols, Deborah Nicholson, Stephen Noble, Allison Nowell, Brayden O'Boyle, Sasha Ostashewski, Tanner Oviatt, Scott Pearson, Scott Pesme, Jamie Porten, Kyle Pretzlaff, Molly Prew, Jordan Reiter, John Lorne Richardson, Mackenzie Roberts, Simon Rock, Cynthia Romancewicz, Amber Rosborough, Tigana Runte, Janice Sabourin, Emily Schultz, Samantha Schwanak, Mark Scott, Kristen Sevick, Kirsten Sharun, Mason Siemens, Eden Slabe, Richard Smith, Erin Spence, Samantha Sperle, Alea Steinborn, Cameron Steinburg, Mark Storwick, Johnathan Strojwas, Connor Suart, Shawn Suik, Sarah Swerid, Alys Thomas, Cheyenne Tschritter, James Tysoe, Jessica Ussher, Julya van der Sloot, Teya Vlessides, Sera Voort-Weisgerber, Tessa Waddell, Kirstin Walker, Hillary Warden, Jodie Wardrobe, Jessica Whipp, Dylan Williamson, Curtis Wilson, Grant Winfield, Alanna Wolgien,  Abby Wolovick, Nelson Worsley, Bailey Yarkie, Darian Yurkoski

Groups
Beaverhill Players, SEESA, Theatre Works

RENEWING MEMBERS

Individuals
Riley Andrews, Danica Armstrong, Frederick Aziz, Kelsey Baile, Emily Bamlett, Jillian Bauer, Raili Boe, Lauren Bombardieri, Corbin Brocks, Tara Brodin, Mikayla Brooks, Tori Burton, Megan Butlin, Shaye Callin, Cole Cameron, Sydney Campbell, Jessica Carmichael, Tracy Carroll, Emma Carter, Joseph Chartier, Sher Clain, Madeline Clark, Tristan Claude, Wendy Collins, Liam Connelly, Alyson Connolly, Rebecca Considine, Quinn Contini, Griffin Cork, Franco Correa, Kyle Corry, Molly Danko, Anna Davidson, Asha Deboran-Hotrum, Amy DeFelice, Britney Dehler, Johnathan Deppisch, Lauren Derman, Elizabeth Dolcemore, Morgan Donald, Brian Dooley, Nicole Dundys, Rebecca duPlessis, Kennedy Enns, Alysse Ernewein, Amy Evans, Dolores Ewen, Kaitlyn Fellger, Sean Fetaz, Nicholas Fexa, Kristen Finlay, Kimberly Fong, Alexandria Fortier, Benjamin Fournell, Caleb Fox, Celina Gado, Morgan Galavan, Caitlin Gerber, Tyler Gillrie, Karen Goerzen, Beth Good, Jordan Gow, Quinton Graham-Bennett, Morgan Grau, Keelyn Hanson, Kathleen Harrell, Andrew Harrison, Josephine Hendrick, Keely Hilario, Christine Hillman, Jaden Holle, Mathew Hulshof, Paula Humby, Anna Irwin-Borg, Liza Ivanova, Jillian Iwanus, Jesse Jacobson, Kyla Jepson, Karen Johnson-Diamond, Julia Johnston, Andrea Jorawsky, Janelle Jorde, April Killins, Alice Knechtel, Annelise Knoot, Katrina Koenigshofer, Kelly Kozakevitch, Devin Kuntz, Mariah Kyle, Connie L'Hirondelle, Lauren La Prairie, Jonathan Laberge, Madison Lakusta, Annette Loiselle, Samuel Lowe, Marc Ludwig, Gabriel Lunn, Duncan Mackie, Brooklyn Mankasingh, Haley Martin, Andrea Martinuk, Riley Mayes, Abigail Maykut, Nekesa Mbadiwe, Duncan McDougall, Maura McDowell, Jessica McIntyre, Jessica McKenna, Allison Medeiros, Jason Melnychuk, Lyall Miller, Terezia Mizerova, Karyn Mott, Emily Moysey, Dylan Mueller, Cassandra Nabozniak-Creamer, Natasha Napoleao, Neil Oliver, Rachel Ormshaw, Erin Orris, Katlyn Ost, Shaun Parsons, Sydney Paterson, Cole Pearson, Darrin Pelley, Julie Pepin, Braedan Pettigrew, Graham Phillips, Kathleen Pick, Holly Poskus, Elan Pratt, Andrea Pumphrey, Kyle Purves, Jenilyn Rawson, Alexandre Raymond, Jacob Rempel, Stephanie Resta, Kahlan Roberts, Julia Robertson, Sasha Sandmaier, Ashleigh Sandul, Griffin Schell, Kyla Schenk, Hilary Sellar, Madeline Setzer, Vanessa Sheppard, Alyssa Short, Julia Sine, Morgan Skrypnek, Isaac Slabe, Chloe Smith, Harrison Smith, Casey Sobool, Julie Sorensen, Laurent Sparks, Ashley Speirs, Victoria Stark, Nolan Staysko, Jenna Stumbur, Abigail Stushnoff, Jessica Tanguay, Frank Tichy, Valda Timmons, Jake Tkaczyk, Samantha Torrance, Morgan Tsetta, Julie Tychkowsky, Michaela Vacey, Kyle Visvanathan, Samantha Wade, Emma Wakefield, Cassandra Watson, Jillian Way, Sarah Way, Samantha Wesch, Cristiane Williams, Julia Wilson, Keely Wombold, Linda Wood Edwards, Jasmine Zyp

Groups
Ignition Theatre, Theatre Prospero, Two ONE-WAY Tickets to Broadway Productions

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