EMERGE 2012 Dates Announced!
EMERGE EDMONTON will take place MONDAY, April 16, 2012 in Zeidler Hall at the Citadel Theatre.
EMERGE CALGARY will take place MONDAY, April 23, 2012 in the John Dutton Theatre at the Downtown Branch of the Calgary Public Library.
“Save the Date” emails have been sent out. If you have not received one and you would like to come to EMERGE in either Edmonton or Calgary, please contact our programmer Michelle Kennedy at michelle@theatrealberta.com and let her know. Please don’t forget to include your company name (or tell her you’re a freelancer) and your email address.
Fostering relationships between Alberta’s emerging and professional artists
Emerge is an annual audition event held in both Edmonton and Calgary that brings together graduates of Alberta post-secondary acting programs with Alberta’s artistic directors, freelance directors, casting directors, and talent agents.
Participation in Emerge is by invitation only. Theatre Alberta contacts post-secondary institutions and professional companies/individuals with invitations to participate throughout the year.
Looking to audition at Emerge?
Only post-secondary students graduating in spring 2011 from an Alberta post-secondary professional acting program are allowed to audition at Emerge. Participants are “sponsored” by the faculty at their school. Programs previously involved in Emerge are:
- University of Alberta BFA Acting
- University of Calgary BFA Drama
- University of Lethbridge BFA Dramatic Arts
- Grant MacEwan College Theatre Arts
- Mount Royal College Theatre Performance
- Keyano College Performing Arts – Drama
- Red Deer College Theatre Studies
- Rosebud School of the Arts Mentorship Programme (Acting and Dramatic Arts)
- Playhouse North School of Theatre
- Company of Rogues Actors’ Studio
Looking to attend auditions at Emerge?
Only professional and semi-professional artists (directors, casting directors, talent agents, etc.) and managers who are able to hire talent in upcoming seasons are allowed to attend Emerge.
