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Management & Administrative Opportunities
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Artistic Director, Indigenous Theatre
National Arts Centre , Ottawa, ON
Deadline: December 7, 2016
The National Arts Centre is more than a place, it's a state of mind. Home to the most creative artists, the National Arts Centre works with artists and arts organizations in every part of the country to provide a national stage for the performing arts.
The successful candidate will be a well-respected First Nation, Inuit or Métis theatrical leader, who is artistically ambitious and is strongly committed to Indigenous work on a national stage as well as community engagement. She or he is a gifted theatre artist who is interested in a national conversation about Indigenous performance and inspiring a diversity of range and style from coast to coast to coast.
Database Analyst
Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Deadline: December 16, 2016
The Shaw Festival, one of North America's largest repertory theatre companies is located in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, in the heart of Niagara's renowned wine country.
We are seeking a Database Analyst to join our IT Department. The successful candidate must be self-motivated, able to multi-task, flexible and possess excellent communication, inter-personal and organizational skills. Responsibilities: This position is responsible for providing database programming and data analysis assistance and support for all departments particularly Marketing, Sales, Development, Finance and Information Technology. The selected Database Analyst reports to the Information Technology Director. Please visit the "Careers at the Shaw" section at
www.shawfest.com to see a full job description.
Interim Managing Producer
Catalyst Theatre, Edmonton, AB
Deadline: January 13, 2017
Edmonton's Catalyst Theatre creates new work under the leadership of its core creative team and tours its productions on a national and international basis. Since September of 2015 the company operates out of the Citadel Theatre, where it is the resident company in the Maclab Theatre. Catalyst develops and tours its work in partnership with local, national and international partners. Catalyst hires based on merit and invites applications from all qualified candidates.
The Interim Managing Producer will report to a Governance Board of Directors and collaborate with Artistic Director Jonathan Christenson to ensure that project development, scheduling and budgeting align practically and strategically with creative needs. She/he will be responsible for continued delivery of the infrastructure and resources for the 2017-2018 activities and early planning for the 2018-2019 season. These include: financial management; fundraising; programming, production development and tour planning; human resources management; marketing and communications supervision; board relations and community relations.
General Manager
Carousel Players, St. Catharines, ON
Deadline: February 1, 2017
Canada's award-winning theatre for young audiences, Carousel Players in St. Catharines, Ontario is pleased to invite applications for the full-time position of General Manager. Since 1972, Carousel Players has maintained a tradition of participatory theatre and artistic excellence with a reputation of bringing the best of theatre for young audiences to schools, theatres and festivals across Canada.
Sharing management responsibilities with Artistic Director Jessica Carmichael, the General Manager has specific responsibility for the administration of Carousel Players which includes financial planning and control, contract negotiations, facility management, marketing, development, government and donor relations, and staff and board administration. Candidates must be willing to relocate to the Niagara region and able to start full-time work in July 2017. A detailed job description is available upon request.
Artistic Associate
Gateway Theatre, Richmond, BC
Deadline: Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Gateway Theatre is a welcoming and inclusive regional theatre for Richmond and its surrounding communities. Encouraging participation and cultural diversity, we strive for excellence and leadership in the development and production of live professional theatre and programs that connect the community.
The Artistic Associate has four primary areas of responsibility:
- Drafting performer contracts and acting as a liaison between Gateway Theatre, PACT, and CAEA
- Acting as the main point of contact for artists working at Gateway
- Coordinating casting efforts and managing auditions
- Assisting the Artistic Director with season planning, new play development, and engagement with the artistic community
President and Chief Executive Officer
Civic Theatres Toronto, Toronto, ON
Deadline: Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Committed to the artistic, cultural, and social vitality of Toronto, the City has created a new operating structure for its three flagship civic theatres: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, and Toronto Centre for the Arts. These three performing arts complexes include seven theatres ranging in size from intimate to the largest in the country. Become the first CEO of Civic Theatres Toronto, and be a community builder in the most diverse city in the world.
Work with a Board of Councillors and citizen members to: champion the profiles of these performance spaces; engage Toronto's dynamic communities; and make a vital contribution to our cultural ecosystem.
You have a record of success leading a high-profile organization. Dedicated to the arts, experienced in a unionized environment, and an accomplished change manager, you understand the challenges of serving a diverse public, performing arts companies, and community groups. Consultative and engaging, inspire stakeholder commitment with your growth strategy and vision. Apply to Project 160710.
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Production Manager
Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC
Deadline: December 1, 2016
Western Canada Theatre in Kamloops BC has earned a strong reputation amongst theatre artists from all disciplines, encouraging new work and new artists in a strong regional format. We are a facility-based company; producing work of the highest quality. We serve a broad mandate and have earned a special place of trust with regional First Nations and the general audience. We are proud to produce some of the finest professional live theatre anywhere.
FT Production Manager to begin work Jan 3, 2016, with: five years demonstrated management experience in professional theatre; inspiring leadership abilities, strong communication skills, vast technical knowledge, proven budget management skills, stellar interpersonal skills, sterling integrity, the ability to manage multiple projects on finite timelines and budgets, and creatively problem-solve while maintaining a positive attitude. Reporting jointly to the AD and ED, the Production Manager is responsible for the collaborative planning and supervision of all technical aspects of WCT's productions and events.
Head of Wardrobe
Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Deadline: December 9, 2016
The Shaw Festival is one of North America's largest repertory theatre companies, and is located in beautiful Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario, in the heart of Niagara Region's renowned wine country.
We have an immediate opening for a Head of Wardrobe. This is a full time management position reporting to the Production Director. Managing a staff of approximately 40 people and the construction of 10 -12 productions in repertory per season the position requires excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, detailed knowledge of wardrobe construction and costume history. The incumbent is responsible for the timely and cost effective production of all wardrobe related items. For a complete job description, please visit "Careers at the Shaw" at
www.shawfest.com.
Technical Director
Young People's Theatre, Toronto, ON
Deadline: December 9, 2016
Young People's Theatre (YPT) is Canada's largest theatre for young audiences. Housed in a renovated, historical venue in downtown Toronto, YPT works on a 458-seat Mainstage and a 115-seat Studio stage as well as operating a year-round Drama School. YPT's artistic policy focuses on arts and education - in fact, learning is at the centre of everything we do.
YPT is currently searching for a candidate to fill the position of Technical Director. The Technical Director will report to the Director of Production. This is a full-time position. Please see posting.
Assistant Technical Director
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Toronto, ON
Deadline: December 30, 2016
Located in its multi-venue home, the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto's Distillery Historic District, Soulpepper is Toronto's largest theatre company. Please visit our website for more information.
Soulpepper Theatre Company is seeking an experienced Assistant Technical Director to join our production team beginning in February 2017. Soulpepper's Technical Directors are key to each production and responsible for the planning, management and supervision of all technical elements of all productions, presentations, and related activities assigned to them throughout our year-long season. Please send cover letter and curriculum vitæ to: LJ Savage - Director of Production @
lj.savage@soulpepper.ca. Application Deadline: Friday, December 30, 2016 @ 12h00.
Production Manager
Intrepid Theatre, Victoria, BC
Deadline: Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Intrepid Theatre was founded in 1986 to produce the Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival. 30 years later, our original mandate continues to serve the company's artistic and strategic plans, and the development of a healthy theatre community in Victoria BC. Intrepid operates two year-round theatre venues which are home to three festivals, numerous presentations, the YOU Show and a variety of community rentals.
Reporting directly to the Executive Director (ED), the Production Manager (PM) is responsible for planning and managing all production aspects of Intrepid Theatre's annual festivals, one-off events, and the rentals our two venues acquire. The PM is accountable to the ED for the quality of venue & production values within the scope of their responsibility, as limited by budgetary constraints, and to the Producer for the efficient management of the production and venue crew, scheduling and budget control.
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Teaching and Education Opportunities
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Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Costume and Set Designer
Fountain School of Performing Arts, Halifax, NS
Deadline: January 6, 2017
Established in 1818, Dalhousie is a leading research-intensive university offering more than 180 degree programs in 11 faculties. It is the largest university in Atlantic Canada and is located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is a dynamic body of students, faculty, and staff arranged into upwards of twenty programs and departments, many offering graduate degrees.
The Fountain School of Performing Arts (FSPA) invites applications for full-time probationary tenure-track appointment at the rank of Lecturer/Assistant Professor commencing July 1, 2017. The candidate will be responsible for the costume and set design for all FSPA stage productions, and teach related courses in the Costume Studies and the Technical Theatre programs. The position is subject to budgetary approval. Qualifications expected are MFA or equivalent terminal degree and substantial professional theatre experience with a particular emphasis on costume and set design. Evidence of effective teaching and experience is an asset.
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Professional Development Opportunities
Arts Management Opportunities
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PACT Learning Opportunities
Hot Topics Dial Around (formerly 1st Thursdays)
Got a hot topic, issue or challenge that you're dying to chat about with your peers? Could be an organizational challenge that you're facing, or maybe an article that was posted on Facebook that has you riled up, or an interesting idea you heard about on your caucus calls and you would like to hear more about how to make it happen! Maybe it's an area in which you need some guidance or reference on best practice, or could be something you've gone through at your company and think others would benefit from hearing about.
Hot Topics is that place for you! Watch for our short list on topics that have bubbled up to the surface or e-mail us your suggestions for something you want to lead or at least participate in.
Some of the topics that we are working on for 2016/2017 include;
- App Savvy - Beyond DropBox and Google Drive. Apps, social media platforms, e-learning; what are you relying upon that everyone should know about.
- Virtual Development - crowdsourcing & on-line development best practice
- Prepping to Pitch - preparing to showcase or pitch your wares at regional conferences and festivals; connecting with agents; building relationships to become tour savvy.
- The Power of Place - theatre venues as community gathering spaces; animation of space; theatre as community IN the community.
Contract Conversations
(Only for Regular Member GMs and other staff who issue contracts for their company)
Welcome to the 2nd year of conference calls that merges professional development Hot Topic (1st Thursday) conference calls with labour relations topics. Aside from the face-to-face "super happy fun time" at PACTCON or calling in to speak to our Labour Relations Specialists or the negotiating teams about your contract agreement needs, PACT members don't always have the opportunity to chat to other PACT members about their labour relation questions or concerns.
In the works for 2016/2017:
- Labour Relations 101 - Agreements for "newbies". An overview of agreement basics for those new to contracting or anyone that would like a back to basics review
- Labour Relations 201 - Riders, Averaging, and OT
- Labour Relations 301 - Concessions, Non-Adherence and Grandfathering
- HR 101 - Intro to Managing Managers
- HR 201 - Negotiation Skills
If you have a specific topic that you think would be great to share with your fellow members or a request for a specific topic please e-mail Boomer at boomers@pact.ca and/or Ron at ronh@pact.ca.
Peer to Peer [P2P]
Peer to Peer conference calls are an opportunity to talk with your colleagues in similar positions as you, from across the nation. Topics to be explored will be relevant to specific roles or responsibilities, with special guests invited in to share best practice or innovative ideas. Topics will be chosen from ideas e-mailed in by YOU as well as current trends or hot topics that will be interesting to individuals with specific jobs, positions or areas of responsibility.
P2P conference call Peer groups will include:
- Artistic Round Table (Artistic directors, Artistic associates, Producers, etc)
- Managers Round Table (Managing Directors, General Managers, Company Managers, etc)
- Outreach and Engagement
- Marketing and Communications
- Development and Fundraising
- Requests?
PACTCON2017 - Save the date!
Charlottetown, PEI
May 24 - 27, 2017
Our annual Conference and Annual General Meeting provides the perfect platform for great dialogue and networking, and to a great opportunity to interact with your peers from across the country.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Calgary this year for PACTCON2016. We'll see you in Charlottetown for our 2017 conference!
Other Learning Opportunities
Arts Facilities Mentoring Network
ArtsBuild Ontario, Kitchener, ON and WorkInCulture, Toronto, ON
Deadline: January 10, 2017
ArtsBuild Ontario and WorkInCulture are excited to begin the fourth iteration of the Arts Facilities Mentoring Network!
Mentorship is about expanding your knowledge, growing your skills and making connections. The Arts Facilities Mentoring Network is a mentoring program for cultural leaders focused on strengthening the business and management skills needed to manage, renew and develop arts facilities.
Leaders in Ontario's non-profit arts community who are responsible for their facilities or capital related issues will have the unique opportunity of one-to-one learning with an experienced professional.
Free Online Course: Reconciliation through Indigenous Education
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
January 24 - March 7, 2017
Deadline: February 24, 2017
The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Education will offer a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in January on engaging with Indigenous knowledge keepers, educational leaders, and resources to enhance understanding and knowledge of practices that advance reconciliation in the places where you live, learn, and work.
The course will help you envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work we do in classrooms, organizations, communities, and our everyday experiences in ways that are thoughtful and respectful. In this course, reconciliation emphasizes changing institutional structures, practices, and policies, as well as personal and professional ideologies to create environments that are committed to strengthening our relationships with Indigenous peoples. For those who want to build their own competence and the capacity of those around them to engage in relationships with Indigenous peoples based on intercultural understanding, empathy, and respect, this course will help get you started in this process.
ArtsBuild Ontario Learning Series
ArtsBuild Ontario, Kitchener, ON
Throughout 2016 and 2017
ArtsBuild Ontario is proud to present The Learning Series, a collection of learning opportunities for arts facilities around ArtsBuild's core programs, including SpaceFinder, the Arts Facilities Mentoring Network, Energy Conservation and Asset Planner for the Arts. This webinar and workshop series will help support arts organizations and their creative spaces. These sessions will provide tools, best practices, and feature guest speakers from the sector to inform and inspire facility managers.
Upcoming Webinars
Feb. 22 - Contracts and Agreements: Landlord vs. Tenants
Feb. 23 - Capital Project Success: Stories from the Ottawa Art Gallery and First Ontario Performing Arts Centre
Mar. 29 - Space Management 101: Keys to Success
Upcoming Workshop
Jan. 31 - Reaching your Rental Audience (Kitchener-Waterloo)
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Professional Development
Individual Artistic Opportunities
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Advanced Acting Training and Theatre Creation Workshop with a Tunisian Master
MT Space, Kitchener, ON
December 5 - 17, 2016
Artistic Director of Tunisia's National Theatre, Fadhel Jaibi is one of the greatest masters of theatre in the Arab world. His productions have toured widely around the world for the past 40 years. An outstanding director and teacher, Jaïbi has built a legendary legacy in Tunisia and the Arab world. He will be hosted by MT Space in Kitchener to offer a two-week intensive training course in devised theatre creation. Participation is by application only. Space is very limited. Cost: $500 (full course); $50/day to audit (students: $30/day).
Call for Participation: Wheel Voices
Realwheels Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Deadline: Roundtable discussions begin in January 2017.
This workshop-to-performance community collaboration is a response to community interest to strengthen and capitalize on one of our greatest assets - the ability to use humour and storytelling to cope with life's challenges. As a participant, you'll receive coaching and training in comedy, storytelling, and other theatre-based disciplines from various guest artists, led by the collaborative team of International Comedy Expert David Granirer and Realwheels' own Rena Cohen. As with all Wheel Voices projects, we're excited to nurture and develop emerging talent in the disability community.
All training is offered free of charge. No experience necessary!
Two roundtable discussions will take place in January 2017. Comedy on Wheels workshops will then officially launch February 4, 2017. The project will culminate in a celebration of everyone's stories in a fully-staged theatrical production in May 2017. Contact info@realwheels.ca if you're interested in participating or have any questions.
Physical Theatre Creation with Andy Massingham
Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, ON
January 10 - February 2, 2017
During the course of these workshops the participants will collaboratively create an original physical theatre piece based on material provided by the instructor. We will stress the dynamics and expression of the body in its relation to space and each other. Attention will be paid to story, characterization, and expanding the palate of expression as an artist. We will be working toward a cohesive narrative based on explorations and improvisations the material inspires.
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Announcements
The Theatre Listing
PACT's directory of Canadian Professional Theatre is a regularly updated, searchable database of Canadian theatre companies, related arts organizations and more.
The
BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is taking a leadership role to develop and organize an inclusive and equitable Arts Advocacy Strategy for the upcoming 2017 provincial election and requests your participation at a meeting on December 6
from 3 to 5 p.m.
at The Scotiabank Dance Centre (
677 Davie Street, Vancouver).
The purpose of the strategy will be to ask the BC government to follow the lead of the federal government and double the budget of the BC Arts Council over the next three years. Members of the arts, culture and heritage sector as well as supporters from other sectors are invited to attend a public meeting to discuss the development of a provincial strategy.
We are inviting all arts, culture and heritage organizations to take part in developing the election strategy in collaboration with the Advocacy Committee of the Alliance. In these times of political unrest, your participation is critical in order to ensure that we are speaking with one voice and reaching as many people, politicians and stakeholders as possible.
Call to Action: Participate in CRA's Political Activities Consultation
Imagine Canada, Toronto, ON
Deadline: December 14, 2016
Imagine Canada convened a working group of 33 organizations of all types, from across Canada, to identify recommendations on political activity regulation. We are sharing the results, and we invite you to join us in making this submission to CRA.
Among our recommendations, we are advocating for the following:
- Consider changing the Income Tax Act to focus on charitable purposes
- Clarification of the existing guidance especially as it pertains to the concept of indirect partisan activity
- Extensive outreach to charities to ensure clarity in what they can and can not to do.
This consultation gives us an opportunity to contribute towards positive policy change in the area of political activities regulation. To get there, we hope you'll join us in making your voice heard.
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Ontario Trillium Foundation Announces New Granting Application Deadlines
The Ontario Trillium Foundation recently announced new application deadlines for 2017. The deadlines were revealed as part of a plan that extends recent reform initiatives to ensure OTF operations are more streamlined, simplified and responsive to the needs of community organizations. This plan builds on the successful outcomes-based investment strategy launched last year and reflects feedback from key stakeholders. OTF will shift to a single annual deadline per year for three of its four investment streams: Seed, Grow and Capital. Applications for Collective Impact grants will continue to be accepted year-round.
#cdnopening- Celebrate Your Opening Night Online
Canadian theatre companies celebrate Opening Night hundreds, possibly even thousands, of times per year. Spiderwebshow.ca wants to unite opening night celebrations coast-to-coast-to-coast and more than anything, we want to connect our theatre communities that are doing great work - and having great parties - nationwide. Help us by posting your opening night celebrations on Instagram with #cdnopening. Your theatre, your production and your work will appear alongside theatres from across the country on the Spiderwebshow.ca Instagram feed, one click away from fellow opening night revellers from Victoria to Iqaluit to St. John's.
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Submissions & Nominations
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Call for Submissions: Board Members
Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto, ON
Deadline: Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, beginning November 15, 2016
Theatre Passe Muraille is looking for volunteers interested in joining its Board of Directors. We seek people who know and love the work of our theatre and its commitment to developing and producing innovative Canadian theatre that is inclusive, eclectic, and representative of our city.
The Board's main responsibilities include supporting the executive and artistic leadership in an advisory capacity, fundraising on behalf of the theatre, providing legal and financial oversight of the organization, and promoting the theatre and enhancing its public standing. At this time we are particularly seeking applications from people with experience in the following areas: Fundraising or Philanthropy; Accounting; Engineering or Architecture; Government Relations; and those who live or work in the neighbourhood where Theatre Passe Muraille is located.
Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts
Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, ON
Deadline: December 1, 2016
The Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts are annual awards created in 2006 by the Government of Ontario. The awards recognize the outstanding achievements of artists and arts organizations and their contributions to arts and culture in Ontario over a significant period of time.
The awards are supported by the Government of Ontario. The total value of the awards is $120,000. This amount is divided into two categories of $60,000 each for: the Artist Award (
recognizes a professional artist) and the Arts Organization Award (
given to an arts organization involved in the production and/or distribution of artistic work by professional artists
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Call for Submissions: The David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility
Province of Ontario
Deadline: December 3, 2016
The David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility recognizes Ontarians who have gone above and beyond in improving accessibility for people with disabilities. The award recognizes four individuals or organizations each year for outstanding leadership and commitment in supporting awareness of accessibility and disability issues.
Recipients receive a personalized certificate and $5,000, except the Champion Award recipient who receives a personalize certificate and will be placed on the Honour Roll. The Ontario government is pleased to support this important program to commemorate the Honourable David C. Onley's term as Ontario's 28th Lieutenant Governor and Ontario's first Lieutenant Governor with a physical disability.
Call for Applications: Cultural Grants Program
City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Deadline: December 7, 2016
A vibrant arts and cultural scene is important to any truly livable city. The City's Cultural Grants Program supports a wide range of arts and cultural activity in Vancouver.
Is your non-profit arts or cultural organization:
- Producing or presenting ongoing arts and cultural activities in Vancouver?
- Planning a cultural project or event?
You may be eligible for funding through the following Cultural Grant streams:
- Project Grants
- Annual Assistance Grants
- Operating Grants
Learn about funding, eligible projects and organizations, terms, and evaluation criteria and process for each grant stream at the link below.
Call for Proposals: Courses for Summer Theatre Intensive
Theatre Ontario, Toronto, ON
Deadline: December 14, 2016
We are seeking proposals from theatre instructors for courses for our 2017 Summer Theatre Intensive. Our 2017 program will be taking place in early-to-mid August 2017. These courses are targeted to participants between ages of 18 to 65 and should be of interest to community theatre practitioners and theatre professionals alike.
Call for Applications: Creative Spark Vancouver Grants for Emerging Artists
ArtStarts, Vancouver, BC
Deadline: December 15, 2016
Emerging artists across all disciplines living in the City of Vancouver who have an interest in building their careers and working with young people in an arts-based capacity are invited to apply for Creative Spark Vancouver. Creative Spark Vancouver offer 100% coverage for projects, up to $1,000. Grant funds are intended to cover artist fees, project materials and supplies, rentals and honoraria. Creative Spark Vancouver enables emerging artists to gain experience on small projects that could lead to new career opportunities, new community relationships, different perspectives on arts and education, future learning opportunities and exciting multi-faceted projects.
Call for Nominations: Gina Wilkinson Prize
Ontario Arts Foundation, Toronto, ON
Deadline: December 15, 2016
Established in memory of director Gina Wilkinson, who was a beloved actor and director across the country, the prize is intended to recognize an experienced female theatre artist transitioning from one theatre discipline into the discipline of theatre direction. The annual prize pays tribute to Gina and her unyielding dedication, vision and indomitable spirit that imbued her work and her life. The recipient will be chosen from nominations brought forward by members of the Canadian theatre community. This year's nomination deadline is December 15, 2016 with the award recipient announced on March 10, 2017.
Call for Submissions: SummerWorks Performance Festival 2017
SummerWorks Performance Festival, Toronto, ON
Deadline: December 16, 2016
SummerWorks seeks proposals for new and experimental performance projects for the 27th SummerWorks Festival. Submissions are encouraged from both established and emerging artists working in the areas of contemporary theatre, dance, music, live art, interdisciplinary art, and hybrid forms. Proposals for short-form projects (30 minutes or less), 60 minute projects and 90 minute projects will be accepted. Of particular interest are projects, approaches and ideas that are new territory for the artist and the medium.
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Call for Nominations: 2017 CATR Scholarly Awards
Canadian Association for Theatre Research
Deadline: December 31, 2016
Nominations for the Richard Plant Award, the Jean-Cléo Godin Award, the Ann Saddlemyer and the O'Neill Award will be determined by individual committees. These committees have been tasked with surveying a wide range of periodicals throughout the year, with each committee focusing on the appropriate language publications for each award. However, nominations for these prizes are also welcomed from the full membership of CATR.
The awards honour scholarly work of significant merit in any area of Canadian theatre research. The authors do not have to be members of the Association. The scholarship can appear in any journal or may be an original article published in a book or on-line. Nominations must include a brief letter (email) of support, but a seconder is not necessary. Members are also encouraged to consider self-nomination. Nominations for all awards should be sent directly to this year's coordinator of Scholarly Awards, Yana Meerzon at
ymeerzon@uOttawa.ca.
Call for Submissions: Voaden Prize
Dan School of Music and Drama, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
Deadline: January 15, 2017
The Dan School of Music and Drama invites play submissions for the prestigious Voaden Prize. This biennial nation-wide open competition, named to honor the Canadian pioneer playwright Herman Voaden, is judged "blind". The judges select the Winners and Honorable Mentions without knowing the names of the playwrights. This competition, made possible by a generous bequest from Mr. Voaden's estate, is dedicated to his memory and honors his goals to develop a distinctively Canadian art of the theatre and to encourage the writing of Canadian drama.
Entry Guidelines
1. Open to any Canadian citizen or permanent resident
2. Only one play per playwright
3. Only full-length plays in English will be accepted. Legal clearance of all adapted material not in the public domain is the responsibility of the playwright
4. Plays cannot have been previously produced, published, contracted or commissioned by a professional theatre
5. Winning plays will be given a professional workshop week and public staged reading in January, 2018 at Queen's University.
6. Winning plays will be distributed to some classes at the Dan School of Drama and music in the fall term, 2017 for students to prepare/study prior to observing the workshops/staged readings.
Call for Submissions: Advance Theatre - New Works by Diverse Women
Ruby Slippers Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Deadline: February 15, 2017
Ruby Slippers Theatre is seeking play submissions from women playwrights and directors living and working in Canada. Priority will be given to diversity.
As a direct response to the under representation of women playwrights, directors, and diversity in Canadian theatre (diversity in cultural background, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation and age), the Advance Theatre series will showcase dramatic readings of five new plays written by diverse Canadian women, directed by diverse Canadian women. These readings will take place over five days during the Vancouver Fringe Festival, in September 2017.
If you are chosen to participate in the Advance Theatre series, Ruby Slippers Theatre and the Fringe will cover the costs of all rehearsals, your technical rehearsal, promotion, a theatrical venue on Granville Island, and artists' fees for a public staged reading of your new play during the Fringe Festival.
Call for Applications: Underutilized Vancouver Civic
Theatres Spaces Grant
City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis through the end of 2017.
Vancouver arts organizations and other non-profit community groups are invited to submit an application now for the 2017 grant program, which focuses on the activation of underutilized spaces in Vancouver Civic Theatres.
A total of $150,000 in funding is available in 2017 towards the programming of the underutilized spaces within our venue collective.
Spaces eligible for the grant are:
- Queen Elizabeth Theatre outdoor plaza
- Orpheum Annex
- Orpheum Granville Street box office and lobby
- Lobby of all four venues
Organizations applying must have a cultural, social, or other not-for-profit mandate.
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Keep up to date with Canada's theatre industry. Have news to share? Email
dylano@pact.ca and we'll put it in the next Artsboard.
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