Auditions: Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre – Puppeteers, Tales from Odessa

The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre is looking for puppeteers for its upcoming production of “Tales from Odessa” based on the stories of  Isaac Babel.

The play, directed by Audrey Finkelstein , with music by Josh Dolgin, aka Socalled, will be performed at the Segal Theatre from June 16 to July 7.

Rehearsals take place in the evenings and on Sundays.

We are looking for students in theatre, dance, or movement arts who are interested in performing shadow puppetry. The performance will be physically demanding and diverse forms of manipulation will be used, including body shadows, the manipulation of shadow puppet cut-outs, as well as visible onstage manipulation. The shadow puppeteers will be performing as part of the ensemble, such that the shadow puppeteers are manipulators while being part of the onstage action wherever necessary.

Please send your cvs with a brief statement of intent outlining your puppetry experience and what interests you about the project.

Please send cvs directly aafinkelstein@hotmail.com

Casting Notice: Foundation Project

Casting Notice from Chris Wardell
Foundation Project

Project Details
Project Foundation Project
Production Company We Say So Ltd.
Director Chris Wardell
Rehearsal Location National Theatre School of Canada
Script Availability Upon Casting
Contact Info: Tel:438-821-5099 Email:Chris_wardell@live.com ,
City(s) for Posting Montréal

Key Dates, Rates and Union
Deadline For Submissions Saturday, February 23, 2013
Auditions A.S.A. Available
Call Backs N/A
Shooting Starts Sunday, Feb 24th
Shooting Finishes March 13th
Rates & Union: Non-payed. Reward Negotiable

Storyline and Comments

Storyline: The Foundation Project is one assigned to the 1st Year Production program of the National Theatre School of Canada. 8 Production students are given 1 script which is then divided into 8x 10-15 minute scenes. Each Student is to Cast, direct, Produce, design, and create an artistic style of their choice. And given 1 day for all tech and dress rehearsal and performance. For my scene – the very first scene in the play “The Ends of the Earth” by Morris Panich – I have decided to go with a puppet oriented scene. The puppets are a variety of styles, mainly hand and rod puppets. The Scene stars Frank -a man in his 40s. Set in no particular time or place.

Comments: Puppetry Skills/experience considered an asset, and we will be exploring the new puppets I will be creating. Rehearsals will take place at the NTS Building at 5030 St. Denis. Performance of the excercise will also take place in the same building on March 13th. Approximately 25-30 rehearsal hours in total. MUST be free March 13th all day.

Submission Instructions: Please Submit CV and headshots along with availability from now until the 13th of March to chris_wardell@live.com

Characters

(Lead) Frank Gender: Male Age: 20+
Frank is in his 40’s but because it’s puppetry I’m looking for a voice to go along with it. Anyone above 20 years old, maturer sounding. This will be a hand puppet with 2 operators. Lead with voice will control head and either arm. Many monologues.

(Supporting) Willie and Frank’s other arm Gender: M or F Age: 19+
Willie is an old lady who runs a small hotel in the middle of nowhere. Most likely a Hand and rod puppet. After the short few lines of dialogue , the actor will become Franks opposite hand. Great chance for some puppetry experience. Any age actor will work.

 

Marketing and Development Director – Black Theatre Workshop

Black Theatre Workshop is currently seeking a Marketing and Development Director as part of its team.

The successful, dynamic, bilingual candidate works well in a fast-paced environment, has excellent time management, interpersonal and communication skills. She/he will also have experience in non-profit fundraising, marketing and arts organization development, and is willing to work flexible hours. Experience with corporate sponsorship agreements, individual fundraising and social media marketing would be an asset. Above average computer skills with word processing and desktop publishing experience in a Windows environment would also be required.

The Coordinator has the broad responsibility for the effective marketing of the theatre, the development of new money-making strategies, and specific responsibility for the Theatre’s fundraising activities.

Please see our website for a full description.

http://www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca/?page_id=1306

Please submit a letter and resume by March 20, 2013 to the General Manager,

by email:  gm@blacktheatreworkshop.ca  or by fax:            (514) 932-6311

All applicants are thanked for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

10th infringement festival – Call for Submissions and Logo Contest!

10^th infringement festival – Call for Artists

The 10^th Montreal infringement festival, running June 13-23, is now accepting artist applications. Based on the original Edinburgh Fringe of 1947, the infringement festival promotes independent arts and, as such, charges no fees, has no corporate interference, does not limit creativity, and welcomes all acts, especially those that are critical, activist and controversial.

The infringement welcomes a variety of performances and cultural resistance: theatre troupes, players of all types, street activism, political drama, musicians, radical performances, visual artists, films, marginalized arts, spoken-word, puppet shows, disadvantaged groups, and anyone wishing to artistically infringe on the monoculture and corporate oppression that creeps into every corner of our lives.

For information on how artists can apply, please visit:

www.infringementfestival.com/montreal/

 

10^th infringement festival – Logo Contest

The 10^th Montreal infringement festival, running June 13-23, is looking for a logo! A  contest is being held for the logo this year and the theme is “infringement” (anti-establishment, anti-hierarchy, revolution, corporate subversion, etc.- what being “infringed” upon means to you…)

You do not have to be an artist to submit, but you do have to follow a few simple rules.

1- The image has to be two-tone (two colors only).
2- It has to be a PDF.
3- The file should be big enough to remain intact for a poster, (but small enough to send via e-mail.
4- There is no submission limit: you can make one or several images.

The deadline is May 12, 2013. The winning image will be revealed at the festival pre-party in May 2013.

Send your submissions to: infringe2013@gmail.com

CASTING CALL – National Theatre School of Canada (student exercise)

Auditions

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This is an open audition call for a student exercise at the National Theatre School of Canada. Auditions will be held on February 17th starting at 12:30pm, in room 248, the National Theatre School, 5030 Saint Denis, Montreal. We are looking for men and women aged 18 or older for presentations happening March 13th to the 16th, and March 18th to the 21st. Please come prepared with a contemporary monologue (2-3 minutes), and you will be asked to do a cold read from the script.

There will be eight students’ presenting with one fifteen minute presentation each night. If you are selected for one or more presentations we will need you to be available (not necessarily called) for the whole day of that particular scene (12-7pm). We will contact you with roles, rehearsal locations and times once auditions have ended.

These presentations are on a volunteer basis, and a great help to us. We are looking for a large number of actors so please do not hesitate to sign up and come out.

To book an audition time (or if you have any questions), please feel free to contact us at foundationproject.nts@gmail.com, or call Jessica Alexander at 514 928-8155.

Thank you.

 

Casting Call – Kenyon Wells Casting

Montreal casting agency – Kenyon~Wells Casting – is seeking Montreal-based, young and fit, FEMALE actresses (particularly Asian, Mixed Race, dark-haired Caucasian) between the ages of 18 (minimum) to 22 years old for roles in a feature film shooting in Montreal between early-April and mid-August 2013.

Suitable and interested performers should send a recent photo and CV to HKCasting.Mtl@gmail.com as soon as possible.  Auditions will be scheduled for selected performers.”

The original post can be seen here.

Workshop at Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal – Exploring Practice: Autobiographical Fictions

Everyone has a story to tell. What is that story? In this workshop we’ll be looking at how to draw on our lives for playwriting. Playwright

Jonathan Garfinkel will lead writers through various exercises and journeys into themselves. In doing so we will be exploring how to decide what is theatrically interesting or dramatic.

The question inevitably arises: how much do we disguise in our writing? How close to the “truth” must we be? Does it even matter? ‘Autobiographical fictions’ is an exploration into truth, fiction and ourselves – and the selves we’d wished we’d be.

Jonathan Garfinkel is the author of a book of poetry and several plays, including The Trials of John Demjanjuk: A Holocaust Cabaret, and House of Many Tongues, which was nominated for a 2011 Governor General’s Award. His plays have been produced throughout Canada and Europe. Currently he is living in Montreal and teaching at NTS in the playwriting program. His newest play, Dust, co-written with Christopher Morris, is based on their travels to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Petawawa military base. Dust will premiere this March at Alberta Theatre Projects

March 4 to 8, 2013.  From 4pm to 7pm

The workshop is offered free of charge to PWM members, 100$ for non-members.

Please send us your bio and a short letter telling us how this exploration will benefit you as a professional playwright.

Send applications to:emma@playwrights.ca    Subject: Exploring Practice   Deadline:  February 18, 2013

Call for Compass Points National Committee (Magnetic North Theatre Festival)

Magnetic North Theatre Festival is still accepting applications for the Compass Points National Planning Committee (February – June 2013) for a QUEBEC REPRESENTATIVE. Members of the committee will provide input on programming and the organizational structure of the 2013 event in Ottawa, Ontario and aid in outreach to schools and emerging artists. We are currently searching for one representative from each of the following areas: British Columbia, Prairie region (AB, SK, MB), Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada (NS, NB, PEI, NL) and the Territories (YU, NT, NU) for a total of six (6) representatives. Preference will be given to those with previous Compass Points experience.

Duties include: availability for bi-weekly conference calls and regular email contact as well as taking on specific tasks and projects as required. Attendance at the 2013 Magnetic North Theatre Festival in Ottawa (June 7-15) is preferred but not required as committee members must fund their own way to the Festival, however billets will be available to team members. This is a volunteer position.

Please forward your resume/CV and a statement of interest to Liz Truchanowicz, Compass Points Curator at: compasspoints@magneticnorthfestival.ca