Call out for youth actors!

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Open Call for Actors!

Are you an actor looking for your big break? Do you need experience on the big wide stage. If so, well here’s your chance!

From the Creator of “A Morbid Occasion” comes the re-mount of her first play .
Aracely Reyes, in association with the Paprika Festival Presents:
“Hagoromo,” An adaptation.

Aracely is a 2nd student @ UTSC and is looking for a new cast and crew to join her as she re-creates the Japanese folk tale of a young angel who falls from grace and spends her life on earth in search of her wings to get back home.

The Paprika Festival is a Toronto, youth based Theater Festival that happens during the month of March. It is a wonderful mentoring program that gives young actors, directors, play wrights and other artists the opportunity to showcase their work in front of real audiences and the art-based community in Toronto.

We are looking for talented young women to play the Angels, Earth women, and one young Man, to play the male lead as the Tribal hunter.

No Japanese background or language is necessary. All nationalities are welcome. Any knowledge or background in dance is welcomed but not required.

We are also looking for talented people to be a part of the crew for the positions of Running Crew/Lighting Technician, Set designer, Props and Costume Artist.

You will be contacted with additional information and if you need ot submit any additional information.

For Crew: Please submit a resume by e-mail and please include your contact information. You are to attend the audition for an interview.

This is a great opportunity to gain some experience and showcase in front of a real audience. So please don’t miss out.

You can call or e-mail Aracely at aracely.reyesromero@utoronto.ca or cell_air@hotmail.com ASAP!

The deadline is November 8th 2009

Thank you! We look forward to meeting and working with all of you!

Write from the Hip

Call for Submissions: 11th Annual Write From The Hip, Nightwood Theatre

October 26, 2009 — TAPA

Nightwood Theatre’s 11th annual emerging playwriting program,Write From the Hip is now accepting submissions from 18-29 year-old women looking for an opportunity to develop and write a play and advance their craft.

Write from the Hip is a series of weekly workshops, mentoring andhands-on seminars in writing skills and professional play development specifically designed for emerging playwrights. Past mentors have included: D’bi Young, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Judith Thompson, Claudia Dey, Morwyn Brebner, Florence Gibson, Iris Turcott, Marjorie Chan and Lisa Codrington.

This year each participant will complete a new short work of 20-25 minute inspired by a newspaper article. The workshop will include a pitch session with artistic director Kelly Thornton. The play is then workshopped and staged on the final night of Write from the Hip in August 2010. Write from the Hip will begin January 25th and runs mainly on Monday nights from 6:30-9:30pm. Program Director is Anna Chatterton (scroll below for her bio).

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Participants are selected through submissions and personal interviews conducted by the program coordinators and Nightwood’s artistic director.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
November 27th, 2009

PLEASE EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING

• 10 pages MAX of an excerpt of one play or up to three plays, 12 point font. (can submit less than 10 pages if desired)
• Fill out Application Form (Click here to download)
• Please Do Not submit a cover letter or resume.

EMAIL SUBMISSIONS, WITH SUBJECT HEADING “WFH SUBMISSION” TO: monica@nightwoodtheatre.net

SNAIL MAIL SUBMISSONS
Anna Chatterton
Director of Youth Initiatives
Write From the Hip Submissions
Nightwood Theatre
55 Mill Street, Suite 301, Building No. 74
Toronto ON M5A 3C4

For more info please check out our website at http://www.nightwoodtheatre.net or contact Anna Chatterton, Director of Youth Initiatives at anna@nightwoodtheatre.net

ANNA CHATTERTON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
Anna is a performer, playwright and librettist. She was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Opera in 2008. Past work includes Stitch (World Stage/Theatre Centre/urbanvessel), See Saw(Opera to Go) and Swoon (Canadian Opera Company). She is a co-founding member of the award winning theatre company Independent Aunties and co-wrote (with Evalyn Parry) and performed the triple Dora nominated Breakfast (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre), Clean Irene & Dirty Maxine (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre),Frances, Matilda and Tea and The Mysterious Shorts (Theatre Passe Muraille). Upcoming; Voice-Box (Harbourfront/urbanvessel, Fresh Grounds program), and Donna (Canadian Opera Company). Anna’s plays and operas have also been performed across Canada, the States and in Europe. Anna was Playwright in Residence at Tapestry New Opera Works and was part of the Artist Residency program at the Theatre Centre with companies Independent Auntie and urbanvessel. She is currently in Tarragon Theatre’s Playwright’s Unit and has been in units at The Canadian Stage Company and Factory Theatre.

Lost Lyrics Village Cypher

Hi everyone,

Lost Lyrics is currently in our reflection and planning season. The past 3 years have been incredible learning experiences for both myself and Tasha. We would like to continue this process of learning by reaching out to the communities that have welcomed Lost Lyrics. Hence...

We are inviting you to the Lost Lyrics Village Cypher!

Parents, community members, educators, artists, students, elders and youth are invited to this collective exchange of ideas, knowledge, energy and perspective that we hope to utilize to shape our Lost Lyrics 2010 curriculum.

We will be sharing our learnings from 2009 aswell as ideas for the Lost Lyrics 2010 curriculum and would love to have your feedback.

Plus we will be showing a sneak preview of our Lost Lyrics 2009 DVD which features footage from in our classroom and The Live Report Card.

And we will be serving free and very, very yummy scrumptious food courtesy of Mama Hood Catering!!! If you've tried Mama Hood's cooking you know that I'm not exaggerating.

We will be holding two cyphers: the first in Malvern and the second in Jane-Finch. You can check out the location that is the most convenient for you or come to both! Here are the details for each location:

Malvern:

Thursday, November, 5 2009, 6pm @ Malvern Public Library - 30 Sewells Road

Jane-Finch

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6pm @ Oakdale Community Centre - 350 Grandravine Drive

The flyer is attached. Please forward this e-mail out to anyone you believe would be interested and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

We look forward to seeing you there!

One Song Glory - Auditions

AUDITIONS FOR YOUNG MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMERS

WAIT! DID YOU KNOW THAT TODAY’S CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL THEATRE REPERTOIRE INCLUDES SONGS FROM ALL GENRES OF MUSIC THAT REFLECT TODAY’S YOUTH?

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Seeking the brightest performers of all styles of music under the age of 19 for a one night celebration of contemporary musical theatre.


Acting Up Stage Theatre Company is entering its sixth year of operations in Toronto. It is dedicated to producing contemporary musical theatre that appeals to new generations of audiences. The company has received Dora Award nominations and critical and audience acclaim for its productions (A New Brain, Edges, A Man of No Importance, Elegies, john & jen, tick, tick…BOOM!) and continues to prove that musical theatre is still relevant to younger generations.


After the success of the One Song Glory event over the past three years, Acting Up Stage is again seeking participants under 19 years old for this free training program.


Performance: Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Venue: Toronto Centre for the Arts Studio Theatre

Format: For four Saturdays, participants will take master classes and train with professional directors and musical directors who work in the Toronto musical theatre scene. Each student will get the chance to learn and perform two musical theatre numbers – one in which they are featured and one where they will appear as part of a group. All of the material will be from the contemporary musical theatre canon. The work will be presented in two showcase performances at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.

Audition Dates: Sunday, October 18 and Saturday, October 24, 2009



How will it work?

Students will audition with the material that they feel shows off their vocal style. The audition will be for the artistic team (directors, musical directors) who will then choose the performers that they want to be a part of the program. If you are chosen, you will be singing songs that the artistic team feels suitable to your voice.


Why do I want to be in this?

This is your chance to work with professional Toronto directors and musical directors on your skills to help improve your performance technique. This is an excellent way to expose your talents to an audience of 400 people in a Toronto theatre.


What kind of commitment is this?

If selected you will be REQUIRED to attend four rehearsals (Saturday, November 7th, Saturday, November 14th**, Saturday, November 21st**, and Saturday, November 28th, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.) You will then need to be at the theatre on Sunday, November 29th, the day of the show, at 12:00 p.m. and remain until the show is completed (approximately 10pm). Participants must be available for all dates. During lunchtimes, there will be a panel series featuring experts who will answer your questions about the musical theatre industry!

**will be half days


Is there a cost?

Nope. The entire program is provided free of charge.



To be considered for an audition…

1. email auditions@actingupstage.com by Thursday, October 15th, 2009 for the October 18th auditions; or Wednesday, October 21, 2009 for the October 24th auditions.
2. include:

o your name and phone number
o what city you are from
o your school
o your favourite musical
o your preferred date to audition (October 18 or 24th)

3. prepare 1 piece to perform for the audition. Please bring sheet music. Accompanist will be provided.



***Check out our www.youtube.com/actingupstage for video from last year’s show!***



This project is made possible, in part, by the Youth Theatre Training Program
of Theatre Ontario funded by the Ontario Arts Council

Participation in this program has been fully subsidized thanks to generous donations by McDonald's Canada & Curtis Barlow.

This program is sponsored by: The Children's Theatre Project, Randolph Young Company, Sheridan College, Ovation Performing Arts Academy.



For more information please email auditions@actingupstage.com or phone
(647) 297-2161

SuiteLife Arts for Youth - Auditions

SUITELIFE ARTS FOR YOUTH

WANTS YOU !!!

for a workshop and performance of a fresh new

multi media, multi-disciplinary work

“Suite Poetry”

Performance date: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Harbourfront Centre

10 Actors 10 Singers 10 Dancers 5 Poets

Audition Requirements for Youth 15 - 20yrs.

Actors/Poets must present a contemporary monologue or poem ( published or written by the individual ), maximum 2 minutes in length

Singers must present a song of their choice “a capella” ( in any style ), that best demonstrates their vocal range

Dancers will be given a warm-up and taught choreography en masse at the audition

DOWNTOWN AUDITIONS & PROGRAM

Audition date: SAT., OCTOBER 31, 2009

St. Christopher House, 248 Ossington Ave.

Workshop begins: SAT. NOVEMBER 7, 2009

Sessions are held on Saturdays ( 10am.- 4:30pm.) for 16 wks

SCARBOROUGH AUDITIONS & PROGRAM
Audition date: SAT., OCTOBER 24, 2009
Christ Church Scarborough, 155 Markham Rd.
Workshop begins: TUES. NOVEMBER 3, 2009
Sessions are held Tues. - Thurs. ( 5pm.- 7:00pm.) for 16 wks

To reserve an audition time please contact: DENESE MATTHEWS at (416) 691-3269

www.suitelifearts.org

Parkdale Street Writers

Are you 16-25 years old? Do you keep a blog or journal? Constantly update your Facebook page? Write super-long e-mails? Make up stories, films, rants, video game ideas, lyrics and/or poems in your head? Love to read and talk about books?

Why not join the…

Parkdale Street Writers
A Boot Camp for Young Dreamers

Free writing workshops led by kick-ass local authors, comics creators, hip hop poets and street artists!

www.parkdalewriters.ca

Work directly with: Clifton Joseph (dub poet and CBC personality), Mariko Tamaki (graphic novelist, Skim and Emiko Superstar), Mindbender (hip hop M.C. and journalist), Dale Jarvis (storyteller and ghost story writer), Kristyn Dunnion, (author of Moshpit and Big Big Sky), Stro1 (street artist and videographer), Willow Dawson (graphic novelist, 100 Mile House and No Girls Allowed), Jean Yoon (actor, poet and playwright), Emily Pohl-Weary (author of A Girl Like Sugar and Strange Times at Western High)

What will we do?
• Write about real life
• Produce song lyrics and poems
• Create your own comics
• Interview people
• Read/write film scripts
• Find and make art
• Publish your work
• Get advice from professionals
• Choose other kinds of writing

DATES/TIMES
Parkdale Library (basement auditorium)
1303 Queen Street West, Toronto
Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m.
Starts November 3rd, 2009 – but join anytime!

FINE PRINT
Participants must be 16-25 years old. Workshops are free, but please register! All supplies and snacks are provided for participants. TTC tickets available for people coming from outside the neighborhood.

Contact Emily Pohl-Weary (coordinator) to register and get more information: info@parkdalewriters.ca or 416-779-1448

(Generously sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, Diaspora Dialogues and the Toronto Public Library.)

www.parkdalewriters.ca

The Sedina Show - October 30

Sofina Productions is proud to present
The Sedina Show @ Theatre Passe Muraille (16 Ryerson Avenue)
Friday, October 30, 2009 @ 9:30pm
Cover $10

The Sedina Show is a multi disciplinary cabaret hosted by performer and producer, Sedina Fiati. Featuring lots of singing, comedy, spoken word and sometimes dance, this cabaret has been delighting Toronto audiences since 2006.

On Friday, October 30, join us for the Gay, Gay Cabaret Edition, an ode to the fun and camp that queers are famous for. Expect cover of artists like Cher and Madonna and some great music theatre tunes. Featuring accompaniment by Adam Weinmann. See sedinashow.blogspot.com for more info on Sedina and her going-ons.

The Power of Choice - Course with Deidre Walton

The Power of Choice

• Always wanted to try something but things always get in the way?
• Feel like working all the time is leaving no time for your real life?
• Living your life based on other people’s expectations?
• Want to live a more creative and fulfilling life?

Take the Power of Choice, a six week series of workshops that will:

ü Explore the relationship between the choices that we make, and the level of power and confidence that we feel in our lives

ü Examine fear/resistance as a concept, an emotion and a tool/strategy.

ü Teach you how to move through fear, incorporate positive thinking, and goal-oriented decision making into their everyday repertoire of skills give new life

Facilitated by Deidre “D-Lishus” Walton

Topics covered will include:

Session 1: Giving ourselves room

Defining our parameters and our fears, deciding on a basis of unity and guidelines

Session 2: giving ourselves validation

Meeting our inner critic, excavating the roots of our fears, finding the gems of our dreams hidden beneath and affirming our innermost desires

Session 3: giving ourselves permission

Flinging our imaginative nets wide to harness the richness of our dreams, nurturing our creative goals

Session 4: choosing possibility and potential

Working ‘backwards’ developing concrete ways to incorporate our dreams into our current lives, visioning dreams into reality

Session 5: choosing self as a priority

Redefining fear to make it work for us instead of against us, recognizing and overcoming resistance – our own and other’s

Session 6: choosing power

Recognizing and acknowledging our strengths, our growth and our responsibility;

Aligning ourselves on the path

Using a variety of accessible and fun strategies, including guided visualization, mandalas, breathing techniques, creative affirmations and exploratory exercises, we will get in touch with our goals, raise our self-esteem and create more satisfying lives.

It’s not too late to enrich your life by exploring your true potential!

Course Fee:

$100 + $20 materials fee per participant

Schedule and Duration:

Tuesday evenings

Oct 27 to Dec 1, inclusive

6: 30 to 9pm, with scheduled breaks

Location:

b current performing arts corps

601 Christie street (@ St Clair W)

Suite 251

To register, contact the facilitator by phone or email:

Deidre/D-Lishus

905 580 4865

d-lishus@unforgettable.com

About the facilitator:

Deidre “D-Lishus” Walton is a poet, playwright, arts educator, facilitator and consultant. She has been providing counselling and coaching services for women since 2001. She is a skilled facilitator, and challenges participants from 10 to 60 with her engaging, and thought-provoking workshops. D-Lishus creates an inclusive environment in which participants feel safe to question, share and grow.

Registration is limited. Register now to avoid disappointment.