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Theatre Ontario's Talent Bank - Applying To Join The Talent Bank

Theatre Ontario's Talent Bank matches educational and community organizations with professional theatre teachers and trainers for workshops, adjudications, and short-term consulting contracts. The professionals listed in our Talent Bank are interested in travelling to your community.

Applying To Join The Talent Bank

All applicants to the Talent Bank must be permanent residents of Ontario and members of Theatre Ontario.

Talent Bank applicants must be proficient practitioners in the categories to which they are applying, with a sensitivity to and familiarity with the needs and concerns of the community theatre sector and a demonstrated ability as a teacher/trainer.

Click here to download a PDF copy of the Talent Bank application guidelines.

Applications to the Talent Bank are submitted online.

Use this form if you are a new applicant to the Talent Bank
Use this form if you are a current member of the Talent Bank who wishes to apply to a new category

If you are not already, you must also become an individual member of Theatre Ontario.

Talent Bank applications are accepted from November 1 to December 31.

For more information about Applying to Join the Talent Bank, please contact Dennis Johnson, Community Theatre Coordinator, at dennis@theatreontario.org or 416.408.4556 x.13.

Grant Writing Workshop for Youth

Grant-writing 101 Workshop for Youth
Thursday November 26, 2009, 6pm to 9pm
Metro Hall (55 John St), Room 303

This interactive session will explore the basics of preparing a grant application. It will breakdown the main components of an application including the proposal, work plan and budget; and provide tips for creating a clear, concise application - one that is useful to you in implementing your project. The facilitators will provide tips for building relationships with funders and provide all participants with a list of youth and arts funders.

Facilitators:
Ana Skinner, Program Manager, Laidlaw Foundation
Laura Metcalfe, Community Development Officer, City of Toronto
shahina sayani, Program Manager, ArtReach Toronto

RSVP: This workshop is open to youth (13 to 29 yrs). Please register
by November 24th at 5pm with your name, organization/group (if any),
email address and phone number to info@artreachtoronto.ca.

Space for this workshop is limited so register today! Food and refreshments will be provided. All participants will receive a resource guide.

Directions: Metro Hall is located at 55 John St., South-east corner of King and John, two blocks east of Spadina. If you are using public transit, take the subway to St. Andrew station, then walk through the "PATH" to Metro Hall or walk above ground 2 blocks west.

This workshop is part of the larger GOAL (Grassroots Organizing and Leadership) Youth Workshop Series being organized by a working group made up of youth organizations and funders. A certificate will be provided to participants who attend 5 or more workshops in the series. For more information, contact info@artreachtoronto.ca

GOAL Youth Workshop Series partners include:
ArtReach Toronto
Laidlaw Foundation
Schools Without Borders
Grassroots Youth Collaborative
City of Toronto
For Youth Initiative
Toronto Community Foundation
Department of Canadian Heritage

Crapshoot Call for Submissions

Call For Submissions!

We want you to take a Gamble on you!

The Elephants in the Room would like to invite artists of all disciplines to audition for the upcoming

CRAPSHOOT!

at Theatre Passe Muraille’s Cabaret Stage!

On Friday December 18th we continue the season of Emerging Artist showcasing in a quick draw all out rapid-fire extravaganza. Each submission chosen will have 5 minutes on stage to try out a new work in front of a lively audience willing to take a gregarious gamble.

The audience will decide who will have a longer-than-five-minute time slot in our next Crapshoot in the New Year!
We welcome actors, directors, writers, musicians, dancers, producers, visual artists and anyone who rolls over the boundaries between these roles. Our evenings are typically put together with a variance in mind, so ante up and go all in!

Written Submissions are due at the witching hour (12:00) November 21st, 2009.

We cannot accept any applications after this date! Please follow the guidelines carefully. Only those selected for an audition will be contacted.

Auditions will take place on the evening of Thursday, November 26th and the afternoon of Sunday, November 29th, 2009.

Failure to follow the guidelines means your application will not be considered; so please read carefully! Start by filling out the questions below and sending your application to

elephantsintheroom@passemuraille.on.ca .

Application
We will be scheduling up to 30 Audition slots, not every submission will guarantee an audition. These guidelines are subject to qualify, please follow them carefully.

Who are you? (Name, theatre background, company affiliations, anything else you briefly want to tell us.)

How can we get a hold of you? (Phone, email, etc.)

Where might we have seen you before? (Previous productions, workshops, other artistic endeavors.)

Have you been to a Crapshoot?

In 100 words or less, what have you got for us? Creativity and originality accepted graciously.

Who is your (or your company’s) greatest inspiration? And Why? 25 words or less please.

And thank you!

THE ELEPHANTS.

Gas Girls by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard

Gas Girls

Playwright: Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
Director/Dramaturge: Philip Adams
Featuring: Peter Bailey, Nawa Nicole Simon, Jamie Robinson, Dienye Waboso
Set and Costume Designer: Jackie Chau
Lighting Designer: Michelle Ramsay
Sound Designer: Nick Murray
Choreographer: Vivine Scarlett

New Harlem Productions starts off strong this season with Artistic Director Donna-Michelle St. Bernard’s award-winning new play, Gas Girls, a look at the lives of two sex trade workers in an economically depressed region.

Plying her trade with the truckers at the Zimbabwean border, Gigi works for gas. Her young protégé, Lola, wants to learn and can’t figure out why it isn’t love she is finding.

Gas Girls was honoured with Alberta Theatre Projects’ Enbridge Emerging PlayRites Award in March and placed second in Queen’s University’s Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition in April.

November 5-14, 2009
Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, 16 Ryerson Ave Toronto
Box office: 416.504.7529 or click here to buy tickets online
Info: 416-804-1702 or visit newharlemproductions.wordpress.com

Contact for media and presenters: Yvette Nolan, newharlemproductions@gmail.com

See their facebook page as well

ArtsVote Launch - Nov 17

Obsidian Theatre's Production of Yellowman

Obsidian Theatre Company is pleased to be a part of the 4x4 Festival, an Off-Road Event of Women Directors, produced by Nightwood Theatre.

Yellowman Produced by: Nightwood Theatre in co-production with Obsidian Theatre October 31 - November 14, 2009 Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs 26 Berkeley St., Toronto

Written by: Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by: Weyni Mengesha

Starring: Dean Marshall and Ordena

Design Team: Tamara Marie Kucheran, Beth Kates

A 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Finalist and winner of the 2002-2003 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, this seminal play is an edgy and provocative examination of the complexities of inter-race prejudice. Yellowman tells the story of Eugene, a light-skinned black man and his relationship with Alma, a dark-skinned black woman. An intriguingly dramatic look at how we see those around us.

Visit OTCtix.com for all events.

Casting Call for hosts of colour!

MAGNETIC PRODUCTIONS

(formerly Edelman Productions/Minneapolis)

is searching for a Host

for a New

Kitchen Makeover Show

on a National Cable Network

Magnetic Productions is creating a new kitchen makeover series for a national cable network.

This kitchen show will feature new products & creative ideas that can transform a kitchen without spending a lot of money. Many of the projects will be quick fix-ups, others will be total makeovers. No matter how extensive the project, the focus will be on getting the most bang for the buck.

Searching for Host: Union or Non-Union

We are casting for a high energy host. Male or female. Shooting will be in the Minneapolis area. The series will feature homeowners doing the work, so host will be a combination coach & teacher. We’re looking for a host who is outgoing & confident, with a great sense of humor and real personality.

We need some or all of the following attributes:

• Diversity will be a key factor!
• Knowledge of design – kitchen design in particular.
• Excellent handyperson or pro remodeling skills.
• Experience on camera – or at least comfortable on camera.

About Magnetic Productions

Formerly Edelman Productions/Mpls, the staff of Magnetic Productions has produced numerous lifestyle series for major cable networks.

TO SUBMIT: (Deadline Wed. 11/11):

* Send headshots, resumes, demo, by 11/11 to:

Magnetic Productions

Casting Director

800 Washington Ave N, Ste 506

Mpls, MN 55401

* Email us by 11/11 at kitchencasting@magneticproductions.com

Subject Line: TV Host

Include photos, resume & video links!

VIDEO LINKS:

We prefer NOT to see actor reels! We need to "see" the person as our Host! Sending a link (YouTube video, etc) of any hosting, remodeling (or mock remodeling project) is best! If you shoot a demo, include an interview about your design/remodeling experience, and a standup to camera about the work you’re doing, preferably in a kitchen.

Imagine that you’re going to remodel the kitchen you’re standing in. Tell us what’s wrong with the kitchen now and give us a few cool ideas on how you’re going to improve it—with the help of the homeowners.

We’re looking for fun energy and wit. Don’t take yourself too seriously, have fun with it. Be a little ‘snarky’—be opinionated! If you’ve done remodeling before, make sure that comes across.

Interview. Make sure this is medium closeup. Get closer to camera and make sure you get good audio. Look just off camera and answer these questions. Again, we’re looking for great energy, in your face, almost over the top. Have fun with it!!

Q: Tell us about your handyman/remodeling experience. Give us one specific project you worked on.

Q: Tell a funny very short story about a mishap that happened when you were trying to fix something.

Q: Give us a bit on your personal and professional background.

Thank You!

Questions can also be directed to:

John Kitchener, Executive Producer

jkitchener@magneticproductions.com

612-321-9091 x11 office

952-261-9363 alt.