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Management & Administrative Opportunities

Artistic Director
Theatre Calgary, Calgary, AB
Deadline: November 30, 2016
Theatre Calgary is a national stage that stimulates, provokes, and delights with ambitious programming created to ignite local, national, and international engagement.

After eleven seasons under the artistic leadership of Dennis Garnhum, Theatre Calgary is now seeking a new Artistic Director (AD) who will work in partnership with the Executive Director (ED) to help ensure the future success of the Theatre. The Artistic Director is responsible for the artistic vision of the company, and together with the ED, jointly delivers the creative, entrepreneurial, and strategic leadership of Theatre Calgary. The AD and the ED report to the Board of Directors, and are responsible for ensuring the Theatre achieves its artistic, audience, and financial objectives. The new AD will lead Theatre Calgary to a new level of prominence amongst top-tier theatre companies and enhance its national and international reputation and profile. Please email your cover letter and résumé to: theatrecalgary@searchlightcanada.com. You may also mail your application to Theatre Calgary at: 220 9th Ave. SE, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2G 5C4.


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.


Artistic & Executive Director
Centaur Theatre Company, Montréal, QC
Deadline: Interviews will commence in early December.
Centaur Theatre Company is a non profit organization dedicated to creating, developing, producing and presenting an array of plays. Through our plays and other theatrical explorations from the local, national and international scene, it is our mission to inspire ardour and relevance that relates directly to the modern human experience.

Montreal's Centaur Theatre Company, the flagship English language theatre company in Quebec, invites application for the position of Artistic and Executive Director. Applicants should have a significant experience in a strategic artistic leadership and management role. The new appointment would be in position for the 2017/2018 season.


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

Associate Director of Development - Major Gifts
Canadian Stage, Toronto, ON
Deadline: Applications will be considered until the position is filled.             
Canadian Stage is one of the country's leading not-for-profit contemporary theatre companies, producing and showcasing innovative theatre from Canada and around the world, allowing its audience to encounter daring work guided by a strong directorial vision and a 21st-century aesthetic. The company prides itself on presenting multidisciplinary pieces and work in translation that pushes the boundaries of form and style.

We are looking for a really great, truly passionate fundraiser. Bold, smart, cultured, fun-loving, connecting easily with an ever-expanding network of committed arts lovers - oh, and really good at the job. Is that you?

You will implement the strategic plan for individual giving, helping drive a team of three collaborators, with strategic guidance from our Director of Business Development. The principal focus will be on major gifts, helping to identify and cultivate the great philanthropic forces of this city and beyond who are drawn to the bold contemporary performing arts that is at the heart of Canadian Stage.

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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. 


Reporting Assistant
TicketKing (a division of Mirvish Productions), Toronto, ON
Deadline: Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Mirvish Productions is a Canadian theatre management and production company, based in Toronto, founded by David Mirvish in 1987. In 1991, in response to increased ticket demand, Mirvish Productions established a subsidiary company, TicketKing, to act as a ticketing agent and provide a telephone sales service to complement the theatre ticket window. TicketKing has subsequently evolved into an online sales service, providing an internet box office not only to Mirvish Productions, but to many smaller Toronto theatre companies, as well.

TicketKing (a division of Mirvish Productions) is looking for an enthusiastic individual (preferably with an interest in theatre) to fill a full time position of Reporting Assistant. The candidate should be a self-starter and fast learner with an aptitude for harnessing strong Excel skills to achieve results.


Technical Opportunities

Production Manager
Gateway Theatre, Richmond, BC
Deadline: November 18, 2016
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 Production Manager is responsible for all production and technical activities at Gateway Theatre. He or she ensures the efficient and cost effective execution of all production activities whilst maintaining a consistent standard of excellence. This is a full-time permanent position.


Technical Director for the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage  
Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver, BC
Deadline: November 25, 2016
The Arts Club Theatre Company is Western Canada's largest professional theatre company. Now in its 53rd season, this not-for-profit charitable organization produces and presents year-round at three venues-the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Island Stage, and Goldcorp Stage-as well as on tour throughout the province.

The Arts Club Theatre Company is currently accepting applications for the position of Technical Director for the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. This person shall be responsible for all aspects of production at that venue and oversees staff that operates under the IATSE Collective agreement.


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.


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.


Teaching and Education Opportunities

There are no Teaching and Education Opportunities at the present time.

Professional Development Opportunities
Arts Management Opportunities

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?
Upcoming Peer to Peer Calls
Artistic Practice Round Table
Wednesday, November 23 - 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
With Ardith Boxall, Artistic Director, Manitoba Theatre Projects (Winnipeg) / Chair of the Artistic Practice Committee (PACT) and Samantha MacDonald, Artistic Producer, Lunchbox Theatre (Calgary).  


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

Canadian Event Safety Summit
Canadian Event Safety Summit in partnership with the Event Safety Alliance,  Mississauga, ON
November 22, 2016 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Discounted Registration Deadline: November 11, 2016
As a follow-up to our sold-out event last May, we invite you to continue the safety conversation with an afternoon of learning. By popular request, speakers will include representatives from the Ministry of Labour and the Electrical Safety Authority, plus a panel of our colleagues to talk about safety in challenging venues.

The Canadian Safety Summit is co-chaired and moderated by  Janet Sellery, one of Canada's leading experts in health and safety and the arts. After a career in stage management, Janet pioneered the health and safety program at the Stratford Festival. Her work as a Health & Safety Consultant (Sellery Health + Safety) focuses on customizing programs, training, and resources to reflect the constantly evolving and unique demands of live performance.

This event is designed to provide practical insights for production suppliers, event production companies, festivals, roadhouses, municipalities, colleges and universities, labour organizations, and all those who provide support to the event industry.  Join us for a day of  inspiring speakers  and an opportunity to connect with fellow event professionals - promoters, venue staff, suppliers - and all those who make the shows happen.


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
Nov. 30 - Marketing your Rental Spaces 
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)


Professional Development
Individual Artistic Opportunities

Writing Kim's Convenience: From Stage to Screen  
Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto, ON
Deadline: November 18, 2016
Writer and creator of Kim's Convenience (Toronto Fringe New Play Contest Winner, 2011) Ins Choi will lead emerging playwrights through the process of writing for television, answering questions along the way and sharing experiences gleaned from writing Season One of Kim's Convenience on CBC. Space is limited. Please fill out the online application form by November 18th at 11:59pm.


Bard Studio
Bard on the Beach, Vancouver, BC
October 17 - November 21, 2016
Following the success of our inaugural Spring 2016 series, The Bard Studio is back! The Bard Studio provides drop-in training for both emerging and established theatre professionals. The Fall 2016 series of classes is offered at the new BMO Theatre Centre at 162 West 1st Avenue in Vancouver's Olympic Village neighbourhood. All daytime and evening classes and events in the Fall 2016 series are offered free of charge, but require advance registration. Initial registration is limited to 3 classes/person, with additional registration opening up one week before each class.


November Workshops and Webinars at Theatre Ontario
Theatre Ontario, Toronto, ON
Throughout the month of November
This month at Theatre Ontario, learn: to keep your team safe and your show running smoothly; techniques to stage human sexuality; how to inspire people with your craft; all about the business of acting; the secrets to a successful voice acting career; what an agent does and why should you have one. Check out upcoming workshops on these topics and more!

November 22 - Launching Your Career Workshop
November 26 - Voice Over Workshop
November 28 - Ask an Agent! Everything you've always wanted to know...


Paddy Crean Stage Combat Workshop
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, AB
December 29, 2016 - January 3, 2017
Deadline: November 23, 2016
Spend six days with the International Order of the Sword and Pen for the 2016 Paddy Crean Stage Combat workshop. This workshop focuses on theories and practices as applied to combat for stage, screen, and the martial arts.


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.  
Explore the Theatre Listing now

Note for organizations: should you find inaccuracies in your listing, please contact dylano@pact.ca to update your information.

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

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.


Call for Grant Proposals: Province of BC International Presence Funding
Province of British Columbia, Victoria, BC
Deadline: Applications accepted on continuous intake until November 30, 2016
B.C. artists and arts organization pursuing international promotion or networking opportunities are invited to submit grant proposals for International Presence funding. Following a successful pilot earlier this year, the Province will invest $250,000 in projects that raise the global profile of B.C.'s artists.

Proposals will be accepted by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development's Arts and Cultural Development Branch on a continuous intake until the budget is fully committed for this program, or until Nov. 30, 2016. Priority will be given to projects that create links with the Province's key export markets (China, Japan, Southeast Asia, South Korea, United States, India and Europe).


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 ).


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.


In Touch

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.

Touchstone Theatre Announces Interim 
Artistic Director and
Artistic & Production Associate
Amiel Gladstone joins Touchstone as Interim 
Artistic Director until July 
2017. Naomi Vogt has also joined the company as 
Artistic & Production 
Associate. Welcome to 
you both!

Lisa Bugden Joins 
Neptune Theatre as 
General Manager
Lisa Bugden was the Interim Director of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and Chief Executive Office of Film and Creative Industries Nova 
Scotia. She began her work 
at Neptune on November 7. Welcome, Lisa!


Tania Senewiratne Becomes General Manager at Soulpepper Theatre Company
Tania Senewiratne has been General Manager at Obsidian Theatre Company, and was recently announced as Soulpepper's next General Manager. Congratulations, Tania!
Director Nadia Ross Wins 2016 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre
As a part of the $100,000 
prize, Ms Ross receives 
$75,000 and Sarah Conn and Shaista Latif, whom Ms Ross has chosen as her protégées, will share $25,000 between them.

Black Theatre Workshop Honoured for 
Committment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The company was awarded 
the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award at this year's METAs in recognition of the 
its Artist Mentorship 
Program, a program 
dedicated to nurturing a diversity of emerging 
Montreal artists.

Canadian Arts Coalition Publishes Annual Analysis of Federal Budget for 2016
The analysis concludes, in broad terms, that the government's approach to the arts and culture sector to date is a very positive one, supported with substantial reinvestments and new investments in the sector.

Eva Cairns Receives 2016 Rozsa Award
Eva Cairns, Managing 
Producer of  Catalyst Theatre (Edmonton) has 
been awarded the 2016 
Rozsa Award for Excellence 
in  Arts Management.

SpaceFinder Waterloo Region Launches at 
Amplify
ArtsBuild Ontario launched 
the creative spaces tool in 
the City of Waterloo at 
Amplify - a full day culture summit, organized by the 
City of Waterloo, that celebrates creativity and innovation in the region.


Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society Announced as Tenant at New cSPACE King Edward Artistic Hub
The company was one of 29 tenant organizations recently announced, and will be moving into the new space in Calgary in December.

Saskatoon Playwright Asks Shoppers for Help Writing Play
CBC News Sasatoon recently highlighted Yvette Nolan's in-store residency with Sum Theatre.




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