It must be Spring at Alumnae Theatre
because its time for the
The Alumnae Theatre Company is inviting
interested directors to submit proposals for
any of the four (fabulous) shows in our
2008/2009 season:
September 26 to October 11, 2008 (Mainstage)
Although the topic - cancer - is grim, Edson says that Wit is about love and knowledge, grace and redemption. She uses the word “wit” not so much to convey a sense of comedy (although there are several moments of intelligent humour) but rather to reflect the natural ability to perceive and understand. In order to convey all these concepts, Edson says, she had to write about their opposites: “So the play is about miscommunication and misunderstanding and posturing and arrogance," and while it is a play about death and dying, what seems to have impressed audiences is the lesson it presents for the living.”
Cast: 3W, 3M (+ more actors (W or M) to play supporting roles as needed)
Special Notes: Nudity
November 14 to November 29, 2008 (Studio)
Talking Heads is a series of monologues, each of which depict several stages in each character's decline from an initial state of denial or ignorance of their predicament, through a slow realization of the hopelessness of their situation, and then progressing to a bleak or ambiguous conclusion. But its COMEDY. Seriously. We've chosen three from Bennett's collection: A Lady of Letters, Her Big Chance and Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet.
Cast: 3W
Special Notes:
This is a wonderful opportunity for a director who loves loves loves to work one-on-one with actors in a small, studio-theatre setting.
Talking Heads is actually two separate collections of monologues. While copies of the three monologues will be marked in the scripts left at the Toronto Reference Library and Theatre Ontario, we strongly recommend that you read all of the monologues in the series.
January 16 to January 31, 2009 (Mainstage)
This adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was first produced at Lifeline Theatre in Chicago during 1986. The script won a Joseph Jefferson Citation for New Work. A second staging at Lifeline Theatre in 1991 led to a performance as part of the Chicago Theatre's on the Air radio program. In 1999, the play was rewritten for the Festival Stage at the Stratford Festival of Ontario, where it had a successful run.
Cast: 10W, 6M (if some of the actors play multiple roles)
Special Notes: A large cast. Unfortunately, Colin Firth will not be among the number.
April 17 to May 2, 2009 (Mainstage)
Set in contemporary London, Closer tells the story of four people in the “body business”. Dan the obituary writer, Alice the stripper, Anna the photographer and Larry the dermatologist who, over a period of years, meet and fall in love. It has been described as a work that “gets under its audiences skin, a work in which Marber is alert to the cruel inequalities of love as the characters change partners in what sometimes comes over like a modern reworking of Coward's Private Lives.”
Cast: 2W, 2M
Special Notes: Not for the squeamish.
Interview Dates for Wit and Pride & Prejudice
Thursday June 5th from 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Interview Dates for Talking Heads and Closer
Tuesday June 10th from 6:30 to 9:30pm
Deadline
Please submit a letter of interest by Monday June 2nd at 6 pm.
What We Need From You
We will need you to submit an e-letter of interest before the deadline of June 2nd. At the interview you will be expected to present a proposal to the Directors Selection Committee (made up of Alumnae members) outlining your ideas for a full production, followed by a short interview. A template outlining what a director's proposal includes is available and will be sent to you upon request.
Copies of the full scripts are available at the Toronto Reference Library (Performing Arts Dept., 5th Floor) and at Theatre Ontario.
To Book An Interview
Please contact Tabitha Keast at TabithaKeast@sympatico.ca
A reminder: This is a non-Equity/ACTRA and non-paying engagement.
Download a copy of the Director's Proposal (MS Word format).
Download a copy of the Welcome Directors (MS Word format).
Alumnae Theatre is a non-professional theatre company.
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