Ismene
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Antigone Project: Training and Professional Workshop
Opportunity for Emerging Actors
ALLEN MACINNISArtistic Director
NANCY J. WEBSTERExecutive Director
Young People’s Theatre (YPT) is thrilled to announce The
Antigone Project, a new and innovative training/pro-fessional
opportunity for emerging artists from across Canada. This project
consists of two components. Part I is a week-long, summer intensive
program (August 27th-Sept. 2nd, 2016) co-taught by veteran director
and teacher, David Latham (Stratford’s Birmingham Conservatory,
National Theatre School) and Allen MacInnis (Artistic Director of
Young People’s Theatre). This six-day session will focus on Epic
Theatre, which can be described as a bold, high stakes story told
through heightened language and big emotions. The demands of such
theatre cannot be met without willing emersion in what it means to
be a fully-alive human being.
In Part II, three participants will be selected to return for a
professional play development workshop (May 8th-19th, 2017) of
Antigone, creating an adaptation of the play that focuses on the
young characters (Anti-gone, Haemon and Ismene) and their
perspectives. The emerging actors will work alongside two
professional actors, a playwright and YPT’s Associate Artistic
Directors, Karen Gilodo and Stephen Colella. Participants will gain
the skills needed when working in a new play development/workshop
environment including text analysis and developing sensitivity
towards the creative process. The workshop will culminate in two
readings for an invited audience.
The training portion of this program is free for selected
participants thanks to generous support from the Slaight Family
Foundation. Some funding may also be available to offset some
travel/accommodation costs. The three emerging participants
selected to participate in the adaptation workshop and public
readings will be paid Canadian Theatre Agreement rates.
Applicants must be: • Training to be a professional actor at one
of Canada’s theatre schools or participating in an actor training
program offered through an arts organization. • Available for both
the training and workshop dates of the program. Sessions will run
from 9:30am-5:30pm. Public Reading times are TBC.
Applicants should send in a video of themselves performing two
monologues. One must be from Antigone (either Antigone, Ismene or
Haemon), the other is the actor’s choice. The video must not exceed
four minutes. The video can be a DVD submission or a YouTube
link.
Applicants must also send in a brief letter (no more than 500
words) expressing their particular interest in this
training/workshop opportunity. Applicants should indicate how they
might benefit from financial assistance for travel/accommodation if
required. Applicants must also include two reference letters from
current instructors. Application Deadline: May 27th, 2016 (mailed
applications can be postmarked). Successful candidates will be
notified by June 24th, 2016. Applications may be emailed to
[email protected] with the subject line “Antigone
1617” or mailed to the attention of:
Given the many different skills theatre-school students are
asked to learn, how does the emerging artist go deeply into any one
of them? What sews together all of these skills? How can we learn
to learn? (David Latham)
Karen Gilodo, Associate Artistic Director, Education
165 FRONT ST. EAST TORONTO, ON M5A 3Z4 |
YOUNGPEOPLESTHEATRE.CA
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
PERSONAL INFORMATION
FULL NAME
ADDRESS
CITY PROVINCE POSTAL CODE
EMAIL DAYTIME PHONE # EVENING PHONE #
I am currently training at:
Year of Study as of September 2016:
SUBMISSIONFor my Antigone monologue, I have chosen to perform
the role of: (Please check one )
Antigone Haemon Ismene
The second monologue I have chosen to perform is:
I have submitted my audition video in or hard copy (DVD) YouTube
link
YouTube link (if submitting online):
REFERENCES1. FULL NAME
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP
EMAIL
DAYTIME PHONE #
2. FULL NAME
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP
EMAIL
DAYTIME PHONE #
The Antigone Project Application Form
ALLEN MACINNISArtistic Director
NANCY J. WEBSTERExecutive Director
165 FRONT ST. EAST TORONTO, ON M5A 3Z4 |
YOUNGPEOPLESTHEATRE.CA
