[mobglob-discuss] Fw: Vancouverites! *job posting and workshop opportunity

Fri Nov 28 22:14:38 PST 2003

Vancouverites! *job posting and workshop opportunity
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jennifer Girard 
To: *Newsletter #6C 
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 4:14 PM
Subject: Vancouverites! *job posting and workshop opportunity

Greetings, Friends!

This is for Vancouver residents, however our technology cannot separate out local from non-local in our address books.  Please excuse this message if it is not relevant!

As you may know, Headlines' upcoming project, called Practicing Democracy, will be using Forum Theatre to make community-based law.  The show will tour through Vancouver March 3rd  21st, 2004.  In early April, the Legal Expert's Report will go to Vancouver City Council, service providers, media and to you via our website.

Presently, we are looking for people who are living the issues of the cuts to welfare and who may be interested in joining the community workshop (Feb 1-6) and people who want to continue on to create and perform the mainstage production (Feb 10- March 21).  I have pasted more info below.  You can also see the website for details, www.headlinestheatre.com.

If you or anyone you know would like to join this project, please respond or pass the information along.  If you have any questions, please call!  I can also send more detailed info in the mail and I would be glad to meet with any group who is interested in learning about this project.  

Practicing Democracy is a lively and fun event where Vancouver residents will use theatre to communicate with local government and define civic law.  By putting our ideas into human, theatrical form, we can affect civic policy and practice.

I hope you will join us!

Also... Headlines is looking for a new Outreach Co-ordinator!  I have enjoyed tremendously working for this wonderful company, however this spring, I will be moving to the beautiful Kootenay Mountains.  If you or someone you know would like my job, the posting is attached as a PDF file. if you need it in some other format (any word processor format) let me know what that is and i will translate and send.  If you have excellent connections with local community organizations, I encourage you to apply! Note, only the applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted.

All the best,
Jennifer
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Jennifer Girard
Community Outreach Coordinator 
Headlines Theatre
#323-350 East 2nd Ave.
Vancouver, BC Canada V5T 4R8
(604) 871-0508 (ph)  (604) 871-0209 (fax)
e-mail:    democracy at headlinestheatre.com
web:    http://www.headlinestheatre.com

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this is your chance to take part in

Practicing Democracy 

. Are you affected by the Provincial Government's cuts to Welfare?

. Do you want to explore solutions in a playful and engaging way?

. Do you like to think on your feet?

If you answered yes to these questions, then Headlines Theatre invites you to participate in Practicing Democracy.

We are looking for twenty-four people to participate in a week-long THEATRE FOR LIVING workshop.

Participants must be living in Vancouver and affected by the cuts to welfare in some way.  Using theatre games and exercises we will explore how Vancouver residents experience these issues.  It is these points of tension that will form the subject matter of the Forum Theatre play.  

We need a diversity of perspectives to inform this work.  Your experience of the cuts to welfare may be direct or indirect.  Perhaps you have current or recent experience of welfare or you have family, neighbours, clients, customers, students, patients or co-workers who are impacted.  If you are keen to explore your relationship to poverty in the city, your perspective is valuable to this workshop.

Join us in developing this exciting project!  

. Join the community workshop!
February 1 - 6, 2004

The community workshop will use theatre games and exercises to build trust and explore your experiences and perspective around  the cuts to welfare.  To a large extent these games and exercises are non-verbal. You will be asked to look into moments of stress, tension, internal and external struggles from your own life in order to investigate issues at both a personal and a systemic level. This will happen through a physical language -- not testimonials.  

This workshop does not go to public performance. Its purpose is to create a mandate for the creation of the Forum Theatre production that will tour inside Vancouver. 

The workshop will take place from February 1-6, 2004.  It is very important that you are able to commit to coming to every day all day of the workshop. Each workshop participant will be paid $500.00 for the week and lunch will be provided each day. 

Housing will be provided for those participants who are not currently in housing pending funding availability. All workshop participants will be interviewed prior to the workshop as part of the participant selection process.  Please contact us if you have any questions.    

. Are you interested in being in the production? 

Six members of the community workshop will create the mainstage Forum Theatre play along with Headlines¹ Artistic Director David Diamond and a professional design team. 

We don¹t want the community workshop to be an audition so, if you want to be considered for the cast, you will be asked to do some improvisation work with David during the participant interviews.

Cast will be paid $550 a week for the duration of the project (February 10  March 21, 2003), with housing supplied for those who require it.  Cast members will sign contracts stating they are available for the full time period.

. The Schedule

December 15, 2003
Deadline for applications. 
(Maximum 24 participants)
Please specify whether or not you are interested in going on to create 
the main stage production or if you would like to be in the workshop only.

Acting experience is not required, 
but we do need a letter/email/fax or phone call stating  
why you are interested in being part of the project, 
that you are available for the times and dates outlined in this schedule, 
how we can reach you 
and a resumé if you choose.  

We will gladly answer any questions. Our address and numbers are below. 

January 8 - 10, 2004
Participant interviews and cast auditions.
All participants will be interviewed, those interested in being in the play
will audition. It is not possible to prepare for this, just bring yourself and be willing to play!

January 15
Final selections.
We will announce the workshop participants and cast.

February 1 - 6, 2004
Workshop.
The THEATRE FOR LIVING workshop will take place from 10 am - 6 pm each day.

February 10 - 29, 2004
Rehearsals.
(10  6 daily, Monday is day off)
The cast creates the main stage production.

March 1 - 21, 2004
Performance.
The Forum Theatre production will be performed 
20 times in three community halls around Vancouver.

Early April, 2004
Report goes to Council.
The record of the audience interventions, in the form of recommendations that the City can implement will be submitted to Council.

. Sign me up!

To become a workshop participant, please send us a letter/email/fax indicating that you are able to commit to the dates and times of the workshop (February 1-6 from 10 am to 6 pm each day). If you are interested in creating the public mainstage show and being in the tour, please indicate that you are available to do so (February 10-29 every day except Mondays and March 1-21 for performances).  

You must also state why you want to be a part of this project and how it is relevant to you.  You may include a resumé if you choose.

Please be sure to include your contact information!  If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call.

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Headlines Theatre
#323-350 East 2nd Ave.
Vancouver, BC Canada V5T 4R8
(604) 871-0508 (ph)  (604) 871-0209 (fax)
e-mail:    democracy at headlinestheatre.com
web:    http://www.headlinestheatre.com

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