Saturday, July 08, 2006

Obsidian Theatre Company Apprenticeships

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - TORONTO
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Obsidian Theatre Company
Apprenticeship Positions Available

Obsidian Theatre is a company of seasoned theatre professionals who come
from the many diverse cultures that make up the African Diasporic
experience in Canada. We are passionately dedicated to the exploration,
development and production of the Black voice on the world stage.

Funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, Obsidian Theatre Company
is offering 4 paid apprenticeship positions as part of the 2006/07
season, to work alongside the company of Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for
Young Audiences' production of The Seussical, directed by Allen MacInnis
and Obsidian Theatre's world premiere production of Austin Clarke's The
Polished Hoe directed by Colin Taylor at the Harbourfront Centre
Theatre.

Apprenticeships will range from 6-8 weeks in the fall of 2006 and 6-8
weeks in the winter of 2007, the precise dates depending on the
position.

There will be 4 apprentices chosen from the following 6 positions,
depending on the interests and abilities of the applicants:
Apprentice Director
Apprentice Set Designer
Apprentice Costume Designer
Apprentice Lighting Designer
Apprentice Production Manager
Apprentice Dramaturg (this position will also include working with
Nightswimming, CanStage and others)

Requirements:
You are a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant
You are, or identify yourself as, a member of the African Diaspora
You are a committed individual who is actively pursuing a professional
career in the theatre
You have some degree of experience at the community level, in an
educational
institution or in a professional organization

Applicants must submit a bio/resume and letter of intent indicating
career goals and how an apprentice position would help in achieving
those goals. Interviews will be conducted during the last week of July.

Submit Applications to:
Naomi Campbell
Apprenticeship Coordinator, Obsidian Theatre
943 Queen Street East
Toronto ON M4M 1J6

For more information call Naomi Campbell at 416 703 5491 or Philip Akin
at
416 463 8444 or email naomic@interlog.com.

Application Deadline: July 20, 2006
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