Obsidian Theatre Company Apprenticeships

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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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