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]]> By: Kristen van Ginhoven http://praxistheatre.com/2009/12/women-making-and-attending-theatre-up-women-in-charge-of-theatre-still-down/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Kristen van Ginhoven Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:58:55 +0000 http://praxistheatre.com/?p=1919#comment-2153 Including 'the other half of the planet' as Kelly Thornton says in this fantastic article is the key forward for so many aspects of society. If we continue to put effort into educating women and girls all over the world (as is so wonderfully outlined in the book 'Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn), the result will be that more women and girls will be in decision making positions, including in the arts, and the idea of 'gender bias' can slowly but surely become a thing of the past. Thank you for posting this article. Happy New Year! Including ‘the other half of the planet’ as Kelly Thornton says in this fantastic article is the key forward for so many aspects of society. If we continue to put effort into educating women and girls all over the world (as is so wonderfully outlined in the book ‘Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn), the result will be that more women and girls will be in decision making positions, including in the arts, and the idea of ‘gender bias’ can slowly but surely become a thing of the past. Thank you for posting this article. Happy New Year!

]]> By: michael wheeler http://praxistheatre.com/2009/12/women-making-and-attending-theatre-up-women-in-charge-of-theatre-still-down/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 michael wheeler Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:47:18 +0000 http://praxistheatre.com/?p=1919#comment-2125 The minute after I pressed send on the last comment I stumbled on to this: The deadline is soon! Tout Comme Elle (English-Language Premiere). Director Brigitte Haentjens. Casting Contact: Morgan Norwich / morgan@necessaryangel.com. Deadline For Submissions December 30, 2009. Audition Dates & Locations January 13-14, 2010 (Location To Be Confirmed). Call Back Dates & Locations January 15, 2010 (Location TBC). Rehearsals Start Early/Mid May 2011 (TBC). Official Opening Early June 2011 (TBC). Closing Mid June 2011 (TBC). Role(s) Available: 50 female actors of all types, ages (18+), shapes, sizes, cultural backgrounds, abilities, levels of experience and interests needed. Singing ability an asset but not required. Submission Instructions Please send a hard copy headshot and resume to: Necessary Angel, c/o Morgan Norwich, 513 Manning Avenue, Toronto, ON, M6G 2V8. Deadline: December 30, 2009. Please note: What age range you play; whether you would characterize yourself as a 'singer'; if you are available May 10-23, 2010 for a possible workshop (TBC); and whether you are a French-speaker. Storyline: Necessary Angel, together with acclaimed Quebec director and Siminovitch Prize-winner Brigitte Haentjens, will collaborate with a diverse group of fifty women on the development of a large-scale new work entitled Tout Comme Elle. Tout Comme Elle is a poignant and daring piece of theatre about the inevitability of loss and the eternal nature of love. The play combines song, movement and music with a rich and poetic text to explore the difficult, painful, yet necessary separation of daughter and mother. The English-language Premiere of Tout Comme Elle will take place in June 2011, Tout Comme Elle has been commissioned by the Luminato Toronto Festival of Arts + Creativity. For more information, visit www.necessaryangel.com/toutcommeelle. We will only be accepting hard copy submissions. Open to Equity and non-union. The minute after I pressed send on the last comment I stumbled on to this: The deadline is soon!

Tout Comme Elle (English-Language Premiere). Director Brigitte Haentjens. Casting Contact: Morgan Norwich / morgan@necessaryangel.com. Deadline For Submissions December 30, 2009. Audition Dates & Locations January 13-14, 2010 (Location To Be Confirmed). Call Back Dates & Locations January 15, 2010 (Location TBC). Rehearsals Start Early/Mid May 2011 (TBC). Official Opening Early June 2011 (TBC). Closing Mid June 2011 (TBC). Role(s) Available: 50 female actors of all types, ages (18+), shapes, sizes, cultural backgrounds, abilities, levels of experience and interests needed. Singing ability an asset but not required. Submission Instructions Please send a hard copy headshot and resume to: Necessary Angel, c/o Morgan Norwich, 513 Manning Avenue, Toronto, ON, M6G 2V8. Deadline: December 30, 2009. Please note: What age range you play; whether you would characterize yourself as a ‘singer’; if you are available May 10-23, 2010 for a possible workshop (TBC); and whether you are a French-speaker. Storyline: Necessary Angel, together with acclaimed Quebec director and Siminovitch Prize-winner Brigitte Haentjens, will collaborate with a diverse group of fifty women on the development of a large-scale new work entitled Tout Comme Elle. Tout Comme Elle is a poignant and daring piece of theatre about the inevitability of loss and the eternal nature of love. The play combines song, movement and music with a rich and poetic text to explore the difficult, painful, yet necessary separation of daughter and mother. The English-language Premiere of Tout Comme Elle will take place in June 2011, Tout Comme Elle has been commissioned by the Luminato Toronto Festival of Arts + Creativity. For more information, visit http://www.necessaryangel.com/toutcommeelle. We will only be accepting hard copy submissions. Open to Equity and non-union.

]]> By: michael wheeler http://praxistheatre.com/2009/12/women-making-and-attending-theatre-up-women-in-charge-of-theatre-still-down/comment-page-1/#comment-2124 michael wheeler Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:42:15 +0000 http://praxistheatre.com/?p=1919#comment-2124 Hey Shira, Thanks for your thanks - though I should point out that Lindsay wrote the piece. Once again my major role was to push for bar graphs... My favourite theatre school trick is when instead of doing enough plays for everyone to learn, they just do one, and everyone gets to play the same part at different moments in the show. "We are all Hamlet", just none of us learn about what kind of stamina it would take to play him. Anyhow, check out this new show Necessary Angel is working on that it seems Luminato has gotten behind: http://www.necessaryangel.com/toutcommeelle Drop in the bucket, but you know. Happy Holidays to you too! Hey Shira,

Thanks for your thanks – though I should point out that Lindsay wrote the piece. Once again my major role was to push for bar graphs… My favourite theatre school trick is when instead of doing enough plays for everyone to learn, they just do one, and everyone gets to play the same part at different moments in the show. “We are all Hamlet”, just none of us learn about what kind of stamina it would take to play him.

Anyhow, check out this new show Necessary Angel is working on that it seems Luminato has gotten behind:

http://www.necessaryangel.com/toutcommeelle

Drop in the bucket, but you know.

Happy Holidays to you too!

]]> By: Shira http://praxistheatre.com/2009/12/women-making-and-attending-theatre-up-women-in-charge-of-theatre-still-down/comment-page-1/#comment-2123 Shira Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:07:07 +0000 http://praxistheatre.com/?p=1919#comment-2123 Thanks very much for this Michael. It is so incredibly frustrating to continually see casting breakdowns looking for five men and one woman. Over and over again. I realize more than ever how important it is for women to make our own work! When I was in theatre school, we were one of the few classes with far more women than men, and the administration had a hard time knowing what to do with us. We were constantly double-cast, or playing men - but paying the same tuition, mind you. And it's not incredibly useful to list all of the wonderful male parts you've played on your CV when you're leaving school! Happy holidays! Thanks very much for this Michael. It is so incredibly frustrating to continually see casting breakdowns looking for five men and one woman. Over and over again. I realize more than ever how important it is for women to make our own work!

When I was in theatre school, we were one of the few classes with far more women than men, and the administration had a hard time knowing what to do with us. We were constantly double-cast, or playing men – but paying the same tuition, mind you. And it’s not incredibly useful to list all of the wonderful male parts you’ve played on your CV when you’re leaving school!

Happy holidays!

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