Calgary Arts Development’s classified listing is a free service for Calgary’s arts community. All content for the classifieds is user-submitted. Calgary Arts Development makes no endorsement to any agency, organization, corporation or individual who submits listings. We trust our readers to use their own judgement when responding to ads. Calgary Arts Development believes that artists should be paid for their work. For job postings and open calls, please share salary ranges or payment. Please note that ads for jobs outside of Calgary and area may not be posted. Auditions March 23, 2022 Parts & Labour Audition for Parts & Labour, new verbatim text play by Col Cseke Directed by Mieko Ouchi Produced by Field Work About The Show Parts & Labor is a documentary play centered around the diverse experiences of temporary foreign workers in meat packing plants in Alberta. Through verbatim text, Parts & Labour documents the experiences of 40+ real people including workers, community organizers, community residents, researchers, politicians, and more. Through a four-person ensemble each actor will portray multiple people of various ages, genders, and ethnicities. Parts & Labor has been in development in various iterations since 2014, including an online version centered around the COVID-19 outbreaks at meat packing plants. You can view this performance here to get a sense of the stories at youtube.com. The Role Althea & Others: Female, 25-45 years old. New Canadian worker of color. Some singing required. Artists will be contracted under the C.A.E.A. D.O.T. policy. Production Dates Parts & Labor will rehearse and premiere in Calgary and will travel to Brooks and High River, Alberta. Calgary Dates: June 5 – 25, 2022: Rehearsals (Monday-Friday) June 26 – 19, 2022: Load in/tech week at the West Village Theatre June 30 – July 3, 2022: Opening weekend July 5 – 9, 2022: 2nd week of performances Southern Alberta Tour: July 14 & 15, 2022: Brooks July 16, 2022: High River How To Submit Interested actors should send a note of interest to Col Cseke at fieldworktheatre@gmail.com, along with a headshot and resume. We’ll respond to all messages, selected artists will be asked to prepare sides from the script for a self-tape. Deadline to Submit: April 15, 2022 About Field Work Field Work is dedicated to sharing true stories in meaningful ways. We’ll start each new project by choosing the right form to tell the story, whether that’s live performance, oral history, audio documentary, storytelling nights, or something else entirely. Field Work was initiated by Col Cseke and features an evolving group of amazing artists, storytellers, writers, and performers.
