SummerWorks ||| Toronto's indie theatre and arts festival ||| August 9-19

JANUARY 24, 2011

Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls, welcome to the beginning of the most important moment of your life. That’s right. Propaganda is back. What’s that I hear? Squeals of delight? Tears of joy? Yes my dear lovers. Cry, squeal, laugh, applaud, do all that you must to welcome the magic of propaganda back into your heart.

Its cold outside, but its warm in our new beautiful office at 1087 Queen St. West right above the Great Hall and Theatre Centre. It is also conveniently across the hall from Theatre Centre Artistic Director, Franco Boni, whose ideas we steal daily. So if you don’t like our style, don’t blame us, its Franco’s fault. (disclaimer: that is not true)

With love,

Michael Rubenfeld
Artistic Producer

Say hello to Joanna Barrotta!

We’ve got some very exciting news to share in the form of a woman named Joanna Barrotta.

Who is this, you ask? The inaugural GENERAL MANAGER of the SummerWorks Festival. Say Whhaaa? Yes, friends, now we have two part-time year-round employees. TWO. This is very good news for everyone, because your work will be better supported, and Joanna is much nicer and approachable than me.

But have no fear, I am still here. I will never leave you. Never. That’s a promise. (disclaimer: that is probably also not true)

One thing IS for certain. I love you. Joanna loves you. And so does SummerWorks. Think about it.

To start the year off, we decided it would be nice to ask a few of our past lovers to tell us why they care about us and why you should too. Its not the we’re needy. We just really want your love.

But first, we bless you with a couple of important deadlines.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

LOCAL SERIES – FEBRUARY 1, 2011

We are currently accepting that is either for a 60 or 75 minutes time slots. Accepted applicants will receive 6 or 7 performances between August 9-19th. This year’s venues are The Factory Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, The Theatre Centre and The Lower Ossington Theatre.

Work accepted is primarily but not limited to New Canadian performance work. All forms of performance are welcome to apply, including theatre, music theatre, opera, dance, performance-art, etc.

Applicants will be notified of acceptance by April 1, 2011.

Click here for application forms which include all submission guidelines. (link: http://www.summerworks.ca/2011/applications-local.php)

MUSICAL WORKS IN CONCERT – FEBRUARY 1, 2011

As part of the 2011 Music Series, SummerWorks will feature two evenings showcasing new pieces by artists working with musical theatre models in a stripped-down concert format. The series will take place on Sunday, August 7th, and Monday, August 8th, 2011.

We are currently seeking applications from artists who work both in conventional and unconventional musical models. Our only requirements are that the work has both live musical and dramatic elements, and has never before been produced. Applications from diverse artistic practices are strongly encouraged to apply (i.e. theatre artists, indie musicians, dancers, video artists, etc.)

Submitted pieces should be a minimum of forty-five minutes in length. We’re accepting full-length works (one or two acts) or a completed first act of an unfinished work.

Click here for application form and submission guidelines (link: http://www.summerworks.ca/2011/festival-musicworks.php)

For further assistance, please contact us at music.theatre@summerworks.ca.

*** A drop box will be located at 1087 Queen Street West for both Local Series and Musical Works in Concert application forms. The entrance is the alley located South East off of Dovercourt.

Applications may also be post-marked and mailed to:
SummerWorks Theatre Festival
P.O. Box 12. Station C
Toronto, Ontario
M6J 3M7

Please note: Applications should not be mailed to our office as they will not be received.

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