Thou Art Here Theatre
7011 105a Street NW T6H 2R6 Edmonton, AB, Canada

We are so excited to have started our rehearsals for the 2022 Puppet shows at the Freewill Shakespeare Festival! Our creative team features Andrés F. Moreno, Rina Catherine New, Alex Vieira, & Katie Yoner! The fun begins June 14, 2022 at the Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park! . .... . #yegtheatre #tahpuppets #puppets #yegarts See more

We are so thrilled to have Andrés F. Moreno directing the Thou Art Here Theatre Puppet Shows at the Freewill Shakespeare Festival for 2022. Andrés is a proud Colombian artist and an immigrant to Turtle Island who has always loved the tradition of storytelling as a tool to build connection and increase representation. Q: Who is your favourite puppet character?... A: A tie between Cookie Monster, Animal, & Bert. That’s a really tough question! . . . #yegtheatre #yeg #puppets #yegartist

You still have a few more days left to submit for the Puppet Shows 2022! We are looking for 1-2 minute story using the items you have around the house as puppets. We can’t wait to see your videos! . . .... #yegtheatre #yeg #puppets #yegactor See more

SUBMISSION CALL FOR PUPPET SHOWS 2022 We are looking for 3 actors/musicians to create and perform in 15 minute family friendly, HILARIOUS Puppet Shows of the Mainstage Freewill Shakespeare Festival. SUBMIT BY APRIL 21, 2022. ... Link: https://thouartheretheatre.com/submission-call-for-puppet-/ [Photo of 2019 Puppet Show performers Mohammed Ahmed, Malachi Wilkins, Kate Couture, Abigail LaForest and Alyson Dicey standing around a cardboard cut out of William Shakespeare on a beautiful summer’s day] . . . #yegtheatre #yeg #puppets #yegactor

SUBMISSION CALL for PUPPET SHOWS 2022 We are looking for three actor/musicians to perform in 15 minute family friendly, HILARIOUS puppet plays of the 2022 Mainstage shows at the Freewill Shakespeare Festival The 2022 puppet shows are directed by Andrés F. Moreno ... Rehearsals (part-time evenings): May 18 June 13, 2022 Performances: June 14 July 10, 2022 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Thursday April 21, 2022 Submission Details: https://thouartheretheatre.com/submission-call-for-puppet-/ Work with the TAH Team (Alyson Dicey, Andy Ritch, Mark Vetsch, Neil Kuefler) . . . #yegtheatre #yegarts #puppets

The Freewill Shakespeare Festival & Thou Art Here are proud to announce The Free Willies, a local mix of actors and musicians joining forces to create a show touring to parks, farmer’s markets, and front porches with a blend of music, comedy, and, of course, Shakespeare. Starting this week follow company social feeds to learn where The Free Willies will be! The Freewill Shakespeare Festival postponed their annual summer festival in May. Previously announced productions Macbet...h & Much Ado About Nothing will be presented in Hawrelak Park June 15 to July 11, 2021. Wanting to continue to provide Edmonton audiences with a healthy dose of summer Shakespeare, The Free Willies troupe was born. Freewill Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director David Horak has partnered with local independent theatre company Thou Art Here to create a show that harkens back to the travelling troubadours wandering the English countryside during Shakespeare’s time. The Free Willies are three performers Billy Brown, Jameela McNeil, Chariz Faulmino, who will maintain physically distant protocols while performing songs, performing comedy sketches, and reading Shakespeare in safe and entertaining fashion. This family friendly show is aimed to lift spirits and put a smile on everyone’s face. Locations for The Free Willies performances will not be announced until just prior on social media. Follow The Free Willies on social feeds for Freewill Shakespeare Festival and Thou Art Here. @FreeWillPlayers @ThouArtHere The Freewill Players thank Edmonton Arts Council, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Canada Heritage for their support through the COVID-19 pandemic and all year round.

Apply for a fun summer project with Thou Art Here Theatre and Freewill Shakespeare Festival! We're looking for musicians and performers!

Audition for the Freewill Shakespeare Festival/ Thou Art Here Theatre summer project! ABOUT THE POSITION Freewill Shakespeare Festival and Thou Art Here Theatre are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to join the team this summer for their collaboration on an all new promotional project. Performers will rehearse and perform songs and short scenes based on Shakespeare’s work written by Alyson Dicey and directed by David Horak. Shows will be filmed with the possi...bility of live presentations for the public if health measures will allow later in the summer. We are looking for 3 collaborative performers who want to build skills and get hands-on practice. Singing and/or proficient skills in handheld instruments (ie. guitar, violin, etc) will be necessary for this production. Performers should be non-union. 2 Performers - contracted under the Canada Summer Jobs program. NOTE: Must be aged 15 to 30 see https://bit.ly/37TRVpd for more information about the program. 1 Performer - paid by honorarium. Applicants must be available for daytime rehearsals in July as well as performances during the rest of the summer (some flexibility allowed). Contract will end at the end of August. For more information on Freewill Shakespeare, visit https://www.freewillshakespeare.com/ AUDITION TIMES Auditions will be held July 5-6 online over Zoom. If there are any barriers to your accessibility with this audition format, please indicate them in your email and we will work with you to see you in a different way. The Zoom link and time will be sent to you once your audition has been confirmed. AUDITION REQUIREMENTS If you have a musical instrument, please come prepared to demonstrate your skills with a short song of your choosing. Please contact Alyson Dicey by e-mailing [email protected] before July 2, 2020 to book an audition. In your email please indicate what time works best for you and if you are planning on playing an instrument in your audition. Freewill and Thou Art Here are committed to reflecting our community in all of its diversity. We encourage artists from all cultures, races, ethnicities, and gender identities, mental and physical abilities to apply for an audition.

Interested in doing Shakespeare this summer? Join Andy Ritch at the Citadel Theatre's Foote Theatre School!

Shakespeare's Will by Vern Thiessen. 2018 at the Edmonton Cemetery. Featuring Kristi Hansen, Ainsley Hillyard, Kristen Padayas, Maddy Knight & Rebecca Sadowski Photography by Nico Humby.