Theatre Wakefield
38, Chemin de la Vallée de Wakefield J0X3G0 Wakefield, QC, Canada

What better way to send off our most dramatic year yet than with a little bit of theatre! So, as our farewell to 2020, Theatre Wakefield would like to invite youth from around the area to participate in a holiday themed variety show. This virtual variety show will be done using online rehearsals from the safety of your own home and pre-filmed and edited material ready for viewing in time for Christmas. We are looking for youth of all ages interested in any/all of the follow...ing areas: A virtual choir (no prior singing experience needed) Dramatic Reading of a few poems and/or short skits A puppet show reading of The Night Before Christmas Youth interested in interviewing Elders in the community about their Christmas /Holiday memories and/or traditions from when they were kids A Holiday Cooking show Holiday Craft ideas/instructions A few Comedians to tell their best holiday themed jokes And a few Holiday Fact Finders If you, or a youth you know, might be interested in this project please email Lara Guenette at [email protected] for more information and/or to sign up. To get this project ready for the middle of December we need to have the roles cast by the beginning of next week. Let’s send this year off in style!

Theatre Wakefield's first ever virtual Annual General Meeting will be held on October 21 2020 at 7pm, via Zoom. To attend this meeting you must register in advance by sending an email to [email protected] before October 14 2020. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ... We are accepting nominations for positions on the board of directors and a nomination form will also be sent to you once you are registered.

The Centre Wakefield La Pêche is seeking to hire a part time Manager for the Centre. This is a term position of 20 hours per week, from September 25, 2020 to December 31, 2020, with potential for extension. The rate of pay will be $27 per hour. You will find the job description including qualifications for the position at https://centrewakefieldlapeche.ca manager If you are interested in the position, please send your cover letter, indicating how you meet the qualifications, ...as well as your resume, to [email protected] by 5:00 pm on Monday, September 14, 2020. Le Centre Wakefield La Pêche cherche à embaucher un directeur à temps partiel pour le Centre. Il s'agit d'un poste à durée déterminée de 20 heures par semaine, du 25 septembre 2020 au 31 décembre 2020, avec possibilité de prolongation. Le taux de rémunération sera de 27 $ l'heure. Vous trouverez la description de poste, y compris les qualifications pour le poste ici https://centrewakefieldlapeche.ca directeur Si le poste vous intéresse, veuillez envoyer votre lettre de motivation, indiquant comment vous remplissez les conditions requises, ainsi que votre curriculum vitae, à [email protected] avant 17h lundi 14 septembre 2020.

100 Mile Arts Network & Theatre Wakefield, in association with TaDa Festival present: A 24 Hr Online Arts Festival! Featuring music, book readings, art, interviews and much more... From the MRC Upper Gatineau Valley, MRC Lower Gatineau Valley, and MRC Pontiac Join us on Facebook Live @100MileArts.net and Youtube. See your favourite local acts and discover new ones! Hosted by Julien Dionne We'll be broadcast live from the Centre Wakefield La Pêche For the line up go to the 100 Mile Arts web site at https://www.100milearts.net/

24 Hour Arts Festival from 100 Mile Arts Network

What a great time! Check it out. Live now. https://www.facebook.com/100MileArts.Net/live/

This Saturday at 7pm.

The 100 Mile Arts Network are really excited to announce their first online event: 100 Mile Artstream Featuring first-rate music, theatre, ... and spoken word artists that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home! They will be showcasing performing artists from MRC Pontiac, MRC Lower Gatineau Valley, and MRC Upper Gatineau Valley. Mark your calendars and RSVP to the Facebook event SATURDAY JULY 25 FROM 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM 100 Mile Artstream is a collaborative effort between 100 Mile Arts Network and A Different Tune (Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network) The pandemic has been a big shock to the arts community just as it has to many other communities, but we havent given up! Were thrilled to bring a digital event to the area and show how our community is going strong nonetheless. Moving to an online format brings us new opportunities and ways to connect. Share the event with your family and friends. You dont have to be from the area just to enjoy our art! With this were hoping to broaden our audience and support the local community. Were entering a new age where we can stick together while staying safe. #newnormal

We are excited to introduce the 100 Mile Arts Network's summer student coordinator, Maya Skarzenski. She will be with us for the summer and will be helping a great deal with the many projects we are working to bring to you over the comings weeks and months. She is the perfect fit for the Network and brings an amazing background in the arts. Maya is a recent graduate from OCAD University with a Bachelors in Fine Arts. While in school, she was very active in the Toronto arts c...ommunity, but since graduating, has moved back to her home in the Outaouais region. Maya grew up on a farm in Low, 15 minutes away from Wakefield, and is now really keen on getting to know the local community better. An emerging artist and curator, working in textiles, painting, and photography, The 100 Mile Arts Network is a very exciting project that resonates with her. While in Toronto, Maya had to be very self-motivated and create her own opportunities. Organizing art exhibitions for herself and other artist which helped her develop strong communication and organizational skills. The process of connecting artists and finding opportunities for them brought her a lot of joy. Organizing shows and events has made her very comfortable contacting and soliciting artists and others within the arts field. Working on her projects , she's had to find venues, contact people for collaborations and market the events. Maya also brings a lot of digital media experience having designed her own website and constantly managing her social media platforms with engaging content. During an internship at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Maya learned about art education, worked on developing different art activities, and learned about museum programming. We are thrilled to have her and look forward to introducing her at our upcoming events. For more information about the 100 Mile Arts Network go the the web site at https://www.100milearts.net/

Theatre Wakefield is looking for a student project coordinator to help run the 100 Mile Arts Network. This is an exciting opportunity to support the continued success of a cross-regional network of artists and performers and gain valuable experience in arts administration, marketing, and more! The ideal candidate: Interested/active in the arts ... Organized Self-motivated Experience with social media Basic experience in Wordpress Comfortable with digital technology Among other duties, the project coordinator will: Work with the project manager of the 100 Mile Arts Network to organize and manage new and existing network members. Assist in managing the 100 Mile Arts Network social media and website Assist in publicising, organizing, and documenting Network showcases and activities Provide administrative support to the network Candidates must be 30 years or younger. Length of employment: 6 weeks staring from July 6 2020 Hourly pay rate: $13.10 About the project manager: Julien Dionne - For those who don't know him, he is a nationally touring comedian, having performed in every major comedy club and festival across Canada, has been nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award, has been featured on TV & radio and spent the first half of his career in New York City and Toronto, cutting his teeth alongside some of the best comedians in the world. Naturally, the next rung on the showbiz ladder, where all the comedy greats end up, he now live in Wakefield. In addition to his background in the entertainment, he has a wealth of experience in business management, sales & marketing. About the 100 Mile Arts Network: The 100 Mile Arts Network of Theatre Wakefield (TW) is a multi-year initiative involving three of the MRCs of Western Quebec: des Collines de lOutaouais; le Pontiac; et la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Funded by Canadian Heritage, its three objectives are to: Provide artists and artistic groups with touring support in western Québec and beyond; Strengthen the arts presentation capacity in community groups of western Québec; Build governance structures, partnerships and collaboration mechanisms that will assure stability, appropriate growth and eventual independence from TW. Visit the website to learn more https://www.100milearts.net/ Please send your resume and list of references by July 1 2020 to [email protected]

This is from our friends at ELAN Funding Available at the CALQ Le Conseil des arts et des lettres de Quebec (CALQ) has announced two significant new programs to support artists and arts organizations as they adapt their work during COVID-19, and its crucial to get your applications in as early as possible while funding lasts. Fortunately, you dont have to do it alone - the English Language Arts Network (ELAN)s Québec Relations project has the resources to help you apply, a...t no cost! First, with its Exploration et déploiement numérique program, CALQ is offering up to $100,000 to both artists and organizations for projects that use digital tools to connect with their audiences. Whether its broadcasting performances online or adapting a piece for a podcast, this is a great opportunity to explore new ways of sharing your work as widely as possible despite the pandemic. For organizations in the performing arts, the Présentation de spectacles en distanciation physique program supports innovative approaches to reaching audiences while respecting social distancing conditions. It could be a performance in a park, an alley, in front of an apartment building or an old age home Let your imaginations run wild and take your show somewhere its never been before. Most importantly, Québec Relations can provide you with the support you require to put your best foot forward. Whether youre an experienced grant writer looking to polish an application or a first-time applicant in need of hands-on grant writing assistance from start to finish, we can refer you to an experienced grant writing consultant and help you submit a strong application. Were also able to answer any questions you may have about your eligibility for these programs, and we can suggest other grants which may be relevant to your organization as well. All it takes is getting in touch, so contact us at [email protected] for more details and find out how Québec Relations can support your work during COVID-19 and beyond! https://www.quebec-elan.org/

Theatre Wakefield, is delighted to announce the hiring of comedian Julien Dionne to the position of Project Manager at the 100 Mile Arts Network, effective immediately. The 100 Mile Arts Network is a project of Theatre Wakefield, begun two years ago to build audiences for the performing arts throughout the Western Quebec region and bring cultural events to places that have had limited access in the past. It aims to provide touring support to artists and groups, strengthen art...s presentation capacity among community groups, and build collaboration networks. A lot has been done already, as evidenced on the Network's website: 100milearts.net. You may have seen or heard Julien in his role as comedian on CBC, SiriusXM Radio, comedy clubs and festivals across the country. He also is represented by Juste pour rire Management in French. But while his experience as a performing artist certainly lines up with the intents of the 100 Mile Arts Network, Dionne has an array of other talents and experience including marketing, event animation, touring, podcasting and broadcasting, that make him even more ideal for his new position. Current times present new challenges, and one of the ways the Theatre Wakefield board has responded to this is by planning to go digital with streaming/recording capabilities that might be available to venues and artists in the 100 Mile Arts Network. Julien has a deep background in online production and presentation, so will be an invaluable addition to these efforts. Theatre Wakefield would like to acknowledge the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Municipalité de La Pêche for the 100 Mile Arts Network project

Congratulations to Geneviève Cloutier, our winner of last week's Lights, Camera, Cutlery challenge! Genevieve, we will get in touch and set up your pizza prize.

From the page to the stage - here's a neat video showing TW through the past 15 years.

Join us this afternoon at 2 for some online theatre games! No drama experience necessary, all ages welcome.

THEATRE CHALLENGE # 3 - Lights, camera, cutlery! Free pizza courtesy of Theatre Wakefield (again)! This week's lucky winner will take home a free large pizza from the local pizza place of their choice. The Challenge: Recreate a scene from a movie using only kitchen utensils or office supplies. ... 30 seconds max. Any movie you like. Drop your video in the comments of this post, tag @Theatre Wakefield, and use the hashtag #HomeDrama. Deadline EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 27th at NOON! And CONGRATULATIONS to last week's winner! Watch the video to find out who's taking home a meal for four from Bistro Rutherford!!

Be sure to tune in to WKFLD - Wakefield Community Radio this afternoon at 4 - it's gonna be a great show, and you might just hear something from Theatre Wakefield veterans Scott & Eric, as well as our semi-qualified guest host, Uncle George!

Only two days left to enter in TW's sad song/happy song challenge! Winner gets a free meal for four from Bistro Rutherford. The challenge: lip sync a sad song while acting happy, or a happy song while acting sad. 30 seconds max. Any song you like. Deadline is Friday at noon. ... Grey skies are gonna clear up! Put on a happy (or sad) face!

Seeking a Project Manager for the 100 Mile Arts Network Part-time Contract Position: June 1, 2020 September 30, 2021 Overview and Context: ...Continue reading

This Sunday!! Come one, come all!! Join us on May 17th at 2:00pm for some interactive theatre games! All ages are welcome. No theatre experience necessary.... We'll be doing some improv and story-telling games to get our imaginations going and our bodies moving.

Check out our highlight reel from last week's sock puppet challenge. To find out which of these marvelous puppets took home the grand prize, check out this week's challenge: https://www.facebook.com/TheatreWakefield/videos/842814056198086/

Tune in to WKFLD community radio and hear the very first edition of The Theatre Wakefield LOOK! https://wkfld.live

THEATRE CHALLENGE # 2 - Sad Song/Happy Song This week's winner will receive a free meal for four from Wakefield's Bistro Rutherford The Challenge: Lip sync a happy song while acting sad, or a sad song while acting happy.... 30 seconds max. To any song you like. Drop your video in the comments of this post, tag @Theatre Wakefield, and use the hashtag #HomeDrama. The deadline is Friday May 15th at noon. If you're camera shy, you can make your own mask, use a sock puppet, OR print out a mask from here: https://www.firstpalette.com/cr/printable-animal-masks.html And CONGRATULATIONS to last week's winner! Watch the video to find out who's taking home the pizza prize!!

Only three days left to participate in Theatre Wakefield's Sock Puppet Challenge! We're extending the deadline to Friday an noon to post your best sock puppet ballets or music videos. Winner gets a free large pizza from their local pizzeria of choice. Don't miss out, show us your socks!... Learn more and submit -> https://www.facebook.com/TheatreWakefield/videos/330783831230865/

FREE PIZZA COURTESY OF THEATRE WAKEFIELD!! Every week, Theatre Wakefield will post THEATRE CHALLENGES - a way for folks of all ages to have fun at home and win some delicious local prizes. This week's lucky winner gets a free large pizza, from their local pizzeria of choice!... THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Make the most fantastical sock puppet ballet or music video. 30 seconds max. To whatever song you like. Drop your video in the comments of this post, tag @Theatre Wakefield, and use the hashtag #HomeDrama. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, MAY 8th, AT NOON. Watch the video for more details! We know this is a stressful time for many folks, so we want to try and bring a little joy, fun, and pizza into everyone's lives. Stay tuned, you'll have a chance to win every week!

See Shakespeare in Ontario or England Shakespeares Globe theatre in London (the English London, not the Ontario one) is streaming a different theatrical video every two weeks. The current show (running until May 3) is Romeo and Juliet. Not to be outdone, the Stratford Festival in Stratford (the Ontario one, not the English one) is streaming a huge slate of performances. Each play will be available for three weeks, and the run will start with a 7pm viewing party on the night of the premiere. First up is King Lear with Colm Feore in the title role, which starts on Thursday, April 23. You can find details on other upcoming performances on the festivals Stratfest@Home page.

WILL SOMERS: Keeping Your Head...Abridged! LIVE from The Gladstone Theatre, Ottawa Friday, April 17, 8:00 pm #CanadaPerforms... Written and Performed by Pierre Brault Directed by AL Connors (This show is being streamed from the empty Gladstone theatre ) The show must go on at least for Will Somers, and hes survived his share of plagues... as well as beheadings, uprisings, and intrigue. Pour a stein of mead and join renowned actor, writer, and stand-up comedian Pierre Brault for a special webcast LIVE from the Gladstone Theatre, Friday, April 17 at 8:00 pm. Find the links below for this comical romp of historical proportions, full of song, stories, and mostly laughter because these days, thats what it takes to Keep Your Head! January 16th, 1559: Coronation Day for Queen Elizabeth I of England, the last monarch in the bloody reign of the Tudors, Englands most influential and scandalous dynasty. Will Somers, the familys long-time jester, prepares for the ceremony and takes us through an astonishing adventure, providing comic relief for the notorious Henry VIII. With only his razor-sharp wit and disarming charm, Will carefully and comically navigates his way through the deadly schemes of the court... and even has a few intrigues of his own! This is an abridged version of Pierre Braults Will Somers: Keeping Your Head, which played at The Gladstone in 2016. Watch the Live Broadcast here https://www.facebook.com/pierrebraultottawa/live/

The National Arts Centre is offering a busy schedule of live-streamed presentations by Canadian performers through a program called Canada Performseverything from live music and kids' shows to author readings and a one-man performance of Pride and Prejudice. Here is the link: https://nac-cna.ca/en/canadaperforms

THEATRE WAKEFIELD ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF CALL OUT FOR SCRIPTS FOR ITS 2020 DRAMATURGY PROGRAM TO 01 MAY 2020 We are closing in on our compliment of twelve scripts or treatments received but there is still room so please declare your intention to us by the new deadline to be included this year.... Deadline to declare intention to submit script is now extended to May 1st, 2020. Scripts are read on a first come basis, so the sooner they are submitted, the sooner they are read. There is only one way to submit script treatments. Send them in .PDF format to: [email protected] . If there are a large number of submissions, we will take the first twelve drafts with preference to full-length plays that have not been produced. The overall goal is to develop and nurture local and regional writing talent and to build a resource pool for original and new plays that other theatres may also want to take on. For more information on New Works and Theatre Wakefield, please contact David Park, Project Coordinator at [email protected] or 613-294-2841. Visit our website at www.theatrewakefield.ca

Free Dramaturgy for original play scripts This year, Theatre Wakefield continues its free sponsored program of assistance to playwrights and playwrights-in-the-making primarily from the Ottawa/Gatineau/Outaouais region as it looks for new original scripts to be performed by our company. If selected, what free service will you receive?... - Guidance by Actor/Director/Author/Dramaturge Peter James Haworth to help focus your ideas and images. - Peter will read each draft and give detailed notes on structure, character, dialogue and other elements. The writer will then work on a second draft bearing in mind the comments provided and upon which Peter will again comment in detail. By the end of the summer, each playwright will have submitted three drafts. Peter will read the third draft mainly in consideration of the development of the script. For selected plays, New Works provides a Professional Workshop of one script in the fall, a public reading of another at our TaDa! Festival in mid-September, a tour of one or more in the Outaouais Region as readings, the possibility of one becoming our mainstage production in the future and the possibility of scripts being included in a digest to be made available for reading. Timeline: Deadline to declare intention to submit script is now April 15, 2020. Scripts are read on a first come basis, so the sooner they are submitted, the sooner they are read. There is only one way to submit script treatments. Send them in .PDF format to: [email protected] . If there are a large number of submissions, we will take the first twelve drafts with preference to full-length plays that have not been produced. The overall goal is to develop and nurture local and regional writing talent and to build a resource pool for original and new plays that other theatres may also want to take on. If you dont make the selection this year, you can contact Peter at the same address and arrange for private coaching for a fee. Theatre Wakefields New Works acknowledges the support of our funders and sponsors: MRC des Collines de LOutaouais and the Municipality of La Peche For more information on New Works and Theatre Wakefield, please contact David Park, Project Coordinator at [email protected] or 613-294-2841. Visit our website at www.theatrewakefield.com

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ALISON WEARING PERFORMING ON FACEBOOK! Here's an artist we've invited to perform at this year's TaDa! Performing Arts Festival in September (fingers crossed we'll actually have it this year). In the meantime, and considering all that is happening, here's a way to join this wonderfully creative and talented artist for a storytelling hour based on her latest book, Moments of Glad Grace, to be released on April 7, the same day as this event. I believe you go to this Facebook page at 8pm next Tuesday: https://www.facebook.com/AlisonWearingWriterPerformer/live/

Grant Writing Workshop from the 100 Mile Arts Network Team Funding applications and grant writing was one of the most requested workshops and we originally had it planned for March. So here we are!... FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP GRANT WRITING FOR THE CANADA COUNCIL We would much prefer to deliver these face-to-face, but obviously that is not possible now. So were doing the next best thing: well deliver a slimmed down version online via Zoom. Yes, were all new to that, too, but it's actually fairly easy. Peter Gillies of Bucksprout (you may have met him at the December Showcase) has been working with individuals and not-for-profits in the cultural sector for many years visual and performing artists, historical societies, festivals, museums and other cultural facilities. He's the Grant Writer of choice for many. Session 1: If you dont have time to do it right, you dont have time to do it twice Understand and start to create the fundamental elements of a Canada Council grant. Use the strong application checklist. This session is online using the Zoom platform. Session 2: Feedback Time - Individual sessions - send in a draft and get it reviewed. Ask questions. If this is your first app to CC, you must have participated in Session 1. Depending on the response we may have to put a cap on the # of applications Peter will review SO ACT NOW. Its first-come-first-served. This session can be done via Zoom or telephone. Propel yourself towards submission on April 22! Peter has put together an overview of how to apply for Canada Council money with straightforward tips on how to do it and how to phrase it. You can view or download it from the 100 Mile Website

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