Final, final Audition Tour pkg 2015
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Final, final Audition Tour pkg 2015
Da AUDITIONS 2015 n g n i c Singing Acting CONTACT: The Canadian College of Performing Arts [email protected] 250.595.9970 1701 Elgin Road Victoria, BC V8R 5L7 Canadian College of Performing Arts students performing with Josh Groban and David Foster, 2012 THE DIRECTORS For years, we have worked with and watched CCPA grads and know them to be multi-talented and creative with an admirable work ethic that keeps them employed. The College’s greatest asset is the extraordinary talent, passion and commitment of dedicated faculty and staff. Each of them has an equal investment in the growth and success of the College and of our students. Our success has led to the amazing successes of our graduates, with more than 800 of our alumni getting professional work after graduation! RON SCHUSTER College Director Ron’s passion for the arts has taken him on a journey of over thirty award-winning years as an arts administrator/consultant and a professional performing artist in Canada. He has worked in several communities throughout Western Canada, where he has been heavily involved as a performer, director and writer in dance, musical theatre and film. His teaching experiences at postsecondary institutions include numerous courses in Theatre Studies and Motion Picture Arts Programs (including Red Deer College, University of Alberta and Keyano College). In addition, Ron has experience using arts and culture to foster community development and leadership. Ron has worked most of his career advancing arts and culture in the non-profit sector and he is proud of his long list of successes. Highlights include: implementing the “Red Deer Community Cultural Master Plan” in conjunction with the City of Red Deer and a team of community members; project management for 10 simultaneous projects, after having won the first “Cultural Capitals of Canada Award — 2003” awarded to a mid-sized city; and developing a new arts facility. He also: · Purchased a building of historical significance and developed it into a new art space (The Scott Block) for a non-profit society. · Developed a successful bid and served as Culture Director for the 2006 Alberta Summer Games in Red Deer, which were applauded for their organization and creativity. · · Is co-founder and co-Artistic Director of the professional Musical Theatre troupe, Kompany! that toured nationally and internationally for 27 years. Facilitated numerous film training programs and international film festivals for the National Screen Institute of Canada. Ron embraces the opportunity to work with the incredible team (Board, staff, faculty and volunteers) of the Canadian Heritage Arts Society to ensure the future sustainability of the organization and the Canadian College of Performing Arts. DAROLD ROLES Artistic & Education Director Darold originally hails from Alberta where he earned a Bachelor of Education in Drama (U of A) and an MFA in Theatre Directing (U of C). His successes in the professional theatre and post-secondary education field include work as a director, choreographer, performer, producer, writer, teacher and respected administrative leader. Darold has served as Dean of Arts and as Chair of the Performing Arts at Red Deer College, where he was on faculty until the end of the 2010 school year. During his time in the Red Deer community he was awarded a Mayor’s Award in the Performing Arts field and an Exemplary Leadership Award from the International Chair Academy. Prior to that he was the Artistic Director of Keyano Theatre and instructed in the drama department at Keyano College. He was a co-founder and co-Artistic Director of KOMPANY! a professional song and dance company that toured across North America, Europe, Japan and Australia from 1979–2007. His work with KOMPANY! and as a freelance artist in Edmonton earned him numerous Sterling Award nominations for Outstanding Musical, Best Choreography and outstanding Cooperative Production. He has adjudicated major provincial dance and theatre festivals and presented master classes throughout Western Canada. As a director/choreographer he has received rave reviews for hundreds of smash hit shows including: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Chorus Line, Chicago, Footloose, The Crucible and Edward Albee’s The Goat or Who is Sylvia? He was the Performing Arts Director for the Alberta Summer Games and has co-authored the hip new musical The Jazzcracker with Ron Schuster and jazz music master Tommy Banks. His past community work as a volunteer includes Chair and committee work for the United Way, the Salvation Army, Culture Link and with a vast array of non-profit theatre groups. AUDITIONS The Canadian College of Performing Arts will conduct auditions in February and March for programs commencing September, 2015. NEED MORE INFORMATION? Call 250.595.9970 Fax 250.595.0779 or e-mail us at [email protected] ccpacanada.com Where and when? The Canadian College of Performing Arts conducts auditions in major cities across Canada (See the poster for locations and dates). In order to be considered for our Performing Arts Programs, the prospective student must either attend a live audition or submit a video audition-Video audition deadline May 1--APPLY EARLY). Please see our website (ccpacanada.com) for list of Audition Requirements. What will I be doing at the audition? Admission to the two year Enriched Performing Arts Program Canadian College of Performing Arts Directors conduct multi-disciplinary auditions. Prospective students should come prepared to participate in dance or movement routines, to sing and to act. An interview will also be conducted. Wear comfortable clothing. If you are a dancer, wear your dance attire. Please time your song and monologue to ensure they meet the maximum times outlined below. Please see our website (ccpacanada.com) for list of Audition Requirements. Admission to the one year Performing Arts Program In addition to all of the above requirements listed for the two year Enriched Performing Arts program a prospective student applying for the one year Performing Arts Program must provide: A minimum of two reference letters from industry professionals. “Company C” Studio Ensemble Program Details The mandate of the “Company C” Studio Ensemble Program is to offer graduates of the Canadian College of Performing Arts an opportunity to expand their performance repertoire through rehearsal and performance experience in a collaborative, ensemble environment guided by professional Directors from the Canadian theatre industry. In addition, the students learn new skills in theatre production, arts administration, marketing and community leadership guided by professional mentors from Victoria. The “Company C” Studio Ensemble is referred to as Year III, however it does not comprise a full year of study. The Program will operate under the full jurisdiction of the Canadian College of Performing Arts. The program will only run if sufficient applicants are accepted into the program to make it financially viable and the learning outcomes achievable. All accepted applicants must comply with all contractual agreements or the ability to run the program is put in jeopardy. The curriculum will include: • Study, preparation and performance opportunities in up to three productions. In addition, students will have opportunities to work in areas such as artistic, technical, administrative and production roles. • • • • • Private Voice lessons with CCPA Faculty. Dance classes with CCPA Faculty. Production, technical and administrative mentorships. Acting workshops. Career development workshops. *Note: Graduation from a CCPA program is a pre-requisite for admission to the “Company C” Studio Ensemble Program, however, it does not guarantee admission. Do I need to have something prepared? Everyone auditioning for CCPA will need one 2-minute monologue. Also be prepared to sing a solo. (Be sure to bring sheet music for your solo, in your key, for our accompanist.) The dance/movement audition is conducted in a group. Advanced dancers may also present an optional one-minute solo dance routine. Go to ccpacanada.com for the full list of audition requirements What do I need to bring? Bring your resumé, photo, an application fee of $50, a transcript of grades from the educational institution last attended, dance shoes and your sheet music. How long will this take? Allow at least 3 hours. Some people may be asked to return for a call-back or interview. Do I need to pre-register? Yes, please. You must arrive half an hour before posted times to complete forms (unregistered auditioners will be allowed in, but pre-registering is advantageous). TO PRE-REGISTER: 1. Contact the college to confirm your audition location. 2. Provide us with your name, phone number and e-mail address. AUDITIONS BESOIN DE PLUS D’INFORMATION? Appelez au (250)595-9970, Faxez (250)595-0779 ou envoyez-nous un courriel à [email protected] Le Canadian College of Performing Arts tiendra des auditions en février et mars pour les programmes débutants en Septembre 2015. Où et quand ? Le Canadian College of Performing Arts tient des auditions dans les grandes villes à travers le Canada (voir l’affiche pour les dates et lieux). Afin d’être considéré pour nos programmes d’arts de la scène, l’étudiant(e) potentiel doit soit assister à une audition en personne, ou encore soumettre une vidéo d’audition – la date limite pour la soumission d’une vidéo est le 1er Mai – faites votre demande d’inscription rapidement). Veuillez consulter notre site web (ccpacanada.com) pour une liste des exigences d’audition. En quoi consiste l’audition ? Admission au programme d’arts de la scène enrichi de 2 ans: Les directeurs du Canadian College of Performing Arts tiennent des auditions multidisciplinaires. Les candidat(e)s devraient être prêts à participer à des routines de danse ou mouvement, à chanter et à jouer. Une entrevue sera aussi tenue. Portez des vêtements confortables. Si vous êtes un danseur/danseuse, portez des vêtements de danse. Veuillez chronométrer votre chanson et monologue afin d’assurer qu’ils ne dépassent pas les temps maximums décris ci-dessous. Veuillez visiter notre site web (ccpacanada.com) pour une liste des exigences d’audition. Admission au programme d’arts de la scène d’un an: En plus des exigences pour le programme enrichi de 2 ans mentionnées ci-dessus, le candidat appliquant pour le programme d’un an doit fournir un minimum de deux lettres de références par des professionnels de l’industrie. Programme d’ensemble studio « Company C: La mission du programme d’ensemble studio « Company C » est d’offrir aux gradués du Canadian College of Performing Arts l’opportunité d’élargir leur répertoire de performance par des répétitions et des expériences de performance dans un environnement de collaboration guidé par des directeurs professionnels de l’industrie théâtrale canadienne. De plus, les étudiants développent de nouvelles habiletés en production théâtrale, administration artistique, marketing et leadership communautaire guidé par des mentors professionnels de Victoria. L’ensemble studio « Company C » est décrit comme une programme de troisième année, toutefois il ne comprend pas une année complète d’étude. Le programme fonctionne sous la juridiction complète du Canadian College of Performing Arts. les danseurs avancés peuvent aussi présenter un solo de danse d’une minute. Visitez ccpacanada.com pour une liste complète des exigences d’audition. Que dois-je apporter? Apportez votre curriculum vitae, photo, le paiement de votre frais d’application de 50$, un relevé de notes de la dernière institution scolaire fréquentée, souliers de danse et votre partition. Le programme sera mis sur pieds seulement si le nombre de candidats acceptés suffit à le rendre financièrement viable et les objectifs d’apprentissage Combien de temps durera l’audition? réalisables. Tous les candidats acceptés doivent respecter les ententes Prévoir 3 heures au minimum. contractuelles, sans quoi le fonctionnement du programme sera à risque. Certains candidats pourraient être priés de revenir pour un rappel ou une Le curriculum inclura: entrevue. Étude, préparation et opportunités de performance dans jusqu’à trois productions. De plus, les étudiants auront l’opportunité de travailler comme artistes, techniciens et dans l’administration des différentes productions. Leçons de chant privées avec des professeurs du CCPA Cours de danse avec des professeurs du CCPA Tutorats en production, régie et administration Ateliers de théâtre Ateliers de développement de carrière *Note : Pour être acceptés au programme d’ensemble studio “Company C”, les étudiants doivent être finissants d’un programme de CCPA. Cependant, cela ne garantit pas une admission. Dois-je préparer quelque chose? Tous les candidats auditionnant pour le CCPA auront besoin d’un monologue de 2 minutes. Soyez aussi prêt à chanter un solo (Veuillez apporter une partition, dans votre clé, pour notre accompagnateur). L’audition de danse/mouvement sera conduite en groupe. Dois-je m’inscrire au préalable? Oui, s’il vous plait. Veuillez arriver trente minutes à l’avance pour compléter vos formulaires (les candidats non-inscrits seront acceptés, mais la pré-inscription est avantageuse). POUR S’INSCRIRE: 1. Contactez le collège pour confirmer votre emplacement d’audition. 2. Fournissez-nous votre nom, numéro de téléphone et adresse e-mail. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Profiles of CCPA Grads as They Perform Around the World! Rachael McOwen with Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee 2006 graduate Rachael McOwen is a “radical rockstar.” After CCPA, Rachael began doing plays and musicals in regional theatres. She then shifted gears and became a resident artist with an opera company. While on this singing adventure, she simultaneously got her equity card doing a play and quickly moved to New York City in order to continue working as a union member. Rachael is grateful to have been making a full time living as a performer in NYC for over six years now. Off-broadway, international touring and regional work took up most of her time for the first five years. She also worked as an on-camera host for awhile, interviewing on everything from the Oscars in LA to segments in Time Square. After injuring her back in a physical theatre rehearsal, she had to take a break from singing and stage. The film world beckoned. Her first Hollywood film comes out on DVD this month (“no bootlegging guys!”) She is one of the top women with lines and face time in the summer blockbuster The Amazing Spider Man 2. You can also find her in a Taco Bell TV commercial, shooting Neymarc Visuals epic film Happy Valentines Day, filming the lead role in Isaac Hoff’s newest drama Secret Inscriptions of The Mind and in Canada working on the title role in a new feature film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. She is thrilled to start singing again and will be doing a reading of Laurence O’Keefes (Legally Blonde, Bat Boy, Heathers) new musical Life of the Party in NYC next month. “My career has shifted in so many directions over the few years I’ve worked as an artist and I’m eternally grateful for the training at CCPA that prepared me to be ready for anything and everything. I still do my grip-top-sock tongue twister from speech class every day and have my three jokes, suitcase and passport ready to go!” You can find her viral silly singing YouTube parody that has over 30 million hits and more info at RachaelMcOwen.com. CCPA students perform The New Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein. Photo by David Lowes F E AT U R E D G RA D : SIOBHAN RICHARDSON Actor/Fight Director Since graduating from the first 2-year program at CCPA in 2001, Siobhan has had dual careers in performance and fight direction / fight instruction. She’s performed as an actor, fighter, singer, and/or dancer on stage and screen in a variety of periods and styles. Favourite credits include Mo (Mo and Jess Kill Susie, Harley Dog Productions), the twins Jessica and Julia (The Last Resort, Stirling Festival Theatre) and the world premieres of The Parliamentarians by Phil Rickaby, The Madness of the Square by Marjorie Chan (Cahoots Theatre Projects) and The Forbidden Phoenix by Marty Chan (Citadel Theatre and LKTYP). Concurrently, she has been immersing herself in as much stage combat as she can find between acting gigs, and is a Fight Directors Canada certified Stage Combat Instructor. In 2009, she was a recipient of the Ontario Arts Council’s Chalmers Arts Fellowship, which facilitated months of stage combat study in Sweden, USA and England. Her teaching career has continued next page WHERE ARE THEY NOW? After graduating from the CCPA in 1999, Paige Parkhill joined Disney Cruise Line as the dance captain and swing for the launch of The Disney Wonder. She then toured South America and the Mediterranean, dancing onboard Holland America’s Noordam. Paige performed in an Eminem music video out of Universal Studios in Los Angeles. She also toured China as a dancer for Las Vegas’s Hope Productions in 2003, and, in 2004, was employed as a dancer in Showtime’s Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, filmed in Vancouver. Paige spent two years in Tokyo, Japan where she was an aerialist and opening cast member at the Mermaid Lagoon in Tokyo DisneySEA. Beginning in 2005, she spent five years in Hong Kong as an opening cast member for Hong Kong Disneyland, performing as an aerialist, dancer and dance captain at The Golden Mickeys. While in Hong Kong, Paige continued to develop her leadership skills, and taught young locals at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. Paige is currently employed by Disney Cruise Line as a choreographic supervisor at their International Headquarters in Toronto. Since joining DCL, she’s been fortunate to have been a part of the creative team assigned to launch both the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy Cruise Ships, as well as to relaunch the Disney Magic. Allison Rilley traveled from her hometown of Winnipeg to follow her passion as an actor, singer and dancer at CCPA, graduating from the one year program in 2003. While attending the College, she was hired on the spot by Norwegian Cruise Line’s Jean Anne Ryan Productions as a singer/dancer. She traveled the Caribbean for two contracts after graduation and upon her return to Winnipeg was cast in her first feature film, as a dancer alongside Jennifer Lopez, Richard Gere, and Stanley Tucci in Shall We Dance. She then moved to Vancouver to focus more on her film and television acting career. Since then, she has appeared in MTV’s Kaya, The CW’s Aliens in America, Fringe, and Direct TV’s Rogue. She also appeared as a guest star on YTV/Disney’s sitcom Mr. Young, and had the honour of being directed by Robert Redford in his feature film The Company You Keep. Earlier this year she appeared on Hallmark Channel’s Signed Sealed Delivered and she can also be seen in a recurring role on the popular series Arrow. Allison is currently preparing for principal roles in two feature films: Phantom and No Men Allowed Beyond This Point. While her main focus remains film and television, she continues to sing in the 1940s style trio The Agency and tours as a dancer in Luisa Marshall’s award winning Tina Turner Tribute show, where she had the opportunity to perform at a Red Cross fundraiser in Bermuda. She credits her discipline and confidence to her training at CCPA and for giving her the encouragement to pursue her dreams and passions. FEATURED GRAD continued taken her to the Paddy Crean International Stage Combat Workshop, the Nordic Stage Fight Society’s Summer Workshops (Sweden, Finland and Estonia), FDC’s National Workshops, and two European tours. Her company, Burning Mountain, co-founded with actor / fight director Matt Richardson, is known internationally for its choreography, which integrates techniques from various historical European martial arts with existing foundation safety practices of stage combat and the needs of the actor’s process. As a fight director, Siobhan has choreographed for The Hobbit (The Grand Theatre, London), White Biting Dog (Soulpepper), Such Creatures (Nightswimming and Theatre Passe Muraille), Death of a Chief (Native Earth), several productions with Humber River Shakespeare Company and a number of self-produced short films. Siobhan’s performance and stage combat ambitions have come together often in the last several years, both on stage and on camera. Currently she is in rehearsals for Romeo and Juliet (Headstrong Collective and Urban Bard Productions) for which she is the fight director and playing Lady Capulet. Recently Battlers, a short film that Siobhan co-starred in and fight directed, premiered at the Action On Film Festival where it was nominated for Best Science Fiction and Best Martial Arts Action Sequence in a Short. Siobhan was named Breakout Female Action Star in a Short. She’s looking forward to what the future holds having just signed on with Butler Ruston Bell in Toronto. Recognizing that “work begets work” and that making one’s own work is paramount to creative satisfaction, she’ll continue self-producing short films and is currently writing her first non-fiction book. www.SiobhanRichardson.com/actor www.BurningMountain.ca/connect Development of the student as an artist and cultural leader Extensive career management Weekly one-on-one voice lessons ccpacanada.com A Vancouver and Victoria agent/director showcase Successful career in the performing arts A unique mentorship program to explore and nurture creative voice The Canadian College of Performing Arts Performance and networking opportunities Customized placement in classes based on individual skillsets