Join Us for a Playwriting Workshop - Part of From Cradle to Stage 2013

The Nuts & Bolts of Playwriting – An APN Workshop

Sunday, May 26th

10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

(Lunch provided)

Walterdale Theatre – Glenfield Rehearsal Hall

Facilitator: Tracy Carroll

By creating mini-production companies with participants, we’ll look at some of the building blocks of developing a new play from the writing, acting and directing point of view.

A fun, hands-on session for all participants of the From Cradle to Stage Festival and members of Walterdale Theatre.

This workshop is free to all Walterdale Members, contact Sarah Van Tassel at walterdalead53@gmail.com to reserve a spot.  Space is limited.

An Auditioning Workshop at Walterdale - Saturday, December 1st

There are a lot of auditions coming up in the next few months, not the least of which is Walterdale's auditions for Burning Vision on December 9th and 10th.  Why not put your best foot forward and prepare by taking this workshop?

Jim Guedo, the current Chair of Theatre Arts at MacEwan University is conducting ...

The Do's and Don't of Auditioning

Over the last thirty years, Jim Guedo’s work as director and designer has been showcased across the country at Canadian Stage, The National Arts Centre, The Neptune Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Sudbury Theatre Centre, The Globe Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects, and The Citadel Theatre.

This workshop will address, but not be limited to:

•The Audition: What You Have Control Over Versus What You Don't

•How to Prepare

•Staging Your Audition: the Piece, Coming into the Room, the 'Interview

•Audition Etiquette

•The Cold Reading or Call Back

•Tools of the Trade: your Headshot, Resume and Cover Letter

Saturday December 1st, 2012

9:00 AM start for coffee and a wee brekkie,

12 - 1 for lunch (the Farmer's Market is open!)

Afternoon "tea table" for a break!

Ending at 4 PM

This workshop is FREE to Walterdale members!

Would you like to extend this invitation to a non-member? No problem!
The cost of the workshop is $25 on the day of the event AND they'll get a Walterdale membership as well!

Use this link http://walterdaletheatre.eventbrite.com to sign up for the latest member workshop hosted by the Walterdale Theatre!

If you are uncomfortable using Eventbrite to RSVP, please feel free to contact Parazanda Valois, our Director of Membership, at the following email: walterdale.membership@gmail.com

This event is funded by Theatre Alberta Workshops By Request.

Dialects Workshop... Today

I should have put this up earlier, but I got caught up in other things. We are holding a Dialects Workshop today at the theatre. This will help fulfill the needs of Beautiful Thing which requires a very specific dialect and will be fun for those not in the show to learn how to speak in different accents. In any case, the workshop had enough people to run and there was ample advertising in the newsletter and other places so it's all good. This is one of the cool services available to Walterdale members. You can attend workshops for free! We had one in September that we had to cancel due to low enrollment (acting - and we only have 3 people sign up - we need a minimum of 6). There will be another one in the new year called Auditioning for Musicals that I will attend but not participate in. As the Director of this season's musical I want to be there to offer tips about what I will be looking for so that people can come in better prepared for the audition. After Sweeney auditions I was really surprised at how many people came in very unprepared for the audition. This was despite the fact we were very specific about what we wanted to hear from them. It is off-putting to a casting team when you walk in and say, "I know that's what you want to see/hear, but I want to do this instead". I then wonder how you will deal with direction during the process of rehearsal.

We have one open workshop to replace the skipped one, so if you have ideas for what you'd like to do... send them my way. You can either comment here or send me an email at walterdalead@yahoo.ca. I would love ideas!