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r o i n e S / r o i FALL 2006 n u J t n c a i l t s o s n e h t o t i a o t r c C P u r d e n o o r m P e v e A it d e n H R le b o ly G o M H l o for all stages re l e o t o r h ea ho at c h Sc he S T T a ox gh r ld b i ve e ch e H i c n g t R an Lu lin os m e ol h or atr y C G rf he arr tre Pe T H ea sic ero ol Th u e d Z cho een M tr un h S rgr and ea Gro stas Eve ch Th re Ko ty pee st eat . A. ocie e, S We r Th y H nce S eatr w Rive ociet rma newsf Th Ne t o Ghos ma S e Perf ent o atre ool c/Dra nstag artm The igh Sch Mursyi Dow ge Dep ical osite H rotsys iLnagund l Colle Mus l Comp ctthioenrns DCir nt Roya ctions To Jane Theatre Northern Ligh M eCmooldrWia atelru Pbr o Nduor heatre Mou Produ eave It t lTlayh He a it gr eh S c h o ol n Drama C layers Morpheus T Moxy B re L igh School r My OcNpear N e w I m B ar gi ge d K e o m pLainffye!y P Drama Society heat azerte H Calga rt s A l i v e Dance and Musical Theatre Leduc nit E. L lege) il l s A L'U M. Col trale H ool rsity Neueatr Sch nive ety Th nt ’s U Soci ity ure ing rts san La (K g A In St ers in n is lay orm de ou P erf id L g's a P H in re l K d A oo an ch ille S nv n an tia M is r h C s d oo lw il M inside What’s New at Theatre Alberta 3. Tales From the Stacks 3. The Live Arts Portal 5. Report on the ADFA 5. Provincial One Act Festival The Community Theatre that 7. Keeps on Giving In Memoriam 7. Red Deer’s Theatre Scene 8. Albertans Abroad 10. An End to Semi-professionalism 11. RDC STUDENTS PERFORM ALARUM WITHIN: THEATRE POEMS. RELATED STORY ON PAGE 8 Report from the AHSDFA 12. PHOTOGRAPH BY HARLEY HAYES Dry Martini: 14. Of Starter Homes and TYA Public Service Announcements 15. The Buzz 15. theatre alberta news 1. 10 Theatre Alberta is the Provincial Arts Service Organization (PASO) for theatre in Alberta, dedicated to the growth and development of the Alberta theatre community and all its constituencies. Theatre Alberta News is a publication of Theatre Alberta issued four times a year. Contribution of notices, news and articles about theatre are welcome, as well as high quality (300 dpi or higher) photographs. Theatre Alberta News also accepts signed letters to the editor but reserves the right to refuse any material it considers inappropriate. The opinions and views expressed are those of the writers and do not check-in necessarily reflect those of Theatre Alberta. Office and library hours Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm What a summer it has been. Holidays Office and Library closed Sept. 2–4 (Labour Day), As we gird our loins for the fall (what that phrase actually means I’m a little shaky on – I Oct. 7–9 (Thanksgiving), and Nov. 11 (Remembrance Day). think it has something to do with preparing ourselves for the onslaught of the fall season) I Submission deadlines and publication dates October 20 for November 24, 2006 can’t help but feel expectant and excited. Each year, at some point during both Artstrek and January 26 for March 2, 2007 Dramaworks, I am inspired and fortified anew. The programs are a microcosm of all that is April 27 for June 1, 2007 July 12 for August 23, 2006 positive about the theatre – and are an important touchstone for me. Advertising rates Full Page (9.5” high x 7” wide) $200.00 Of course I am always relieved when Theatre Alberta gets both Artstrek and Dramaworks Half Page (4.625” high x 7” wide) $120.00 up and running. This is no small feat as the amount of administrative detail required to Quarter Page (2.25” high x 7” wide) $80.00 Please supply high-resolution files execute these programs efficiently is immense. Being responsible for 300 teenagers 24/7 is (at least 300 dpi at actual size) in greyscale or black and white. Prices include GST. Ads are booked on a not a task that one wants to take casually. first-come, first-serve basis and space is limited. Book ad space at least one month prior to the submission deadline. On the other hand I am wowed by a multitude of things. Firstly, I must remark on the TA NEWSLETTER DESIGN van Eden Design generosity of Artstrek and Dramaworks instructors. To quote one of my Dad’s favourite ex- Theatre Alberta Board of Directors pressions, “The hours are long and the pay is small.” Everyone who teaches at these programs If you have questions or concerns regarding Theatre Alberta, is there because they love this art form and want to share their knowledge. The participants you are welcome to contact Theatre Alberta board members. inspire me with their willingness to commit and jump head first into the challenge of learn- Officers PRESIDENT ing. Many of them return year after year because of the rich community that is created, the Tanya Ryga ~ Red Deer [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT sense of inclusion and belonging that comes with finding the one place where they truly fit. Karen Towsley ~ Calgary [email protected] TREASURER Finally, I am continually impressed with the dedication of the administrators, who ensure Wendy Punter ~ Cochrane [email protected] the programs’ smooth delivery with a simultaneous focus on the small details and the big SECRETARY David Owen ~ Lethbridge [email protected] picture. The instructors, participants and administrators know that they are involved in Directors something big, important and valuable. After all, being in a drama class or program is what Jane Heather ~ Edmonton [email protected] Andrea Martinuk ~ Edmonton [email protected] hooked most of us on theatre in the first place. Harold Truckle ~ Red Deer [email protected] Steve McHugh ~ Wetaskiwin [email protected] It also never ceases to amaze me how far both of these programs have reached over the Gail Hanrahan, Lethbridge [email protected] Mary-Ellen Perley, Edmonton [email protected] years—across North America and abroad! This occurred to me in June at the Elizabeth Russell Thomas, Fort McMurray [email protected] Sterling Haynes Awards in Edmonton. Presenters and recipients alike referred to Artstrek, Johanne Deleeuw ~ Calgary [email protected] thanking instructors and remembering when they and their colleagues were young teenagers Staff EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR at Artstrek before joining Edmonton’s professional theatre scene. Trevor Anderson received a Marie Gynane-Willis [email protected] PROGRAM COORDINATOR Sterling Award from his former supervisor, Mieko Ouchi! Keri Ekberg [email protected] OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Kevin Kerr, Vancouver playwright extraordinaire and Dramaworks 2006 instructor, told us Janice Hoover [email protected] PROGRAMMER how excited he was when, after he accepted the teaching gig at Dramaworks, he received the Sam Varteniuk [email protected] program brochure in the mail and discovered that the Artstrek brochure was on the flip side. LIBRARIAN Solveig Anderson [email protected] He attended Artstrek in 1984. LIBRARIAN Brenda Sutherland [email protected] Scott Swan, another Dramaworks 2006 instructor, remembered attending the Bristol Old FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATORS Vic Theatre School in Bristol, England and meeting then Program Head Nat Brennan. Zenovia Adams and Loretta McLaughlin Nat knew about Canada—specifically Alberta—because he had taught for Artstrek’s and Change of address information and undeliverable copies to: Theatre Alberta Society Dramaworks’ predecessors in the early 1960s. 3rd Floor Percy Page Centre 11759 Groat Road, Edmonton AB T5M 3K6 And so, back to girding your loins. I hope your summer has fortified you anew and that you Phone: (780) 422-8162 Fax: (780) 422-2663 Toll Free: 1-888-422-8160 [email protected] launch into the fall theatre season with passion and vigour. www.theatrealberta.com MARIE GYNANE-WILLIS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2. fall 2006 WHAT’S NEW AT THEATRE ALBERTA WHAT ARTSTREK MEANS TO ME REFLECTIONS OF A DRAMAWORKS REGISTRAR by Erin McDougall, Artstrek Registrar by Dawn Tracey Somewhere between processing the tower of Arriving on-site at the Citadel Theatre for my first Hall in the Commedia D’ell Arte workshop; paper, applications, signing my name to 300 acceptance day of Dramaworks 2006, I had no idea what to glue, paint and primer flew in the design and letters, and being onsite in Red Deer, I fell in love expect. After two and a half months of register- painting classes; the strains of ‘Consider Yourself with Artstrek and everything it stands for: fun, ing, emailing, telephoning, and making arrange- at Home’ echoed through the hallways; actors friendship, discovery, and much more. Each year ments for the 114 theatre enthusiasts enrolled in rehearsed scenes in the green room and play- a new play is chosen as the focus for a week of our workshops, I would get to meet them face to wrights sat quietly around the boardroom table intensive theatre exploration; this year it was Thorn- face.
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