Careers at The Shaw - Shaw Festival Theatre

FULL TIME POSITION
35 hours per week – year round must be available to work days, evenings and weekends

Each year, over 230,000 visitors from all over North American will experience outstanding theatre at the Shaw Festival, in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake.  If you have a passion for the Arts and sharing your theatre experiences, being part of the Membership Services team may be a good fit for you. The Membership Services Team develops and strengthens relationships with audience patrons and Shaw Festival Members. Representatives provide information about the importance of The Shaw and why patron support is so necessary in order to attract new members and upgrade current donors.

Requirements:

• Responsible for soliciting donations through various fundraising campaigns in person, electronically and through telecommunications to achieve monthly campaign goals.
• Successful candidates will possess excellent communication for patron and member interactions.
• Strong computer skills, problem solving, a genuine interest in and passion for supporting the Arts is required.
• Previous outbound call centre experience and fundraising skills are an asset.
• Able to work in a team and individual environment when required.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume prior to February 1, 2021 to:

Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada
Email: dlg@shawfest.com
Att: Director Human Resources

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of the Slaight Family Academy, we employ two intern directors at The Shaw. These early to mid-career directors will be invited to participate, either from within the Ensemble or through personal invitation to those with whom we have a professional relationship and/or working knowledge. There will no longer be an open submission process.

The intern directors have access to pre-production training, and ongoing training “gymnasia” with resident lighting, set, and costume designers, as well as with visiting master directors. They direct performances of the Secret Theatre during the season, as well as participating in various aspects of education and outreach at the Shaw. Their final contribution is a late season showcase, The Neil Munro Intern Directors Project, in which they each direct a one act play chosen in conversation with the Artistic Director and the Associate Artistic Director.

Click here for further information about this program. Please send inquiries to Kimberley Rampersad

Due to COVID-19 the General Auditions are postponed until further notice. Keep checking back.

Click here for more information about auditioning for The Shaw and the Academy Intensive.

In all that we do, the SHAW FESTIVAL is committed to reflecting the diversity of our community and our country. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome and encourage submissions from individuals with proper credentials, of all gender identities, cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and abilities. If you choose, you may provide us with the pronouns you would like us to use in your submission. We will respect these pronouns throughout the process. The SHAW FESTIVAL is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance during the application and/or hiring process, then please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. As a theatre working with a canon of plays written primarily in English, we audition and perform primarily in English.

En raison de la COVID-19, les auditions générales sont reportées jusqu’à nouvel ordre. Continuez à vérifier.

Cliquez ici pour plus d’informations au sujet des auditions pour le Shaw Festival et le cours intensif de l’Académie.

Dans absolument tout ce que nous faisons, le Shaw Festival s’engage à refléter la diversité de notre communauté et de notre pays. En tant qu’employeur offrant l’égalité des chances, nous accueillons et encourageons les candidatures de personnes ayant les qualifications requises, de toutes identités de genre, cultures, ethnies, orientations sexuelles et capacités. Si vous le souhaitez, vous pouvez nous fournir les pronoms que vous souhaitez que nous utilisions dans votre soumission. Nous respecterons ces pronoms tout au long du processus. Le Shaw Festival s’engage à fournir des aménagements raisonnables pour les personnes handicapées. Si vous êtes une personne handicapée et que vous avez besoin d’aide pendant la procédure de candidature et/ou d’embauche, veuillez nous en informer et nous travaillerons avec vous pour répondre à vos besoins. En tant que théâtre travaillant avec un canon de pièces écrites principalement en anglais, nous auditionnons et jouons principalement en anglais.

The deadline has now passed, thank you for your interest.

If you are selected to participate, you will be notified by Tuesday November 10, 2020.
If you have any questions please direct them to auditions@shawfest.com / 905-468-2153 ext 2217

In an attempt to make contact with 2020 graduates of actor training programs, and individuals with equivalent training between the ages of 21-25, the Shaw Festival is holding a virtual Monologue Jam between November 23 and 27, with callbacks between December 7 and 11. This event will be open to independently trained actors, and graduates from across North America.

The Jam will be in two stages:

The first stage will be individual monologues in a group setting.

• Actors will prepare a two minute monologue of their choice.
• The first stage of the Jam will be overseen by Kate Hennig, Director of Artist Development for The Shaw. They will be group classes (15 people per session) of approximately one hour in length. Actors are asked to attend the entire session.

The second stage will be a virtual acting class led by Tim Carroll, Artistic Director, and Kimberley Rampersad, Associate Artistic Director.

• Actors will prepare a two minute monologue of George Bernard Shaw. These sessions will be an opportunity to work with Tim Carroll’s unique approach to text and acting in an intimate setting (8 actors per class). There will be a total of 40 actors called back from the initial stage for this session.

Submissions must be received from the individual actor.

Actors should watch this video before preparing their work to be seen:
How to Prepare for an Audition with Damien Atkins

In all that we do, the SHAW FESTIVAL is committed to reflecting the diversity of our community and our country. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome and encourage submissions from individuals with proper credentials, of all gender identities, cultures, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and abilities. If you choose, you may provide us with the pronouns you would like us to use in your submission. We will respect these pronouns throughout the process. The SHAW FESTIVAL is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with different abilities. If you are a differently-abled person and require assistance during the application and/or hiring process, then please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. As a theatre working with a canon of plays written primarily in English, we audition and perform primarily in English.