WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY
What’s on Wednesday is a benefit offered to our current membership. To submit a listing, you or your company must be registered. For more information on becoming a member, click here. Please note: To be included in the current week’s bulletin, we encourage you to make your submission by 5 PM on Tuesday.
what’s on?
Opening & playing in the next 2 weeks!
Learn more about the shows opening this week by visiting our digital community calendar!
community callout
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Creative Care Podcast Episode 4: Artists and the Mind-Body Connection with Ariana Pedrosa
In episode 4 of ELAN's Creative Care podcast, explore the mind-body connection and its various applications for artists with Ariana Pedrosa, musician and Alexander Technique teacher and host Louise Campbell.
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QDF and the Montreal Fringe Festival have teamed up once again to bring you the Fringe Calendar — your go-to guide to explore and search all the shows in this year’s festival lineup. Discover what’s on and plan your Fringe experience here!
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The QDF Fringe Spotlights have begun! The first featured artist’s video is now posted. Head over to our Facebook, TikTok, and website to check it out, and keep tuning in daily from now until June 15 to discover more incredible shows from this year’s Montreal Fringe Festival. Support artists, get inspired, and find your next must-see Fringe show! Happy fringing!
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Join a group of like-minded female identifying individuals as we gather weekly to read plays! Weekly plays will be chosen in a collaborative manner. Click on our google form to express interest!
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Private collection of 50+ costumes, wigs, and accessories looking for a new home! Looking to donate them as a lot to a local theatre or organization who can give them a new life!
Contact Seth at seth.thomas.day@gmail.com
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An informal, in-person play-reading group, getting going in the new year to read and discuss plays by/about lesbians. Primarily canadian works, open to anyone who identifies with the vision, any club is what you make of it. Email for more information or to express interest ♥︎
Contact Sarah at sarahculkin@rocketmail.com
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From the Artist:
“I firmly believe there is so much possibility for cross-disciplinary collaborations in the arts, especially in theatre. So, as I try to produce my new play It Sticks to the Ryver, I want to create a communal gallery space that lives and breathes with the world of the play.”
The Play:It Sticks to the Ryver is a play written for, with, and by disabled people (more specifically neurodiverse folk). Through it, we follow The Person, a college student, and The Other, a humanoid bird, as they learn to live and (re)grow together as a world collapses around them. After all, sometimes all you need is someone willing to wait with you.
The Google Form: It is meant as a way for me to connect with, see, read, hear, and generally interact with the work (artistic or academic) of my fellow queer and/or disabled creators. Any creator at any stage of their career/hobby is welcome to submit their work!
Click here to see the play trailer.
Click here to access the google form.
Please spread the word!
events
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(Event in French)
On June 11, Brave invites you to Centaur Theatre! Come meet Annabel Soutar, known for her remarkable ability to make Quebec society resonate on stage. A pioneer of documentary theatre in Quebec, she transforms the stage into a space for dialogue, listening, and courage.
As co-founder and Artistic Director of Porte Parole, her work digs into what’s uncomfortable — and what urgently needs to be understood.
🎤 This live interview will be recorded and hosted by Marie-Josée Gagnon at the Centaur Theatre in Old Montreal. The public will be invited to ask Annabel Soutar questions about her work, art, and experience.
Reserve your spot now!
📆 Wednesday, June 11, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. (cocktail and interview)
🎟️ Tickets.
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Fringe is here! Join over 65,000 festival-goers celebrating 35 years of the Montreal Fringe Festival from May 26 to June 15. Explore our programme featuring 105 shows with 800+ performances by 500+ artists from across the globe. We’re taking over 25+ venues in the heart of the Plateau-Mont- Royal and beyond.
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Montreal Stage Managers gather once a month for a casual/social event to hang out! It's a drop in/casual event to connect with other stage managers! Please email elysequesnel@gmail.com to get added to the monthly newsletters and events!
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Come meet the co-artistic directors Andréanne Joubert and Yves Simard!
Discussions about our working methods
Improvisations
Physical creative work
3 HOURS of discussions and discoveries for professional artists interested in collaborating with us!
June 5 OR 6, 2025 - 9:30am to 12:30pm OR 1:30pm to 4:30 pm
who’s hiring?
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Porte Parole, a non-profit organization that creates and produces documentary theatre addressing contemporary Canadian realities, is currently looking for a new Managing Director. The Managing Director is primarily responsible for leading, representing, and coordinating the activities of Porte Parole. In collaboration with the Board of Directors, the Artistic Director, and the team, they contribute to the development, implementation, and realization of the strategic plan, as well as short-, medium-, and long-term organizational strategies. They ensure the effective management of all operations while advising and supporting department heads in managing ongoing and developing projects.
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June 30 - August 17 (7 weeks) at $720/week. The Volunteer Coordinator gathers, trains and oversees the volunteers who help before and during our Shakespeare-in-the-Park tour. Volunteers make up the bulk of our front-of-house team, so the Volunteer Coordinator is key in ensuring the success of each evening’s performance. Working closely with the Managing Director and the Hospitality and Outreach Coordinator, this position is ideal for an organized "people person" who can motivate a team. To apply for this position, please send a resume and cover letter at hr@repercussiontheatre.com. To read full job description here.
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Are you interested in theatre but prefer to stay behind the scenes? If so, we’d love to invite you to join our production team for the Hudson Players Club’s upcoming summer production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. 🌙🎭
SHOW DATES: July 26 and 27; August 1, 2, 3, and possibly 23. All shows are from 7 -9 p.m.
We are currently seeking enthusiastic volunteers for the following roles:
1. Stage Manager
Strong communication and organizational skills (a must!)
Scheduling and coordinating rehearsals
Recording blocking (on-stage movement)
Ensuring the health and safety of cast members
Running the show once it opens
2. Assistant Stage Manager
Assists and shares responsibilities with the Stage Manager
3. Props Coordinator
Creative thinking and imagination are key
Responsible for sourcing, creating, and managing props as outlined in the script
As a community-based theatre company in Hudson, our board members and performers volunteer their time to bring meaningful and entertaining productions to our community. We are proud of the passion and dedication that goes into every show, and we’re excited to welcome new team members who share that spirit.
Zoom Interview Dates:
Wednesday, April 23rd at 6:00 PM
Thursday, April 24th at 6:00 PM
Saturday, April 26th at 10:00 AM
To apply, please email hudsonplayersclub1948@gmail.com.
Thank you for considering being a part of something magical this summer. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Launch your summer by working at FringeMTL! We are looking for Venue Technicians, Fringe Park Sound Technician, Headquarters / Operations Team, Fringe Park Managers and Other FringeMTL Jobs. We are also hosting internships (a.k.a. Fringeternships) in artist relations, production and marketing. For more information, please visit mainlinetheatre.ca.
Questions? Contact info@mainlinetheatre.ca
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Are you a practicing technician interested in the intersection of theatre and community work? Teesri Duniya Theatre is looking for technicians to add to their call list!
Join us and other performing art companies and community organizations at the Cité-des-Hospitalières, in our two performance spaces: The Chapel, and the Rangshala Studio!
Please reach out to Elsa at rangshala@teesriduniyatheatre.com with your resume and/or an outline of your experience or area of technical expertise to be added to our call list.
who’s casting?
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Casting for RISHAN, a Sri Lankan-Canadian (Tamil) man in his mid-to-late twenties, has dark skin, speaks with a Sri Lankan accent and is an employee at Better Bargains.
Casting for LASANTHA, a Sri Lankan-Canadian (Sinhalese) man in his mid-to-late twenties, has light skin, speaks with a Canadian accent and is an employee at Better Bargains.
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Theatre St-Bruno Players is a bilingual community theatre on Montreal’s south shore and we are seeking some help. Every production comes with its casting challenges, and our next show is no exception. As of Monday night, we have successfully cast five of the six male (stripper) roles, as well as the role of young Nathan (non-stripper) for The Full Monty. However, one small but essential role remains unfilled.
HORSE is a black, retired mill worker. Once the life of the party, he now moves at a slower pace due to health issues. Though he loves spending time with his friends and listening to their stories, he feels self-conscious about his size and tends to take a step back during their antics. However, when it comes to dancing, Horse is nothing short of explosive.
So we’re calling on the greater theatre community to help us in this noble quest—to bare butts! No experience is necessary.
Rehearsals begin in September with 4 shows starting on November 7th.
If you or someone you know fits the bill and is interested, please contact us at: tsbpas@theatresbp.ca
And just a friendly reminder—actors do NOT need to be a St-Bruno resident to be a member of TSBP!
where to apply
where to train
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Explore mime, ensemble play, and comedic conventions to craft original performance piece–each session with a new creative lens.
June 7, 10am-1pm: Fundamentals: Character, Objects, Environments – Participants will delve into a movement approach to character development. In addition, using group exercises, we will shape the performance space and endow absent objects with weight, shape, texture, value, and power.
June 28, 10am-1pm: Physical Comedy – Participants will study comedic timing, character-based comedy, repetition, conflict, lazzi, and exaggeration. Theatre conventions will be established and transformed to explore comic moments. Pace and rhythm, audience participation, and breaking the fourth wall will be incorporated into short comic pieces.
June 29, 3pm-6pm: Improv and Devising – Movement technique and group improvisations will support students in their devising original mime pieces. Opening improvs will provide the raw materials for devising stories within a variety of narrative structures. Participants will explore how movements, pace, pivotal moments, transitions, raising the stakes, and climax can create comedies that resonate with audiences.
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Comedy for actors is a specialized course for those with previous acting or performance experience to acquire and/or brush up on the craft of comedic acting. The course will focus on a variety of specific comedy performances skills: improv comedy, sketch comedy performance and mastering comic monologues and scenes for stage and screen.
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Young Actor’s Summer Day-Camp (Ages 7-15)
Enjoy your summer while having fun and being creative! Artistic training with real industry preparation. On Camera Work, Film Making, Voice Over, Movement, Stage Combat, Directing, Singing, Movement, Improvisation, Scene Work, Industry fieldtrips & Networking Opportunities.
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Start with a strong foundation, add the tools that are needed, build as you grow, let passion be your guide to give you strength to persevere, be patient, and true. Be the best you! Foundation is an introductory acting class where actors are introduced to basic techniques and skills. Emphasis is placed on developing an initial set of tools, including improvisational skills, inner monologue, body and sensory awareness. Students will work with short monologues which will encourage them to make choices, begin developing character, and to use their imaginations. The focus of the Foundation course is to begin building a basic set of skills that will be further explored.
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Cast Forward is a premium newsletter, insider hub, and crash-course-meets-masterclass for actors who want more. Created by award-winning actress and career strategist Christine Solomon, this fast-growing platform delivers casting notices, career blueprints, and international tools—plus exclusive O-1 and EB1A visa insights. It’s where the business and craft of acting meet. Recently ranked #19 on Substack’s Rising Business chart. Free to join. Premium tier available for those ready to go further.