What's Happening
AUDITIONS and Director’s Notice
Shadowpath has an array of projects coming up in 2022
and seeks a variety of performers for comedic, historical and dramatic works
across virtual platforms AND/or in-person experiences.
Below are SOME of the featured projects.
Callimachus by Roswitha (10th century, in-person/multimedia, some parts are filmed, York Region)
CALLIMACHUS, 30+ man
DRUSIANA, 20+ female
ANDRONICUS, 25+ man, husband to Drusiana
FORTUNATUS, any age/gender
THE APOSTLE JOHN, 30+ man
Callimachus is obsessed with Drusiana and attempts to seduce her.
Drusiana successfully prays for death in order to escape Callimachus's advances.
Still madly in love, Callimachus goes to her tomb where he too meets his death,
until Saint John resurrects them both for a second chance to make amends.
The Dream by Joanna Baillie (1812, in-person outdoors, York Region)
OSTERLOO, an Imperial General, 30+ man
PRIOR of the Monastery, any age/gender
MONKS: any age/gender
BENEDICT
JEROME
PAUL, (will double with Ambassador role)
MORAND, officer in the service, 25+ male
WOVELREID, officer of the Prior, 25+ male
THE IMPERIAL AMBASSADOR, 30+ male, (will double with Paul)
LEONORA, 25+ female
AGNES, any age female, LEONORA'S servant
The Dream is Joanna Baillie’s gothic meditation on fear, guilt, and the prophetic power of dreams.
In the confines of a Swiss monastery, a small group of monks share the same prophetic dream:
a forlorn apparition reaches out to them with a mysterious and potentially life-threatening ultimatum.
The dream comes every night, and yet its true intent remains hazy and unknown.
When these dreams lead them to a buried corpse, the monastery tumbles down a blood-spattered path
of vengeance, betrayal, and unbridled terror.
Restless Night In Spring by Fumiko Enchi (1928, in-person, York Region)
YUZURU, a middle aged Japanese man
EMI SHIZUKO, a woman 25, the maid
KAYOKO, a woman 25, Yuzuru’s younger sister
SHINOZAKI MITSUKO, 25, Kayoko’s friend
Two college students debate the virtues of creating art or abandoning it all to become a political activist,
both coming close to understanding each other, though never quite seeing eye to eye.
DIRECTOR’S NOTICE:
We are seeking a director for Fumiko Enchi’s 1928 one-act play, Restless Night In Spring.
This is for a festival featuring female creative leadership therefore we will prioritize submissions from female, Japanese directors.
Plays In Cafés Valentine’s Edition (in-person, Thornhill)
Short (10 - 20 min) romantic-comedies performed indoors around Valentine’s day.
Scripts are TBA.
Casting open to everyone with great comedic timing and delivery.
The Adventures of Venice by Susanna Centlivre (1700, Virtual on January 11th)
PIZALTO, a noble Venetian man, 35+
LUDOVICO, a Frenchman, 25+
LADY PIZALTA, Pizalto’s wife, 30’s
LUCY, her woman, servant, 20+
A unique one-act comedy set during the Venice Carnival that features a chamber maid, Lucy
as the protagonist who negotiates and sabotages her employer’s love affairs to her own advantage.
DEADLINE to submit self-tapes: December 10th, 5pm
PAY RANGE
For virtual approx $75 incl. one rehearsal.
For in-person performances $200 - $450 with a range of 10 - 30 hours of rehearsal both virtually and in-person.
PROCESS
Please send headshot/resume and a LINK to your 2 minute MAX monologue self-tape to auditions@shadowpaththeatre.com
You may include one or two monologues showcasing your dramatic/comedic abilities.
A few introductory sentences is nice too either in your email or on tape.
Upcoming Dates: Dec 12th, 7pm - 8pm
Calling all seniors! Join our Mystery Masquerade sessions
and create the characters and plot for a 2022 murder mystery presentation!
REGISTER at mystery@shadowpaththeatre.com
We read classical plays by WOMEN and meet at the end of the month
to read an excerpt and discuss.
TUESDAY December 28th, 7pm - 8pm
is our next virtual confab.
Wanna Join? Wanna read a role?
Register at classical@shadowpaththeatre.com
A New Kind of Classical Play Festival Featuring Female Playwrights COMING SPRING 2022
Visit the Site
Missed our festival workshops? You're in LUCK!
Individual workshops available for rent OR you can access the whole Power Pack!!
Podcasts
Episode #2 of A KM In MY SHOES featuring Drew, a homeless youth who found his way to 360 kids in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
Listen to the podcast
The making of a new kind of classical play festival - meet the script reading committee and the plays up for debate as we program the first ever Theatre Out Of The Shadows!
A KM In My Shoes - Episode 1
A podcast featuring a youth at 360 Kids Richmond Hill who tells their story about being homeless and how art has made a difference.HAVE A LISTEN
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
'When everyone benefits,
a whole community wins.'
'When I started Shadowpath in 2002, I had no idea of its potential. I approached everyday spaces because I couldn't afford to rent the few regional theatres. That turned out to be the best thing for Shadowpath and now everyday spaces are our signature style of theatre producing. Businesses gain a creative boost and access to new customers, performers get a professional opportunity to work in alternative spaces, the community gets more arts and culture programming and Shadowpath connects to community partners and free space! Now that's winning! -Alex Karolyi
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We celebrate the work and lives of the first artists, the first story-tellers and the first history-makers who have been forgotten or ignored as time marched on. We acknowledge these early Creators that lived on the lands we now occupy. These are the traditional lands and territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee and the Anishinaabe peoples. The histories of those that previously cared for this land, the stories they told, and the lives they lived remain an integral part of it. In illuminating the voices of The Forgotten we hope to forge a bridge between all people creating a better more inclusive world where each of us is heard and our contributions acknowledged, commemorated and remembered.
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Black Lives Matter and commits to actions and attitudes that fully support our black community. We aim to be part of the urgent change necessary to create a truly equal community.
We are doing this through specific and conscious actions with the programs we are presenting, the artists we are collaborating with and the perspectives and stories we are giving a platform to.
We continue to evaluate how we can do MORE.
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Shadowpath Theatre Productions
A not-for-profit charitable organization, shadowing playwrights by remounting their plays, and building new artistic paths for the creative citizen
in all of us to emerge.
MISSION
To educate the public’s understanding and appreciation of Canadian theatre by:
1. Presenting dramatic performances
2. Providing workshops for the benefit of the public
on such topics as Canadian plays,new works and performance.
VISION
To be leaders in innovative,
location-driven theatre
in York Region and beyond.
Strategic Plan
The Future Path: 1 - 3 years
1 New site-specific play development in new venues
2. Programming for specific demographics, i.e.: women, northern communities, new Canadians
3. Training & Mentorship prioritizing female artists
4. Securing space for a multi-use artist hubin York Region
5. Developing advocacy initiatives, i.e: pregnant artists/new mothers, municipal support for artists
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Auditions
Please scroll up to What's Happening to see our current casting notice
DEADLINE Dec 10th, 5pm for self-tapes
FEMME 5
APPRENTICES
Thanks to a Grow grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Shadowpath expanded our creative team with sixteen apprentices from 2016 - 2019. These apprentices developed skills in creation, producing, arts admin and artistic direction increasing Shadowpath's community programming.
Shadowpath Apprentices Today Are:
Artistic Directors of theatre festivals
Arts Administrators of arts councils
New work creators
Independant theatre producers
Grant recipients
Founders of their own performing arts companies
and of course,
Shadowpath collaborators and associate producers
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