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POSTPONED:
​Voice Intensive for Actors
​with Denise Norman
April 1, 15, 21 , 28,  2020

An Exciting Opportunity for Actors!

​Denise Norman, an expert in vocal training for the theatre, will be leading a series of extraordinary workshops at Alumnae Theatre.

Denise's workshops are based on vocal & physical techniques that guide the actor to greater awareness of expression while encouraging freedom to prompt bolder choices in rehearsal exploration.

There are four 2-hour sessions focusing on vocal and physical approaches to acting.
The sessions will take place from 7-9 pm at the Alumnae Theatre (70 Berkeley Street) on the following dates:
  • Wed. April 1, 2020
  • Wed. April 15, 2020
  • Tues. April 21, 2020
  • Tues. April 28, 2020
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Course Registration:
Alumnae Member registration begins:
Monday, March 9, 2020
9:00am
Registration Link >

Non-Member & 'Supporting' Alumnae Members registration begins:
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
9:00am
Registration Link >

Cost:
'Active' Alumnae Members:
$100.00
and is non-refundable.
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Non-Members or 'Supporting' Alumnae Members:
​$200.00
and is non-refundable.
​Denise Norman
Denise Norman is a Toronto Actor/Singer, and a member of CAEA and ACTRA, who performs in a wide array of theatre including Shakespeare, Musical, and Clown.
An MFA and MA graduate of York University, she has taught Acting and Voice and Text for 30 years.  Denise specializes in Voice and Text for Acting, also Monologue and scene study, introduction to acting, and audition coaching. She regularly teaches College/University Acting students at Sheridan College Music Theatre; the Toronto Film School; George Brown College and The Randolph Academy.
​Course Description:
Voice Intensive for Actors with Denise Norman
There are four 2-hour sessions focusing on vocal and physical approaches to acting.
Participants are asked to arrive with 1 modern or contemporary monologue memorized that they wish to explore, and are asked to wear comfortable movement-appropriate clothing (e.g. sweatpants or yoga pants). 

Session 1 
Wed April 01, 2020
  • Explore alignment and approaches to breath awareness for the actor’s focus and freedom.
  • Begin applying techniques to the chosen text - ways to explore and avoid getting into ruts with yourself and others.
  • Individual suggestions will be offered to develop the monologue regarding Voice, Body and/or Breath.

Session 2 
Wed April 15, 2020
  • Prepare to rehearse through Breath and Body.
  • ​Work with strong objectives, and explore the effect of the Direct and the Indirect on vocal and physical expression. 

Session 3 
Tues April 21, 2020
  • Focus on warm-up techniques for rehearsal and performance.
  • Work expansion of personal energy (private, public, universal) considering high stakes in the text.

Session 4 
Tues April 29, 2020
  • Explore play as warm-up, and as synthesis of vocal and physical technique.
  • Find variety and relationship through text. Utilize Image work to enrich nuance.

Theatre Auditions Toronto

Alumnae's Audition Timelines
Toronto's Alumnae Theatre Company puts out open calls for acting Auditions.
Keep checking back here for Alumnae's Toronto Auditions - Audition times vary each year.   
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The following is a general range of Alumnae's Audition Dates / Timelines:
 
Mainstage Show (Sept.) - Auditions held between June and July. 
FireWorks Festival (Nov.) - Auditions held between August and September.​
Mainstage Show (Jan.) - Auditions held between September and October.
New Ideas Festival (Mar.) - Auditions held in early January.
Mainstage Show (Apr.) - Auditions held between January and February.

​Alumnae Theatre Members ​get advance notice and preference where possible.
Toronto Theater Auditions 
Helpful Audition Resources for Actors

Websites that post Acting auditions:

1. TAPA
https://tapa.ca/category/industry/audition/

2. TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/audition-listings/

3. ACT-CO
https://actco.ca/

4. ALUMNAE THEATRE COMPANY
https://www.alumnaetheatre.com/auditions.html
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5. MANDY.com
https://www.mandy.com/jobs/auditions/canada/actors

6. EBOSSCANADA.com
https://ebosscanada.com/casting-calls/

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Facebook Groups that post Acting Auditions:

1. COMMUNITY THEATRE GTA
https://www.facebook.com/groups/12536409863/

2. ACTORS HELPING ACTORS (Toronto)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4825216871/

3. BUNZ THEATRE ZONE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/560262884134624/

4. CANADA THEATRE CHAT
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanadaTheatreChat/
Past Auditions
Theatre Auditions Toronto
Open Casting Call 
Auditions - In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by: Victoria Shepherd
Performance dates:  April 17 – May 2, 2020
 
In late 19th century America, an enterprising young physician takes advantage of the dawn of electricity to employ a new mechanism to ease female “hysteria”.  Meanwhile, his devoted but desperately unhappy wife takes charge of her own fulfillment and awakening.  This daring play explores the subjugated world of an upper middle class wife and mother with humour, compassion and enlightenment.
 
Important Dates:
  • Auditions are on January 25, 27 & 28,  2020
  • Callbacks are January 30, 2020
  • The play runs April 17 – May 2, 2020 on the Mainstage at Alumnae

The Roles             
Alumnae Theatre Company is committed to non-traditional casting and to including talented actors of all races, backgrounds, and ages in our productions.
 
Catherine Givings    
Wife of Dr. Givings and mother to Letitia, a woman late 20’s/early 30’s and full of life, but sexually frustrated with her marriage.

Dr. Givings                
Catherine's husband, a man in his forties and a specialist in gynecological and hysterical disorders.

Sabrina Daldry         
Dr. Givings' patient, a pianist in her early thirties struggling with hysteria and infertility.

Leo Irving                  
Another patient of Dr. Givings', an English artist in his twenties or thirties.

Annie                         
Dr. Givings' midwife assistant, a woman in her late thirties.

Elizabeth                   
​A housekeeper, and later wet nurse, a Black woman in her early thirties.

Dick Daldry               
Sabrina Daldry's husband, a man in his forties or fifties.
 
Please note that this play deals with sexuality and actors must be comfortable with depicting intimacy (with the support of an intimacy director). Alumnae Theatre members are given preference of casting.
 
Audition Dates, Times & Location 
Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto, ON (SW corner of Berkeley and Adelaide Street East) Entry by Stage Door on n Adelaide.
 
Saturday, January 25, 2020                 
10 am – 6 pm

Monday, January 27, 2020               
6 pm – 9 pm

Tuesday, January 28, 2020                   
6 pm – 9 pm
 
Callbacks: Thursday, January 30, 2020  6-9 pm
 
Audition Preparation:       
Please prepare a short (2-3 min.) contemporary monologue. 
​It is highly recommended that you are familiar with the play and the characters.
This is a non-union, non-paying production. For over a century, Alumnae Theatre Company's outstanding casts, crew & management have been volunteers who love theatre.
Past Auditions
Theatre Auditions Toronto
Open Casting Call 
Auditions - New Ideas Festival 2020 - Alumnae Theatre
Alumnae Theatre Company’s New Ideas Festival (NIF) is an annual, 3-week festival of new plays.

Important Dates:
  • Auditions are called for the evenings of January 6 - 9, 2020 (6pm - 9pm)
  • Callbacks are January 11 - 18, 2020
  • The Festival runs March 11 - 29, 2020 in the Studio Theatre at Alumnae
  • Actors must be available for rehearsals throughout February 2020 and for 1 week of performances in March, 2020.

Audition Preparation:
Please prepare a 2-minute monologue for your audition, and be prepared for possible redirection.
Auditions will be grouped according to age and gender, so actors should keep all the audition dates free until they receive an audition time.
This is a non-union, non-paying production. For over a century, Alumnae Theatre Company's outstanding casts, crew & management have been volunteers who love theatre.
Actors' Intensive with R.H. Thomson
Teasing the Story from our Bodies

​Saying words with purpose and intention is only part of the acting game. Television and film have reduced actor's physical ambitions. The body must speak. 

This intensive is a short jaunt for actors through the physical imagination of elbows. Every bone breathes and every muscle moves.  We will work through words but the bodies may do much of the speaking.

Saturday, February 8th, 2020
9am-12 noon  

Saturday, February 15th, 2020
9am-12 noon

Saturday, February 22nd, 2020
9am-12 noon

All sessions will be held in the Alumnae Studio, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto.

Cost:
Active Alumnae Members: $100
Supporting and Non-Members: $200

Please Note: Enrolment/Registration is now closed.
​​RH Thomson
​RH Thomson is one of the Canada's most accomplished film, television and stage actors. He has played lead roles in most of the country's major venues, and has directed in quite a few. He wrote and performed his own play "The Lost Boys" to critical acclaim. In television and film, he has portrayed dozens of major characters over his bountiful career. He is a member of the Order of Canada and recipient of a Governor General's Performing Arts Award.
​Alumnae Theatre Company
70 Berkeley Street
​Toronto, Ontario
​416-364-4170

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