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Terence Kelly
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Mentorship

As a company comprised of established professionals in our senior years, we take great pride in the mentorship we offer to our younger colleagues as they share ‘the boards’ with us. In addition, we in turn learn from, and are inspired by, the extraordinary talent that is coming up through the ranks. It is a two-way street.

If you are an emerging arts professional interested in an apprenticeship (hands on and in the trenches with us!) please contact us at info@westerngoldtheatre.org with the subject line of Mentorship. Include a resume (headshot if you’re an actor) and a cover letter outlining what your hopes and dreams are.

WESTERN GOLD employs and mentors emerging artists in all areas of operations.

Actors
Assistant Directors
Dramaturges
Literary Managers
Musicians
Playwrights
Choreographers
Set/Lighting/Costume/Sound Designers
Stage Management
Production
Marketing/Promotion/Social Media
Outreach/Audience Development
Administration

New Plays

Western Gold welcomes and encourages playwrights and new theatrical creations. If you have an idea, please contact literary@westerngoldtheatre.org

Currently in development:

Quills Don’t Tweet conceived and created by Bernard Cuffling and Anna Hagan
Le Chant de Georges Boivin, by Quebecois playwright Martin Bellemare; translation by John Jack Patterson

Over the course of our history, Western Gold has commissioned, developed, and staged the following plays by Canadian playwrights:

2018 Red Birds by Aaron Bushkowsky
2016 Comfort Cottages by Jane Clayton & Judy Ginn Walchuk
2008 Old Goriot by James Fagan Tait
2004 One Last Kiss by Aaron Bushkowsky
2003 Strangers Among Us by Aaron Bushkowsky

Submissions

Western Gold welcomes programming ideas, play submissions and community engagement initiatives. If you have a project that you feel may be of interest to us, please submit the project description, with a cover letter (and copy of the script if applicable) to literary@westerngoldtheatre.org

Actors/Directors/Artists/Arts Professionals: If you are interested in working with Western Gold, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume (and headshot if an actor) with an accompanying cover letter to info@westerngoldtheatre.org

ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Western Gold Theatre is seeking submissions of plays for the May edition of our Virtual Gold Series.

In honour of Asian Heritage month, WGT is seeking scripts by writers who identify as Asian or Asian-Canadian. The chosen script will be given a very brief rehearsal period with actors and a director. The play will be presented to the public as an online workshop performance within the month of May. The successful script should be no more than 60 minutes in length.

Find out how to submit your script here