Western Gold Theatre Auditions
Thank you for your interest; we are not currently holding any auditions.
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 [email protected] 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
Community Engagement
To fulfill our objectives to create a range of opportunities for senior artists to continue their life-long work and to encourage conversation amongst the Canadian public on the impact and joys of aging, Western Gold Theatre continually seeks opportunities for community engagement.
Community engagement events provide a forum in which to discuss the challenges of aging in the performing arts and brainstorm on how best to support our community to continue doing the work they love.
New Plays
Western Gold welcomes and encourages playwrights and new theatrical creations. If you have an idea, please contact [email protected]
Over the course of our history, Western Gold has commissioned, developed, and staged the following plays by Canadian playwrights:
- 2024 Super Seniors by Kathryn Shaw
- 2022 90 DAYS by Salim Rahemtulla
- 2021 Quills Don’t Tweet 2 conceived and created by Bernard Cuffling and Anna Hagan
- 2021 The Ballad of Georges Boivin by Martin Bellemare, Translated from French by Jack Paterson and Johanna Nutter
- 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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
HAVE A SENIOR MOMENT FESTIVAL 2026 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions are now closed. Thank you to all the writers who submitted plays to our Have A Senior Moment Festival!
Successful candidates will be notified by September 1, 2026.
HASM SCRIPTS AND SIPS EVENT – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Curious Cats Theatre Collective & Western Gold Theatre are now accepting submissions from Playwrights and Screenwriters 55+ for the 3rd Annual Scripts & Sips Salon
Short selections from three scripts will be chosen to be read aloud with writers receiving feedback from published professionals in a casual salon atmosphere.
This is an opportunity for playwrights, screenwriters and actors to come together to read and discuss the process of developing scripts. The uniqueness of the experience comes not only from its casual salon atmosphere (cash bar and complimentary snacks!) and feedback by industry pros, but the excitement of a script brought to life with a cold reading by actors in attendance – cast on the spot at the start of the event!
Three scenes will be chosen in advance for a reading and feedback.
Writers: Please submit a scene maximum 10 pages of your finished or developing script to: [email protected] with the Subject Line “Scripts & Sips, 2026”.
Submissions accepted until September 15.
Actors (and those who wanna–be!) are invited and encouraged to support the writers in the role of ‘cold cast’ readers!
Come and sign up on the day!
SCRIPTS & SIPS SALON
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Actor / Cold Read Registration 6:00 PM – sign up at the casting table in the theatre lobby, grab a glass of wine and mingle. But don’t go too far! We may want to hand you a script!
Readings 7:30 PM – and the real excitement begins!
@ PAL STUDIO THEATRE, 581 Cardero Street, 8th Floor
$ – Pay-What-You–Choose at the door or in advance
Presented by Curious Cats Theatre Collective as part of Western Gold Theatre’s HAVE A SENIOR MOMENT! FESTIVAL
Congratulations to John Lazarus whose play Running Wilde was read at Scripts & Sips
2024 and will be enjoying a run with United Players in association with Western Gold
Theatre at the Jericho Arts Centre September 4-27, 2026.
Creativity has no expiry date! ™
Contact Us
Phone: 604-363-5734
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
PO Box 93513,
Vancouver RPO Nelson Park, BC V6E 4L7
Contact Us
Phone: 604-363-5734
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
PO Box 93513,
Vancouver RPO Nelson Park, BC V6E 4L7
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Supported By
The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund,
held at Vancouver Foundation
Stewart Fund,
held at Vancouver Foundation
Gibson Family Fund
held at Vancouver Foundation
Community Partners
We gratefully acknowledge that we are on the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam),Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations. We deeply thank them for so generously allowing us to live, work, and play on their beautiful lands.
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