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Swamp Rat Experience: Call for Choreographer

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Swamp Rat Experience (SRE) is proud to produce the 2023 Waypoints fundraising dinner theatre, taking place at the Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts on February 24 & 25, 2023. Waypoints is a non-profit in the Wood Buffalo region helping individuals affected by domestic, family and sexual violence. This is an interactive dinner theatre experience where the audience will be served food and drinks during the performance. The cast, crew and Artistic Team are made up of artists local to Wood Buffalo. SRE is donating part of the production fee as an in-kind contribution in an effort to support Waypoints’ important work in our community.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Must be a Wood Buffalo resident for the duration of the project
  • Must be 16 years of age or older

ABOUT THE COMMISSION

SRE is looking to contract a Choreographer for the 2023 Waypoints dinner theatre. This includes choreographing 2-3 dance numbers for a cast of 7 actors that are engaging, fun, and interactive. All actors are aged 18 or older. Actors may or may not be experienced dancers.

  • Actor auditions are held December 9-11, 2022
  • Rehearsals run January 22-February 23, 2023

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Your submission needs to include the following:

  • Artistic resume
  • Artist statement or cover letter
  • Contact information
  • Optional: any relevant support material


FEE

This opportunity pays $800 (inclusive of GST).

HOW TO SUBMIT

Submissions must be sent to swampratexperience@gmail.com. Submissions must be received by 12:00 PM (noon) on November 22, 2022. Late submissions will not be considered.

QUESTIONS

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Hanna Fridhed at swampratexperience@gmail.com.