ENGLISH THEATRE GENERAL AUDITIONS

New Audition Dates:
December 10, 12, 2024 – by appointment only; submissions now closed
December 13, 2024 – open call

National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino will be conducting general auditions at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa with an eye to casting upcoming seasons of artistic activity.

Eligibility and Priority Considerations
Performers are eligible for a general audition with Ms Aquino only once every three years. Priority will be given to those local to the Ottawa-Gatineau region, and to CAEA members.

Inclusive Casting Statement
NAC English Theatre is committed to inclusive casting. We encourage submissions from professional artists who self-identify as members of under-represented communities, a concept we understand very broadly, and which includes persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations prior to or during your audition, please inform us as soon as possible and we will make every effort to fulfill your accommodation request.

What to Prepare
Performers are asked to prepare two contemporary, contrasting monologues from the works of Canadian playwrights written in 2000 or later, of no more than two minutes each (see recommended monologue resources below). Alternatively, performers can opt for one two-minute monologue along with a song of no more than two minutes. No accompaniment will be provided but artists are welcome to accompany themselves acoustically or electronically. Out of respect for everyone’s time, please note that time limits will be strictly observed.

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DECEMBER 10 and 12: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Submissions are now closed. Those artists who had been offered an appointment for the original audition dates will be contacted individually with a new appointment time.

DECEMBER 13: OPEN CALL

All performers attending the open call must submit this form no later than Wednesday, December 11 at 5pm Eastern. On Friday, December 13, the open call will have two start times: 12pm and 4pm. Location: Shenkman Atelier. Enter via the Elgin Street entrance at 1 Elgin St, go past Equator Coffee and take the stairs or elevator to go down to the Canal Level. The Shenkman Atelier is across from the box office.

Performers will be seen first-come, first-serve, with priority given to CAEA members. Those arriving for the first call time who do not receive a slot will be given priority for the second call time.

Monologue Resources:
Playwrights Canada Press
Pledge Project
The 49 List
Talonbooks
Scirocco Drama
Canadian Play Outlet (Playwrights Guild of Canada)

Questions may be directed to judi.pearl@nac-cna.ca.

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The National Arts Centre is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams—the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety—and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada.