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We are seeking to hire five performing artists to join us on our journey to a professional production from Feb 12th – March 18th, 2023 at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Alberta. This is a paid opportunity and we meet the DOT (Dance Opera Theatre) policy guidelines. Please let us know if you are applying from out of town.Â
Please find more information about the performance and the roles in the attachment below. Send an email to our producer Camille and she will arrange an interview if the applicant gets a call back at camille@insideouttheatre.com.
Role #1 – Micheal, The Last Deaf Student (ASL/ENG Narrator) (Deaf/HH) Already fluent in ASL, Micheal shares their journey by navigating the Experiment Room and the outside world. As the investigator, Micheal provides a third-party point of view on the investigation of The Scientist and the Deaf students.
Role # 2 – Harmony, The Awkward Deaf Student (ASL) (Deaf/HH) Harmony is Hard of hearing character with Stockholm syndrome who had fallen in love with The Scientist. They aspire to be a dancer. The character has been living in the science lab/infirmary for a short time.
Role # 3 – Cedar, The Wise Deaf Student (ASL) (Deaf/HH) Proud Deaf character and mentor to many students. Cedar has been living in the infirmary the longest and shares a lot of wisdom in life. Cedar dreams of owning a sunflower shop.
Role # 4 – The Funder (ENG) (Hearing + Queer) The Funder is a typical hearing person who believes that ASL is unnecessary. They have good intentions at heart and provide resources for The Scientist to help Deaf people to assimilate into society.
Role # 5 – The Scientist (Physical theatre, no languages) The scientist develops a theory that ASL is evil and secretly experiments with Oralism. They want to revolutionize communication by having Deaf students to assimilate society
