Call for Productions!

The City of Stirling in Western Australia is currently in the planning stages of our 2012/13 program of events for the summer season. We have a fantastic new venue developed by a school in Churchlands and we are keen to utilise this venue to present a free production to our ratepayers. The venue seats 500 people in the newly designed tiered auditorium. We are hoping to host a one off production in November for up to 1-3 nights. We have the funds to accommodate the actor fee/s, audio and lighting, and we will manage the publicity. We do want something quirky, unique and professional. Preferably a production that suits an adult audience, but we are not opposed to a children’s production either. If you have a production in mind, with professional actors and a professional crew that deserve to get paid for their efforts… we would love to hear from you! Please email us no later than the 10 August 2012 with details inclusive of: • Your Contact details • The Name of the Production • Genre of the production • A short description or synopsis of the plot (detail can be added later) And at least two of the below: • A facebook page and/or website of your production company • A youtube link or short video of a previous production • Your resume City of Stirling Cultural Services culture@stirling.wa.gov.au 08 9205 8939

Drop the mayor and councillors a line and tell them: http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/About-the-city/Council/Mayor%20Wards%20and%20Councillors/Pages/default.aspx

Good one Stirling - give us only 10 days to respond with "...If you have a production in mind, with professional actors and a professional crew that deserve to get paid for their efforts…". Yes, I believe there are thousands of theatre groups out there with a rehearsed play, actors and crew on standby just waiting for your call...

They don't a fully rehearsed play, they just need a few details at present: • Your Contact details • The Name of the Production • Genre of the production • A short description or synopsis of the plot (detail can be added later) And at least two of the below: • A facebook page and/or website of your production company • A youtube link or short video of a previous production • Your resume Basically, a short written proposal.

Hello Norma, We have worked with various local theatre groups on many occasions. We have invited the Stirling Players to be involved with various events, and the last few years we have worked with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society on some fantastic productions that were included in our Summerset Festival both this year and last year. Every year we invite groups to submit an expression of interest for our Summerset Festival. The EOI’s for the 2013 Summerset festival are currently open to anyone interested in submitting their project in next year’s festival. Please find more information here: www.stirling.wa.gov.au/SummersetEOI If you would like to be added to this database to receive future information about this festival or our other initiatives, you are welcome to email us with your details. We are also one of the few local governments that commit funding each year towards a Cultural Development Fund that has been developed to support local non-for-profit groups with their own cultural projects. This fund is available all year round, and any non-for-profit group is welcome to apply. Please find more information here: http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/Resident/Recreation-and-events/Arts-and-culture/Pages/Cultural-development-fund.aspx If you are part of the Stirling group you mention and this group is not one of the groups I have mentioned above, I encourage you to send us an email with details so we can be sure to invite your group to get involved with future opportunities. Please email culture@stirling.wa.gov.au Thank you.

Hello Norma, We have worked with various local theatre groups on many occasions. We have invited the Stirling Players to be involved with various events, and the last few years we have worked with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society on some fantastic productions that were included in our Summerset Festival both this year and last year. Every year we invite groups to submit an expression of interest for our Summerset Festival. The EOI’s for the 2013 Summerset festival are currently open to anyone interested in submitting their project in next year’s festival. Please find more information here: www.stirling.wa.gov.au/SummersetEOI If you would like to be added to this database to receive future information about this festival or our other initiatives, you are welcome to email us with your details. We are also one of the few local governments that commit funding each year towards a Cultural Development Fund that has been developed to support local non-for-profit groups with their own cultural projects. This fund is available all year round, and any non-for-profit group is welcome to apply. Please find more information here: http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/Resident/Recreation-and-events/Arts-and-culture/Pages/Cultural-development-fund.aspx If you are part of the Stirling group you mention and this group is not one of the groups I have mentioned above, I encourage you to send us an email with details so we can be sure to invite your group to get involved with future opportunities. Please email culture@stirling.wa.gov.au Thank you.

Hello Walter, RE: “Drop the mayor and councillors a line and tell them” Norma, you are welcome to let the councillors know your concern, that is what they are there for. However, we also encourage you to work with us, and communicate your concerns to us as well. The more constructive feedback we get, the better we can plan for future initiatives. RE: “Good one Stirling - give us only 10 days to respond…” We apologise for the short notice, some factors have recently changed, and the event has been brought forward. If you would like to submit an idea, and are concerned about the lead time associated with this project, perhaps you could consider our other projects, such as our current call for Expressions for our Festival. This has been open since 21 June. This deadline has also recently been extended and the new closure date will be updated on our website soon. I will also be posting this updated information on this forum soon too. “Basically, a short written proposal” “Yes, I believe there are thousands of theatre groups out there with a rehearsed play, actors and crew on standby just waiting for your call...” All we’ve asked for at this stage is a paragraph of information and that the applicant can demonstrate they have the experience to execute it. We don’t need a crew or actors to be on ‘standby’, but we do want to know that you have the experience or networks to be able to source these people. We don’t need a fully rehearsed production either, but if there is a production that has already had a successful run, we’re encouraging groups to submit it again as part of this project, giving it another opportunity for exposure to a new audience. Alternatively, if you do not want to work within the constraints of the opportunities we have presented, as mentioned in Norma’s post, you are welcome to apply for our cultural development funding (providing you belong to a non-for-profit group and the project occurs within the City of Stirling). I hope the above answers your concerns. If you would like to discuss any of the above further, please feel free to contact us directly on the details listed below. City of Stirling Cultural Services culture@stirling.wa.gov.au 08 9205 8939 Thank you.

I'm with Jeff, what a fantastic opportunity for theatre as a whole. A council that is actively supporting the arts, and here we are bagging them for it...my tiny mind boggles more than it is want to do normally..