2012/2013 Application Information

Dance/Choreography 2013:

• Completed application form (download below)
• 500 word essay (see application form for more details)
• A list of past performances, training, and related experience
• Two letters of reference from relevant sources who can speak to your experience and abilities as a dancer
• Video footage of a piece of choreography performed by the applicant that represents their abilities
• Sessions are on Saturdays from 4:30-7:30pm running from March 9-May 11, 2013. Please ensure that you are able to commit to these sessions.

Directing 2013 (Scripted Material)

• Completed application form (download below)
• 500 word essay (see application form for more details)
• A list of past performances, training, and related experience
• Two letters of reference from relevant sources who can speak to your experience and abilities
• Successful applicants will be required to attend an interview in January, 2013

Directing 2013 (Devised Material)

• A scenario for the piece you’d like to create.
  This includes the inspiration behind your idea, what it might look like on stage, and how you would achieve this. Please tell us the process you plan to use, and what your rehearsal schedule could look like. 2 pages max. (This is intended to help you formalize your idea and apply it to a realistic rehearsal scenario.)
  
  (FYI preproduction work with your mentor would begin in February 2013, and rehearsal would be March-May, with access to a shared rehearsal hall).


• Please attach any additional material regarding your proposed idea that you think would support your application. This might be an image, a video, a quote, or anything else you can think of.

Playwriting 2013/2014

Publicity 2013

• The completed application form (download below)
• A 500 word essay describing why this mentorship program appeals to you. Please include specific areas of media interest.
• A list of any experience and skills that you think would serve you in this program. Example: writing for a school newspaper or knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Two letters of reference from relevant sources
• A hypothetical pitch. Choose an arts event that you’ve experienced recently (this can be a play, movie, concert, poetry reading, dance performance or anything else). Tell us about it, why you loved it, and why other people should see it too! This can take any form you’d like, a piece of writing, a video, or maybe even an audio recording. The possibilities are as endless as your imagination.

Songwriting 2013

• Completed Application Form (download below)
• Recording of two original songs (quality of recording is not important)
• Accompanying lyrics
• 500 word essay (please see application form for more details)
• A list of past performances (optional)
• Please ensure that your name and email address appear on all submissions including recorded material and lyrics.

Spoken Word 2013

• Completed Application Form (download below)
• Poetic Writing Sample (max. 5 pages)
• 500 word essay (see application form for more details)
• A list of past performances (optional)

Stage Design (Set and Costumes) 2013

• Completed Application form (download below)
• 500 word essay (This includes an artist statement: what you like about stage design and why you are interested in the Stage Design Mentorship Program)
• A list of past productions and experiences
• Two letters of reference from relevant sources who can speak to your experiences and ability as a designer
• A maximum of five portfolio samples (these can include theoretical stage productions) and a link to any online material.