Theatre Creators' Reserve, 2009-2010.
Carousel Players has finished reviewing all of the submissions for the 2009-2010 Theatre Creators' Reserve and forwarded the allocation of funds to the Ontario Arts Council. All of the artists who submitted a proposal have been informed of their results. Payment will be processed by the OAC .

We thank everyone who applied this year, and look forward to participating in the program again in 2010-2011.

Details on the 2010-2011 Theatre Creator's Reserve Program will be published here in early September.

I am an actor and I am interested in working for Carousel Players.
Performing for young audiences is challenging and rewarding. Carousel Players hires adult professional actors who usually have had training at either a university, college or theatre school. Actors send us a photo and resume outlining their theatrical experience. Once a year we hold auditions, usually in the spring, and our Artistic Director selects a group of actors to work for us for the season. We usually hire new actors each year, although some years we re-hire actors who have worked for us in the past. It all depends on the artistic needs of our plays. The contracts range from 8 weeks to 12 weeks depending on the length of the tour.

I am a playwright and I would like to have my work considered for production.
Play development is important to us and we are interested in nurturing relationships with playwrights. We produce work that is age-specific and created expressly for young audiences. Most years we produce one or more new plays that have been in development for a minimum of twelve to eighteen months. We encourage playwrights to submit scripts or new play proposals. Our Artistic Director will respond within two months of receiving the submission.

I am a designer who would like to work for Carousel Players.
The touring nature of our work poses some interesting challenges for our designers. We are usually looking for ways to transform a space, like a school gym, into a theatrical space where our plays can have great impact on our audiences. We pride ourselves in working with skilled artists who can deliver on production value. Designing for a TYA tour does require some lateral thinking, but it still originates from the same creative place. Please contact our Artistic Director if you are interested.


Does Carousel Players need stage managers?
We hire professional stage managers to work under the Canadian Theatre Agreement for all of our tours. The TYA experience is quite unique for a stage manager, as you are usually being asked to be the ambassador for the company in the schools and venues that we visit. You also have to keep a show on track and to maintain a cohesive ensemble over the course of a longer run. So, yes, we need stage managers, but our needs will vary with the number of shows we are producing. If you are interested, please submit your resume to our Artistic Director.

Photo credit: Colin Doyle and Adrian Churchill in Dib and Dob and the Journey Home