SINGLE THREAD XR AUDITION NOTICE
Production name:
Collider
Production location:
Online; Performers must reside within Canada.
Contract Dates (subject to change):
March 20, 2021 – TBD May/June, 2021
Directors:
Chloe Payne & Liam Karry
Submission deadline:
February 21, 2021
Submission email:
Contact name:
Shelby Bushell
Agreement:
Non-Union
Single Thread Theatre Company operates on the unceded, ancestral and traditional lands of the Anishnaabe and Haudenosaunee as well as that of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
Single Thread Theatre Company is dedicated to respecting, uplifting, and advocating for underrepresented voices and viewpoints. We strongly encourage those who self-identify as belonging to an underrepresented community to apply.
COLLIDER is a devised, physical theatre project that will explore performance and storytelling in virtual reality.
Our development process will borrow from physical theatre, game design and immersive theatre practices. We will focus on four research areas: the avatar as mask, the VR chorus, scale, quaternion and transformation in virtual space and audience configuration and immersion.
Devising around these topics, we will build a series of “gyms” showcasing our discoveries which will culminate in a workshop performance.
All rehearsals and performances will take place in virtual reality on the AltspaceVR platform.
We are looking for physical theatre performers, movers, dancers, folks with experience in devised theatre and those who are interested in game design, gaming and emergent technologies from across Canada.
We will provide performers with VR headsets and an orientation to AltSpaceVR. Performers are welcome to use their own headset, provided it is compatible with that of the company. Performers will need a stable Wi-Fi connection and minimum 6 x 6 ft space to rehearse in.
This will be a part-time rehearsal process, scheduled to accommodate those practicing in multiple time zones. Performers will be compensated via honoraria.
Submissions:
Please include a cover letter outlining your interest and experience in physical theatre, devised theatre, emergent technologies and/or game design.
Please submit your headshot and resume as a single PDF file.
Send your submission to audition@singlethread.ca with your name and “Collider Submission” in the subject line.
Successful applicants will be invited to audition over Zoom.
Submissions will be accepted until February 21, 2021.