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Theatre Ontario is accepting applications for
The Dean Ott and Debbie Boult Technical Theatre Award
 
Established in 2000, the Dean Ott and Debbie Boult Technical Theatre Award will be given to an individual with a serious interest in becoming a Technical Director in a professional theatre. The candidate should have professional theatre experience or extensive experience in community or educational theatres. 
 
Applications are being accepted for the 2002 Dean Ott and Debbie Boult Award. The individual receiving the award will work as the Assistant to the Technical Director at the Canadian Opera Company on two productions: Jenufa and Ballo in Maschera in Toronto from December 16, 2002 to January 25, 2003. They will be mentored and supervised for six weeks by Julian Sleath, Technical Director at the Canadian Opera Company. A bursary of $500 per week will be paid to the selected candidate over the 6 week contract.
 
To honour Toronto theatre professionals, the late Dean Ott and Debbie Boult, a special trust fund was created. Annual contributions from the trust fund and additional support from the Professional Theatre Training Program of Theatre Ontario (funded by the Ontario Arts Council) make this annual award possible. Dean Ott and Debbie Boult met during their high school production of Godspell, married and worked together at Sunshine Theatre in Kelowna, BC, JV Theatre Productions and Theatre Calgary in Calgary, and The Canadian Stage Company in Toronto. In 1998, Dean Ott and Debbie Boult died and in their memory, a special fund to encourage the development of aspiring theatre technicians was created. Donations to the Dean Ott and Debbie Boult Technical Theatre Award are always welcome.
 
Dean Ott, a former General Manager at Young People's Theatre (known today as the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People), could always see everyone's potential and he mentored the careers of scores of theatre technicians. Debbie Boult was Company Manager and Executive Assistant to the Managing Director at Canadian Stage. Her kindness, generosity, loyalty and constant good humour were a touchstone for the hundreds of actors, directors, stage managers, board members and staff with whom she worked over the years. 
 
Each year a different mentor and theatre in Ontario will be selected to host the winner of the Dean Ott and Debbie Boult Technical Theatre Award.
 
Deadline for Applications: September 16, 2002
Interviews by the selection panel will be made before October 13, 2002
Guidelines and application forms are available as a PDF file on www.theatreontario.org (it is also attached to this email)
 
For further information please contact John Watson at Theatre Ontario (416) 408-4556.
 
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John Watson
Communications and
Membership Coordinator
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Theatre Ontario
30 St. Patrick Street, 2nd Floor
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phone: 416-408-4556
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