E-DRIVE [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - EQUITY IN THEATRE (EIT) - WOMEN THEATRE PRACTITIONERS DATABASE]

[CAEA e-drive]

Please direct all responses and inquiries directly to the theatre or
association listed in the e-drive notice below.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - EQUITY IN THEATRE (EIT) - WOMEN THEATRE
PRACTITIONERS DATABASE
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Project: Women Theatre Practitioners Database
Contact email: equityintheatre at gmail.com
Contact phone: Playwright's Guild of Canada - 416-703-0201

Additional information:

Playwrights Guild of Canada, in partnership with Canadian Actors' Equity
Association and some of the arts industry's most vital organizations has
launched EIT (Equity in Theatre). EIT is a new and inclusive initiative
designed to help redress gender inequities in the theatre industry.

Although women form the vast majority of theatre school graduates,
support workers, amateur practitioners, and audience members, when it
comes to key creative roles in the sector (e.g. AD, director, and
playwright), their numbers diminish substantially, dropping below the
35% marker. With funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the
Ontario Arts Council, and the Trillium Foundation, EIT will work for
change: fostering dialogue, generating greater awareness of and exposure
to Canadian women practitioners, and developing community actions to
help rectify industry imbalances. This will be achieved via a
multi-faceted and multi-partnered response involving the national
community as a whole.

If you identify as a woman theatre practitioner, make sure that you are
included in EIT's database of Canadian women theatre artists, which will
provide a resource for the larger community. To do so, fill out the form
at the link below, including your biography and photo (8 MB or less). 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Rebecca Burton (
rebecca at playwrightsguild.ca ) or Jennie Egerdie (
admin at playwrightsguild.ca ) at PGC by email or phone (416-703-0201).

Link: https://playwrightsguildcanada.wufoo.com/forms/z11j6i4t1p0ogz7/ 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: EIT HACKATHON EVENT
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On Sunday, March 8, 2015 help celebrate International Women's Day by
hacking the internet! Increase women's visibility in the arts by adding
pages and sites on women in Canadian theatre to online Wiki pages. You
can participate from the comfort of your own home, or attend one of the
host locations set-up across the country. For more information, and to
register for this event, visit the EIT Hackathon website:
https://equityhack.wordpress.com/

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