Opportunities

WILDSIDE 2024 – CALL FOR PROJECTS

Wildside 2024 wants to support Montreal’s vitality and creativity!

Wildside wants to support the Montreal community by offering time and space for development, and by encouraging experimentation and ingenuity.

This year, Wildside will support projects that are already under development, and see them through the next stage of their growth, until their first encounter with an audience. We are looking for projects that are experimental, and every theatrical and performative form is welcome. Multidisciplinary works and shows with more than one theatrical form are encouraged.

Please note: The work proposed must already have been the subject of a prior research and/or projects must have completed at least one stage of development. These must now be ready for the next stage in their evolution, leading up to their first meeting with an audience.

Wildside is looking for projects that are available for a development-residency period between January 8th and January 20th, 2024; and tech and performances between January 22nd and February 3rd, 2024.
We are seeking artists who are willing to work in a generous and collaborative way.

How To Apply; please submit:
-1-page project description
-How would the development-residency contribute to the development of your work? Why you and your project should be part of Wildside 2024?
-Archival video, and other archival visuals such as photos
Please note: archival footage of initial development is required as part of the application.
-Team biographies
-Script or other support materials

Wildside will provide:
-1week development/rehearsal in the performance venue
-1 week for technical rehearsals and five public performances
-Technical equipment specific to the venue
-Promotion through the Centaur website and its communications department
-Ongoing and project-specific dramaturgical and outside-eye support from the festival curator
-$4,000 fee

Submission Deadline: March 26, 2023

Submit your application to: wildside@centaurtheatre.com

Questions: wildside@centaurtheatre.com

Executive co-Director

Centaur Theatre Company, located in the heart of Old Montréal, is devoted to telling stories on stage that expand our perceptions of the world. We believe theatre serves a vital role in creating a healthy, democratic, and progressive community by fostering an expansive spirit in artists and audiences alike by training a fresh lens on their experiences of being human. We strive to be an Open Door to all the diverse communities of Montréal who seek high-quality, relevant theatrical experiences.

History

Situated among the cobblestone streets of historic Old Montreal and residing in Canada’s first stock exchange building, Centaur Theatre Company is at the centre of Montréal’s arts community.

In 2017, on the eve of the Centaur’s 50th Anniversary, the Board of Directors announced Eda Holmes as Centaur Theatre Company’s first female Artistic & Executive Director. Formerly the Associate Artistic Director at the prestigious Shaw Festival, Holmes seeks to expand on our multicultural history as a theatre and a city to make Centaur Theatre Company a hub of culture in Montréal by attracting the best local, national, and international theatre creators to connect with Centaur’s diverse audiences and tell the most relevant stories of our times.

Role

Centaur Theatre seeks a visionary and dynamic individual to fill the new position of Executive co-Director (ED). The Executive co-Director reports to the Board of Directors and works as an equal to, and in close collaboration with, the Artistic co-Director (AD). Until now, the company has been led by Ms. Eda Holmes as Artistic and Executive Director; Ms. Holmes will become Artistic co-Director. She anticipates with pleasure the partnership possibilities for sharing the leadership of the organization. Eda Holmes and the Board of Directors of the Centaur Theatre Company believe that this new executive arrangement will propel the organization into a new era of strategic leadership.

Must-haves

• Proven experience in a Senior executive role for a minimum of five years;
• Experience in non-profit governance with a Board of Directors;
• Experience in communications, marketing, and philanthropic strategies in the arts industry;
• Strong financial, business analytical, strategic organizational vision and planning skills;
• Knowledge of the regulations, policies, and practices concerning Québec workplaces and ethical issues, as well as safety and security in places of public assembly;
• Knowledge of public granting policies and practices in Montréal, Québec, and Canada;
• Knowledge of the artistic community in Montréal;
• Proven interest for the performing arts, with a preference for the theatrical discipline;
• Appreciation for heritage architecture;
• Sensitivity to artistic ambitions and objectives;
• Active listening, and negotiation skills;
• Decisive leadership and management;
• Bilingual (fluent capability in English and French, spoken and written);
• Arts management training in one of the arts or social innovations management or communications programs in Québec or Canada (an asset).

Know-How

• Comprehensive understanding of the administrative structures necessary to support the Board’s governance;
• Ability to communicate in detail with the Treasurer and the Board’s Finance Committee the strategies and mission of the company from a budgetary perspective to allow effective oversight by the Board;
• Prepare, manage, and evaluate the realization of the overall annual operating budget;
• With senior staff, submit reports to inform the Board of managerial, community, marketing, and fundraising plans and activities;
• With each of the Production Manager, Associate Producer, Marketing and Communications Director, and Development Director oversee the preparation of revenue and expense budgets for each department;
• Oversee the management of these budgets and respond to any variations over time;
• Maintain relationships with all levels of government and engage in all aspects of public funding;
• In collaboration with the Artistic Co-Director, prepare grant applications and reports outlining the goals and activities of the company relating to each set of grant criteria;
• Supervise the accounting department including payroll and remittance of deductions at source on time;
• Oversee the preparation and analysis of cash flow;
• Oversee the preparation of financial and administrative portions of all operating and project grants, as well as subsequent reporting;
• Oversee the preparation of financial requirements of foundation applications and reporting;
• Ensure the realization of an annual financial audit in partnership with the Board Treasurer;
• Engage the auditor in a timely fashion and maintain a good working relationship;
• Be responsible for all banking requirements needed to operate the company including managing debt and surplus;
• Act as the signing authority for the company and maintain a good working relationship with the financial institution;
• Ensure appropriate liability coverage for Directors and Officers, personnel and public;
• Ensure appropriable Commercial insurance including fire and theft for the building;
• Ensure a policy framework and documentation is in place in compliance with the legal environment in Montreal and Québec as well as regulations and best-practices in the nonprofit charitable sector;
• Maintain an awareness of the evolving legal and ethical environment, and arrange for legal consultation and services, as needed;
• Manage and evaluate the Marketing and Development Directors and oversee all other staff appointments;
• With the Associate Producer maintain effective relationships with professional artistic associations and unions: CAEA, APASQ, and PGC;
• Ensure relevant HR and labour policies and practices are in place including regular performance and compensation reviews;
• Oversee contractual relations with all employees as well as ensure full documentation and archival retention of this information;
• Oversee the supervision of volunteer activities with the Director of Development and ensure compliance with insurance and legal expectations;
• With the Marketing and Communications Director: Supervise the Box Office and Front of House operations (Patron services);
• Keep abreast with arts service organisations in Montréal and across Québec and Canada: Culture Montréal, PACT, ELAN, QDF, and the CQT;
• Oversee the coordination of the upcoming capital building project, acquire permits, and funding. Ensure they are on time and on budget. Collaborate with the previous General Manager for this building renovation;
• Ensure the building has a welcoming ambience and the building asset is being maintained;
• Ensure proper functioning of the Front of House and Bar operation.

Soft skills

Collaboration;
Empathy;
Leader of expertise;
Passionate.

The +

Working for a central player in the Montréal arts scene, in a historic theatre in the heart of old Montréal;
Playing a major role in making the theatre accessible and creating an open-door environment to all the diverse communities;
Closely working with Eda Holmes, formerly Director at the prestigious Shaw Festival, and passionate about the Centaur Theatre project.

For information about the new Executive Co-director position at Centaur please contact Nicolas Liénart at:
nlienart@latetechercheuse.com

Centaur Theatre values the support and dedication of our volunteers. We are always interested to hear from people who share our passion for theatre. This is a great way to get involved in the theatre community.

If you are interested in volunteering with Centaur Theatre, you can contact us by sending an email.