Hello Program
*Application intake for theatre hiring personnel who wish to access the viewing platform is now open.*

Building on the success of our previous Unified General Auditions and Designers’ Spotlight programs, and recognizing the evolving needs of our community, the GVPTA is proud to introduce Hello, a program that offers a platform for participating theatre performers, designers, stage managers, and production professionals to get on the radar of theatre hiring personnel.
Individuals were invited to apply to one of three streams: Performers, Designers, or Arts Workers (in the areas of stage management, production management, or technical direction). Applications are now closed. Those selected to participate in the program were invited to submit an introduction video and related pitch materials to accompany their resumé, all viewable through an online platform by registered directors, producers, production managers, and other theatre hiring personnel from across the province. Materials will be available for viewing for a duration of three months.
While our focus is Metro Vancouver and surrounding regions, applications were accepted from individuals based in other communities within B.C.
Hello is held and managed on the principles of equity and diversity. Participants from all backgrounds were invited, including, but not limited to: race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, sexual orientation, class, mental and physical ability.
Applications for artists and arts workers closed on May 1, 2023.
Applications for theatre hiring personnel interested in accessing the online viewing portal is now open. Apply now!
How is this program different from the Unified General Auditions (UGAs) or Designers' Spotlight?
Overview & Eligibility
Applicants may apply to one of the three program streams:
- Performers
- Designers: Set, Props, Costume, Sound, Lighting, or Video / Projection
- Arts Workers: Stage Managers, Production Managers, & Technical Directors
Applicants must:
- Be based in British Columbia;
- Be seeking work in theatre between now and August, 2024; and
- Have training or work experience in their indicated discipline or field of interest.
- An emerging theatre artist or arts worker; and/or
- Identify as being from an underrepresented community (This may include, but not limited to: First Nations, Inuit, or Métis peoples; racialized artists; person who has/is blind, low vision, limited mobility, neurodiverse, deaf, hearing loss; living with a disability; minority language communities; LGBTQ2+); and/or
- New to British Columbia (moved to BC between 2020 and 2023); and/or
- A mid-career or established theatre artist or arts worker looking to expand their work into a new facet of the industry.
Program Streams: Learn more
For stage managers, production managers, technical directors, and related professions seeking opportunities in theatre. Click the heading above for arts workers' guidelines.
Applications From Artists and Arts Workers Now Closed
Applications From Artists and Arts Workers Now Closed
Theatre Hiring Personnel Registration
Representatives of GVPTA Company & Associate Members in good standing access the program free of charge.
Uncertain if your organization is a current GVPTA member? Email Amanda at amanda@gvpta.ca.
Applications From Hiring Personnel Now Open
Applications From Hiring Personnel Now Open
Questions?
Questions about the Hello program? Email Mishelle Cuttler, Programs Manager, at mishelle@gvpta.ca.