Hello Program
*Fall 2023 application intake is now closed*

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 offer Hello. This program offers offers a platform for participating theatre performers, designers, stage managers, and production professionals to get on the radar of theatre hiring personnel.
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.
Artists and arts workers: Application deadline is September 26, 4:00pm
Applications from theatre hiring personnel interested in accessing the online viewing portal are open on a rolling basis. Theatre personnel can learn how to apply/register for access here.
If you work in a sector of the theatre industry other than Performing, Design, Production Management, Technical Direction, or Stage Management, and are interested in the Hello Program, please email Mishelle at mishelle@gvpta.ca and we are happy to discuss your options.
Scroll down to learn about applying to the three program streams.
Application Deadline: September 26, 2023, 4:00pm
Application Deadline: September 26, 2023, 4:00pm
How is this program different from the Unified General Auditions (UGAs) or Designers' Spotlight?
Overview & Eligibility
Applicants may apply to a maximum of two program streams:
- Performers*; and
- Designers: Set, Props, Costume, Sound, Lighting, or Video / Projection; OR
- Arts Workers*: Stage Managers, Production Managers, & Technical Directors
Applicants must:
- Be based in British Columbia;
- Be seeking work in theatre between now and December, 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.
PLEASE NOTE: Artists and Arts Workers who participated in the April, 2023 Hello intake can opt to keep their existing Hello profiles active until February 28, 2024, but they will not be eligible to submit new or updated videos for this intake.
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.
Application Deadline: September 26, 2023, 4:00pm
Application Deadline: September 26, 2023, 4:00pm
Theatre Hiring Personnel Registration
Representatives of GVPTA Company & Associate Members in good standing access the program free of charge. Non-members pay a fee of $35+GST.
Uncertain if your organization is a current GVPTA member? Email Amanda Peters, Associate Executive Director, 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.