Programs + Initiatives

Hello Program

Spring 2025 Artists and Arts Workers application intake is now closed

GVPTA’s Hello program provides an online platform for local theatre hiring personnel to learn about theatre performers, designers, stage managers, production managers, and technical directors currently seeking employment in the industry.

Individuals interested in being considered for the program may apply to up to two of three streams: Performers, Designers, or Arts Workers (in the areas of stage management, production management, or technical direction). Those selected to participate in the program will be 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 one year.

While our focus is Metro Vancouver and surrounding regions, applications are 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.

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.

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.

Contact Programs Manager Mishelle Cuttler at mishelle@gvpta.ca, and learn about future intakes and other program info by signing up for our newsletter.

Overview & Eligibility

Application intake is held twice per year. Applicants who are selected to participate in the Hello program will be invited to submit a self-recorded introduction to accompany their resumé and other related materials.

These materials will be made available for viewing for a maximum of one year by directors, producers, production managers, and other hiring personnel seeking new collaborators. They will have access to download resumés in order to directly follow up with those they're interested in speaking with.

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 September, 2026; and
Have training or work experience in their indicated discipline or field of interest.

Priority will be given to those who are:

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 2025); and/or
A mid-career or established theatre artist or arts worker looking to expand their work into a new facet of the industry.

Those invited to participate in the program will be required to become an Individual member of GVPTA for the current year.

PLEASE NOTE: Artists and Arts Workers who participated in the Fall 2024 Hello intake (September) can request to keep their existing Hello profiles active until September, 2025, but they will not be eligible to submit new or updated videos for this intake.

Program Streams: Learn more

Individuals may apply to a maximum of two program streams.

Those who submit a Performer application may also be eligible to apply as an Arts Worker or Designer. Those who submit a Designer application may also be eligible to apply as a Performer, but not also as an Arts Worker.

Select the relevant stream below for to learn more about how the program works, including eligibility and expectations, how to apply, and what is required if your application is approved and you are invited to participate in the Hello program.

Successful applicants in each stream will be invited to submit a self-recorded introduction, including information about their professional mandate/philosophy, practice, and other personal information that may be of interest to prospective collaborators, as well as headshot (if relevant), web links or portfolio file for viewing by participating directors and other hiring personnel.

Performer Guidelines

For those seeking opportunities as a live theatre performer. Click the heading above for performers' guidelines and application form.

Designer Guidelines

For designers seeking opportunities who work in set, props, costume, sound, lighting, video / projection, or other design areas. Click the heading above for designers' guidelines and application form.

Arts Worker Guidelines

For stage managers, production managers, technical directors, and related professions seeking opportunities in theatre. Click the heading above for arts workers' guidelines and application form.

Artists & Arts Workers Application Intake (Spring 2025) is now closed

Theatre Hiring Personnel Registration

Is your organization or theatre company looking for new performers, theatre designers (set, props, costume, sound, lighting, video / projection, or other design areas), technical directors, stage managers, or production managers for your upcoming projects and productions?

If you're a director or a person responsible for hiring, apply to join the current intake of the Hello program to learn about B.C. artists and arts workers seeking opportunities. Registered participants will receive access for the current intake period to an online platform to view introductory videos and performer showcases, and download headshots, designers’ portfolios, and resumés by selected performers, designers, and arts workers.

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 Open

Learn More and Apply For Personnel Access

Questions?

Questions about the Hello program? Email Mishelle Cuttler, Programs Manager, at mishelle@gvpta.ca.

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Hello Program