Walking Fish Festival

The Festival

The Walking Fish is an emerging artists festival bringing together playwrights, performers, and directors to create original theatre. Upintheair created Walking Fish to provide opportunities for these artists to work together in an accessible, affordable production process and introduce their art to the wider community. The festival is presented in July. Upintheair produces nine to twelve short one-act plays written, directed, and performed by artists covering the full spectrum of emerging talent.

Submissions and Deadlines

Please include a resume and cover letter with all submissions.

Walking Fish Festival Submissions
Upintheair Theatre
4096 Commercial St
Vancouver, B.C. V5N 4G3

Actors submissions are by email only. Submit resume to walkingfish@upintheairtheatre.com.

Script & Non-Script Submission -  January 15th

  1. Scripts should be as minimalist as possible:
    • sets consisting of a few easily movable pieces
    • no more than six characters
    • a running time of 10 - 25 minutes. Scripts over 2500 words will not be considered.
       
  2. Playwrights are welcome to submit a maximum of three plays.
    • Include your name, address, daytime telephone number, E-mail address, and a 30 word summary of the play.
       
  3. Submit ONE unbound copy of the script and ONE electronic copy on CD or DVD.
     
  4. Selected submissions will receive a full dramaturgical session and production at the Walking Fish Festival.

Non-Script Based Submission Guidelines

Proposals must submit the following for consideration to the festival:

  • A list of names and short (one page) resumes for all participants. Note: The Festival is non-Equity. Equity members may participate only in a professional development capacity.
  • Performance history of the main group/individual behind the project
  • 30 word executive summary of proposed performance
  • Estimated running time of the piece (Max 20 min)
  • An explanation of how other people may be involved in the piece- i.e. will you be hiring actors, need a director, choreographer, dramaturge, etc...?
  • How your project will provide opportunities and bring people from disparate backgrounds together. This is central to the Walking Fish Mandate. Proposals which do not have this capacity will be disadvantaged in the selection process
  • A two-page (max) outline of the project including subject matter, description of the possible performance as well as the creative process, and an outline of the technical requirements of the piece.
  • How would you label the piece?
  • Contact information including daytime phone number and email address
  • You may be contacted for an interview with the Producers as part of the evaluation process

Director & Assistant Director Submissions -DEADLINE EXTENDED - January 31st

Potential Directors should submit a theatrical resume and cover letter explaining their experience and interest in directing at the Festival. No experience is required, but an understanding and passion for the role of the director is a must. Applicants will be contacted for an interview in mid-February.

Actor Submissions - Deadline April 1st

Non-Equity actors only may submit to the Festival. Actors submit resume (electronic headshot optional) by EMAIL ONLY to walkingfish@upintheairtheatre.com. Please include your email address and your phone number. Actors will be contacted with an Audition time in April.

Ticket Information

Tickets are available through www.ticketstonight.ca or at the door the day of the show.