EdTA Canada February Teacher Pro-D Registration Portal
The Surrey Tech Theatre Teachers' Association and EdTA Canada in partnership with our BC Thespians chapter are hosting a theatre educator conference as part of BC PTF at North Surrey Secondary Feb 24th and Douglas College in New Westminster BC Feb 25th & 26th 2023. If your district does not have a pro-d day on February 24th you can either just come for the Saturday and/or Sunday programming or better yet... book a department head release day in advance with your school and then spend the day with us!!! You can experience just the Friday or just the Saturday or Sunday or all three days for the same low price and that can be reimbursed with our reciept through typical district/union/school pro-d channels.
Once you have registered you can pick and choose - dropping in on anything below:
Friday February 24th @ North Surrey Secondary
9 to 10:15am -- Beyond the Study Guide with Aliya Griffin (Education Director, Green Thumb Theatre)
10:30 to 11:45am -- The Top 10 Points of being an Acting Coach with Simon Longmore (VADA)
12:45 to 2pm -- I Believe with James Long (Dept Head, SFU Theatre & Performance)
Inclusive Theatre Production with Susanna Uchatius (Artistic Director, Theatre Terrific)
Saturday February 25th @ Douglas College New Westminster
11 to 12:15 -- Inclusive Theatre Performance/Production with Susanna Uchatius (Theatre Terrific)
1:30 to 2:45pm -- Your choice of one of the following workshop options:
-- Tech Olympics (IATSE 118, 168 and Arts Umbrella)
-- Broadway Bootcamp Dance (OJI)
-- Chekhov Acting (NIC)
-- How to Personalize Audition Material (NYCDA)
-- Mime
-- Improv (UBC Improv)
-- Stage Combat (CCPA)
-- Broadcast & Online Journalism Performance Workshop (BCIT)
-- Shakespeare Acting (Bard on the Beach)
-- Voice Acting (RSA)
Sunday February 26th @ Douglas College New Westminster
9 to 10:15am -- Tech Design Challenge with George Scott or pick one of the following:
-- Learn about the Acting Buisness with a Agent (Ignite Artists)
-- Broadway Bootcamp Dance (OJI)
-- Chekhov Acting (NIC)
-- How to Personalize Audition Material (NYCDA)
-- Mime
-- Stage Combat (CCPA)
-- Voice Acting (VFS)
-- Stage Management
10:20 to 11:35am -- Teacher Townhall Sharing Session or pick one of the following:
-- Learn about the Acting Buisness with a Agent (Ignite Artists)
-- Broadway Bootcamp Dance (OJI)
-- Chekhov Acting (NIC)
-- How to Personalize Audition Material (NYCDA)
-- Mime
-- The Art of the On-Camera Audition
-- Stage Combat (CCPA)
-- Voice Acting (RSA)
-- Stage Management
Signing up also means that you will become a member of EdTA Canada and recieve coupon codes for the following discounts valid to use until June 30th 2023:
- 20% off all regular priced purchases at Playwrights Canada Press
- 20% off one regular priced order at Canadian Play Outlet
- 25% off a Script PDF Pack of your choice at Your Stage Partners
- 25% off all digital material purchases at Pioneer Drama Service
- 10% off all regularly priced merchandise at BizBooks.net
- 15% off printed and digital perusal scripts at YouthPLAYS
- 15% off all school based or personal purchases at Stagefab
- 15% off all school based or personal purchases at Ontario Staging Limited
- 10% off all school based or personal purchases at Christie Lites
- 15% off all software, packages, tags and labels, rack dividers and any adhesive pockets for bins at Costume Inventory Resources
- One month free membership to the Drama Notebook
- 10% of workshops and classes at TheDramaClass.com
- As an additional benefit of membership, the royalty reduction program assists troupe directors in applying for discounted rates on royalties for upcoming productions through cooperating play publishers.
