Talisman Theatre

Mission/mandate/about the organisation

Talisman Theatre's mission is: "to produce professional, English-language premieres of contemporary Quebec plays." Our engagement is intercultural; working with contemporary issues, we build bridges of commonality between Montrealers, no matter their background.

Our goal is to bring the full experience of contemporary Québec life to Anglophone and allophone communities, while stimulating dialogue between Montreal's cultural minorities and Québec's Francophonie. In this way we provide an innovative solution to a real community need.

Our vision is that through the quality of its productions, driven by its mission and nourished by its values—Talisman Theatre will become the leading producer of contemporary Québec theatre works in translation.

Context of the internship

Artistic Direction assistance:

The position involves communication, production, and distribution duties, i.e., assisting the director of Talisman Théâtre in her daily activities as well as joining the teams responsible for readings, translation commissions, fundraising events, and secondary artistic activities.

Through this internship, we hope that the intern will become familiar with the daily artistic choices made in a developing theatre company, while providing them with the basic knowledge, tools, and vocabulary to understand the challenges faced by an indie theatre company.

The internship promotes the acquisition of solid experience within an established and professional company.

Contact: Lyne Paquette at lyne@talisman-theatre.com for more information and indicate “Concordia Internship” in the subject line.

Website: www.talisman-theatre.com