Kawalease ACT

(Arabic translation on the comments below)
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Arabic-Speaking Community Members Wanted for Theatre Project!
Do you enjoy art and theatre? Have you experienced coming to Canada as a refugee? We invite you to be part of a powerful and interactive theatre performance that shares refugee stories with Canadian audiences.
* ��We are looking for Arabic-speaking individuals who:
* ��Speak Arabic and some English
* ��Have lived experience of forced displacement or being a refugee
* ��Are 18 years of age or older
* ��Are open to performing and interacting with an audience (no acting experience needed!)
* ��A resident of Vancouver across Greater Vancouver
About the Play: The Opposite . In this immersive performance, the audience will experience what it might feel like to be a refugee-only in reverse. Canadian audience members will enter a space where they are treated as if they are refugees arriving in Syria.
You will take on roles such as:
Registration officer
Medical staff (nurse or doctor)
Arabic language teacher
Photographer / ID Officer
Translator or organizer
Performance Details:
Training: Oct 26- Nov 04
Performances: Nov 05
Festival: STAND FESTIVAL 2025
Compensation: paid.
Team:
Director / Writer:.dib
Presented by: .act & (Alberta, Calgary )
Hosted by: STAND FESTIVAL
Interested? Submit your resume/ headshot to
[email protected]
You will be invited to a Zoom meeting to meet the director.

Deadline to submit: October 18th

(Arabic translation on the comments below)
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Arabic-Speaking Community Members Wanted for Theatre Project!
Do you enjoy art and theatre? Have you experienced coming to Canada as a refugee? We invite you to be part of a powerful and interactive theatre performance that shares refugee stories with Canadian audiences.
* We are looking for Arabic-speaking individuals who:
* Speak Arabic and some English
* Have lived experience of forced displacement or being a refugee
* Are 18 years of age or older
* Are open to performing and interacting with an audience (no acting experience needed!)
* A resident of Vancouver across Greater Vancouver
About the Play: The Opposite . In this immersive performance, the audience will experience what it might feel like to be a refugee-only in reverse. Canadian audience members will enter a space where they are treated as if they are refugees arriving in Syria.
You will take on roles such as:
Registration officer
Medical staff (nurse or doctor)
Arabic language teacher
Photographer / ID Officer
Translator or organizer
Performance Details:
Training: Oct 26- Nov 04
Performances: Nov 05
Festival: STAND FESTIVAL 2025
Compensation: paid.
Team:
Director / Writer:.dib
Presented by: .act & (Alberta, Calgary )
Hosted by: STAND FESTIVAL
Interested? Submit your resume/ headshot to
[email protected]
You will be invited to a Zoom meeting to meet the director.

Deadline to submit: October 18th

‎) دعوة للمشاركة: مطلوب مشاركون ناطقون بالعربية
‎لمشروع مسرحي!
‎هل تحب الفن والمسرح؟ هل لديك تجربة اللجوء إلى كندا؟ ندعوك للمشاركة في عرض مسرحي تفاعلي ومؤثر يشارك
‎قصص اللاجئين مع الجمهور الكندي.
‎نبحث عن أشخاص:
‎يتحدثون اللغة العربية وبعض اللغة الإنجليزية
‎لديهم تجربة لجوء أو نزوح قسري تبلغ أعمارهم 18 سنة أو أكثر
‎مستعدون للأداء والتفاعل مع الجمهور (لا حاجة لأي خبرة
‎سابقة في التمثيل!)
(The Opposite) عن المسرحية: بالعكس
‎في هذا العرض التفاعلي، سيعيش الجمهور الكندي تجربة اللجوء ولكن بالعكس. سيدخلون إلى مكان يُعاملون فيه كما
‎لو أنهم لاجئون وصلوا إلى سوريا.
‎ستؤدي دورًا مثل:
‎موظف تسجيل
‎طبيب أو ممرض
‎معلم لغة عربية
‎مصور
‎مترجم أو منظم
‎تفاصيل العرض:
‎التدريب:October 26- November 4
‎العروض: November 5
مدفوع الاجر .
‎المهرجان: STAND FESTIVAL
‎فريق الإنتاج:
‎/ الكاتب /المخرج: سليمان الذيب

‎من إنتاج: Kawalease Act و Swallow A Bicycle من
‎كالغري ألبيرتا ) (
دعم من : Calgary Arts development
‎مهتم ابعت بطاقه التعريف الشخصية بك / و صوره شخصية على :
[email protected]
‎ اخر موعد للتقديم :
Oct 18th

***Audition Announcement (Calgary)*** tag your friends
Open call for actors, for a one act play, called “Aleppo Cookies”, by Adam Schnell. This play will premiere at a special event hosted by Mennonite Central Committee- Alberta (MCC Alberta), on Saturday, Oct. 26. Actor honorarium will be paid.

SYNOPSIS: Scott’s day is turned upside down when his pastor asks him and his family to host a couple of Syrian refugees for the afternoon and an evening meal. Stumbling from one awkward moment to the next, the unwitting hosts and their unexpected guests are confronted with how different they are in every possible way. Language and cultural barriers seem insurmountable, and the tension continues to build until they gather around the table. But as they sit and share a meal, they discover that the agony of tragedy and the bonds of love are experienced by every culture, and they can bridge the gulf between them.
DIRECTOR: Rebecca Schnell

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Aleena (female, age 25-35)
A newly arrived refugee from Aleppo, Syria. Actor must be fluent in Arabic and conversant in English.
Wajiha (female, age 45-55)

A newly arrived refugee from Aleppo, Syria. Mother to Aleena. Actor must be fluent in Arabic and conversant in English.

( both Aleena & Wajiha must wear a hijab)

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