Resources/Suppliers
On this page: Suppliers
Theatre
Resource Sites
Scripts & Rights
Also see these pages: Arts Services &
Education / Theatre
Companies
Suppliers Links
- NISA
Internet
- Providing Premier Web Design and Web Hosting. We are happy
to work with you to ensure that your design deadlines and needs are fulfilled by our team
of professionals.
If you are interested in an
economical web presence please view a portfolio
of our selectable templates which we can
customize to suite your needs or we can offer a variety of custom looks from our
graphic design department.
And support Theatre BC at the same time! Mention
Theatre BC's reference code "TBC001" when booking your webhosting and/or design
and we will donate the sales commission to the organization. Check out our Hosting Plan
packages and services at www.nisa.com.
- Holly
North
Production suppliers specializing in weather
machines and creating custom scene effects.Serving the movie and film production industry in Canada, we offer a
wide range of expendables and machines to suit your individual requirements.
At HollyNorth, we specialize in producing wind, rain, snow, smoke and fog conditions
or any custom scene desired. Also make-up, hair products, set wear, art molding products
and much more!
- Excel
Engraving
Excel Engraving is a family run company with
a vast variety of experience and ideas. Awards and recognition
can be more than trophies and certificates.
Our success is your success.
Our pricing is competitve and our workmanship speaks for itself. We will work to make your
recognition program the best it can be within your budget.
Excel Engraving offers a 10%
discount to Theatre BC members. See www.excelengraving.ca
- Christie
Lites
Christie Lites is a stage
lighting business focused on rentals and production. The company offers its specific
product mix to six different market segments (theatre, concert, trade show, TV & film,
industrial, and special event).
See www.christielites.com/
- ACT 1 Theatrical Makeup & Dance Supplies
(now part of Holly
North )
- Jazz-Ma-Tazz Dance & Costume Supplies
- Dance Shoes and Bodywear for Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Highland & Ballroom. Costume Rentals &
theatrical Make-up.
The Fraser Valley Dance Shoe Specialist
- Lindala Makeup Effects
- 4081 McConnell Drive
Burnaby, BC, V5A 3A7
Phone: (604) 420-4522
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- Parallel Rentals
- Renting and selling to the film and tv industry since 1987.
They have a great selection of rentals including the largest selection of
hair/make-up/wardrobe mirrors in BC, costume rolling racks, pop-up tents for on location
shooting, storage, base and much more
- Precision Sound
- Rentals of PowerPoint projectors and more. Servicing the lower
mainland and Vancouver Island
- Grosh Scenic
Rentals
- L.A.-based company who rent out top-quality backdrops from an
unmatched selection.
Stagefab Custom
Manufacturing Inc. Burnaby, BC- ......for any and all of your Film, Video, Theatre and Event
requirements in Drapery, Softgoods, Fabrics and Rigging.
Toll free 1-866-432-1051
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Hyper
Solutions S. Pasadena, CA
Our Specialty: Lightweight, photo-realistic,
portable, backdrops and signage products. Please give us a try!
626/403-1891
- Q1
Production Technologies
- brings a high level of experience to help with your production
related needs. Not only can Q1 help with designing or building your theatre, we can rent
you equipment or be your source for gel, lamps and gobos.
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Theatre Resource
Sites
For information on theatre venues in BC, check out...
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BC Touring
Council's venue listings
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City of
Vancouver arts facilities database
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AmateurDramatic
- is an
excellent resource for community theatre groups, with
articles and advice on everything from how to set up an
organization to how to successfully select a play for an
amateur group.
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Artcity
Festivals Calendar 2007
- Artcity Festivals Calendar presents festival dates and
website links for 100 of the best festivals in the world.
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NEW!!
Artsbowl.com
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is a creative
courses hub, a platform to promote arts courses, creative
workshops and art classes; share, be found and belong to a
creative community.
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Arts and Cultural Highway
- The initial leg of the Highway will link communities on both
sides of Georgia Strait (British Columbia) with a common theme of arts and culture.
Visitors to the region will be able to plan a stay that incorporates visits to each of the
communities participating on the Highway to view outdoor art, tour galleries and visit
artisans in their studios. Guests will also have an opportunity to partake in the rich
cultural life of all these coastal communities - to attend performances in musical and
theatrical arts, explore historical sites, and discover the mysteries and spirituality of
First Nations peoples who have populated our West Coast throughout history.
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Association of American Community Theatre
- Association of American Community
Theatres. Good site for information on most theatre related topics and theatrical
resources. Includes tasks and responsibilities of actors, directors, designers, and stage
managers
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BC
Heritage Websites Program
- The BC Heritage Websites Program
supports local governments, non-profit organizations, band councils, educational
institutions and Canadian firms in the task of digitizing BC's cultural and heritage
content for the World Wide Web
- Chilliwack Players Guild website
- includes
Job
Descriptions for both Production Crew positions and
Board
of Directors of community theatre groups
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Creative Junction
'Where Creative People Meet'
- an information resource for the arts, as well as networking and promotion of artists of all forms across Canada.
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Cultural Spaces Canada
A new program of Canadian Heritage. Here is a brief
outline from their website: "Through Cultural Spaces Canada, the Department of
Canadian Heritage provides funding to successful applicants of up to 33 per cent of total
eligible project costs for construction and renovation of arts and heritage facilities as
well as for projects that transform buildings that were not previously used for cultural
purposes into arts or heritage facilities.
The Department provides funding to successful applicants of up to 50 per cent of total
eligible project costs for specialized equipment purchases and feasibility
studies."
Full information and an application can be downloaded from the Department's web site
(follow link above)
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Canadian
Institute of Technology (CITT)
The Canadian association for design and production
professionals in the performing arts. CITT provides unique
opportunities to its members to communicate, network and expand their knowledge and skills
through workshops, conferences, electronic forums, and publications in the areas of
technology, management, design, architecture and education for live performance in Canada
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Canadian
Theatre Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia of everything you ever wanted to know
about Canadian theatre.
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community-theatre.com
A new local web-site for theatre lovers in the lower
mainland. It's been put together by Gordon Mantle of White Rock Players, and he's
looking for input and suggestions. There's a set of theatrical job descriptions to which
many people, amateur and professional, have contributed. Check it out! Let him know what
you think.
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Events
Production Directory
- Now you can find tons of information on Event Production
companies with the click of a button. All the information found in the EPD is now
available at your fingertips! Check out all the sevice sections the EPD covers.........
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Happyface Productions has gone nationwide.
We are proud to bring the best in comedy entertainment to
anywhere in Canada....so whether you need a comedian for a golf tournament in Yellowknife,
a Keynote speaker for the big conference in Whistler, or a whole street festival in
downtown Oakville we can make it happen.
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Help 4 NonProfits & Tribes Institute
The site will be part of their ongoing efforts to help
community benefit organizations provide substantially more impact in their communities and
their world.
- This is specifically their "Non-Profit Library" with
some very useful articles "to increase the effectiveness of non-profit organizations".
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immediatetheatre.com
- On Stage - Canada's interactive
theatre e-zine, a growing website where you can check for the latest
productions, reviews, articles and job opp's all over the country, set up your own
blog, submit your own productions for publication and more...
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ManageCulture.com
- (U of Waterloo) Management skills online
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nonprofitscan.ca
- Canada's nonprofit knowledgebase and home of the Imagine
Canada — John Hodgson Library.
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Professional
Association of Canadian Theatres
Since 1976, PACT has been working on behalf of Canadian
theatre managers in the areas of advocacy, education, labour relations, communications and
professional development.
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[Re]View From The House
is a new entertainment web site featuring commentaries on theatre, sipping, supping and events in Vancouver - and away. “These musings … reflect the perceptions of a mature (not aged) retired urbanite with a literary bent, an addiction to puns, and a sense of humour appreciated by few.”
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SHAPE
(Safety & Health in Arts Production & Entertainment)
- We are dedicated to workplace safety in the performing
arts in BC.
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theatrecanada.com
- On theatrecanada.com you will find a list of over 450
Canadian live theatres. Geographically arranged for easy navigation, you have access to
contact information, schedules, productions, box office numbers, ticket information and
much more. theatrecanada.com is your complete planning guide for your theatre outing.
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Theatre
Museums Canada
- Our goal is to share the wonder of theatre in Canada, through
our collection of artifacts, designs, photos, videos and interviews, using every marvel of
technology to help you experience the thrill of live theatre, past and present.
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UQ Events
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The Vancouver Guild of
Puppetry
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- Offers
all VGOP members a web page where they can
post the information about their puppetry
endeavors and advertise for free their shows
and workshops.
- Compiles
current information about events,
performances and workshops, as well as other
new information related to puppetry
- Enables
potential clients to source out a puppeteer
of their choice by reviewing member pages.
- Shares
knowledge and experience with
puppeteers and
their audiences.
- Distribution
of the VGOP newsletter, Puppetry Potpourri,
through an e-mail
list.
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Vancouver
Island Art Works
- A unique website recently created by Vancouver Island Photo
Art. It showcases both visual & performing arts.
On this site people may:
a.. sell or purchase stock photos, prints and photo-related items
b.. sell (display) or purchase Fine Art (interested purchasers deal directly with the
artist)
c.. advertise or find performing artists' skills & talents
d.. connect with great artists!
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Vancouver Musicals
- Lower mainland website for musical theatre production
listings
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Vancouver Actor's Guide
- The original free resource for the Vancouver
acting community.For anyone who is new to the Vancouver
Actor's Guide, the purpose of this website is to provide actors in the Vancouver area with
a free resource of information on everything that is related to the local acting
community.
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Vancouver Acting
Examiner
- is
the local Arts and
Entertainment page of
the larger and more
internationally known
examiner.com.
Examiner.com
is an on-line
news/sports/entertainment
source and is in 169
countries with local
writers reporting on
local news.
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Victoria Zap Savvy
All the Arts in one Place
- Craft Arts, Dance Arts, Design Arts, Festivals,
Film Arts, Food Arts, Garden Arts, Galleries,
History Arts, Literary Arts, Music Arts,
Theatre Arts, Visual Arts.
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Voluntary Gateway
- Connecting people and resoureces for community vitality
Scripts & Rights
Looking for a script; applying for royalties/permission
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Amberlane Press (UK)
American Association
of Community Theater Publishers
Biz Books, Vancouver
- Theatre BC members: order scripts from Biz Books
and receive a 10% discount with your
Theatre BC Club
Card!
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British Theatre Guide
- includes links to
Pantomime scripts
suppliers and so much more
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Dramatists Play Service
Dramatic Publishing
Drama
Source
- a place where playwrights and publisher can list their plays
and dramatists can review them, people producing plays can list nights they are playing,
and more. And it's all free.
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E-script Bookstore
The Goldsmith's Playlist
(U.K.)
Heuer Publishing (U.S.)
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a variety of plays, musicals
and theatrical resources specifically designed for the educational market and community
theatres.
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Kids 4 Broadway (Children's Theatre)
Lazy Bee
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offers
a valuable (and
cost-effective)
service for
community theatres,
providing a huge
variety of scripts
suitable for many
different
performance spaces
and with that
all-important full
preview option,
which can save vital
dollars.
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Music Theatre International
NormFoster.com
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Canada's
most produced playwright
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PlaysforStage.com
- offers plays for schools, community theaters and church
groups.
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Playwrights Canada Press
Playwrights Guild of Canada
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Play
Database.com
- a free service to help theatre lovers find plays to produce
and monologues to memorize without any favoritism to a specific publisher, popular
opinion, or price
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ProPlay
- professional stage plays online
Ryga: A Journal of Provocations
- a quarterly dedicated to honouring the legacy of one of
Canada's greatest playwrights, is seeking plays for
upcoming issues.
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Samuel French, Inc.
Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre
Talon
Books
Theatrefolk Plays -
original plays for high schools (Toronto)
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TLC Creative
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is a writing and
creative partnership
specialising in
pantomimes, play
scripts, merchandise
and services for
theatre, performers
(both amateur and
professional).
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www.johncbird.co.uk
Scriptwriting
and Screenplays
Screenwriters Resource Centre:- Your source for great screenwriting links,
software and more!
www.InkTip.com
an excellent website for writers to receive more exposure for their scripts. Over
1,800 industry professional members who use their site to find scripts or talent.
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Screenplay.com
Write Brothers Inc.(formerly
called Screenplay Systems) the world leader in film and television production
software. Also services playwrights.
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