Applications are open for the 2026 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists!
IGNITE! is a multi-disciplinary, four-day festival of emerging art and artists. It’s big, it’s bold, it’s beautiful!
For nearly 20 years, the IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists has put a focus on helping develop Calgary’s rising talent by presenting their work to the public and connecting them to a network of established industry professionals.
June 3 – 6, 2026 | The Pumphouse Theatre
Sage Theatre is excited for you to apply to the IGNITE! Festival!
We are accepting applications until 11pm February 15, 2026.
The festival takes place June 3 – 6 in the Pumphouse Theatres. Projects occupy both the Victor Mitchell and Joyce Doolittle Theatres.
Sage Theatre and IGNITE! Festival provide rehearsal space, production support, marketing of the festival, and an honorarium to all of the artists involved. We also provide production mentorship from professional or established artists relevant to the project or artist.
Our primary goal is to provide artists an opportunity to grow their practice and expand their connections within the professional and/or established arts ecosystem.
Be a part of Calgary’s IGNITE! Community – submit your application today!
Crianza is a psychological drama feature film. The story follows Alan and Emma, a couple visiting a remote vineyard owned by Don Eliseos, where a wine tasting spirals into a tense battle of power, seduction, and moral decay.
Andres Carmona is our Director, a student in Advanced Film Production of Bow Valley College. Our Executive Producer is Jacob Hartland, of Yakomo Jones Productions.
Alan Kuryn;Male, 30-40s, He is a failed artist whose charm hides deep frustration and guilt. He is intelligent and manipulative, he swings between control and collapses, love and cruelty. A complex ego, vulnerability, and denial.
We want the actors to be aware that this story does involve violence, sexuality and gore. There will also be an intimate scene with the couple, in which we will have an intimacy coordinator to work with them.
Filming is a three week shoot in May 2026, along with a 3 day shoot in June or July 2026. Our dates have yet to be finalized.
Location is in the Calgary area, and potentially Creston, BC.
As I have mentioned in the previous email, all expenses will be paid for.
I have also attached the sides here as well. SIDES
Let me know if there is any other information or anything else I have missed, and I can provide them for you :)
Please text or call me. 403 473 5900. I am an businessman from Calgary. I trained in professional art, music, writing and photography while running a company. I also trained in Line Production and have funded a number of film and television productions since 2012 while running my building company. You can see me here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWtr2SJLIwU and https://youtu.be/XVjfCwcqRP4 and https://youtu.be/bxlBOCUu3FM
I am shooting an independent (non union) (self funded) murder mystery/horror film based on a true story about a series of 4 murders that took place in southern Alberta years ago where I was raised. I knew some of the victims.
The film will take place in a small town south of Calgary (most likely Longview) in the dead of winter when the weather turns the absolute worst.
The film is very different from a normal scripted project.
There are no memorized lines. Actors and actresses will get an outline of the events and then assume the characters and respond naturally in the moment in the way they feel that character would naturally respond. I am hoping this improv will be conversational and improvised, like real life as if they were part of the original story.
We will be shooting in real weather and natural locations which I hope will also add to the sense that the actor/actresses are living the character and the movie.
We will walk thru the entire script in the studio first so we all get the sense of the story. Then when the weather is the absolute worst we will go shoot it in the dead of winter raw and real and hopefully in one or two takes.
Everyone involved will:
Be credited in the film
Sign a waiver
Get dinner on filming days
Have gas/mileage covered to get to the location
I am hoping you will volunteer but if needed we can talk about small stipends.
If someone has been a mechanic, waitress, bartender, innkeeper, then that would give the role so much more realism and punch.
Here are the roles we’re looking to fill:
MAIN CAST CHARACTERS
The Main Character is already taken: The rest of the cast that the main character interacts with are as follows;
Mike: Male, 40–50
Innkeeper: Female, 60s
Mechanic: Male, 40s
Waitress: Female, 20–25
Bartender: Female, 30–40
Wally: Male, 45–55
Librarian: Female, 35–45
VICTIM CHARACTERS
The victims are dead, but will basically be alive during the filming of the memories/hauntings of the main character as he remembers them the moments before and of their murders. The 4 victims are;
Melinda: Female, 20–25 Dead female victim who was found nude lying in the snow on the ice under the castle bridge
Lorraine: Female, 25–30 Dead kindergarden teacher
Peter: Male, 40–45 Dead police officer
Darren: Male, 20–25 Dead young redneck cowboy
BACKGROUND CAST
Background cast - 20 people max for background cast. People driving by in cars, walking down the street, or sitting in the cafe or bar.
If this sounds like something your actors might enjoy — or if you’d like more details — Please email me back. The final script will be given to those being considered for the final parts.
Sincerely Bruce - text prefered or call (403) 473 5900
Hello, I'm casting for a SAIT 5 Minute Drama, it's unpaid & non-union. I am wondering if you could send this call out to any interested actors you may have. We're asking for a headshot & resume to be sent to cassgayowski@gmail.com by November 23rd. Any questions can also be directed to that email as well.
FACES is about Jamie, a trans teenager who is outed to their parents by a teacher due to the Education Amendment Act.
Casting for: MOTHER (female, 40s-50s, Caucasian) Quiet, concerned, at a loss. JAMIE (gender non-conforming, 16-22 to play 16, Caucasian) Overwhelmed, anxious.
Open call: People of all experience/backgrounds/identity/abilities are encouraged to submit.
Logline: Combating isolation and disillusion after their night shift, construction worker Rowan navigates the 'Canadian City' while it shifts and reshapes itself around them.
ROWAN
Any Ethnicity. Any Gender. (20-50)
(3 Days outdoor/indoor) (Stunt experience preferred but not required.)
Construction worker for a road crew. Despondent. Insular. Works long hours. An isolated newcomer to the city. Survives by sleeping on a couch in their cousin’s living room. Rowan faces each obstacle with a subdued mental distress but with strong convictions.
CHELSEA
Any Ethnicity. Female. (25-50)
(1 day, indoor.)
Rowan’s Cousin. Lives with her partner in a small house/apartment in the inner city suburbia. Stoic and overworked. Rowan came to her out of desperation and their relationship is based mainly on familial respect. So they are allowed to take up the living room till they get back on their feet.
JAKE
Any Ethnicity. Male. (20-50)
(1 day, outdoor.) (Stunt experience preferred but not required.)
Rowan’s Coworker ‘Friend’. Self-centred. Abrasive. Oblivious. Joker. Tackles two jobs while relying on favours. Playful ribbing belies a deep and unrelenting bitterness for the world around him and the people that inhabit it. Deeply misogynist and cruel while trying to relate to the people around him.
I hope you’re doing well. My name is Ankie and I’m casting for an upcoming SAIT drama production titled “False Light”, written and directed by Mono Romero. We’re looking to connect with local talent who might be a great fit for our film.
PROJECT DETAILS
Title: False Light
Type: SAIT Drama Production (Student Film)
Director: Mono Romero
Production School: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
AUDITIONS for Morpheus Theatre’s LITTLE WOMEN – Oct 26, 27 & 28!
LITTLE WOMEN A play based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel Directed by Corinne Nairn & Colleen Bishop Presented at the Pumphouse Theatre January 30 – February 14, 2026 It may be called "Little Women" but our production in the new year also needs 3 male identifying actors! Walk in auditions are always welcome, or if you are interested but unable to attend auditions, please email audition@morpheustheatre.ca! THEODORE “LAURIE” LAURENCE – Male-identifying, age 20-30 A handsome young man. Sensitive. Funny, charming, and caring JOHN BROOKS/PARROT – Male-identifying, age 30-40 - JOHN BROOKS. Laurie’s sometimes stiff and awkward tutor. - PARROT. Aunt March’s evil parrot. MR. LAURENCE/ROBERT MARCH – Male-identifying, age 55+ - MR. LAURENCE. Laurie’s grandfather, responsible for Laurie’s upbringing. A wealthy man. A gentleman in the strictest sense. Complex and layered. - ROBERT MARCH. Father to the March girls. Never speaks, but his presence looms large. Book your audition here: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=672 For more information (including character descriptions & rehearsal schedule), or to book an audition, visit www.morpheustheatre.ca Open auditions for all roles will take place: - Sunday Oct 26th (7:00 to 9:00pm) - Monday Oct 27th (7:00 to 9:00pm) - Tuesday Oct 28th (7:00 to 9:00pm) - Drop in Auditioners are always welcome! at the Morpheus Rehearsal Centre 3512 5 Avenue NW (lower level) Callbacks if required, will be on Thursday Oct 30th (7:00 to 10:00pm) Audition Requirements:
Auditions for Little Women will take place In-person in ten minute time-slots
Please prepare a short monologue (no longer than 2 minutes)
Auditioners are asked to complete an online audition form, with an acting resume and headshot.
Selected auditioners will be requested to attend an in-person callback to read with other performers.
Morpheus Theatre encourages individuals of all genders, ethnicities, and abilities to audition. Not a traditional actor? That is okay, get in touch with us and we will find a way for you to showcase what you have to offer. Rehearsal and Performance Requirements: · Rehearsals will be Tuesday/Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00pm and Sunday afternoons from 1:00 to 5:00pm starting November 4th.
