Welcome to Equity in Theatre

EIT National Hackathon

Key Facts

What: A national hackathon to increase the online presence and visibility of Canadian women in theatre and performance.

Where: Locations throughout Canada
When: March 8, 2015

Who: Everyone is invited to contribute to this national event.

This event is being organized by Equity in Theatre (EIT), a new national initiative aimed at improving gender parity in the arts.

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HACKATHON LOCATIONS

British Columbia

Intrepid Theatre:
WHEN: Sunday, March 8, 3:30-6:00 pm PDT
WHERE: Intrepid Theatre Club, #2 – 1609 Blanshard Street, Victoria BC
EMAIL: info@intrepidtheatre.com   PHONE: 250-383-2663  CONTACT: Janet Munsil, Artistic Director

OTHER: Following a performance of Cougar Annie Tales by Katrina Kadoski (2-3:30 pm), join Intrepid Theatre for an International Women’s Day Gin Tea and theatrewiki.ca hackathon, in partnership with Equity in Theatre. Bring your laptop and help create  pages or add to entries to celebrate and increase the online visibility of Canadian women in theatre.

Playwrights Theatre Centre:
WHEN: Sunday, March 8, 1:00-5:00 pm PDT
WHERE: PTC Theatre, 202 – 739 Gore Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 2Z9
CONTACT: plays@playwrightstheatre.com
OTHER: Celebrate International Women’s Day by hacking the internet!
Help us increase women’s visibility in the arts by adding pages and sites on women in Canadian theatre to online wiki pages. Our focus will be on https://theatrewiki.ca/, with information also available about the New Play Map and New Play Exchange.
The process is easy, collaborative and fun! PTC is one host site of many throughout the country on Sunday, March 8th getting together to type!

Alberta

Urban Curvz Theatre

WHEN: Sunday March 8, 12-3 pm
WHERE: Urban Curvz Offices:
2633 Hochwald Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3E 7K2
MORE INFORMATION: http://urbancurvz.com/events/2015/02/equity-in-theatre-hackathon/

Manitoba

Prairie Theatre Exchange
WHEN: Sunday March 8, 1:00-3:00 pm
WHERE: Prairie Theatre Exchange Lounge

Newfoundland

Women’s Work Festival 
WHEN: Sunday, March 8, 1:00-5:00 pm
WHERE: RCA Theatre Office 223-233 Duckworth St, Suite 207, St. John’s
CONTACT: Ruth Lawrence, Women’s Work Festival coordinator:
womensworkfestivalNL@gmail.com

 OTHER: Because our space is small, we’d suggest that those interested in volunteering contact us in advance to schedule a time to come in and assist.

Ontario

Playwrights Guild of Canada
WHEN: March 8, 2015, 2-5pm
WHERE: Playwrights Guild of Canada @401 Richmond Street West Suite 350, Toronto, Ontario
CONTACT: equityintheatre@gmail.com

OTHER: Join us at the Playwrights Guild of Canada for an afternoon Hackathon! Please email us and RSVP for the event!

Brock University

St. Catharine's

Yukon 

Gwaandak Theatre and The MT Space in association with the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre
WHEN: 2:00-4:30pm
WHERE: Artists’ Studio, Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre 171-1st Avenue. Whitehorse, Yukon
OTHER: Bring-Your-Own-Laptop
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/806909342731095

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Date: 
Mar 8 2015 - 12:00am
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