Call for Board Members

Our 2023-2025 board slate has several positions available for community members who are interested in joining a supportive group of like-minded individuals in supporting our vision, mission and guiding principles in an ongoing fashion as a member of our volunteer board of directors.

In addition to several at large board positions, we are particularly recruiting those with expertise in accounting/finance and HR to fill upcoming vacancies on our executive.

Our board of PerSISters governs the organization through thoughtful and caring implementation of our by-laws, policies and strategic planning process in a supportive environment, grounded in feminist practice. Whether you are an experience volunteer or looking to expand your skills, we welcome your expression of interest.

PerSIStence Theatre recognizes the limits of using binary language. Issues facing women do not only affect cisgender women: systems of oppression are interdependent and the patriarchy affects everyone in different ways.

We welcome expressions of interest from ALL including folx identifying as seniors, youth (19+), transgender, non-binary, 2SLGBTQIA+, Black, Indigenous, racialized, disabled, as well as people with lived experience. Our work is enriched by diverse perspectives.

The principal expectations of Board members include:
  • Serving a minimum of a two-year term
  • Committing to participating in two-hour monthly board meeting, plus reviewing reports and following up on action items
  • Supporting our special event fundraising efforts, highlighted by our annual Pink Tie Gala in September
  • Be willing to lend support in your area of expertise on an as-needed basis
  • For the role of Treasurer, experience in financial management and oversight is desirable – we maintain a separate professional bookkeeper who maintains our records in QuickBooks, and we conduct an annual review engagement with an arms-length accountant

To express interest in joining our board of directors, please us a short expression of interest, along with your resume/bio or your LinkedIn, at your earliest convenience but no later than Friday April 29 via email to info@persistencetheatre.com.

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Canada Summer Jobs 2023 - three (3) positions available

PerSIStence Theatre Company is putting a call out for three (3) positions. We are looking for passionate and creative people to help support our goals. It is funded through the Government of Canada’s Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program and applicants should be located within the metropolitan St. John’s, NL area:
  1. Operations Assistant: Assists our team in addressing the daily administrative needs of PerSIStence Theatre. This salary for this position is $16/hr for 280 hours.
  2. Marketing Assistant: Assists in organizing campaigns and developing marketing strategies. The salary for this position is $16/hr for 280 hours.
  3. Assistant Stage Manager: Assists the stage manager with administrative tasks, preparation for rehearsals and meetings, and liaising with the creative team. The salary for this position is $16/hr for 280 hours.

Please send a resume and cover letter (PDF format preferred) to hr@persistencetheatre.com.

The deadline to apply is March 31st, 2023.

The qualifications for all CSJ applicants are:
  • Must be aged 15-30 at the start date of employment, and be legally able to work in Canada.
  • Superior written and oral communications skills are necessary.
  • Understanding and support of the precepts of feminism.
  • Demonstrated ability to work both as part of a group and independently.

PerSIStence Theatre Company Inc. is a non-profit organization that responds to the persistent and universal need for promoting, understanding, and embracing the core beliefs of feminism. Through professional theatre and related initiatives, we work to change hearts and minds.

​​We offer opportunities to all genders with a focus towards people who identify as women - anyone on the gender spectrum who identifies either always or some of the time as a woman, including trans women, women of colour, Indigenous women, women living with disabilities, as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experiences of women.

Please email hr@persistencetheatre.com if you have any questions.​

Ongoing Opportunities - Professional Theatre

Through professional theatre and related initiatives, PerSIStence Theatre responds to the persistent and universal need for promoting, understanding and embracing the core beliefs of feminism.

​We offer opportunities to all genders with a focus towards people who identify as women - anyone on the gender spectrum who identifies either always or some of the time as a woman, including trans women, women of colour, Indigenous women, women living with disabilities, as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experiences of women.

Auditions are held periodically and as needed to cast professional actors for our activities - feel free to send us a headshot and resume (PDF format preferred) to info@persistencetheatre.com.

Both Equity and non-Equity actors are welcome to apply.

Production communities with PerSIStence Theatre are guided by our Respectful Workspace policy, available here

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Land Acknowledgement 

We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we gather as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk [bee-oth-uck], whose culture has been lost forever and can never be recovered. We also acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk [uk-dah-hum-gook] (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq [mee-gum-maq]. And we acknowledge Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu [in-new] of Nitassinan [ne-tass-eh-nen], the Inuit [in-new-eet] of Nunatsiavut [nu-nat-see-ah-vut], and the Inuit of NunatuKavut [nu-nah-tuhk-ah-vut]. We recognize all First Peoples who were here before us, those who live with us now, and the seven generations to come. As First Peoples have done since time immemorial, we strive to be responsible stewards of the land and to respect the cultures, ceremonies, and traditions of all who call it home. As we open our hearts and minds to the past, we commit ourselves to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all. 

Our humble thanks to First Light for sharing this land acknowledgement within our community and providing valued guidance to many organizations such as ours. You can learn more by visiting their website at firstlightnl.ca.