REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL | Study Guide Creator - PEOPLE LIKE VINCE by C.E. Gatchalian

2025/26 SEASON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – STUDY GUIDE CREATOR

Role: Study Guide Creator – People Like Vince by C.E. Gatchalian
Type: Contract Position
Remuneration: $2,500.00 (CAD, excludes GST - if applicable)
Deadline to Submit: 4:30 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Reporting To: Green Thumb’s Artistic Director (primary contact) and General Manager

ABOUT GREEN THUMB THEATRE:

Green Thumb's offices are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of thexʷməθkʷəy̓əm(Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As a touring company, Green Thumb Theatre’s work often takes place throughout the traditional homelands of most of the Indigenous Nations and cultures across British Columbia and beyond.

Green Thumb Theatre is a force within the field of theatre for young audiences, not only in British Columbia, but across the country and throughout the world. Green Thumb Theatre creates, produces, and tours plays that explore social issues relevant to the lives of children, youth, and young adults. We provide theatre that celebrates the language and stories of today’s generation and culture to stimulate empathy, debate, and critical thinking.

www.greenthumb.bc.ca

DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT:

Green Thumb Theatre (the “Theatre”) is seeking an experienced artist or educator (the “Author”) to create a study and resource guide to accompany our new production, PEOPLE LIKE VINCE by C.E. Gatchalian. This show is for elementary school-aged audiences, grades 2 to 8.

Applicants from outside of the Lower Mainland are welcome to apply, as this work can be completed remotely. Applicants must be based in Canada.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUTHOR:

-        Read PEOPLE LIKE VINCE by C.E. Gatchalian

-        Liaise with Green Thumb Theatre’s Artistic Director and General Manager about the content of the study guide

-        Align the content of the study guide with relevant BC Ministry of Education curriculum guidelines

-        Create a study guide for PEOPLE LIKE VINCE that includes:

·        3 to 4 relevant and age-appropriate pre-show classroom discussion questions

·        3 to 4 relevant and age-appropriate post-show classroom discussion questions

·        2 to 3 relevant and age-appropriate classroom group, art, or writing activities

·        A list of relevant and age-appropriate resources for:

         o  students and educators (primarily), and

        o  students’ guardians (secondary) – optional, but preferred

·        A list of definitions or other sections as deemed necessary by the Author and Artistic Director

PROJECT TIMELINE (subject to change):

-         June 10, 2025 – RFP Submission Deadline

-         Week of June 17, 2025 – Interviews to take place via Zoom

-         June 21, 2025 – Contract offer made

-         July 12, 2025 – First draft of the Study Guide submitted to the Theatre

-         July 19, 2025 – Final draft of the Study Guide submitted to the Theatre

-         August 2, 2025 - The Theatre to have the final designed version of the study guide ready for review by both parties

-         August 6, 2025 – Deadline for corrections to be sent to the Theatre by the Author

SYNOPSIS FOR People Like Vince by C.E. Gatchalian:

Myrtle is having a hard time making friends at her new school, but when Myrtle’s Uncle Vince arrives in town, she finally feels like she has someone who understands her and with whom she can really be herself. Their friendship becomes the closest and most important relationship in Myrtle’s life but sometimes, Vince’s behaviour confuses her – and even causes the other kids at school to make fun of her. So, when her Uncle Vince stops coming to see her, Myrtle must learn how to deal with and accept his lifelong struggle with mental illness.

Written specifically so that children can understand and relate, People Like Vince is alight-hearted, sensitive and compassionate look at a serious subject that affects us all.

Themes: Mental Health | Family Relationships |Navigating Difference

Curricular Connections: Social Awareness and Responsibility | Personal Awareness and Responsibility | Critical and Reflective Thinking

Website: https://www.greenthumb.bc.ca/season/people-like-vince

REQUIREMENTS:

-          Knowledge of the BC Ministry of Education curriculum guidelines for Elementary students, including Indigenous Education, Arts Education, English Language Arts Education, Social Studies, and Physical and Health Education.

-         Experience creating lesson plans for elementary school-aged youth

-         A familiarity with theatre for young audiences is an asset

Green Thumb Theatre is actively seeking to dismantle inequity in the theatre sector and to further principles of access, inclusion, and equity in our work. We strongly encourage applications from BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals, and welcome members of those communities to self-identify as they feel comfortable. Green Thumb also recognizes that artists and contractors are informed by all facets of their identities. We welcome applicants to inform us of their pronouns if they wish, and to include details about how their identity informs their practice and needs as they see fit.

All Green Thumb staff, contractors and volunteers will be asked to sign off on Green Thumb’s Anti-Oppression and Anti-Harassment Policy. This can be found at https://www.greenthumb.bc.ca/resources/anti-oppression-anti-harrassment-policy.

APPLICATION DETAILS:

To apply, please submit your resume or CV and cover letter (both as PDF) to submissions[@] greenthumb.bc.ca with the subject line “People Like Vince Study Guide Creator – Your Name”, with files saved as YOURNAME_CV and YOURNAME_PLVSGC.

Please include in your cover letter any relevant experiences you may have, work or lived, that would benefit your work as a study guide creator, as you see fit.

Applications close June 10, 2025, at 4:30 PM (PDT).

We thank all those who apply. Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Interviews will take place via Zoom in mid-June. Applicants from outside the Lower Mainland are welcome to apply as this work can be completed remotely, but applicants must be based in Canada.

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