The Business of Theatre: In Conversation with Christine Gruenbauer and Rachael Dean
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 7:00pm
Auburn Stage
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Join us on Monday, February 24th for The Business of Theatre, a Speaker Series event as part of our Artists in the Auburn programming!
Grand Theatre Producer Christine Gruenbauer and Talent House Theatre Agent Rachael Dean will guide participants through the standards, practices, and processes of professional Canadian theatre. From working with an agent to booking professional contracts, from first rehearsal to closing night, Christine and Rachael will talk about the relationship between performers, theatres, and agents in a conversation hosted by Apprentice Artistic Director Deivan Steele. Following this conversation, we’ll have a Q&A period for participants to learn more.
Creative Team
Rachel Dean
Speaker
Rachael grew up in the Theatre world and at The Talent House. She has travelled across Canada, US, and the Globe to attend the theatre live and has always had a love for musicals and plays! Upon finishing University where she studied business and marketing, she became a successful Sales Rep for a large book printing company. Many years ago now, she returned home to The Talent House and now is overseeing the Creatives department working with our directors, choreographers, music directors and designers while continuing to work with our fabulous performers.
Rachael is also a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist and teaches others to be the same. If she is not at the theatre, she is hanging with her two kids and hubby; by the fire (winter), the pool (summer) or reading a book (all year long!)
Rachael is also a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist and teaches others to be the same. If she is not at the theatre, she is hanging with her two kids and hubby; by the fire (winter), the pool (summer) or reading a book (all year long!)
Christine Gruenbauer
Speaker
Christine is an arts manager and independent theatre producer from London, ON. She is the current Producer of the Grand Theatre, having started as the Administration Associate in 2019. Gruenbauer began her career as the Associate Producer of the London Fringe Festival for two seasons and has worked at the Stratford Festival. She is a champion of community theatre, having co-founded London's Allswell Productions, an award-winning independent company that focuses on contemporary musical theatre. Gruenbauer also sat on the Board of Directors for London's Musical Theatre Productions as Treasurer from 2022 - 2024, and as the Secretary for the Brickenden Awards, London's former independent theatre awards, from 2016 - 2021. She was the recipient of the Mallory Gilbert Leadership Protégée Award in 2024.
