Our 2023 Post-show Surveys are live!

Tell us about your experience!

If you attended this year's Pageant or participated as a volunteer, workshop participant or performer, we want to hear from you! Share your feedback with us so we can continue to improve the Pageant experience for all involved. 

Complete the survey before September 5th, and you'll be entered to win a fabulous Pageant Prize Package: 2 tickets to next year’s River Clyde Pageant, a $50 gift certificate to The Mill in New Glasgow, a 2023 Pageant T-shirt, and a Pageant tote!

It should only take you 10 minutes to complete. Your feedback is critical to the planning of future RCP programming.

Our surveys have closed, thank you to everyone who has participated!

We're hiring for summer 2023 and beyond!

We are excited to be expanding our team for summer 2023 and beyond! We are currently hiring for three new positions within the organization. See below for more details.

SEASON PRODUCER - ***POSITION FILLED!***
LOCATION: New Glasgow and Charlottetown, PE
TERM:  One Year Contract - Full Time - Start Date: June 9, 2023
HOURS AND FEE:  $25 per hour - 32 hours/week
REPORTS TO: Artistic Director

The Season Producer (SP) works closely and collaboratively with the River Clyde Pageant’s Artistic Director, Core Artistic Team, and Associate Producer towards the successful realization of our 2023 season, including our namesake summer Pageant, Sharing the Field, and The River Clyde Solstice Walk. These events, and others, take place in the rural community of New Glasgow, PEI, with ancillary programming happening in other communities across the island. 

The SP’s central responsibilities include the production, project management, and administration of our season’s activities and events, including staff and contractor oversight.

The SP is a highly organized, capable producer, with strong communication & leadership skills. The SP loves working with artists and community members of all ages, and are excellent at solving problems quickly and creatively. They are comfortable working outdoors and as part of a team.

June 8, 2023 update: This position is now filled

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ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR - ***POSITION FILLED!***
*A shared services position with This Town is Small and Under the Spire Music Festival
LOCATION: New Glasgow, Kensington & Charlottetown, PE - Remote Work Options Available
TERM:  One Year Contract - Full Time - Anticipated Start Date: June 9, 2023
HOURS AND FEE:  $25/hour - 26 hours/week
REPORTS TO: RCP Artistic Director, ED of This Town is Small, ED of Under the Spire
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and the position will remain open until filled.

The Accessibility Coordinator will work closely with the staff and core teams of River Clyde Pageant, this town is small, and Under the Spire festival to advance accessibility initiatives within each organization’s programming and operations. In contributing to this project, the Accessibility Coordinator will work to promote accessibility within the arts on PEI and realize a shared vision of greater inclusivity in our present work and future aspirations. The Accessibility Coordinator will be offered mentorship from an Accessibility Consultant in an effort to share knowledge and foster connections between disability and arts communities. 

The Accessibility Coordinator will oversee the development and implementation of accessibility goals and measures at each organization. The scale and scope of this work will be kept reasonable for the Accessibility Coordinator, who will split their time between the River Clyde Pageant (June-October), this town is small (November-January), and Under the Spire Festival (February-May), with some crossover therein.

June 8, 2023 update: This position is now filled

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VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
LOCATION: New Glasgow and Charlottetown, PE
TERM:  June 26-August 11, 2023 - 7 weeks 
HOURS AND FEE:  $18/hour - 20hrs/week
REPORTS TO: Artistic Director & Season Producer
Deadline to apply is 11:59pm on Wednesday, May 31.

The Volunteer Coordinator works closely with the River Clyde Pageant’s Artistic Director, Director of Production, and Stage Management Team towards the successful realization of our outdoor summer theatre production in New Glasgow, PEI. The Volunteer Coordinator’s central responsibilities include volunteer recruitment, scheduling, communications, and oversight, as well as the collection of post-Pageant feedback. 

June 2023 update: This position is now filled

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These positions are for candidates based in Prince Edward Island. Employees will have access to a shared office space in Charlottetown, with remote work and hybrid options. On-site, outdoor work in New Glasgow will sometimes be required during our events. Irregular working hours will also be required, including work on evenings and weekends. 

The River Clyde Pageant welcomes applications from individuals who identify as Indigenous, Black, a person of colour, 2SLGBTQIA+ or who identify as a member of other underrepresented groups. 

We thank everyone who applies, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

A farewell from our dear friend & collaborator Corbin Murdoch

Dear Pageant Community,

On June 1st, a year to the day from when I arrived, I’ll be moving away from PEI to take on a new role as Executive Director of the Dawson City Music Festival. I am excited to be taking on this next challenge, but also very sad to be saying goodbye.

What a year it has been! Immediately upon arrival I was swept up in Pageant production, meeting the hundreds of amazing artists and volunteers that bring New Glasgow to life each summer. I got to work in the Pageant garden right through to harvest, in preparation for Sharing the Field-- an event that would have been derailed by Hurricane Fiona, were it not for the resilience and spirit of this amazing community. I also got to see the darkest night of the year illuminated by hundreds of homemade lanterns during the River Clyde Solstice Walk. A year full of beautiful memories.

All the while, I had the honour of working beside Megan to plan the next chapter of RCP. A couple weeks ago we held a public open house at New Glasgow Lobster Suppers to announce an aspirational goal: the opening of a rural arts hub that will serve as a permanent home for the Pageant. The energy in the room that evening was palpable. It is clear to me that RCP’s future is very bright.

I can’t thank you enough for welcoming me so warmly and introducing me to the beautiful island you call home. Special thanks to RCP’s Board and, of course, to my dear friend and colleague Megan, who first invited me here and who has taught me so much during my stay.

My time here has been a gift and I’ll be forever grateful. Keep in touch!

Corbin  

River Clyde Pageant's Open House

The River Clyde Pageant is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, April 25th from 6:30-8:30pm at the New Glasgow Lobster Suppers to gather community input on the planning phase of a major project that would see the organization acquiring a permanent home base in New Glasgow, PEI.

This home base would be the locale for a rural arts hub and community centre in New Glasgow, allowing the organization to deliver year-round programming. The River Clyde Pageant is seeking input from residents of New Glasgow and surrounding communities on the development of these plans. 

All are welcome to attend this open house: young and old, those who are familiar with RCP and those who are curious to learn more. The New Glasgow Lobster Suppers is located at 604 Route 258. Locally-made pies, tea and coffee will be served. 

If you are unable to attend the event on April 25th but want to be involved or have your say in the project development, you can share your feedback here.

To learn more about this initiative, visit our page for River Clyde Arts

A slightly revised Sharing the Field, with all the same spirit!

In the wake of Hurricane Fiona, The River Clyde Pageant has revised its plans for the second edition of Sharing the Field, a festival of food, art and community at The Mill in New Glasgow. 

The festival is being scaled back to a one-day event on Sunday, October 2, from 2:00-6:00pm. Some aspects have been canceled, but its spirit remains the same: gathering with friends and neighbours to share food, distribute the harvest from the Pageant Community Garden, and enjoy live music and entertainment. 

The revised program begins at 2:00pm with a by-donation Farm Stand at the Mill parking lot, live music on the Mill’s verandah, and barbecued food and soup cooked over a fire, available by donation. At 4:00pm, Becca Griffin will present her puppet play for all ages, Catching Fish, followed by Gathering, a short crankie theatre piece by North Barn Theatre’s at 4:35pm. From 4:45 til 5:15, Tanya Davis will share a set of music and poetry. Admission for the entire event is by donation, and all proceeds will be split between The River Clyde Pageant and The North Rustico Food Bank.

Artistic Director Megan Stewart is thrilled that the festival can go ahead, despite the challenges of the past few days. “We have all experienced significant losses from this hurricane, but we have also seen the best side of our communities - people coming together to help each other out, share food & resources, and find moments of joy and light. This spirit is what we want to celebrate on Sunday with Sharing the Field.”

Admission by donation tickets can be reserved on The River Clyde Pageant’s website. Audiences will also be welcomed onsite on the day of the event if advance booking is not accessible to them. For tickets and full schedule, click here.

Sharing the Field is funded by the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, Innovation PEI, and the PEI Climate Challenge Fund.

We're Hiring a Production Assistant

Production Assistant: ***POSITION FILLED***

POSITION: Production Assistant
LOCATION: New Glasgow and Charlottetown, PEI
TYPE: Full-time/Contract - flexible hours
DURATION:  ASAP until Aug 14
RATE: $4500, minus payroll deductions
HOURS:  Up to 37.5 hours/week
REPORTS TO: Artistic Director and Managing Producer

The Production Assistant (PA) works closely and collaboratively with the River Clyde Pageant’s Artistic Director, Managing Producer, and Production Team towards the successful realization of our outdoor summer theatre production in New Glasgow, PEI. The PA’s central responsibilities include Volunteer Coordination and oversight of pre- and post-show hospitality, including post-show dinners; and other production-related duties.

Join The Pageant’s Community Garden Club

Calling all green thumbs and aspiring green thumbs.

The Pageant team is hard at work planting and tending to a community garden on the banks of the River Clyde. The harvest will be used in our post-show meals, for our Sharing the Field event in October, and available by-donation at select Pageant events.

You are invited to come help us care for the garden over the summer. We’ll be holding work parties every Saturday from 9am - 12pm.

No experience required. Come meet new friends, contribute to the Pageant, and learn how to tend a market garden. 

When: Every Saturday, 9am - 12pm

Where: 2765 New Glasgow Road, New Glasgow, PEI

What to bring: Work clothes and shoes that can get dirty, water and sun protection, work gloves (if you need them)

Join Team Pageant - we're hiring for two positions this summer!

Want to spend your summer working in beautiful New Glasgow, PEI? We’re looking for two people to join us in producing the 2022 River Clyde Pageant! See below for details on the two positions available: Assistant Stage Manager & Accessibility Coordinator, and Production Assistant.

Mentorship and training will be provided as part of both positions. Experience in the arts is an asset but not a requirement.

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Assistant Stage Manager & Accessibility Coordinator:

POSITION: Assistant Stage Manager & Accessibility Coordinator
LOCATION: New Glasgow and Charlottetown, PEI
TYPE: Part-time/Contract
DURATION:  ASAP until Aug. 14
RATE: $4500, minus payroll deductions
HOURS:  Up to 37.5 hours/week
REPORTS TO: Artistic Director and Managing Producer

The Assistant Stage Manager & Accessibility Coordinator (ASMAC) works closely with the River Clyde Pageant’s Head of Production, Artistic Director, and Accessibility Consultant to oversee the implementation and realization of key accessibility improvement initiatives of our outdoor summer theatre production. Contributing to production, communication and artistic vision, the ASMAC will help our production team and community realize a shared vision of greater inclusivity in our present work and future aspirations.

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Production Assistant:

POSITION: Production Assistant
LOCATION: New Glasgow and Charlottetown, PEI
TYPE: Part-time/Contract
DURATION:  ASAP until Aug 14
RATE: $4500, minus payroll deductions
HOURS:  Up to 37.5 hours/week
REPORTS TO: Artistic Director and Managing Producer

The Production Assistant (PA) works closely and collaboratively with the River Clyde Pageant’s Artistic Director, Managing Producer, and Production Team towards the successful realization of our outdoor summer theatre production in New Glasgow, PEI. The PA’s central responsibilities include Volunteer Coordination and oversight of pre- and post-show hospitality, including post-show dinners; and other production-related duties.

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We will continue to accept applications until both positions are filled. We will begin reviewing submissions on June 24, 2022.

Coming Ashore: A Workshop for Newcomers to PEI

Have you recently moved to PEI from another country or elsewhere in Canada? Are you looking for a way to meet new people, share stories and explore your creativity? Join The River Clyde Pageant!

Coming Ashore is a free theatre and storytelling workshop for newcomers to learn about The River Clyde Pageant and how to get involved in this summer's production. You'll be introduced to our community arts initiatives, meet new people and explore your creative side. It's open to new immigrants, refugees or anyone who has recently moved to PEI. (ages 16 and up). No previous experience is necessary and we can help with transportation if required.

RESCHEDULED DATE/LOCATION:

When: Sunday, July 3 from 12 - 2pm
Where: The Mill in New Glasgow

This year's Pageant will be presented July 28 - 31 and Aug. 4 - 7.