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| Graduating
Class 2004 On April 30th, 44 artists and artisans received their diplomas from the School. You can consult the resumés of these young and talented professionals in Acting, Playwriting, Set and Costume Design, and Technical Production by clicking here. Should you wish to have hard copies sent to you by mail, please click here. |
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Site of Great Undertakings On your next visit to the Monument-National, don’t miss the new permanent exhibition that offers a glimpse of Montreal history – 1893 to today – through events and performances held at this historic theatre complex. Relive 110 years of creative innovation, political and economic movements, and social and communal undertakings. |
| School’s
Not Entirely Out The students have left and we already miss them. All summer long, the NTS administrative staff will be preparing the house to welcome new and old students on August 23. Don’t hesitate to call us at 514-842-7954 during this period; we’ll be glad to answer any of your questions. |
| Summer
Library Hours Summer hours of the NTS Library are the following: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Closed between June 24 and July 23. Library hours return to normal as of August 23. |
| Next
on the Agenda You absolutely want a visit of the National Theatre School? Place Saturday, September 25, 2004 in your agenda – that’s the School’s next Open House event, held during the 8th Journées de la culture. |
| Simon Brault, Vice-Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts  Simon
Brault, Director General of the NTS,
was appointed Vice-Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts on
April
5 by the Honourable
Hélène Chalifour Scherrer, Minister of Canadian Heritage.
Ted Johnson, Chairman of the NTS Board said, “The Governors
of the National Theatre School of Canada congratulate Simon,
and the minister for the wisdom of her choice. Simon runs one
of the
finest art training facilities in Canada and is an important
presence on the Canadian cultural scene.” For more details, click here. |
| Graduation Day – April 30, 2004
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Every graduation ceremony
at NTS is quite the affair – the end of student life and
the beginning of a professional career in the performing arts.
This year, alumni were present at the ceremony held at the Ludger-Duvernay
Theatre of the Monument-National. This was a first Association
des Anciens/Alumni Association initiative.
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The Lieutenant Governor of During this year's Graduation Ceremony, the Lieutenant Governor of Québec Award was accorded to French Acting graduate Hubert Proulx. This award is given in recognition of academic achievement; it also underscores the personal, social and communal undertakings of the chosen candidate. Throughout the duration of his four-year training period, this young actor was a motivator and a bridge between the two linguistic communities at the School. A dedicated actor, deeply committed to his craft, Hubert Proulx will most definitely leave an impression. |
| Official Opening of Ken Schwartz (Technical Production, 1990 and Directing, 1992)
and Chris O’Neill are the founding members and artistic directors
of Two Planks and a Passion Theatre in Canning, Nova Scotia, and
owners of The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Located in rural
Nova Scotia and overlooking the Bay of Fundy, The Ross Creek Centre
for the Arts is a facility dedicated to nurturing artistic development
and learning. The Centre will have its official opening in the
summer of 2004, coinciding with their Summer Festival (July 31 – August
1). |
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Dusan Dukic Drops By The School Dusan Dukic (Acting 2002) came by the School in early April. He was in Montreal filming the lead role in L’Énigme de James Edward Brighton, a Production Castor and Pollux. Directed by Denis Langlois, it is slated for release in the Fall of 2005. He is also putting together a new theatre company in Toronto with fellow graduate Thelon Oeming (Playwriting 2002). |
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Guest Teachers and March and April saw quite a roster of wonderful guest teachers at NTS – Larry Isacoff and Pam Nichol (Technical Production, 1976 and 1991 respectively), Lynne Cormack, Susan Stackhouse (Acting 1982), Karin Randoja (Acting 1988), Andrew Wade, and Susan Williams. Sarah Stanley was here to direct the first year actors in The Ecstasy of Rita Joe; Peter Hinton directed the second year actors in The Honest Whore; Mary Vingoe directed playwriting graduate Ryan Hughes’ On the Hook, and Bryden MacDonald was here to direct The Splitting Effect by Blair Francey (Playwriting 2004). |
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Leaving the School It is with great sadness that we say goodbye
to Eric Jean, the right hand man to
Denise Guilbault, Artistic Director of the French Sector. Éric has been appointed Artistic
Director of Montreal’s Théâtre Quat’Sous.
Maryse Warda, Associate Director General
will also be leaving to immerse herself in her writing and translations. Ann Lambert,
Playwriting Program Coordinator will be returning to Dawson College,
where
she will certainly be an inspiration to a great number of young
and talented artists in the making. |
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Bard Festival There’s a new Bard Festival and it’s
in Toronto. Romeo and Juliet, directed
by R H. Thomson, will officially launch ShakespeareWorks
on June 18. Look out for Allan Hawco (Acting
2000) and John Dolan (Acting 1982)… For
more details, click
here. |
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