The NTS taught me the tools of my craft. It also introduced me to lifelong friends and collaborators. But perhaps most importantly, it instilled in me the theatrical values that I still hold dear – that without action and conflict there is no drama; that without imagination and freedom there is no surprise; and that without truthfulness there is no humanity.
Lise Ann JOHNSON (1 year Directing residency - 1992) - Artistic Director, Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa, ON)

The School taught me, on the one hand, to be very true to myself in terms of a vision, to stick to that vision and be very articulate, clear and perseverant about it. And at the same time, it exposed me to new ideas and challenged me to go beyond what I initially thought was the right choice. I was encouraged to remain flexible in terms of approaches, to stretch myself stylistically.
Brendan HEALY (Directing, 2005) - Director and Artistic Director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (Toronto, ON)

RECENT ALUMNI
AND SOME OF THEIR 2010-2012 PROJECTS

Anita ROCHON (2009): Artistic Director, with Emelia Symington Fedy, of The Chop Theatre (Vancouver, BC); Kim Collier's protege, 2010 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre for directing; Director and Performer, Kismet one to one hundred, Magnetic North Theatre Festival, 2011.

Rose PLOTEK (2007): Assistant Director, East of Berlin (Remount/National Tour), by Hanna Moscovitch (Acting, 2001), Tarragon Theatre, 2010. Recent past experiences: Assistant Director, Company Theatre (Festen); Soulpepper (Top Girls); The Canadian Stage Company (The Clean House); Necessary Angel (Insomnia); Theatre Passe Muraille (Cringeworthy). Ms. Plotek teaches in the Drama Studies department at Glendon College (Toronto, ON).

Brendan HEALY (2005): Artistic Director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (Toronto, ON); 2009 recipient of the Pauline McGibbon Award; Director, The Maids by Jean Genet, BIBT, 2011.

Anthony BLACK (2003) and Christian BARRY (2005): Artistic Co-Directors, 2b Theatre (Halifax, NS); Anthony wrote and directed When It Rains, sound design and dramaturgy by Christian Barry, The Bus Stop Theatre, 2011.

Emma TIBALDO (2003): Artistic and Executive Director, Playwrights' Workshop Montréal; Co-Founder, with Lyne Paquette (Set & Costume Design, 2003), of Talisman Theatre (Montreal QC); Director, The Flood Thereafter, by Sarah Berthiaume, Théâtre La Chapelle (Montreal, QC), 2010

(Latest Update: June 2011)

ALUMNI

NTS graduates are often on the move. We would like to locate missing alumni whose names are followed by a dot (•). If you are aware of their whereabouts, please let us know at info@ent-nts.ca.

2012 Yevgeniya FALKOVICH Sophie GEE	2010 Steven MCCARTHY
2009 Philip MCKEE Vahid RAHBANI Anita ROCHON	2007 Arianna BARDESONO Rose PLOTEK
2005 Christian BARRY Brendan HEALY	2003 Anthony BLACK Emma TIBALDO
1996 Christopher ABRAHAM Eda HOLMES Danielle IRVINE Sarah PHILLIPS	1994 Linda BALDUZZI Fleurette FERNANDO
1993 Hans ENGEL Heather INGLIS Kathleen LE ROUX	1992 Ann HODGES Kenneth SCHWARTZ * Lise Ann JOHNSON (1 year Directing res.)
1990 Michael O'BRIEN	1987 Paula DANCKERT
1985 Andrew MCILROY