Attending the National Theatre School of Canada was tantamount to embarking on a creative treasure hunt where determination and perseverance rewarded you with confidence and experience. The desire to tell powerful stories is applauded and the need to incite change is encouraged. NTS is genuinely a place where a young writer from a tiny outport in Newfoundland found her voice, my voice.
Megan COLES (Playwriting, 2009) - Playwright

The years I spent at the National Theatre School were like being shot from a cannon; there was no choice but to dare yourself. As we rocketed along, we were instructed and supported by the luminaries of the theatre community. Back on the ground, our diplomas were recognized as a most sought after passport. People knew we'd been launched by the School.
Claudia DEY (Playwriting, 1997) - Playwright and novelist

RECENT ALUMNI
AND SOME OF THEIR 2010-2012 PROJECTS

Jeremy TAYLOR (2010): Dramaturg and Director, My Pregnant Brother (2009), written and performed by Johanna Nutter, Montreal Fringe, 2009 and Centaur's Wildside Festival, 2010; writer, project with gsmprjct°, an X3 Production partner, 2011

Matthew MACKENZIE (2009): SIA, directed by Jenn Thompson, Toronto Fringe Festival, 2010; winner of Outstanding New Play by NOW Magazine, winner of Alberta Playwrights' Network's Grand Prize, to be presented by Downstage, Epcor Centre (Calgary, AB), 2012

Charlotte CORBEIL-COLEMAN (2008): Herman Voaden National Playwriting Award, 2007; published author, Scratch, Playwrights Canada Press; Governor General's Literary Award-English Language Drama nomination for Scratch, 2010.

Jason MAGHANOY (2006): Member of the 2010/2011 Tarragon Playwrights Unit (Toronto), worked on his play Hangman; Playwright-in-Residence, Playwrights' Workshop Montreal, 2010; member of the jsquared.theatre, a collective of Toronto theatre artists; author of Gas, Throat, co-author of Nothing by Mouth.

Adam PETTLE (1999): Zadie's Shoes, co-directed by Adam and Jordan Pettle, Factory Theatre (Toronto, ON), 2011; Therac 25, directed by Hume Baugh, Direct Flight Theatre (Toronto, ON), 2010; writer on the Global/ABC-TV series Rookie Blue and the CBC radio serial, Afghanada.

(Latest Update: June 2011)

ALUMNI

Morwyn Brebner, Nick Carpenter, Keir Cutler, Sean Devine, Claudia Dey, Gil Garrat, Michael Gauthier, Clement Martini, Celia McBride.

All our Alumni