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	::: 2010 GRADUATING CLASS CVS NOW ON LINE The 2010 Acting, Playwriting, Directing and Production graduating class CVs are now available online. Just click on the program that is of interest to you. NTS graduating actors are Nathan BARRETT, Simon BRACKEN. Brandon CRONE, Leah DOZ, Marie-Anne DUBÉ (Interprétation), Will GREENBLATT, Chala HUNTER, Ron KLAPPHOLZ, Meilie NG, Thomas Antony OLAJIDE and Gia SANDHU. Our graduating playwrights are Amy Lee LAVOIE and Jeremy TAYLOR; Steven MCCARTHY (Acting, 1997) has completed his one-year Directing Certificate Program, and Kai-Yueh CHEN, William FALLON, Kira MAROS, Nicole OLSON GRANT-SUTTIE and Kate SANDESON will graduate from the Production Program. » For more information on when they graduate and where you can see their work, please click here. ::: NELLIGAN - THE OPERA For the sixth consecutive year, the National Theatre School and the Monument-National are collaborating on Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal's annual showcase of opera stars of tomorrow. Atelier lyrique will present Nelligan, with libretto by Michel Tremblay and music composed by André Gagnon, from March 6 to 13 at the Ludger-Duvernay Theatre of Montreal's Monument-National. » 8 NTS graduates and students are involved. Click here to find out who they are. ::: SIMON BRAULT AND CULTURAL PARTICIPATION CEO Simon Brault has been invited to speak at a number of events and forums lately. He was a panellist at an international drama and education gathering in Sherbrooke and at the 47th Art Matters forum held recently in Montreal. In mid-March he will be a guest speaker in Winnipeg at the request of the Arts and Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba. » Click here to read all about his engagements. ::: DEATH OF PHILIPPE CASGRAIN: THE SCHOOL LOSES ONE OF ITS GREAT BUILDERS Philippe Casgrain, Life Gorvernor and former Chairman of the Board of Governors (1968-1971), passed away peacefully on February 28. For over 45 years, Maître Casgrain was one of the most ardent and loyal patrons of the School. Not only was he Life Gorvernor and former Chairman of the Board, he was also the Honorary Legal Counsel of our institution. He played a leading role in promoting the best interests of the School with all levels of government, including our legal system, when it was needed. His accomplishments are varied and numerous but particular mention must be made of the determining role he played in the acquisition, renovation and construction of our buildings, in the advancement of the eligibility of our students to loans and bursaries, and to the definition of the governance of the School. Philippe Casgrain could very well have been a graduate of the NTS: he possessed the talent, creativity, passion, generosity, intelligence, originality and sensibility of a great artist. His presence will sorely be missed but the NTS will ensure that his legacy as a master builder of this School will live on. Shortly before his death, one of his close colleagues on the Board of Governors, created The Philippe Casgrain Bursary for Voice and Diction at the NTS. Should anyone wish to make a contribution, please contact Catherine Rideout at catherinerideout@ent-nts.ca. ::: CHRISTIAN LAPOINTE - JOHN HIRSH PRIZE On February 20, at Montreal's Monument-National, Jean Saucier, Board Member of the Canada Council for the Arts, honoured director Christian Lapointe (Mise en scène, 2005) with the John Hirsch Prize. The award ceremony was held just before the final presentation of Douleurs fantômes, a public performance by the French Section's 2010 graduating class, directed by Christian Lapointe. » To learn more, please click here. ::: STEVEN MCCARTHY'S DIRECTING PROJECT Steven McCarthy's (Acting, 1997) final directing project was performed at the NTS on February 26 and 27. He directed Bliss, first written in French (Félicité) in 2006 by 1996 French Playwriting graduate and schoolmate Olivier Choinière and translated by none other than Caryl Churchill. Bliss had its English world première at London's Royal Court Theatre in March 2008 and has been performed since then by different theatre companies around the world. His mentors for Bliss were formidable Quebec director and 2007 Gascon-Thomas Award winner Brigitte Haentjens, and Graham McLaren, Artistic Director of the multi award winning Theatre Babel. Steven is sincerely grateful and proud that the NTS gave him this opportunity to direct Bliss. He is keenly aware of the special nature of this project – an English Section graduating student, directing a play by a French Section playwriting graduate which has been translated by arguably the best English playwright living today. He states that "the merging of the two cultures, the exchange and learning that takes place, is one of the special and unique gifts of being in Montreal and attending the National Theatre School".   ::: APRIL 15 - LAST CALP INTAKE FOR 2010 The Cultural and Artistic Leadership Program is up and running and the deadline date to send in your proposals is April 15, 2010. All NTS students and 2007, 2008 and 2009 alumni with original and innovative projects which combine a quest for artistic excellence and a will to reinforce the social impact of theatre are invited to apply. CALP has some new criteria you will have to respect; please read the requirements closely. » Please click here to read all about the CALP and to download your cover page. ::: ALUMNI NEWS Here is a random sampling of what NTS alumni are up to. For more news, please consult the Alumni News section by clicking here. Julie Fox (Set and Costume Design, 1994 and our photo) is designing set and costumes for Breakfast, at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, directed by Brendan Healy (Directing, 2005), from March 17 to April 4, 2010. It's a remount that was originally produced by The Independent Aunties at the Theatre Centre, starring Karin Randoja (Acting, 1988). She will also be working on For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, by Michel Tremblay, starring Lucy Peacock (Acting, 1983) and directed by Chris Abraham (Directing, 1996) at the Stratford Festival. Jonathan Seinen (Acting, 2007) is currently at the Banff Centre, a participant in the 2nd Banff Centre/Citadel Theatre Professional Theatre Program. This consists of 3 weeks of master classes in Banff, then 2 more weeks of the same in Edmonton, culminating in a production of As You Like It, at the Citadel, running April 17 - May 9. Master teachers include Gina Wilkinson (Acting, 1982) and Brian Dooley (Acting, 1980). Susan Stackhouse (Acting, 1982) performs in Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire, at Halifax's Neptune Theatre, from March 2 to 28, 2010. ::: ALUMNI PROFILE William Schmuck graduated from the Set and Costume Design Program in 1981. He went on to design for the opera and the stage and since 1996, has been the Shaw Festival's Design Director. » Please read his profile.   ::: EASTER BREAK The School (St. Denis Street campus) and the Bleviss Family Library will be closed starting Friday, April 2 to Monday, April 5. Back to regular hours on Tuesday, April 6. » For a detailed library schedule, please click here.
	::: LOOK OUT FOR THE SPECIAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY E-BULLETIN ON MARCH 22 Photo credits Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal Canada Council for the Arts Maxime Côté Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Public Domain Shaw Festival Sylvain Légaré, copyright Culture Montréal