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STUDENT PROFILE JANET MADER First-year Set and Costume Design student – Hometown: Calgary This profile launches a series of student profiles, which will be featured in upcoming e-bulletins. First year Set and Costume Design student Janet Mader leads the way. Janet Mader holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD). Before coming to the NTS, she worked as a scenic painter and prop builder for Theatre Calgary, Vertigo Theatre and Alberta Theatre Projects, among others. In her spare time, Janet plays the accordion, tackles recreational math and grows orchids. And makes her own signature floor-length circle skirts! (+) Read more |
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THEATRE ONTARIO SHOWCASE 2012
On January 15, NTS participated in the Theatre Ontario Annual Showcase of theatre program graduates from across Ontario. Auditions were held on January 15 and 16, 2012 at Toronto's Jane Mallet Theatre. National Theatre School graduating actors auditioned on Sunday, January 15. Yanna McIntosh (our photo), founding member of Obsidian Theatre and a regular at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, directed and coached, along with Artistic Director Sherry Bie, the 2012 Acting graduating class: Krystina Bojanowski Zoe Cleland Conor Fanning Sébastien Heins Stephen Joffe Tara Koehler Justin Madol Colin Mercer Flora Quintus Nico Racicot Lisa Truong. (+) Consult their CVs |
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PRODUCTION CVs ON-LINE
The CVs of our 2012 Production program graduating class, English section, are presently on-line. Learn more about the talented class of 2012 by consulting their CVs: Linsey Callaghan Ian Michael Costello Jacynthe Lalonde Angeline St. Amour Emily Thorne Included in this group is Gabriel d'Anjou Drouin, 2012 French section Production program graduating student. |
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LOOK OUT FOR MORE CVs IN MAY 2012
2012 Playwriting and Directing CVs will be available online in February. 2012 Set and Costume Design CVs will be online at the beginning of May. |
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UPCOMING NTS PUBLIC PERFORMANCE THREE SIXTY Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's LA RONDE Scottish director and founding member of Theatre Babel, Graham McLaren (our photo), assisted by NTS Acting and Directing alumnus Steven McCarthy, directs THREE SIXTY, by Canadian poet Evie Christie. The play, adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's sulphurous LA RONDE, runs from February 28 to March 3, 2012, at Montreal's Ludger-Duvernay Theatre (Monument-National). McLaren, MacCarthy and Christie have previously collaborated on Necessary Angel Theatre Company's adaptation of Racine's ANDROMACHE presented last June at Luminato. Box Office: 514 871-2224 or click here |
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LAST CALL FOR REGISTRATIONS
Deadline date: January 31, 2012 There are barely 20 days left to apply to one of the 5 programs in the English Section of the NTS. It's a click away. Have you always dreamed of being in theatre? What's your preference? - Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Technical Director, or Production Manager? Then the Production program is for you. - Set Designer, Costume Designer, Scenic Artist? Learn sewing, scenic painting, illustration of space and costume and so much more in the Set and Costume Design program - Actor? Apply to the Acting program. - Playwright? Writer? Bring your skill set to the Playwriting program. - Director? The Directing program is where you can hone your craft. |
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SUGGEST OUR PAGE FACEBOOK!
We have surpassed the 1,000 fan mark! Next objective: 2,000 fans and even greater interaction! If you happen to know a person interested in the theatre and the live arts, by all means, suggest that he or she become a fan of the NTS page! And, above all, please, like, comment, share, and post to your heart's content! |
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SIMON BRAULT IN KINGSTON, ON
It is in his roles as Vice-Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts and author of No Culture, No Future that NTS CEO Simon Brault has been invited by the Kingston Arts Council as keynote speaker at the Building Arts Community in Kingston seminar. This seminar, to be held on February 15, 2012, is intended to inspire local arts communities with strategies for audience development and public outreach in Kingston arts and culture. (+) Read more |
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REVEALING TALENT CAMPAIGN SURPASSES $10 MILLION
Our major fundraising campaign initiated to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the NTS is now less than $2 million short of its goal of $12 million. Please help us to reach this milestone. This fundraising campaign is creating impact in the classroom and on the stage. Donations are being secured for Student Supports, in the form of bursaries; for Creation & Technology, to enhance theatre training through technology; and for Theatre Engaging Communities (TEC), to assist emerging artists with productions outside of the School. The Revealing Talent Campaign has secured support from across the country and beyond our borders. Donations can be made online through Canada Helps. Please consider giving to the NTS and support young theatre artists as they train at the National Theatre School. (+) Read more |
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SUN LIFE SUPPORTS THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Sun Life Financial has added to its significant sponsorship of the Scène Sun Life Financière at the Monument-National, a theatre owned and operated by the National Theatre School, with a donation of $100,000 to fund the Theatre For Young Audiences (TYA) program. The Sun Life Theatre For Young Audiences Program will operate for a minimum of five years. Through this program, our playwriting students will create plays for children and teens. These original works will then be produced by NTS students for a live audience. In addition to training our young theatre artists in the field of TYA, this project introduces live theatre – free of charge – to children of the Montreal community for whom this experience would not otherwise be accessible. The Sun Life Theatre for Young Audiences Program demonstrates how Sun Life continues to operate to provide for 'Better Life'. (+) Read more |
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JOCELYNE MONTPETIT, TEACHER, FRENCH SECTION
In Residency at the Studio du Québec in Tokyo in 2012 Jocelyne Montpetit is a dancer-choreographer of international renown. She has taught movement to the School's aspiring actors enrolled in the French section's Interprétation program since 1995. We are extremely proud that Jocelyne was chosen to receive this grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, giving her the opportunity to live in the Studio du Québec à Tokyo* from January to June, 2012. * This studio is made available thanks to the collaboration of Québec's ministère des Relations internationales et du ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine. |
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ALUMNI NEWS
The following is a brief sampling of the news you can find in the ALUMNI NEWS section of our website. For more news on NTS alumni, their performances, projects, awards, etc., please click here. John Dinning (Set and Costume Design, 1980) designed the set and costumes for Montreal's Centaur Theatre's production of In Absentia, by Morris Panych, directed by Roy Surrette, from January 31 to March 4, 2012. Kristen Thomson's (Acting, 1993) I, Claudia, directed by Chris Abraham (Directing, 1996), will be presented by Geordie Productions, at the Centaur Theatre (Montreal), from February 9 to 19, 2012. Set and costumes by Julie Fox (Set and Costume Design, 1994). A Crow's Theatre production. Indrit Kasapi (Acting, 2006), Ben Lewis (Acting 2006 and our photo) and Brendan McMurtry-Howlett (Acting, 2008) perform in the Canadian premiere of Christopher Shinn's Other People, directed by Aaron Willis. Presented at the Tank House Theatre, at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts (Toronto), from January 18 to 28, 2012. Monika Seiler (Production, 2007) is the show's stage manager. Rylan Wilkie (Acting, 2001) performs in the Canadian premiere of Enron, by Lucy Prebble, directed by Antoni Cimolino, at Theatre Calgary, from January 31 to February 19, 2012. To submit information for the ALUMNI NEWS section, kindly contact Andrée McNamara Tait at the NTS Alumni Office: alumninews@ent-nts.ca. |
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Next e-bulletin :: End of February
PHOTO CREDITS Christian Blais (Simon Brault) Aska Koseki (Jocelyne Montpetit) Public Domain (Ben Lewis) Stratford Shakespeare Festival 2012 (Yanna McIntosh) Maxime Côté (Arctic Ocean and Tick, public performances of the 2011 and 2009 graduating classes respectively) |
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