Professional Development

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    Jessie Awards 2020

    Congratulations to all the Vancouver theatre artists whose work was recognized with Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations this year. I am proud to see All’s Well That Ends Well, co-created and co-directed with Rohit Chokhani for Bard on the Beach, recognized.  The achievements of Veenesh Dubois (Supporting Actor), Carmen Alatorre (Costume Design), and Ruby Singh (Sound Design and…

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    SATAwards

    I’m delighted to be a nominee in this year’s SATAwards: Outstanding Leading Performance, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Theatre Naught/Live Five Outstanding Ensemble Cast, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Theatre Naught/Live Five Les Liaisons Dangereuses received a total of 7 SATAward nominations, including Outstanding Production, Outstanding Supporting Performance (Anna Seibel) and Outstanding Direction (Jeff Page).  To see the full list, visit the…

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    Princes Kill

    Saskatoon Shakespeare Lab One Night Only:  June 1, 2017, 7:30 p.m. at the Refinery, 609 Dufferin a pay-what-you-can benefit for the Actors’ Fund of Canada Adapted by Johnna Wright from Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays Directed by Skye Brandon Featuring Kevin Williamson, Josh Ramsden, Elizabeth Nepjuk, Kent Allen, Aaron Hursh, Skye Brandon, Rob van Meenen, Lisa Bayliss, Jacob Yaworski, Anna Mazurik, Bruce McKay, Charlie Peters, Kate Herriot, Torien Cafferata, Kristina Hughes “Sword, hold…

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    Theatre Creators’ Reserve

    I’m honoured to have received, with Patty Jamieson, a Theatre Creators’ Reserve Grant through the Ontario Arts Council, recommended by the Shaw Festival. The grant supports the development of Gaslight, an adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play Angel Street (also known in its film version, Gaslight, starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer).  Our take puts a feminist spin on this…

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    SATAwards 2016

    Congratulations to all this year’s nominees for the SATAwards (Saskatoon and Area Theatre Awards) – and to the talented artists I was so lucky to work with. Special congratulations to the nominees who were my collaborators on Tomson Highway’s The (Post) Mistress (Gordon Tootoosis Nïkānīwin Theatre) and Beth Graham’s The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble…

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    Jessie Awards 2016

    Congratulations to the many fine Vancouver theatre artists whose work was recognized with Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations this year. I was proud to see members of our stellar team for Blackbird Theatre‘s The Rivals on this list. Nominations: Kirk Smith (Bob Acres) – Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor David Roberts – Outstanding Set…