Practical information
Course given by artist-facilitator: Samantha Bitonti
Dates : Wednesdays, from September 24 to November 26, 2025, 6:15 to 8:15pm
Age required: Over 18 years old on the day of the activity
Prerequisite experience: Acting Level 1 or equivalent experience with foundational theatre training.
Price: $350.00 (taxes not included)
Questions about the course? Contact us: courspublics@ent-nts.ca
Language: This class is in English
Class Description
This intermediate course builds on the foundation of Acting Level 1, with a focus on scene work, character development, and the actor–audience connection. Participants will broaden their physical and vocal range, refine their impulses, and deepen their sense of play through more advanced improvisation and rehearsal techniques.
Classes include warm-ups, targeted exercises, and scene study, with a strong emphasis on ensemble collaboration. Expect to be on your feet, actively engaging with partners and the group. Self-directed rehearsal and reflective journaling will support the learning process.
By the end of the course, participants will have gained confidence and a grounded understanding of character and text. The final class will feature a public sharing of work-in-progress for invited guests.
Prerequisite: Acting Level 1 or equivalent foundational theatre training.
Artist-facilitator: Samantha Bitonti
Samantha Bitonti (she/her) is a Tiohtià:ke/Montréal-based actor and creator with a passion for embodied movement and dramaturgy. Since earning her BFA in Theatre Performance from Concordia University, she practices various disciplines including: theatre, clown, voice, film, stage combat (AAC with FDC), and teaching.
Samantha is driven to create stories that make you smile before you realize and leave your heart ablaze. Most recently, Samantha collaborated with Montreal’s 33-year-old Shakespeare Company – Repercussion Theatre – as an Artistic Associate, investigating our relationship to Shakespeare and ways we might “talk back” to the Bard in our contemporary playing.
Samantha is a proud alumna of Imago Theatre’s ARTISTA program; as well as current teacher at Geordie Theatre School, cultivating creativity for young people. Select credits include: Measure for Measure* (Repercussion), Reaching for Starlight* (Geordie), The Trophy Hunt (Rabbit in a Hat), Enough Already (Alien Gaze); Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends (voice); The Lower Plateau (Dépanneur Films). *Nominated for Outstanding Emerging Artist, Performance – METAs 2019.
Samantha is a critical thinker, a lover of art, an advocate for community, and a keen observer of the power of storytelling. She is fiercely committed to leaning into the discomfort and beauty of change.
