The Astonishing Life of Nell Gwynn

Willow White

In the run-up to the Graduating Class' production of Nell Gwynn, Willow White (Theatre history teacher at NTS) writes about the astonishing life of the real-life historical figure behind the show's main character.

Acting

11 February 2020

A story of fear and land

Todd Houseman

Todd Houseman (Acting 3, Edmonton, AB) shares thoughts and feelings about what has been happening between the Wet’suwet’en indigenous land defenders and armed RCMP in B.C.

Playwriting

28 January 2020

What Makes a Play?

Andrea Romaldi

An excerpt from the essay "Master Class: Dramaturgy and New Play Development" by Andrea Romaldi, Director of the Playwriting Program at the National Theatre School of Canada. In this passage, Romaldi shares with us what makes or breaks a play.

Playwriting

23 January 2020

Dramaturgy and New Play Development

Andrea Romaldi

An excerpt from the essay "Master Class: Dramaturgy and New Play Development" by Andrea Romaldi, Director of the Playwriting Program at the National Theatre School of Canada. Drawing primarily from her experience as a working dramaturge, Romaldi attempts to answer what dramaturgy is.

Production Design and Technical Arts

21 January 2020

Worlds of Make-Believe and Realism

Kaylie MacNeil

Kaylie MacNeil (Production Design and Technical Arts 1, North Bay, ON) shares her thoughts and experience as a first-year NTS student in the Production Design and Technical Arts program after her first month.

Playwriting

19 December 2019

The Texture of Words

Gillian Clark

A courageous speech by Gillian Clark (Playwriting 3) which speaks of the existential angst in which a writer finds herself in when confronted with her darkest ideas on paper.

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