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Playwriting
January 28, 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
January 23, 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
January 21, 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
December 19, 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.
Acting
December 19, 2019

A New Power for Good

Todd Houseman
A heartfelt speech by Todd Houseman (Acting 3) on the challenges faced by Indigenous people in the world of theatre, such as the fight against tokenism, to be perceived as a full-fledged individual with all of one's complexity.
News
December 19, 2019

Plays to go: Festive Readings

Marie-Claude Verdier
Are you looking forward to the winter holidays? So do we! This month, we are offering you a "4 plays to go" article to warm you up. 4 classical and contemporary reading suggestions to keep you company between two festivities.
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