Bootcamp interview

David Jodoin

First-year students in Production Design and Technical Arts begin their NTS journey with a week of intensive bootcamp. We asked David Jodoin, technical director of the Monument-National, to talk to us about the course that he’s been teaching since 2009.

Opinions

October 8, 2019

Finding True North

Laurel Thomson and JoJo Rideout

JoJo Rideout, voice and acting teacher, and Laurel Thomson, Head of Voice at NTS, head north to teach a group of 15 artists in voice-body connection at Qaggiq School of Performing Arts in Iqaluit.

Production Design and Technical Arts

September 20, 2019

The Science of Theatre

Leslie Hernandez

''For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over again.'' -F. Scott Fitzgerald

Opinions

September 4, 2019

A place where the future of theatre is already here

Gideon Arthurs, NTS CEO

''If theatre is to remain a vital form, if it is to be the tool our communities use to deal with our most complex problems, we have to find a way to sustain the energy these young artists produce and let it fill our professional spaces.''

Opinions

August 5, 2019

Claiming your own story

Jimmy Blais

Jimmy Blais (Indigenous Artist in Residence, 2019, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Montreal, QC) is an actor, has trained as an actor and works as an actor. But is it all that he is? Read his thought on how people have multiple facets and how this can open doors to many opportunities.

Set and Costume Design

August 5, 2019

Behind the scenes at the Stratford Festival

Margarita Brodie

Margarita Brodie (Set and Costume Design, 3, Unionville, ON) takes us behind the scenes of the students' journey to the Stratford Festival.

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