Weyni Mengesha: Recipient of the Gascon-Thomas 2019

Weyni Mengesha

Weyni Mengesha is the Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company and an award-winning director known for her ground-breaking work and community engagement. For her contribution, Weyni Mengesha receives the Gascon-Thomas award for Innovation!

Gascon-Thomas

November 25, 2019

Gilles Renaud: Recipient of the 2019 Gascon-Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement

Gilles Renaud

An NTS graduate from the class of 1967, a professor, head of the Interprétation program, Director of Studies (1984-2001), and member of the School’s Board of Governors from 1992 to 2000, Gilles Renaud made a major contribution to the School’s development and towards Quebec Theater. For his contribution, Gilles Renaud is awarded the Gascon-Thomas for Lifetime Achievement!

Production Design and Technical Arts

October 10, 2019

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.''

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