Today, the Monument-National is the oldest continuously operation theatre in Quebec, if not Canada. Belonging to the National Theatre School since 1971, centre of Yiddish theatre between the two world wars and host to the famous Eden Museum at the turn of the century, the Monument-National has seen a lot of history since it opened […]

This summer, we had the great pleasure of meeting Glyndebourne's Technical Director and NTS graduate, Éric Gautron (Creation and Production, 2003), to talk about his career and find out how this Franco-Manitoban ended up in the heart of the Sussex countryside.

A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Heather Redfern (Set and Costume Design, 1984) is the Executive Director of The Vancouver East Cultural Centre (The Cultch), where she curates a program of live and digital presentations and an extensive community engagement program. In 2023, Heather is the recipient of the Gascon-Thomas Award for Innovation.

The artistic and professional career of Guy Simard (Création et production, 1975) is replete with experiences and projects in theatre, dance, opera, circus, architecture, scenography and teaching. Through his involvement in hundreds of productions as a lighting designer, technical director, stage manager, production manager or technical consultant, he has acquired a strong reputation in Quebec, in the rest of Canada and around the world.   In 2023, Guy is the recipient of the Gascon-Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award.

To celebrate Black History Month, the Bleviss Family Library shares reading suggestions of plays written by women of African descent. These scripts can all by perused and borrowed from the library. 

To mark Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30th, NTS mandated the Centre for Arts and Social Innovation team to create a calendar that proposes different ways of listening to and acknowledging the truth and experiences of Indigenous individuals and communities, which were shared throughout the days leading up to September 30th and are compiled here by theme.