An Amazing Generation is On Its Way!

Frédéric Dubois

This pandemic is forcing us to rethink our very foundation—who we are, what we do and why. There are calls for help and clarity everywhere. Discouragement makes itself felt but it’s also an invitation to reaffirm loud and clear what the place of theatre should be in our world.

Community

July 15, 2021

ELECTRIC INNOVATIONS: Suitcase in Point’s 2-week theatre intensive

Marcel Stewart, Outreach Director, Suitcase in Point

"I believe it was the great Michael Scott who once said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” To me, the development of Electric Innovations has been all about shooting shots, dreaming big, and saying “why not?”. And that’s really what being a theatre maker is all about, right? Risk-taking, being innovative, and thinking outside the box."

Gascon-Thomas

April 1, 2021

Yvette Nolan: Recipient of the 2021 Gascon-Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award

Yvette Nolan

Yvette Nolan is an Algonquin playwright, director, and dramaturg from Saskatchewan. It is for her contribution to Canadian theatre that Yvette Nolan receives the Gascon-Thomas 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. Her compelling and profound works contribute to highlight the claims and issues of Indigenous communities in Canada and to denounce the social injustices they are still experiencing.

IBPOC Matters

March 24, 2021

Conversation with Michael Blake (Acting 2001) and Shauna Thompson (Acting 2018)

Michael Blake and Shauna Thompson

"When I'm auditioning for a part or reading for a part, how does it factor into the whole piece? Am I there just to spout some exposition or am I there to get the hero get to? If it's not justifiable, then I'm not gonna do it."

IBPOC Matters

February 18, 2021

The IBPoC Artist Student Coalition: Beyond Reactive Activism

The IBPoC Artist Student Coalition

Following the death of George Floyd, many institutions put out statements regarding the Black Lives Matter movement. Among these was a declaration released by NTS, Declaration to Fight Systemic Racism. This prompted a series of conversations (both public and private) between the NTS administration and a group of IBPoC students, who would later come to be known as the IBPoC ASC.

Playwriting

December 7, 2020

Marie Barlizo shares her journey as a playwright

Marie Barlizo

Professional mentor Marie Barlizo shares a deeply personal essay about her personal and professional journey, through her studies at NTS and beyond.

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