Alumni successes:

 

see these reference documents for some info about our grads : after DART cut sheet 0309.pdf and alumni at Fringe 09.pdf

 

more information is posted below - if you don't see your story please contact us: we'll be happy to include it

send an email to dramatic.arts@brocku.ca 

 

Unfortunately we cannot have you write your information directly to this page.  Watch for the new DART website and Alumni page.

 

 

----- 

Every summer look for our students and alumni at the Toronto Fringe Festival!

 

in 2010

 

• Spencer Smith (2011) is co-directing his Brock company in his play:  A Rush of Blood to the Head. (Royal St. George Theatre)
• Kayla Rocca (2009) is performing in a comedy called: ROCHDALE: Livin’ the Dream.  The show takes place in 1969 and follows eight young bohemians through the tumultuous first year of Rochdale College as they explore education... and each other. Tarragon Mainspace.

 

in 2009

 

• Wednesday Night Productions (Tara Mathews et al) will be performing the play World’s End.

• Nick Aiello Entertainment and the Lonely Cake Company will be performing a new production.

• Jonathan van Ekelenburg and the Seventh Circle Theatre company will be performing his new play Lilith.

 

The Festival happens at venues around Toronto from  ~July 1-12.

 

see www.fringetoronto.com for more information

 

-----

 

Heather Couch (2006) performing in the summer of 2010!  You can catch her at:

 

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night with Canopy Theatre
Heather Couch as Maria
July 13th -24th, 2010
Philosopher's Stage, Toronto
www.canopytheatre.ca for more details
 
AND
 
The Star-Spangled Girl by Neil Simon with Globus Theatre
Heather Couch as Sophie
August 11th- 21st, 2010
Lakeview Arts Barn, Bobcaygeon
www.globustheatre.com for more details

 

-----

 

Stray Theatre Company

 

Alumni involved in the stray project that began at 2 Bond Street and has most recently been seen at the Sullivan-Mahoney Theatre, , include Frank Cunsolo, Katharine Dubois, Michael Greves, Doug Ledingham, Steve Watson, Jack Wieler, and others.

 

-----

 

Suitcase in Point Theatre Company

 

Alumni involved in this project have included Edwin Conroy Jr., Miles Coverdale, Trevor Enns, Alexandra Hlinyanszky, Dee Jones, Joe Lapinski, Doug Ledingham, Cole Lewis, Natasha Pedros, Tyler Sainsbury, Annie Wilson, and others.

 

-----

 

Delia Barnett

 

. . . is completing her MFA at the University of Alberta.  She has been working with Kevin Kerr (Unity, 1918) and is presently cast as Lady India in Ring Round the Moon, a play she also performed at DART in 2006.

 

-----

 

Kenneth Bi

 

Ken Bi, a graduate of Brock University's dramatic arts program ('92) and now an acclaimed film maker in Hong Kong is having a his award-winning film screened twice this September here in St. Catharines. 

 

The Drummer 

Starring Jaycee Chan

Showing two nights only!

Thursday, September 10 & Friday, September 11th (2009)

@ NAC

354 St Paul St, St Catharines

$12 pp

(Price includes a FREE coffee at The Fine Grind Café after the show) 

posted 09.09.09

 

----- 

 

Brooke Erica Isaacs, Julia Course & Nicolina Lanni

 

. . . performed Einstein's Wife at the Toronto Fringe Festival in July 2008 and their show was rated one of the best of the festival.

 

Julia is currently performing at NTSC/ENTC as Lady Bracknell (26.20.08)

 

-----

 

Jacelyn Holmes

 

DART graduate Jacelyn Holmes was honoured at the Fall 2008 Convocation by receiving the Spirit of Brock award. The 23-year-old dramatic arts student received special recognition from the university for her academic work and contribution to life at the school. "Art is life!" she declared after receiving her award, which is given to one student who is deemed to embody the spirit of Sir Isaac Brock by inspiring other students.  see  convocation_walker.pdf  for more information.

 

-----

 

Adrienne Kennedy

 

. . . following DART she attended Trinity College Carmarthen (part of the University of Wales): the program is the MBA (Master of Business Administration) specializing in Arts Management - fifteen full time students were chosen and she was one of three international students that were accepted.  When there she had a work placement with the Theatre and Performance department at the university working with developing the internal marketing strategies: she also had an opportunity to get involved with theatre productions and other things happening within the school of Creative Arts.  Following a trip to Paris, Milan and Venice, she was working at the Toronto International Film Festival in Programme Administration.

 

-----

 

Tara Mathews

 

. . . has been traveling locally (Carousel Players) and the world (Essential Collective Theatre Company (St. Catharines) in the UK, and the  Edinburgh Fringe Festival) as a Stage Manger.

 

-----

 

Karen McMichael (09)

 

Karen recently wrote from Toronto to say: "I've managed to get myself a really exciting theatre gig here - designing the sets for Ghostlight Projects' two upcoming musical productions:  "Debbie Does Dallas" and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch".    It's a completely new company (so I get the prestige of being a "founding member" if this thing goes big-time).  I'm having lots of fun with it and everything promises to be wonderfully chaotic."

 

MERDE! Karen.

(03.09.09 dv)

 

-----

 

Tory Mountain

 

. . . having won an Erasmus Mundus Masters Program Scholarship for studies in International Performance Research at the University of Warwick (UK), University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), and the University of Tampere in cooperation with the University of Helsinki, we recently got a text message from a friend who saw Tory on the stage in Helsinki. 

Tory added:  " . . . doing some design work, believe it or not, researching/working as an intern curator at the helsinki theatre museum - me and my finnish friend are actually in talks right now with the Teatterrii Museo and finnish national broadcasting company about making our mock/project exhibit into a real exhibition and lecture series!" rec'd 20.10.08

 

-----

 

Anrita Petraroia

 

. . . has been very busy since graduating as a Stage Manager, Production Wrangler, Props Builder, etc. in the St. Catharines area for a variety of companies, including Carousel Players and Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects.

 

-----

 

Cyrus Sadeghian

 

. . . is in school as well as working. he is studying Television Broadcasting, a course primarily concerned with the technical aspects of the television industry. Last year was his first year and he completed the year very well. He achieved very good marks and won both awards for his year. The awards were the CTV Student Achievement Award, and the Student Leadership Award. He has also just received the Westin academic achievement award. Concerning his work, he is very happy to say that he is working for the last 7 months for the CBC in Toronto. He is a switcher in the coordination studios. He works primarily on live shows or events such as Hockey Night in Canada, NBA basketball games, MLB major league baseball games, and The Beijing Olympics, which in his television career he is most proud of. He has also worked on comedy and reality shows such as Royal Canadian Air Farce and How Do you Solve a Problem like Maria, where Canada was choosing the next Maria von Trap for Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Sound of Music.

 

Says Cyrus: "I believe that without my practical and theoretical  knowledge and skills gained from Brock University, especially the knowledge I received from studying theatre,  I would not have done as well at my post graduate studies and or would have been able to obtain my job. The hands on aspects of lighting, set design, script writing, acting, and the essential analytical skills that I learned from the Brock Theatre Department can in many cases cross over to television. I hope that this is a profile you are looking for. Thank you so much for this opportunity. " 

 

-----

 

Marcel Stewart

 

 . . . just finished a succesful run in Andrew Moodie's new play Toronto the Good at the Factory Theatre in Toronto. (closed 01.03.09)  He will be seen next in Theatre of the Film Noir by George F Walker and produced by Atlas Stage Productions Canada in Mississauga and Toronto, also starring another DART graduate Heather Couch.

 

-----

 

Canada will also 'BARE' this summer (re. graduate Brian Waters)

WatersEdge Productions, a new independent theatre company, presents its debut production in Toronto: the Canadian premiere of BARE, the rock musical that has garnered a worldwide fan base since its award-winning Los Angeles staging, and its subsequent sold-out five-week Off-Broadway run. (06/09)

see: http://thefabmarquee.blogspot.com:80/2009/06/canada-will-also-bare-this-summer.html

 

-----

 

Bryan White (2009)

 

. . . Bryan completed a five-month internship with Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects - that included Assistant Directing American Buffalo, being a Production Assistant for Albertine in Five Times, working with the artistic director as an executive assistant and creating their new website. In October 2008 he was one of the lead organizers for St.Catharines and Area Arts Council's annual James Street Night of Art. In August 2008, shortly after graduating, he founded a website for the St.Catharines theatre community: http://www.stkittstheatre.com. The site serves as a one-stop resource for artists and members of the community alike - providing information on upcoming shows, auditions, workshops and more from over 15 companies in the Niagara Region.

 

Bryan just signed on with Shaw Festival as the full-time Creative Management Intern. Over the course of the next 5-6 months he will have the opportunity to assist on many projects including: assisting with seminars and other Academy functions, assisting with opening nights, assisting with the maintenance of the internet site, contributing to the weekly newsletter and attending the rehearsals of The Entertainer (directed by Jackie Maxwell). During the internship he will be reporting to Jerry Doiron.   (06/09)

 

-----

 

Meredith MacDonald,  Diane Conkin, and Erin Finn are all working in Stage Management - Meredith and Erin at the Shaw Festival.

 

-----

 

and there are others to add! contact us at dramatic.arts@brocku.ca