STAGE PRESENCE

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Stage Presence is a podcast dedicated to helping artists in community theatre take their craft to the next stage. Each episode will feature a professional theatre artist talking about their craft and process. Guests specializing in writing, acting, directing, and design, will be interviewed about their careers and share best practices. Made possible by the support of the Oakville Arts Council and Oakville Cultural Grant. Created by the BurlOak Theatre Group www.botg.ca Intro and Outro music "Coyote" by David Newberry www.davidnewberrymusic.com

Episodes

  1. Episode 3 - Acting with Nicolas Dromard

    02/01/2021

    Episode 3 - Acting with Nicolas Dromard

    Our guest is Actor Nicolas Dromard. Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Nicolas grew up dancing and singing from a young age. He moved to New York in 2002 and never looked back.  His Broadway credits include Bert in "Mary Poppins" and Tommy DeVito "Jersey Boys". His touring credits include Fiyero in "Wicked". In this episode we discuss the acting process from preparing for the  audition to opening night. LINKS "Superheroes In Love" Here’s the link to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/superheroes-in-love-valentines-special-tickets-136521723149?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=up&utm-term=user-profile For more information www.botg.ca

    44 min
  2. Episode 2 - Playwriting with Marcia Johnson and Steven Elliott Jackson

    01/20/2021

    Episode 2 - Playwriting with Marcia Johnson and Steven Elliott Jackson

    Stage Presence! The Podcast for Community Theatre artists and emerging theatre artists to take their craft to the next stage. Today we are talking about playwriting. My guest are playwrights Marcia Johnson and Steven Elliott Jackson. Marcia has been a theatre artist in Toronto for over thirty years. Her latest play, Serving Elizabeth premiered in February 2020 at Western Canada Theatre followed by a run at Thousand Islands Playhouse. Steven is an award-winning playwright and AD of Minmar Gaslight Productions. His play, The Seat Next To The King won Best New Play and Patron's Pick at The Toronto Fringe in 2017. The Seat Next To The King was published by Scirocco Press in April 2018. SHOW LINKS "Serving Elizabeth" By Marcia Johnson https://www.canadianplayoutlet.com/products/serving-elizabeth-by-marcia-johnson "The Seat Next to the King" By Steven Elliott Jackson https://www.jgshillingford.com/shop-books/the-seat-next-to-the-king/ Toronto Cold Reads https://tjcdesign.wixsite.com/torontocoldreads David Newberry Music http://www.davidnewberrymusic.com/ BurlOak Theater Group www.botg.ca

    53 min
  3. Episode 1 - Set Designer Nick Blais

    01/12/2021

    Episode 1 - Set Designer Nick Blais

    In this episode I sit down with award winning Set Designer Nick Blais to learn about the craft of designing outside the box sets. Nick Blais designs across Canada in all manner of discipline and venue from Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre,  to the base of the Calgary Tower.  As Head of Design for Outside The March Nick devotes his design efforts to bringing emotive and transformative visuals to life through the never-ending experimentation and exploration of creative risk. Winner of the 2018 Dora Mavor Moore Award for his Set Design of JERUSALEM (Outside the March).  Featured in the Professional Lighting and Production Magazine for his innovation in "off-the-grid" lighting design for MR. BURNS and site specific scenography (BRANTWOOD, TERMINUS, MOMENT). Nominations in both Set and Lighting Design at the 2017 Dora Awards for POMONA (ARC).  Recipient of Toronto Theatre Critics award for Best Design in 2018 for JERUSALEM, 2015 for MR. BURNS and TERMINUS in 2013 (Outside the March).  2014 My Theatre Award Toronto recipient: Best Design for NEW JERUSALEM (Harold Green Jewish Theatre).  Various other awards and nominations in Edmonton, Calgary, and Toronto. Nick Blais' Website https://nblaisdesign.com/ Outside the March Theatre https://outsidethemarch.ca/ David Newberry Music http://www.davidnewberrymusic.com/ Supported by the Oakville Arts Council and Oakville Cultural Grant https://www.oakvillearts.com/ Stage Presence is hosted by Tim Cadeny and produced by the BurlOak Theatre Group  Check us out for more information  www.botg.ca

    49 min
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Stage Presence is a podcast dedicated to helping artists in community theatre take their craft to the next stage. Each episode will feature a professional theatre artist talking about their craft and process. Guests specializing in writing, acting, directing, and design, will be interviewed about their careers and share best practices. Made possible by the support of the Oakville Arts Council and Oakville Cultural Grant. Created by the BurlOak Theatre Group www.botg.ca Intro and Outro music "Coyote" by David Newberry www.davidnewberrymusic.com

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  • Creator
    BurlOak Theatre Group
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
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    © BurlOak Theatre Group