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special discount for current students! So mark your
calendars: November 1st will be a special day!
Theatre & Drama Studies
What follows is packed with key info for all four years plus
faculty, staff, and recent grads, so PLEASE READ IT
CAREFULLY. And get ready for another banner year!
SUMMER
NEWSLETTER
For:
Students, Faculty, and Staff
From: Patrick Young, Sheridan Coordinator
Re:
All Kinds of Things You Need to Know Before
September!
Date:
June 26, 2015
1. HAVE WE GOT NEWS FOR YOU!!!
Here’s hoping the summer’s been good to you so far and you’re
all feeling bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, because we have
another HUGE year coming up! This fall we will introduce the
twenty-fifth class of the Theatre and Drama Studies Program,
and celebrate our Twenty-fifth Anniversary with the most
exciting season we have ever produced!”
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THE DRAPES ARE UP: One of the crucial finishing
touches to our Rehearsal Halls is now in place. The drapes
are up. And they're not only beautiful, they improve the
accoustics 100%!
We still expect demolition of the rest of the NORTH
BUILDING but have no idea when it will start. It's now
padlocked and ready for the wreckers' ball.
RECENT GRADS were involved in the top winning
productions of this year's Dora Mavor Moore Awards this
week! Congratulations to all of them! (Check out "What Do
TDS Grads Do?" for the latest!)
In 2014, Theatre Erindale had two productions on the
Ontario Arts Review's TEN BEST LIST for the tenth year
in a row! But 2015 is going to top it!
WE'RE PLANNING A BIG PARTY!: Sunday November
1st, following the closing matinée of Orestes, we plan a
great big cocktail party and Reunion to celebrate our Silver
Anniversary! We're trying to locate every grad and every
director and faculty and staff member who ever worked
with us. And we want YOU there too! We're planning a
Our 2015-2016 Season Preview Flyer
(Richard Chan with Craig McDermott, Sarah Spencer in The Maid's Tragedy)
2. APPENDICES
Included after the end of this letter please find:
1. The Program Map for 2014-16;
2. The 9-month 1-page Planner Chart for 2015-16. Dates are
printed down the sides, the months and work spaces
(rehearsal halls A-B-C-D, Erindale Studio Theatre, and one
more column for events at the MiST, Theatre Sheridan, and
Theatre and Drama Studies Summer Newsletter 2015 – page 1
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7.
Hart House Theatre) across the top. Please start getting the
key dates and times into your personal planning right
away!
The Preliminary Sheridan Timetable for Fall 2015,
including core academic classes for all years as listed on the
UTM timetable.
The latest gossip on the doings of our grads!
A reprint of the UofT Magazine's feature on Professor Larry
Switzky's brilliant Shaw Festival course;
The flyer ad for Mister Shoe;
And a preview of our Theatre Erindale Season for 2015-16!
Mark Crawford and Zenya Mokriy in Choephori
your required Science and Social Science. You cannot
proceed to second year Acting until you have four
successful full-year course credits behind you, and you
might need to drop one if – heaven forbid! – it doesn’t go as
well as you’d hoped. (Also, having academic courses – and
especially Sciences! – still hanging four years from now
when you’ve finished your diploma requirements is a real
drag! Don’t do that to yourself!)
4.
First and Second Year Students: DO NOT REGISTER
IN ANY OTHER COURSE TUESDAY-THURSDAY
8:30AM THROUGH 5PM. Those days and hours are
reserved for DRS121 & 122H (Acting 1 & 2) Stagecraft
Labs and Crew Calls or DRS221 & 222H (Acting 3 & 4)
Crew Calls in both terms. You should also keep the
alternate time 3-6PM Fridays available. Remember that
there will be many calls in addition to and outside of those
hours, depending on your assignment. Remember that ALL
first- and second-year students attend First Reading/Show
& Tell (unless they have a conflicting class) usually on the
first Tuesday evening of rehearsal for each show, and ALL
crew-members without exception work the Strike on the
final evening of the run until they are dismissed by Staff.
All labs and crew calls ARE CLASSES, and attendance
policies apply.
5.
All Third and Fourth Year Students should doublecheck that they have registered in FOUR – THAT’S 1-23-4! – DRS ACTING AND PRODUCTION COURSES,
plus DRE co-requisites. Somebody goofs every year. Don’t
let it be you.
6.
QUESTIONS: With enquiries about DRE Courses,
Contact English & Drama Undergraduate Advisor Dianne
Robertson at 905-828-5201. For UTM Registration
challenges, contact Lorretta Neebar, Associate Registrar, at
905-569-4355. (Most – but not all – UofT email addresses
go [email protected].)
7.
ARRANGE YOUR SHERIDAN ONEcard AND
INTERNET ACCOUNT: Email regarding Acting and
Production Courses must use your Sheridan account (just as
email regarding your UTM courses must use your UTMail+
account). So activate it pronto and keep it maintained (you
can forward it to any account you please!). Once your UTM
registration has been recorded at Sheridan in the second half
of August, you can report in person to the Sheridan
Information Technology HelpDesk (in the Learning
Commons in C-Wing – straight ahead after crossing the
bridge) to obtain your Sheridan OneCard and activate your
Sheridan account. It is best to accomplish this at the same
time as you claim a locker, and well BEFORE Labour
Day.
3. REGISTRATION
1.
First Year Students should download the New Students
Registration Guide from
http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/registrar/sites/files/registra
r/public/shared/pdfs/registrationguides/2015NewStude
ntRegGuideforWeb.pdf
(if you have not already done so) and follow it carefully.
Course Enrolment for first and second terms for all firstyear students begins online at UTM on July 8th – details
available July 3rd. It is very important to be online right at
your start time – courses fill up fast! (All other years have
registered already.) Keep in mind:
2.
ALL YEARS REGISTER ONLINE AT UTM: You will
lose your priority status for restricted DRE courses if you
miss the FIRST period of registration. The UTM Registrar’s
Office relays registration information to Sheridan Academic
Services by mid-August (this process is manual, NOT
electronic; be aware that it takes time).
3.
All First Year Students should register in FIVE FULL
COURSES (= 10 one-semester courses) unless you are
bringing transfer credits from another institution. Include
your four one-semester DRS and DRE credits, as well as
PLEASE NOTE: Sheridan does not permit late registration.
To check on your Sheridan status, contact Academic Services.
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4. OTHER ADVANCE ACTIVITIES
PARKING: The inter-campus bus is FREE. But if you can’t
avoid driving, be sure to ask for the JOINT PASS available at
the UTM Parking Office ONLY. This pass will be accepted at
Sheridan.
LOCKERS: You do not need to go outside to get from
building to building at Sheridan. As a result, outdoor clothing,
boots, and book bags ARE NOT WELCOME in Sheridan
studio classrooms. Lockers are FREE, but your number must be
registered with the Student Union. Please claim one (by putting
a lock on it) AND USE IT! Come early to lay claim to the
location you want.
DEERFIELD HALL LOCKERS are exclusively for Theatre
& Drama Studies students. To reserve yours, see Peter Urbanek.
at 905-569-4355, or the ECSU Enquiry line at 905-8285249.
(c) SHERIDAN ORIENTATION: A special Orientation for
students in joint programs is scheduled for the afternoon of
your first UTM General Orientation Day on Tuesday
September 1st. THIS SESSION IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL
STUDENTS ENTERING ACTING 1 (even if they are
technically in second year). You will be bussed to Sheridan
and back along with second-year students of the CCIT and
A&AH joint Programs (TDS is the only Joint Program in
which students declare their Specialization and start work
on their College Diploma in first year). Expect workshops,
campus tours, a chance to arrange ID and lockers,
refreshments – PLUS your Program Handbook and a
crucial briefing on the keys to survival in the Theatre and
Drama Studies Program! Look for a separate mailing in
August. Questions: 905-849-2800.
6. SEASON & DIAGNOSTIC AUDITIONS
Erindale Studio Theatre, THURSDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER:
Emma Robson and Stuart Hefford in Occupy Verona
5. FIRST YEAR ORIENTATIONS
Joint students have two complete systems and environments to
get used to, and the Theatre and Drama Studies Program hits the
ground running at the beginning of each school year. NEW
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND BOTH
ORIENTATIONS.
(a) UTM RESIDENCE ORIENTATION: will begin on
Sunday August 30th with MOVE-IN. All new residents
MUST attend Residence Orientation – failure to do so
would result in the cancellation of your residence contract.
Please schedule your travel plans accordingly. There is no
additional cost. Detailed information will be sent via email
and online to all first year residence students in late August.
Questions: 905-828-5286.
65TE (third year) – All students will sign up to present their
general auditions in ten-minute appointments between 9:30AM
and 2:00PM.
67TE (fourth year) – All students will sign up to present their
general auditions in ten-minute appointments between 3:00 and
6:10PM.
63TE (second year) – Male and Female students interested in
the 4-5 parts available in Errors or Pericles and Seagull will
report together at 6:30PM.
PROGRAM HEADSHOTS for all 3rd & 4th years – will be
taken Thursday afternoon 1-4PM in the new Rehearsal Hall A.
MEASUREMENTS for all 3rd & 4th years – will be taken
11AM-5PM in the Costume Shop.
HAIRCUTS: Any student who returns with hair unsuitable for
period casting may be refused admission to the course. Medium
length for men, long for women. Remember that you are under
contract to Theatre Erindale – permission is required for all
haircuts from September on.
Each third and fourth-year student should prepare:
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(b) UTM GENERAL ORIENTATION: The general UTM
Orientation for all incoming students (run by the Registrar's
Office and Erindale College Student Union) starts Tuesday
September 1st and runs for the rest of the week. You will
receive a separate mailing about this; DO NOT MISS IT.
For more information, contact the UTM Registrar's Office
5.
One classical monologue – verse preferred – of less than 2
minutes;
A contrasting contemporary monologue of less than 2
minutes;
a short song from the Musical Theatre repertoire (bring
sheet music for the song in the correct key in a three-ring
binder, and practice with a piano – as Anthony Bastianon
will be playing for you);
a brief demonstration of any musical instruments you play
or any circus skills you have;
half a dozen photocopied PHOTO-RESUMÉS so that each
Director can remember who you are. These will be marked
for your Professional Practice class (photos for fourth-year
students must be in colour; the one for marking must be a
properly formatted glossy.)
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6.
YOU MUST BE CUT OFF BEFORE THE 9-MINUTE
POINT so please keep things moving!
YOUR AUDITIONS WILL BE GRADED BY FACULTY
AND DIRECTORS FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
COURSE. Please remember that the biggest single factor in
your casting for the season will be the roles and work habits
that you have or have not demonstrated to be within your reach
by means of this audition process.
Each interested second-year student should prepare:
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One monologue (classical or modern as appropriate), and
A brief demonstration of singing or movement skills.
The Company in Pillars of Society
FOURTH YEAR CALLBACKS: Callbacks for Show 1
(Orestes) will be conducted 10AM-1:30PM the next morning
Friday September 4th in Rehearsal Hall A. For Shows 3 and 5
(Uncommon Women and Seagull) they will be conducted 2:306:00PM in Rehearsal Halls A and B. EVERONE SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO READ FROM THE PLAYS. (Orestes casting
will be announced that evening. Second-term casting will be
announced before the end of September.)
THIRD YEAR CALLBACKS: None are needed for the
Collective, but those for Show 4 (the Shakespeare plays) will be
conducted 10AM-2:00PM in Rehearsal Hall B.
And notice that Stratford is running a wonderful production of
Pericles, while Canadian Stage is about to open their Comedy of
Errors in High Park. Don’t miss them!
SCRIPTS:
1. All the Scripts can be found in your local or UofT library.
Most can also be downloaded free of charge (in different
editions from the working one).
2. Fourth years must purchase Orestes direct from Merrylee
Greenan (in Erindale Hall) before September 3rd and bring
their own copies to the Callbacks. Copies of Uncommon
Women and Seagull will be on hand.
3. For Third Year Callbacks, bring your own copies or use the
working versions of Errors and Pericles that will be on
hand.
4. Once cast, the working versions of all scripts MUST be
purchased direct from Peter Urbanek immediately.
5. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PLAYREADING UNTIL THE
LAST MINUTE. AND PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
BORROW ANY SCRIPT FROM PETER URBANEK.
EARLY MOVE-IN TO RESIDENCE: The standard move-in
date for upper years is Saturday September 5th. However, a
third or fourth-year TDS student who will be living in Residence
for the year can arrange early move-in for Auditions. You must
(a) notify me by August 7th so that I can vouch for you; (b)
schedule a move-in time with the Residence Centre during
office hours by calling 905-828-5286 or emailing
[email protected] by August 14th.
8. THE BECK FESTIVAL
This year's festival is scheduled for December 10-12 (during the
Exam Period), and is again being promoted very prominently as
part of our season. All years will have access, as the final
Production Schedule will be arranged around individual exam
commitments. Proposals must be received before Thanksgiving
(by Thursday October 8th – the form can be downloaded from
the website BUT NOTE that proposals on the old ISP form
rather than the Beck Festival form WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED). Separate hard copies must be delivered to David
Matheson, Peter Urbanek, and myself. (Please do NOT expect
us to transfer mail to each other!) We will not be able to
consider your proposal if it is late or incomplete. Preference will
be given to larger casts. Also please remember: the maximum
playing time that can be considered is 45-50 minutes.
CASTING: All students in Good Standing (GPA above 2.0
at UTM and 2.5 at Sheridan) in TDS and related programs are
eligible for open casting calls for Beck Festival, Drama Club
productions, etc. – watch the Call Board. BUT DON’T
FORGET: third-year students are not permitted to rehearse
extracurricular projects until Canoe is open, and other years
must follow the rules too – check your Handbook!
9. SPECIAL JOBS
WORK-STUDY POSITIONS:
For eligibility criteria and applications contact:
UTM CAREER CENTRE
Room 3094, South Building, (905) 828-5451
[email protected]
www.utm.utoronto.ca/careers
www.adm.utoronto.ca/fa/workstudy.htm
The following exciting jobs are available (and you do NOT have
to be on OSAP to apply):
MiST Technical Assistants (2) – Apply to Joe Taylor, Technical
Director, MiST
Theatre Erindale Box Office (4) – Apply to Peter Urbanek,
Manager of Theatre Operations
Technical Assistants, Erindale Studio Theatre (2) – Apply to
Jim Smagata, Technical Director EST
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Wardrobe Assistant (1) – Apply to Joanne Massingham, Head
of Wardrobe
On-Campus Promotions Coordinator (1)
Video Recorder and Editor (1)
Social Media & Promotions (1)
These positions pay $11.00/hr for a maximum of 196 hours.
CAPTAINS:
CAST MEMBERS have preference for the following positions
whenever relevant for the play and production (apply directly to
the directorial team):
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Music Captain / Dance Captain / Fight Captain
10. REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
EXERCISE MATS: ALL STUDENTS in Performance
programs are required to bring their own personal mat to Voice
and Movement classes. Any yoga/exercise mat should work.
The mat can be kept in your locker between uses.
1ST YEAR USHERS: All first year students usher for Theatre
Erindale. You MUST wear a white top – that is, a dress shirt or
blouse NOT a T-shirt (AND MAKE SURE IT'S IRONED!) –
and a black skirt or slacks to usher.
FOOTWEAR:
(1) ALL TDS students, faculty, and staff are required to wear
FULLY ENCLOSED FOOTWEAR in UTM theatre facilities at
all times. There are only three exceptions: (1) rehearsing or
performing a character who wears sandals or bare feet (with
prior clearance from the Production Manager!), (2) sitting in an
audience, and (3) taking a shower.
(2) All first and second-year students are required to wear
CSA-approved safety shoes or boots during all Crew Calls right
from the start (ushers excepted). Look for the green triangle.
Peter Urbanek also has a limited stock of used safety shoes
available for $10.00 a pair – email him. For the first time, we
have arranged for a shoe sales truck to drop by the theatre at
4:00 PM on Tuesday September 8th.
Laura Macdonald, Marisa Ship, Jennifer Sartor in Lysistrata
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS for MAINSTAGE
PRODUCTIONS:
These positions are open to TDS grads, 5th-year students, or
current graduate students at the Drama Centre who have the
appropriate interest, training and/or experience. Non-Equity
only. Academic credit or a small honorarium may be arranged if
appropriate and expenses will be covered. Please apply to
Patrick Young including a professional-style résumé (through
Stephen Johnson if relevant), in early August.
STAGE MANAGEMENT:
While one or more of our ASMs will be from the Sheridan
Technical Production Program next season, the others will be
TDS students! This is a busy and responsible job involving a lot
of hours, but it is also an ideal opportunity for anyone interested
in future directing, producing, writing, or teaching. It must be
shared with a colleague you trust in order to keep the load
within reason. Our Stage Managers next season will again be
Equity professionals, so this is an excellent opportunity to work
closely with a veteran pro! Make sure Peter Urbanek knows of
your interest before September 1st.
REHEARSAL CLOTHES: Third- and fourth-year students are
required to supply appropriate rehearsal clothes for period class
scenes and Production rehearsals. Second-year students are
advised to do so.
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For men, this means a tailored jacket or tail- or frock-coat
(close-fitting but not tight) and dress shoes with a heel.
For women, this means a full and heavy floor-length skirt
and character shoes or ballet slippers as appropriate. Slimfitting, A-line, light-weight, or ankle-length skirts are NOT
acceptable. And remember, when you put the skirt ON, the
trousers come OFF!
These clothes are to be available for your first Styles class or
period rehearsal in the fall. Check your local Value Village /
Goodwill / Amity store REGULARLY for very inexpensive
solutions – start now. Your local cleaners can alter hems for
you. Of course, you may sew yourself, or even be lucky enough
to have a crafty Mom … !
MAKE-UP: Each Production course includes a related makeup workshop led by an industry professional the Friday of Tech
Week in the Dressing Room from 3:00-6:00PM.
ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY AND YOU WILL BE
MARKED ON YOUR WORK. If you cannot avoid registering
for a conflicting course in another department, you must get
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permission to miss it once per semester. Students from outside
the cast may audit these workshops as far as space permits.
Each cast-member must supply the necessary materials, which
will be specified in advance.
IT IS AGAINST COMPANY RULES FOR ACTORS TO
APPEAR OUTSIDE THE BACKSTAGE AREA IN STAGE
MAKE-UP – considered shockingly unprofessional in the
business. Lapses will be penalized. We fought hard to get those
showers. So use them!
To begin Tutorials, you should have at least two monologues
performance-ready and others selected for future work. Third
Years should be prepared to discuss their plans for Junior
Project. Fourth Years should be prepared to WORK FAST if
they are planning to apply for Theatre Ontario Showcase.
Tuesday 8th September, 6:15-10:15pm, UTM:
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ALL FIRST, SECOND, AND FOURTH-YEAR
STUDENTS: Show & Tell and First Reading for Orestes
in the MiST, CCT Building. (We’ll assume your preferred
times this once.) Lower-year students who have conflicting
classes must (a) show the class on the timetable you
submitted and (b) get permission to make alternate
arrangements to attend rehearsal, etc. Nicholas Nickleby
THIRD YEAR STUDENTS: First Workshop Rehearsal
for How to Make Love in a Canoe 6:15-10:15PM in
Rehearsal Hall B – Directorate, Cast and Stage
Management only. (Your shared Show & Tell will be
Tuesday September 29th – after a two-week drafting break
while your Director gets married!)
Thursday, September 10th:
FIRST YEAR PLEASE BE READY TO PRESENT A
CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUE IN ACTING
TECHNIQUE CLASS THE FIRST THURSDAY. A new one is
preferred over one you used in high school or for audition. As
always, you must prepare it in relation to the whole character
and the whole play; if you can't find the play, don't do the
monologue. You will have a chance to do it a second time
several weeks later, after feedback and discussion from the
professor and the class.
Kylah Thomson, Christopher White, Alison Blair, Jack Morton
in Nicholas Nickleby
11. THE FIRST WEEKS OF FALL CLASSES
Tuesday 8th September, 9:00am, Sheridan
Special Timetable:
 9:00AM – PROGRAM ASSEMBLY FOR ALL YEARS
in GB09/10 (Studio Theatre) in G-wing basement. Greet
each other after the long summer, meet the faculty, and deal
with brass tacks like course outlines, timetables, and waiver
forms. A special early bus is laid on for you!
 10:00AM – REGULAR TIMETABLE BEGINS. NOTE:
For this week only, fourth year Tutorials will be conducted
at Sheridan. A warm-up class with Daniel Levinson will be
organized so that the students in the first half of the
alphabet can come and go as necessary. Wear Movement
clothes.
 ALL SECOND YEAR STUDENTS attend an
introductory meeting for Production Crews 2:00 - 5:00 PM
at the Erindale Studio Theatre.
 ALL FIRST YEAR STUDENTS join them at 3:00PM.
Saturday, September 12th – SHAW FESTIVAL
TRIP FOR SECOND YEAR:
All second year students of the Music Theatre and Theatre and
Drama Studies Programs will travel to the Shaw Festival in
Niagara-on-the-Lake to see 2:00 PM – Sweet Charity (directed
by Morris Panych) and 8:00 PM - Pygmalian (directed by Peter
Hinton), both at the Festival Theatre. There will be a supper
reception between shows. Your tickets are already booked and
paid for (through regular fees). Be sure to reserve the entire day.
Friday, September 18th – AWARDS GALA &
WELCOME BACK PARTY:
Our twenty-fifth year will be launched in earnest at the Awards
Night at the Erindale Studio Theatre on the SECOND FRIDAY
of the class term. We're going to have fun together, feed our
faces (pot luck), enjoy some fabulous performances,
acknowledge some special guests, and reward the top achievers
of last year with scholarships, bursaries, and prizes. (6:30PM
food set-up and bar opens, 7:00 eat!, 8:00 Awards Ceremony.)
SO COME ONE COME ALL!
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A SPECIAL PLEA TO NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS! –
This is your first and last chance before April to party with all
your new colleagues! Besides, we all want to get to know you.
So don’t be too stuck up or too shy to join us! (But don’t forget
that you’re leaving for Stratford the next morning!)
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2.
MOVEMENT III may add Ballroom to Viewpoints and
Ballet in third year for the second six weeks (following
Unarmed Combat in the first six).
MEDIA WORKSHOPS will be extended to 6 weeks at the
beginning of fourth year.
12b. REMINDER ON ACADEMIC COURSE
SELECTION
No Actor can be considered fully trained until he/she has
studied all the great periods of Western Dramatic Literature and
as many more as possible. The UTM Department of English &
Drama takes great care to provide TDS Specialists with access,
on a rotating basis, to all of the areas needed to attain this goal.
Yet enrolment in some of the most essential courses is
shockingly low -- enough in some cases to threaten the survival
of the course. At the same time, the number of requests for
Independent Study Units exceeds capacity.
Beck Award Winners with Roger & Janet Beck (September 2014)
Saturday, September 26th or TBA –
STRATFORD FESTIVAL TRIP FOR FIRST YEAR:
Subject to winning a concession on Stratford's new ticket
policies, all first year students of the Music Theatre and Theatre
and Drama Studies Programs will travel to the Stratford Festival
together to see the controversial productions of 2:00 PM Carousel in the Avon Theatre (directed by Susan H. Shulman)
and 8:00 PM – The Taming of the Shrew in the Festival Theatre
(directed by Chris Abraham). These plans are subject to change.
ISUs should be considered an option only when existing courses
have been exhausted. Although they may include an applied
exercise, their prime focus must be academic. As they are not
recognized or compensated, they constitute an added burden on
faculty -- one which must remain limited.
Please re-examine the courses available this year from English
& Drama, and recognize the richness of offerings that you may
never have another chance to explore as an undergraduate.
When theatre grads from George Brown or even Humber start to
appear better read than those from U of T, something is out of
whack!
13. NEW! RE FESTIVAL COURSES &
INTERNATIONAL TOURS
Please read the appended feature article "Theatre Students in
Spotlight" from the U of T Magazine. The first "Repertory
Theatre in Practice" course organized as an overload by
Professor Larry Switzky was a stupendous success in 2014. But
this summer it was so undersubscribed that its survival was
threatened. YOU can prevent cancellation of the 2016 course (if
you're in second, third, or fourth year) by making a firm
commitment this fall to take it next year.
TDS and MTP students arrive at Shaw Festival (September 2013)
12a. NEW! CURRICULUM REVISIONS
The last step in curriculum revisions will be implemented this
fall:
Our New York City Theatre Tour in April/May was also a major
success; 29 mostly second-year students had an inspiring time!
But it unfortunately put enough of a strain on student budgets to
threaten the Shaw Course. Long range, we hope for a similar
course at the Stratford Festival, for a regular Theatre Tour to
London, and for a repeat of the successful New York
experience. But first we must ensure the survival of this brilliant
course that is so central to the program's goals. After that, we
can try to find a balance between activities that should
complement and feed each other rather than compete.
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14. JUNIOR PROJECTS
Year 3 should remember that the Preliminary Proposal for the
Junior Project is due by the last day of DRS classes in first term
– a term in which you will be in heavy rehearsal and
performance. (That’s November 26th this year, but an extension
to your Evaluation Interview is generally granted.) DO NOT
USE AN OUT OF DATE FORM. This Proposal must include,
at a minimum, an outline of your Theme, Production Concept,
and Acting Challenge, along with an unedited photocopy of all
intended selections. Unpublished material can be considered
only if it is written by the candidate, and if a complete draft is
submitted with the Preliminary Proposal. So it would be wise to
arrive in September with your planning well in hand!
15. OUTSIDE COMMITMENTS POLICY
The amount of time and energy that is necessary for you to keep
growing as an artist and succeed in this program is immense. It
is all too easy for students to get in over their heads. In order to
keep such cases to a minimum, some restrictions can help. To
apply for an exception, or sort out a tangle, remember that
communication is always the key.
HOLIDAY TRAVEL
Remember that when classes are in session, attendance is
mandatory. Rehearsals and crew calls are classes, and they
finish the week on Saturday, not Friday. Make sure that your
parents – or anyone else who books your holidays – understand
that under no circumstances are early departures or late returns
permitted at Thanksgiving, in December/January, or at Reading
Week. The fullest attendance penalites would apply.
OUTSIDE STUDIOS
The first and second years of the Theatre and Drama Studies
Program are focused on laying – gradually – the foundation of
an actor’s training. For incoming high school graduates, the
degree of change is extreme, the workload is heavy, and the
level of physical, mental, and emotional commitment demanded
can often be a surprise. The learning experiences have therefore
been sequenced and balanced with great care.
Accordingly, at the first and second year level, additional study
at outside Acting studios is generally not advisable. In special
circumstances, an exception may be considered on application
to the Program Coordinator well in advance. (And outside
classes in Dance, Singing, and other physical skills are almost
ALWAYS a good idea.)
Zachary Zulauf, Hannah Ehman, Roberto Esteves,
Eilish Waller in Picnic
While there is no restriction at the third or fourth year levels, all
students should consider carefully both the history and mandate
of the outside Acting studio and their own level of readiness for
the work involved. Start by checking www.theatreontario.org
Studios) – or its equivalent in another centre.
Theatre and Drama Studies Summer Newsletter 2015 – page 8
OUTSIDE JOBS
While outside employment cannot be recommended, it is often
unavoidable. Please remember that program activities are often
scheduled for evening and weekend time. Conflicts with class
and production work are not permitted. Even so, make sure that
both your employer and the relevant program faculty and staff
are completely informed of your commitments. Do not place
yourself in the position of being expected in two places at once,
or undertake a workload that you will be unable to sustain.
OUTSIDE ENGAGEMENTS
It’s too easy to overlook the following requirements:
In accordance with professional practice, Theatre Erindale is
your “prior engager” and has exclusive rights to your creative
services for the duration of each assignment. Nevertheless,
Specialists in Good Standing may apply for permission to
engage in an overlapping outside extracurricular production. A
formal application is required for each individual, specifying in
writing and in detail not less than the title, producer, contact
information, and dates and times of the overlap. This application
is to be addressed to the Manager of Theatre Operations in first
and second year and to the Artistic Director in third and fourth
year.
Any student who begins work on an overlapping extracurricular
production before receiving written permission will be fined up
to 10% of their final grade for Breach of Contract, and may be
required to withdraw from the concurrent project forthwith.
Permission will NOT be granted to engage in more than one
overlapping production, in one with a conflicting schedule, or in
one that will require rehearsal within two working weeks or
performance within four working weeks prior to the Theatre
Erindale opening. Specific writers or crew-members may
qualify for exceptions. Third year TDS students may not
undertake ANY non-Theatre Erindale extracurricular
commitment that overlaps with rehearsal weeks of their first
ensemble (collective) show.
“TAKING A YEAR OFF”: Planning each year's courses and
Theatre Erindale production seasons takes many months and is
built around the numbers, needs, and capacities of current
students, not just in general but in detail. If at any time for any
reason you decide not to return to the program in September,
your Coordinator and Staff need to know IMMEDIATELY.
Please note carefully:
1. "Taking a year off" from this program is possible but tricky
after first year, problematic after second year, and completely
impossible after third year.
2. Returning to Sheridan after 12 months or more of inactivity
requires a successful re-audition and interview, and also
depends on the availability of space in the class you wish to
join. (Careful and timely communication is the key to any such
arrangement.)
3. Among the Prerequisites for third and fourth-year DRS
Courses is "Permission of Instructor". The Instructor of Record
for all DRS Courses is the Sheridan Program Coordinator.
17. TAKING MY BREAK!
I will be away on holiday in the first three weeks of July. Yes,
for the first time ever, I actually have to miss the Fringe
Festival! So I want all of you to be my eyes and ears and tell me
all about it! If something comes up while I’m away, I refer you
to Sheridan Program Officer Tracy Smith (905-845-9430 Ext.
2324), UTM Assistant to the Chair Merrylee Greenan (905-8283727), and Manager of Theatre Operations Peter Urbanek (905569-4739).
I'll be back online as of August 5th to finish planning my final
year as Artistic Director of Theatre Erindale and the Theatre and
Drama Studies Program.
So I hope to see you at the Guild Festival, and 4th Line, and
Blyth, and SummerWorks, and Soulpepper, etc., etc., etc.
Congratulations to everyone who is out there carrying the TDS
flag! Have a great summer and take care!
(Beck Festival Independent Student Productions are cocurricular productions that have been pre-authorized by Theatre
Erindale. No application is necessary for Specialists in Good
Standing, provided the restrictions above are observed.)
16. TAKING A BREAK
WITHDRAWAL: Joint students are registered at two separate
institutions, and there are no registrarial communication systems
that directly link the two. If at any time you wish to withdraw
from a DRS Course, you must do so separately at each
institution, according to the procedures, deadlines and policies
required by that institution. Omitting one or the other could
result in a permanent failure on your transcript.
Zachary Smadu, Laura Jean Wickstead, Neil Silcox,
Steven Boleantu in The Golden Ass
Theatre and Drama Studies Summer Newsletter 2015 – page 9
Theatre and Drama Studies Summer Newsletter 2015 – page 10
Semester 1
(Fall)
Semester 2
(Spring)
Semester 3
(Fall)
Semester 4
(Spring)
Semester 5
(Fall)
Semester 6
(Spring)
DRE392H, 394H
Independent Study I, II or
Drama-related Electives:
Semester 7
(Fall)
[University of Toronto
Distribution Requirements
and Prerequisites
outside English & Drama,
if applicable]
CIN205Y, ITA242/243Y, 244/245Y
CLA300H, ENG220Y, 223H
DRE348H Prod. Dramaturgy
DRE350H Film Genres
DRE352H Stage to Screen
DRE356H Theory of Drama
DRE358H Audiences
DRE299Y Research Opp
or Drama-related Electives:
CIN301H, GER353/354/355H
ITA306/307H, 312/313/314/315Y, 342/343Y
FRE317H, 393/394H, 396/397H
ENG330/331H, 335H, 340/341H, 366H
DRE342H 20th C Perf
DRE360H Devel. Dramaturgy
DRE362H Playwriting
DRE366H Women in Theatre
or Drama-related Electives:
ITA 490Y, 495Y
ENG405-08H, 420-23H, 460-63H, 470-73H
1. All 4.0 courses in the right column
are required towards UTM core of 6-8.
2. Add 2.0-4.0 Drama electives from
the left column (check prerequisites!)
3. Plus 6-8 non-Drama UTM courses.
DRE121H: Traditions
of Theatre & Drama
3 hr. lecture/discussion
DRE122H: Modern and
Contemporary T & D
3 hr. lecture/discussion
DRE200H:
Canadian Theatre History
3 hr. lecture/discussion
DRE222H:
The Performance Text
3 hr. lecture/discussion
DRE3XXH or 4XXH
Elective (see left column)
2/3 hr.seminar
DRE3XXH or 4XXH
Elective (see left column)
2/3 hr.seminar
DRE3XXH or 4XXH
Elective (see left column)
2/3 hr.seminar
DRE420H/422H/463H
Senior Seminar
(Topic TBA - Required)
DRS422H: Acting 8 (credit value 9.0)
Sr. Speech Prof.Prac.IV Styles IV Tutorials IV
2.5 hr.
(Audition) (Camera /
0.5 hr.
studio
1.5 hr.studio Farce&Melo) biweekly
3 hr. studio
DRS222H: Acting 4 (credit value 9.0)
Voice &
Production
Text IV
Scene Study II
3 hr. min.
1.5 hr.studio
3 hr. studio
lab
DRS321H: Acting 5 (credit value 9.0)
Singing I Prof.Prac.I
Styles I
Tutorials I
2 hr.
I hr.
(Shaw /
0.5 hr.
studio
seminar
Camera)
biweekly
3 hr. studio
DRS121H: Acting 1 (credit value 9.0)
Voice &
Stagecraft Production
Text I
Acting Technique
1 lecture
1 hr. min.
2 hr.studio
3. hr. studio
2 lab
lab
DRS122H: Acting 2 (credit value 9.0)
Movement I Voice &
Production
1.5 hr.
Text II
Improvisation
3 hr. min.
studio
1.5 hr.studio
3 hr. studio
lab
DRS221H: Acting 3 (credit value 9.0)
Movement II Voice &
Production
1.5 hr.
Text III
Scene Study I
3 hr. min.
studio
1.5 hr.studio
3 hr. studio
lab
Clown
1.5 hr.
studio
Combat /
Movement
III
3 hr. studio
DRS322H: Acting 6 (credit value 11.0)
Junior
Period Mvt/ Intermediate Prof.Prac.II Styles II Tutorials II
Project
Contact
Speech
1 hr.
(Restoration
0.5 hr.
2 hrs credit
Improv
2.5 hr.studio seminar
/ Chekhov) biweekly
2.5 hr.studio
3 hr. studio
DRS421H: Acting 7 (credit value 9.0)
Char.Mask / Singing II Prof.Prac.III Styles III Tutorials III
Media Wksp
2 hr.
(Audition) Absurdism
0.5 hr.
& Sword
studio
2.5 hr.studio1.5 hr. studio biweekly
3 hr. studio
Dance
2 hr.
studio
2.5) GPA at both schools separately
in order to continue in the program.
10. See the calendars and websites
of both schools, and the Program
Handbooks, for further information.
core courses and a 65% (Sheridan
8. Students may not proceed to
DRS221H until they have passed 4
full courses, including DRE121/122 &
DRS121/122, with at least a 'C' avg.
9. Students must maintain a 'C' in
ability of faculty and studio space.
courses) are required.
6. Total college credits for the
"2-year" Sheridan Diploma = 124.
7. Details are subject to change
based on class size and the avail-
in the core program ( = 12 semester
4. UTM distribution requirements
and necessary evening courses
should be taken during the first two
years of the program.
5. All 6 full-year Sheridan courses
DRS325H:
Production 1 (12.0)
12 hrs. (average) lab
DRS326H:
Production 2 (12.0)
12 hrs. (average) lab
DRS425H:
Production 3 (13.0)
13 hrs. (average) lab
DRS426H:
Production 4 (13.0)
13 hrs. (average) lab
(1 UTM "credit" = 1 full year course)
Semester 8
(Spring)
DRS (Drama Sheridan) Courses
(1 Sheridan "credit" = 1 scheduled hour per week)
DRE (Drama Erindale) Courses
Theatre and Drama Studies Program Map AY2014-2016
Semester 1
(9 credits)
Semester 2
(9 credits)
Semester 3
(9 credits)
Semester 4
(9 credits)
Semester 5
(21 credits)
Semester 6
(23 credits)
Semester 7
(22 credits)
Semester 8
(22 credits)
Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning - Department of Visual and Performing Arts
University of Toronto Mississauga - Department of English and Drama
Theatre & Drama Studies 2015-2016
(Program Code PTADS)
61TE, 63TE, 65TE & 67TE - Fall Semester
First, Second, Third & Fourth Year - Fall Semester
(Draft 2015-06-25 -- SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Monday
YEAR 1
2
Wednesday
Tuesday
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
9:00 AM
YEAR 4
BUS
Thursday
YEAR 1
Friday
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
[REST
Saturday
YEAR 4
BUS
[REST
PERIOD]
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
3
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
DRS421H
DRS421H
DRS121H
DRS221H
DRS321H
DRS321H
Tutorial III
Tutorial III
DRE121F
DRS121H
DRS221H
DRS221H
Tutorial I
Tutorial I
DRS421H
DRE121F
DRS325/425H
ACTING 1
ACTING 3
ACTING 5
ACTING 5
McNally
Kennedy
TRADITIONS
ACTING 1
ACTING 3
ACTING 3
Norman
Follows
ACTING 7
TRADITIONS
PRODUCTION 1/3
Voice &
Scene
Styles I
Styles I
(990 008 296)
(991 118 970)
OF THEATRE
Acting
Movemt II
Voice &
(960 523 664)
(020 330 813)
Singing II
OF THEATRE
THEATRE
UTM RHD
Youker
Text III
UTM RHC
UTM RHD
Bastianon/
Youker
Scott
DRS321H
DRS321H
Oucharek
Rehearsal
(920 801 319)
Tutorial I
Tutorial I
(970 503 154)
Smith/Shaw/Leblanc
Norman
Follows
GB01
+ Norman/Scott
Group B
(960 523 664)
(020 330 813)
GB02
UTM RHC
UTM RHD
Text I
10:30 AM
Shaw
Study I
MonoPlays
Technique
Little
Scott
Young
on Camera
Small
DRS421H
DRS421H
Matheson
(000 000 000)
(924 615 945)
Matheson
(970 625 095)
Tutorial III
Tutorial III
(991 305 314)
GB03-04
GB05
(991 305 314)
McNally
Kennedy
GB05
(990 008 296)
(991 118 970)
Group A
4
Weeks 1-6
UTM RHC
UTM RHC
UTM RHD
DRS421H
DRS421H
DRS321H
DRS321H
Weeks 7-12
Tutorial III
Tutorial III
DRE420F
Tutorial I
Tutorial I
DRE121F
RHA,B,C.D
AUDIENCE
Weeks 7-12
McNally
Kennedy
SENIOR SEMINAR
Norman
Follows
TRADITIONS
or EST
(990 008 296)
(991 118 970)
Revermann
(960 523 664)
(020 330 813)
OF THEATRE
UTM RHC
UTM RHD
TUTORIAL 1
DRS321H
DRS321H
Tutorial I
Tutorial I
GB01
GB02
UTM RHD
(to1PM)
DRS421H
DRS421H
Tutorial III
UTM RHC
Tutorial III
ENG341F
DRAMA TO WWII
DRS221H
DRS221H
McNally
Kennedy
Switzky
ACTING 3
ACTING 3
Norman
Follows
(990 008 296)
(991 118 970)
(to 1PM)
Voice &
Movemt II
(960 523 664)
(020 330 813)
Text III
Little
UTM RHC
UTM RHD
Scott
(000 000 000)
DRS321H
DRS321H
(920 801 319)
UTM RHC
DRS421H
DRS121H
Tutorial III
Tutorial III
ENG220Y
SHAKESPEARE
ACTING 1
McNally
Kennedy
SHAKESPEARE
Blake
Stagecraft
(990 008 296)
(991 118 970)
Blake
Urbanek
ENG341F
DRAMA TO WWII
UTM RHC
1:00 PM
ACTING 7
(960 523 664)
(020 330 813)
Prof
UTM RHC
UTM RHD
DRS421H
DRS321H
DRS321H
Young
Tutorial III
Tutorial I
Tutorial I
(924 615 945)
McNally
Kennedy
Norman
Follows
(990 008 296)
(991 118 970)
(960 523 664)
(020 330 813)
UTM RHC
UTM RHD
UTM RHC
UTM RHD
LUNCH
DRE200F
BUS
THEATRE HIST
LUNCH
BUS
Copeland
Bastianon/
TUTORIAL 4
GB01
LUNCH
DRS221H
DRS321H
DRS421H
DRS121/221H
DRS321H
DRS421H
DRS325/425H
ACTING 1
THEATRE
ACTING 5
Combat
ACTING 7
THEATRE
ACTING 5
ACTING 7
PRODUCTION 1/3
ERINDALE
Media
ERINDALE
Singing I
Styles III
THEATRE
Labs
Regular
Levinson
Hutton
Regular Crew Call
Bastianon/Oucharek
Absurdism
Massingham
Crew Call
(950 206 004)
(970 503 154)
Cameron-Lewis
Rehearsal
Urbanek
(weeks 1-6)
(000 000 000)
(weeks 1-6)
Massingham
(960 524 040)
(960 524 040)
GB01
(940 022 587)
Smith/Shaw/Leblanc
McKay
Smagata
wks 1-6
+ Norman/Scott
(934 611 327)
Massingham
Smagata
Movement III
Prof
Smagata
Scroggie
Hutton
Practice III
Urbanek
UTM
(000 000 000)
Audition
(000 039 386)
Urbanek
EST /
(000 039 386)
Deerfield
Scroggie
1040
2:00 PM
7
ERINDALE
Character
2:30 PM
or Set-in
Mask
UTM
Guests TBA
ENG 342F
Scroggie
Dragonieri
RHA,B,C.D
(weeks 7-10)
20TH CENTURY
(991 192 621)
(991 091 993)
or EST
or
Sword
Levinson
Crew Call
(950 206 004)
Youker
EST /
UTM
(weeks 11-12)
Deerfield 1040
(3-5PM)
3:00 PM
8
wks 7-12
PERFORMANCE
H121
6
(944 901 394)
(944 901 394)
weeks 7-12)
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
Stagecraft
(991 192 621)
3:30 PM
Crew Call
GB03-4
UTM
THEATRE
ERINDALE
3:30 PM
Alternate
EST /
Crew Call
Deerfield
H117
or
1040
9
OF THEATRE
Scoville (to 3PM)
3:00 PM
DRE121F
TRADITIONS
Tutorials
Oucharek
DRS121H
5
12:30 PM
Singing II
(970 503 154)
2:30 PM
12:00 PM
GB01
ENG330F
EARLY DRAMA
2:00 PM
4
Practice III
DRS421H
CANADIAN
Copeland (to 3PM)
8
Follows
GB03/4
DRS421H
CANADIAN
7
DRS421H
Norman
Tutorial III
THEATRE HIST
1:30 PM
Tutorial I
Group B
GB02
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
E105
DRE200F
UTM RHD
Group A
Tutorial I
10:30 AM
UTM
(000 039 386)
Switzky
6
UTM RHD
DRS421H
ENG220Y
3
or Set-in
Group A
Group B
(to 1PM)
12:30 PM
GB03/4
10:00 AM
ERINDALE
Weeks 1-6
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
Group A
DRS321H
DRE358F
Revermann
5
DRS321H
(920 801 319)
Group B
11:00 AM
2
PERIOD]
SPECIAL
4:00 PM
THEATRE
DRS321H
ERINDALE
ACTING 5
&
Production
Professional
WORKSHOPS
Practice I
3PM-6PM
Meeting I
4:30 PM
EVENTS
Deerfield
Young
3075
(924 615 945)
GB01
4:00 PM
or
9
4:30 PM
LEVEL
SETTING
10AM-10PM
(see calendar)
10
5:00 PM
THEATRE
BUS
ERINDALE
EST
5:00 PM
10
BUS
Production
Meeting II
or Student Rep
5:30 PM
Meeting
5:30 PM
Deerfield
3075
11
6:00 PM
to
THEATRE
DRS325/425H PRODUCTION 1/3
THEATRE
DRS325/425H PRODUCTION 1/3
THEATRE
ERINDALE
THEATRE ERINDALE
ERINDALE
THEATRE ERINDALE
ERINDALE
ERINDALE
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Level
Q - Q / Tech
Smith / Shaw / Leblanc
& Crew Call
& Crew Call
10:00PM
& DRS121/221H Crew Call
Smith / Shaw / Leblanc
Setting
THEATRE
or
or
or Performance
Performance
Performance
UTM RHA,B,C,D or EST
with Norman / Scott
with Norman / Scott
Theatre and Drama Studies Summer Newsletter 2015 – page 11
to
Rehearsal
& DRS121/221H Crew Call
UTM RHA,B,C,D or EST
6:00 PM
10:00PM
11
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Reading Week
Drama Fest
Beck
Reading Week
April
#
KE Y
LocNotes A
EST TS& A
B
EST TS& A
B
Canoe
Canoe
EST TS& A
B
EST TS& A
B
Women
EST TS& A
Women
B
Errors
EST TS& A
Pericles
B
Seagull
EST TS& A
Seagull
B
EST TS&Loc KEY
A & C, B & D = Deerfield Rehearsal Halls; EST = Erindale Studio Theatre; TS & = Theatre Sheridan, MiST, Special Events, Etc.
1 = 4th Yr Orestes; 2 = 3rd Yr Canoe ; 3 = 4th Yr Uncommon Women; 4 = 3rd Yr Errors & Pericles; 5 = 4th Yr Seagull
TO = Theatre Ontario Showcase Screening/Reh/Preview RHA/IB112; Eval = Evaluation Interviews; Beck = Festival of ISPs; jp/JP = Junior Project Critiques
2nd Yr Shaw trip Sat/Sun Sept 12/13?; 1st Yr Stratford trip Sat Sept 26?; Prog Showcase Fri 27 Nov 3:30PM MiST; London theatre tour Apr 25-May 1
B
LocNotes A&C B&D EST TS&A&C B&D EST TS&A&C B&D EST TS&A&C B&D EST TS&A&C B&D EST TS&A&C B&D EST TS&A&C B&D EST TS&A&C B&D EST TS&Loc
1
UTMOrient SHOrient
1
2 set-in
Sun
Study Break
New Year's Day
5
4 set-in 4
5 jp
set-in
jp 1
2 Sun
UTM Orient
set-in
2 set-in
Eval
5
4 set-in 4
5 jp
5
Party JP 2
3 Civic
Auditions
1
2
2 set-in 3
Eval
Sunday
5
4
4 4
5 jp
5
Sunday
3 Hol
4
Callbacks
Sunday
3
2
2
Eval
4 Class TO
5
4
4 4
jp
levels
4
5
1
2 h&f
3
2
2
Eval
3
4 h&f
4
levels
5 jp
Q-Q
Study Break
5
6
Sunday
1
2 h&f
levels
Sunday
3
4 h&f
4
5
4 Q-Q
Sunday
Eval
6 NoCl
7
LabourDay
1
2 h&f
3
Q-Q
Exams
Han
3
4 h&f
4
Sunday
jp
jp
tech
Eval
7
8
1
2Classes 1
1
2 h&f
Sunday
set-in
TO
5
4 tech
jp
jp
dress
Eval
8
9 Sun
1
2
h&f
3
tech
set-in
3
4
3 4
5
4 dress
dress
Eval
9 Tech
10 Fac
1
2
1
2
1
3
dress
set-in
Sunday
dress
jp
jp
Sunday
10
11 Return
Sunday
dress
set-in
5
4
3 Cla
5
4
jp
jp
Exams
11
12
1
2 Shaw
Thanksgiving
3
5
4
3 5
jp
jp
12 Perf
13
Sunday
1
2
1
Sunday
5
4
3 4
5
4
Sunday
13
14
1
Rosh
1
2
1
3
h&f TO
5
4
3 4
Sunday
jp
jp
14
15
1
2
1
Sunday
h&f
levels
Family Day
jp
jp
15 Event
16 Sun
1
levels
3
h&f
5
4 Q-Q
4 Reading Week
jp
jp
brush
AUD 16
17 Final
1
2 Q-Q
h&f
Sunday
TO
jp
jp
Sunday
17
18 Design Awards Gala
Sunday
3
brush
h&f
5
4 tech
4
jp
jp
18 TSProd
19 Mtgs
1
2 tech
3
5
4 dress 4
jp
jp
AUD
19
20
Sunday
2 dress
TO
Sunday
dress
Sun
20
21
1
dress
3
5
4
4
Sunday
jp
jp
jp
21 TSPerf
22
1
Yom
2
Sun
5 jp
tech
jp
jp
jp
22
23 Sun
1
3
5
4
4
5 jp
dress
jp
jp
jp
Pass 23
24
1
2
3
4 set-in 4
Sunday
dress
jp
jp
jp
Sunday
24 Acad
25
Sunday
3
4 set-in 4
Christmas
5
4 4?
4
5 jp
Good Friday
25
26
1
Stratford
2
3
set-in 4
Boxing Day
5
4 4?
4
jp
jp
jp
jp
Grd 26
27
Sunday
2
Prg Showcase
Sunday
5
4 brush 4
5 brush
AUD
Easter
27 Read
Shaw Festival
Course July28
1
2 set-in
2 brush
3
4
4
5
4
4
Sun
Both
jp
jp
jp
28
August
29
1
2 set-in 2
2
Sunday
5 jp
set-in
jp
jp
JP
29
30 Sun
1
2 set-in
TO
3
4
4
5
4
4
jp
jp
jp
30 Exam
31 Orient
2
Sun
jp
jp
JP
31
# Aug
Orestes
Orestes
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“What do TDS grads do?”
Well, here’s a wee sample …
 KATHRYN ALEXANDRE (2011) is the acting double for Tatiana Maslany on Space's hit series Orphan
Black, and has guest starred on that and half a dozen other series.
 LINDSAY MIDDLETON (2013), Best Supporting Actor winner for International Web series hit Out With
Dad (which stars KATE CONWAY - 2009) is playing Juliet under the stars for the Guild Festival in
Scarborough this summer.
 MARK CRAWFORD (2004) hasn’t stopped acting since we let him out! His first play Stag and Doe saw
two separate productions in the same summer – one at the Port Stanley Summer Festival and the other at
the Blyth Festival directed by Miles Potter – and his second is slated for Gananoque this summer.
 Headliner for Yuk-Yuks JAMES CUNNINGHAM (1996), twice chosen most popular Campus Speaker of
North America, still hosts on Food Network Canada and brought the crowd to its feet at Sheridan
Convocation this year.
 CORY DORAN (2004), multiple Award-winner for Best Voice Performance for Jimmy Two-Shoes among
others, directed The Importance of Being Earnest for Hart House Theatre last fall and is slated to helm
Boeing Boeing in 2016.
 HAILEY GILLIS (2013) continues to play key roles with Soulpepper, from Abigail in The Crucible and
the possessed bride in The Dybbuk to the radiant dead girl in Spoon River, one of the most awarded new
musicals at this year's Doras.
 MARCUS HACCIUS (2013) is playing Tybalt for the Guild Festival in Scarborough this summer.
 DARRYL HINDS (2002) after years at Second City, most recently starred in Night of the Living Dead, the
Musical and in the CBC New Year's Special with the Royal Canadian Air Farce.
 MELANIE HRYMAK (2010) published her hit one-woman Fringe script Licking Knives, and with
LESLIE McBAY (2008) produced both Romeo and Her Juliet in a Bloor Street church and David Mamet's
Boston Marriage at the Campbell House.
 QASIM KHAN (2008) played the lead role in Theatre Direct's Under the Banyan Tree – which cleaned up
at the Dora Awards, including Best Ensemble and Best Production in the Theatre for Young Audiences
Division. Qasim is now at the Charlottetown Festival.
 JOVAN KOCIC (2015) is playing Romeo for the Guild Festival this summer.
 LISA LI (2006) is the Associate Artistic Producer of Soulpepper Theatre Company.
 VICTOR POKINKO (2014) has now toured as far as Mumbai in Fringe hit Three Men in a Boat, and will
be seen across Ontario in the same show this summer. Last fall he played Algernon to classmates ELIZA
MARTIN as Cecily, BAILEY GREEN as Miss Prism, and HANNAH DREW (2012) as Gwendolyn in
HHT's Earnest.
 Halifax’s ALI JOY RICHARDSON (2013), after directing credits that spanned the country and assisting
for Theatre Erindale, went on to Assistant Direct for Theatre Sheridan's Brantwood, grand winner of the
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Audience Choice Award at this year's Doras! She was joined in that role by classmate BEN HAYWARD
and by BRIAN POSTALIAN and – singing and dancing with the graduating class of Music Theatre
Performance – by MARK PALINSKI (both 2014). This summer she is assisting on Canadian Stage's
Dream in High Park.
 JENNY SALISBURY (2006), completing her PhD at U of T’s Graduate Centre for Theatre, Drama, and
Performance Studies, taught undergraduate Drama at UTM this year.
 HALLIE SELINE (2011) played Juliet last year for Shakespeare Bash’d and this spring revived her smash
hit Fringe appearance in 52 Pick-up opposite classmate CAMERON LAURIE.
 ZAIB SHAIKH (1997) – star of Little Mosque on the Prairie, director-producer of CBC’s Othello, co-star
of Midnight’s Children, and founder of Governor Films – is now Film Commissioner and Director of
Entertainment Industries for the City of Toronto.
 NEIL SILCOX (2005) has just completed his MFA in directing and teaching at York (as well as his term
as Chair of our Program Advisory Committee). He joins Ali as Assistant Director for Canadian Stage's
Dream in High Park this summer.
 MELISSA-JANE SHAW (2001), co-founder of Seventh Stage Productions, last year directed City of
Angels for Talk is Free and She Shoots, She Scores! for UTM Advancement; she will helm the collective
adaptation of How to Make Love in a Canoe for Theatre Erindale this fall. She is currently filming Country
Crush in Sudbury.
 NICOLE STAMP (2002) took a break from TV producing and hosting to inaugurate Toronto's newest
indie space the Coal Mine Theatre in the smash hit The Motherfucker with the Hat.
 PAOLO SANTALUCIA (2011) just completed his key roles in Soulpepper's smash hit remount Of Human
Bondage (Best Production Dora 2014) and sensational The Dybbuk. He plays Hamlet this summer for
Theatre Direct, and directs it next season for Hart House Theatre.
 CHIAMAKA G. UGWU (2014) directed two short plays for the Inspirato Festival this Spring. She was a
member of the nominated Ensemble for the Modern Times/Aluna Theatre co-production of Lorca's Blood
Wedding, winner of multiple Doras including Best Indie Production. She is now at the Eugene O'Neill
Theatre Centre in New York
 JOSHUA WILES (2013) starred as Terry Fox in Theatre Sheridan’s graduate production of Marathon of
Hope, hit the road for months as Berger in the international tour of Hair, and this spring starred in an indie
production of The Last Five Years in Toronto. Sudbury next!
 Award-winning playwright DAVID YEE (2000), Artistic Director of Fu-Gen Theatre Company and a
Dora-nominated actor, recently co-starred in their production of Julia Cho's Durango.
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The Silver Season:
Euripides
ORESTES
The master's tragic romp in an outrageous new translation by Anne Carson
Directed by Autumn Smith
October 22-24 & 29-November 1, 2015
The sequel to the sold-out Stratford hit, Elektra; this play sets expectations on their ear. Orestes and Elektra are about to be sentenced for killing their mother, murderous queen of
Agamemnon. But there is one more villain to dispose of – their aunt, the temptress Helen, cause of the Trojan War. And what happens then, only the gods might predict.
“Antic instead of stately, bizarre in its characterizations and plotting … intensely playful … A baffled chorus member announces, ‘The weirdness goes on. It just goes on.’ Yes, it does.
Delightfully." -- The Village Voice “I’d love to see this one again!” – Shakespeareances.com
Jeff Pearce and Folklore Publishing
HOW TO MAKE LOVE IN A CANOE
The comical history of sex in Canada – a Theatre Erindale World Première!
Adapted by the Company under the direction of Melissa Jane Shaw
November 12-14 & 19-22, 2015
Have we really undone the buttons of our prudish past? Get ready for an irreverent waltz through Canada's little-known sexual history. From goofy sex scandals involving German strippers and
secret documents to the battle between feminists and pornographers or the infamous bath-house raids, there's plenty here to get you hot and bothered.
“Turned out to be a quite thoughtful (but still hilarious) historic overview of how Canadian sexuality has developed over the years.” – Christa Seeley
“Jeff Pearce has left no doubt that Canada is one sexy, um, country.” – Josey Vogels "Steamy enough to melt snow." – Folklore Publishing
THE BECK FESTIVAL 2015
Our annual celebration of one-act Independent Student Productions
MiST Theatre December 10–12, 2015
Wendy Wasserstein
UNCOMMON WOMEN AND OTHERS
The hard-hitting comedy about growing up after graduation
directed by Diana Leblanc
January 21-23 & 28-31, 2016
Swoozie Kurtz, Glenn Close, and Meryl Streep starred in the original stage and screen versions; time for the next generation! The late '70s: five vivid individuals look back on their years at a
prestigious college and others join them in flashback to steer through the minefield of past and present – as the women they were become the women they are.
“Exuberant … funny … acute.” – New York Times “You leave the theatre caring deeply about its characters.” – New York Post
“I believe I had the confidence to become a playwright because I learned at Mount Holyoke the value of an individual woman’s voice.” – Wendy Wasserstein
William Shakespeare
THE BLACKFRIARS PROJECT 2016
Two extraordinary tales set (freely!) in ancient Persia. Two families torn apart by the wrath of Neptune and reunited – after a lifetime of trials – by the intervention of a goddess. One from
the beginning of the bard’s career, the other from near the end.
Each play runs for FIVE PERFORMANCES ONLY. You can choose one, choose both, and even – on one very special Sunday (February 28th) – see both on the same day!
The Comedy of Errors
The most hilarious case of mistaken identity since 1591!
directed by David Matheson
February 11-13 & 28, 2016
The lunacy mounts to side-splitting heights as a young merchant from Syracuse and his bondsman arrive in Ephesus to search for their long-lost twin brothers, with no idea that both are
married – unfaithfully! If that weren't enough, Ephesian law decrees death for Syracusans. Will their father catch up with them before they all lose their heads?
"The very dawn of Shakespeare's genius." – Howard Staunton "Near flawlessness … superb farce." – Paul A. Jorgensen
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Pericles Prince of Tyre
A storybook adventure, the first of Shakespeare's great Romances
directed by Patrick Young
February 25-28, 2016
In the age when Phoenicians ruled the Mediterranean waves, a young Prince sets out to find a wife. But his hard-won beloved dies in childbirth during a violent storm. The babe must be left
to be reared in the next port, but is kidnapped by pirates. Will father and daughter ever get through such extremities to find each other again?
"This limpidly beautiful play offers metamorphosis, self-discovery, and the discovery of the human bond." – Marjorie Garber
Anton Chekhov
THE SEAGULL
The tragicomedy that changed the course of the Modern Theatre
translated by David French & directed by Melee Hutton
March 10-12 & 17-20, 2016
120 years ago, The Seagull premiered as a famous disaster. But it grew into one of the greatest new developments in the history of world drama. An extended family that includes writers and
actors – both young and not-so-young – whiles away the summer by a lake amid tangles of unrequited love. But the leaves are about to fall …
"There is only life with its trivialities, its crises, its laughter, its tears, its heartbreaks, its exultations.” – Norris Houghton
“Chekhov is always new, always fresh, and always moving.” – Harold Clurman
Samuel Turner and Hannah Ehman in The Capulets and the Montagues
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