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In this week’s episode I sit down with Damien Atkins. Damien Atkins is an actor, playwright, and teacher. In our conversation today we discuss how he was introduced to theatre, the benefits acting can have in teaching children about empathy, as well as the lessons he took from his time in school. We also discuss some of his most positive performing experiences, his work as a playwright and his use of vocal masque, as well as what he has learned about himself as a performer and writer. He also shares the advice he would give himself if he could go back and speak with himself right out of school and discusses where he sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Alan Kliffer. Alan Kliffer is a performer and producer. In our conversation today we discuss some of the things he was a part of in the past year including One Night Only and Chasse-Galerie. We also discuss different aspects of what it means to be a producer, the importance of trust and taking responsibility as a producer, and the differences he has seen between producers in Canada as opposed to producers in the United States. Alan also speaks about what he hopes to gain from the program he is currently attending in New York as well as some of his plans for 2017.

In this week's episode I sit down with Douglas Price. Douglas Price is a performer, music director, writer, and teacher. In our conversation today we discuss how he got involved in theatre, his training at Sheridan and what he learned from his time in school, as well as some of his most positive experiences in the industry. We also discuss his experiences as a writer and music director, the importance of learning about all aspects of the theatre to better speak the language of theatre, as well as where he sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Margaret Grenier. Margaret Grenier is the Executive and Artistic Director for the Dancers of Damelahamid Society. In our conversation we discuss how she was immersed from a young age in the practice of song and dance passed down for countless generations, as well as her work with the Dancers of Damelahamid to help advance the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the art, history, language, and traditions of First Nations’ culture through story, dance, and song. We also discuss the importance of structure and form in the dances that she creates, the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival her company runs, as well as where she hopes to see the type of performances companies like the Dancers of Damelahamid are creating headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Emily Lukasik. Emily Lukasik is a performer who has played the role of Reza in the Toronto production of Once and who has spent the last two seasons at the Shaw Festival. In our conversation today we discuss how she was introduced to theatre, the things she took from her time in school, as well as her experiences in the industry. We also discuss the mentors she has had and what she has learned from them, the importance of creating your own definition of success, as well as where she sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Michael Cox. Michael Cox is a performer and musician. In our conversation today we discuss how he was introduced to theatre, his experiences at Sheridan, as well as what he learned from those experience. We also discuss some of his most positive experiences in the industry so far and current trends in the industry including site-specific theatre and actors playing their own instruments. Mike also shares some of the advice he would give performers coming out of school and speaks about where he sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Marion de Vries. Marion de Vries is a director, writer, and indie producer. In our conversation today we discuss how she was first introduced to theatre growing up in a small town, how she got involved in directing, as well as how she began working as a writer. We also discuss some of her most positive experiences in the industry as well as where she hopes to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Gail Hakala. Gail Hakala is a performer and is the head of the vocal discipline at Sheridan College. In our conversation today we discuss her early experiences training in voice and the things she learned during her time in school. We discuss some of her most positive experiences in the industry, including her nine seasons at the Shaw festival and her time in Phantom of the Opera, as well as how she got involved teaching at Sheridan and how she hopes to continue developing the vocal discipline. She also shares some of the advice she would give performers currently working in the industry and discusses where she sees theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’ episode I sit down with Geoff William Scott. Geoff William Scott is a theatre agent with the Talent House. In our conversation today we discuss how Geoff was introduced to theatre and how his performance training has helped him in his work as a theatre agent. We discuss how he got involved working as a theatre agent and some of the things he has learned about himself and the industry since coming to the Talent House, as well as the differences he has noticed between theatres in Canada as opposed to the United States. He also speaks about where he sees theatre in Canada headed in the future and gave some great advice for performers in Canada looking to break into the theatre scene in America.

In this week’s episode I sit down with J. Sean Elliott. J. Sean Elliott is a performer and director. In our conversation today we discuss how he was introduced to the theatre, what it was that spoke to him about performing, as well as some of his most positive performing experiences and what he learned from those experiences. We also discuss his experiences recording his original songs, his transition into directing, and the importance of knowing yourself and how you are perceived by others in the theatre industry.