Amanda Campbell, an independent theater critic based out of Halifax, has reviewed hundreds of shows from Broadway to performances in Prince Edward Island. This week on Spotlight Presents, Campbell describes her journey in the arts industry, transitioning from a play writing and acting career into her current position as a theater critic.

Doctoral candidate at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. For her dissertation, she created SExT: Sex Education by Theatre in 2014 to explore the use of theatre for sex education among newcomer youth in Toronto’s Thorncliffe and Flemingdon Park neighbourhoods.

Young Canadian Actor Aaron Hastelow has been portraying some pretty big rolls in Canadian Theatre including Jesus in the 2018 Charlottetown Festival production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Listen to Aaron's journey to this prestigious roll and other projects he has been working on.

Steve Bellamy just stepped into the roll of CEO of the Confederation Centre of the Arts coming from his position of Dean of Creative and Performing Arts at Humber College. Steve's career started in music and recording, and his albums have won 6 Juno Awards and many nominations. Hear Steve's thoughts on the importance of arts education and the roll of arts in your community.

Learn about who we are at Spotlight and about Executive Director Reasha Walsh who is also the founder and creator of Spotlight School of Arts Inc in PEI Canada.

Spotlight Presents will bring conversations with arts professionals from all over the world to hear their stories and their journey and explore the wide world of the Arts.