Anthony Black (BFA 2001) is a theatre artist who works as a writer, director, actor, designer, and as artistic co-director (with Christian Barry) of internationally acclaimed 2b theatre company (Halifax, Canada).
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Spotlight on Alumni: Alistair Hepburn
Alistair Hepburn (BFA 1994) is a Production Manager working freelance in Toronto. We catch up with him for his perspective on working in Theatre, and what he got from his time at York.
Spotlight on Alumni: Weyni Mengesha
Director Weyni Mengesha (BFA 2005) has had a lot of success since graduating. She talks about how an independent study she did in her third year at York blossomed into many wonderful opportunities once working professionally.
The Actors from “Wounds to the Face” Discuss their Process
We met with 3 actors from the cast of Wounds to the Face to discuss their rehearsal process on their first show for Theatre @ York.
Spotlight on Alumni: Michelle Jamieson
Michelle Jamieson (BFA 2005—Theatre Production and Creative Ensemble) has worked as a Propmaker for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for the past 7 seasons. Now she’s embarking on a project to teach propmaking and maskmaking in Suchitoto, El Salvador.
Spotlight on Alumni: Joanna Barrotta
Joanna Barrotta (BFA 2004—Theatre Production) is a stage manager in both theatre and opera, and has been building her career since even before she graduated. Her very first paid “Assistant Stage Manager” position actually meant being cast as “The Bear” while she was still in school. Things have changed quite dramatically since.
“Wounds to the Face”: Opening Night Audience Reactions!
We went to Opening of Wounds to the Face and asked patrons for their responses to the show: “I think it was the best Theatre @ York show I’ve ever seen.”
Theatre @ York: “Wounds to the Face” Closes After an Exciting Run
Theatre @ York's 2012-13 Season opened Oct 23 with Howard Barker's Wounds to the Face, featuring the Fourth Year Acting ensemble, directed by South African director-teacher Geoffrey Hyland (MFA 1994). For more on the play and the director, see our story here. The show featured the work of BFA Production/Design students, Vincent Perri (Set), Amelia Taverner (Costume), Garret Levine (Lighting), Wes McKenzie (Sound), and Stage Management by Natasha Rodmell. Take a look behind the scenes at the work of the cast and crew, building and rehearsing the show. For audience reaction (hint: they loved it!) read our Behind the Scenes Blog entry.
Spotlight on New Faculty: Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston
New Theatre Studies professor Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston talks about her research interests doing performance ethnography with Polish Roma women, and her first months of teaching at York.
Behind the Scenes: Theatre @ York Cast and Crew of “Wounds to the Face”
We went behind the scenes in the shops and in the rehearsal hall of our first Theatre @ York play, Wounds to the Face, and captured these images of actors acting, stitchers stitching, and stage management managing.