Spotlight on Alumni: Nadine Bhabha

Nadine Bhabha is a graduate of York University’s Dept of Theatre (BFA Acting 2016) and most recently had the title role working with Canada’s oldest Black theatre company, Black Theatre Workshop. The show was called Bluenose and it toured throughout Montreal to schools for Black History Month. She was recently interviewed by Global TV Montreal on the play and the importance of diverse narratives. Since graduating, she has booked various small roles in commercials and TV movies, has workshopped a new play with Steppin’ Out Theatrical Productions entitled Through the Glass, and is working with Shakespeare in Action, teaching young children the joys of working with the “Bard”.

Spotlight on Alumni: Emily Coutts

Emily Coutts (BFA Acting 2011) is most recently a graduate of the Acting Conservatory at The Canadian Film Center (2016). Her most recent film and television credits include Murdoch Mysteries, 3-Way (Not Calling) (TIFF 2016), Come Back (CFF 2017), Dark Matter, Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak, Steven Soderberg’s The Girlfriend Experience and Hallmark’s The Best Christmas Party Ever. Coutts is also a filmmaker and co-produced and starred in the indie feature Barn Wedding (Canadian Film Fest & Dances With Films Festival) and is currently co-creating a comedy series called Beattie and Mae.

PlayGround Artistic Directors Kat Francis and Mackenzie Taylor

The 25th Annual PlayGround Festival took place from the 7th of February till the 10th. We wanted people to find out more about the behind the scenes of the festival, so we met up with the Artistic Directors Kat Francis and Mackenzie Taylor and asked them some questions about the shows. What kind of shows …

Spotlight on Alumni: Sheri Godda

Sheri Godda is a graduate of York University’s Dept of Theatre (BFA Acting 2013) and most recently a graduate of The Second City Conservatory (2016). Sheri is the other half of the improv comedy duo GoddaKuch. Since graduation, she has performed in multiple shows with indie theatre company Echo Productions. She is starring in a web series titled, “At Sea” which is to be released in 2017. You can also catch her in her first principle role in the “Murdoch Mysteries” season 10 finale. Sheri has been accepted into The Second City House Company Ensemble where she will perform every Friday at The Second City John Candy Box Theatre.

Spotlight on Alumni: Andrew Cleveland

Andrew Cleveland (BFA Spec. Hons. 2013) is a Toronto-based sewer, dresser, and costume designer. Born and raised in Orangeville, Ontario, Andrew has a background in Costume Design including a bachelor’s degree in Production and Design from the Department of Theatre at York University. For the last 3 years Andrew has built costumes for theatre, opera, and ballet, locally, nationally, …

Spotlight on Alumni: Kelly Anderson

Kelly Anderson (BA Hons Theatre Studies) graduated from York in 2015 with a specialization in Set and Costume Design, Devised Theatre, and Playwriting. Since then she has worked on twenty productions as a set, costume, lighting, and/or sound designer, and playwright. Highlights include costume design for Theatre By The Bay (Faust); a mixture of set, costume and lighting design for Theatre By Committee (Lion in the Streets, The Winter Play Project, Faith); sound design for theatre company Pearle Harbour Presents (Rebel Without A Cause, Canadian Content-ed, Pearle Harbour’s Sunday School); costume design for webseries pilot Jib & Jab (Kurt Ogilvie); and sound design and composition for Little Black Afro (Carbon: A Workshop Performance). Kelly’s debut play Family Debts was produced as part of Theatre By Committee’s inaugural Winter Play Project.

Spotlight on Alumni: Rachel Kennedy

Rachel Kennedy  graduated from York University (BA Hons Devised theatre) in 2014. During her time at York, she also took 2-year courses in    both Directing and Playwriting. In the summer after graduation, Rachel began volunteering for Playwrights Guild of Canada, where she has since been hired as their permanent Outreach & Development Coordinator and is working to help create new …

Spotlight on Alumni: Tamara Bernier Evans

Tamara Bernier Evans (BFA 1991) began her acting career at the Stratford Festival of Canada working in the young company before going on to perform lead roles in the main company. Since then, she has performed at Tarragon Theatre (Mimi), Necessary Angel (Seven Lears and It’s All True), Nightwood Theatre (Anything That Moves), Theatre Aquarius …

Spotlight on Alumni: Jennifer Lennon

Jennifer Lennon graduated from York in 2009, and has worked since then as a Lighting Designer in theatre, dance, and opera. After graduation she kept learning as an Assistant Lighting Designer at the Stratford Festival for three seasons before moving over to the Shaw Festival for another three, which included designing The Twelve-Pound Look with director Lezlie Wade. As a freelance designer she has had the opportunity to work for larger companies such as Factory Theatre and Toronto Dance Theatre, as well as many vibrant indie companies and collectives.

Spotlight on Alumni: Kyle Morton

Since Graduation, Kyle Morton (BFA 2014 Production/ Design) has taken a different path than he expected: he’s traveling around North America selling Entertainment technology to theatres, concert venues, theme parks, any cool companies that entertain people!” In his spare timehe works as a lighting designer, mostly working with a very exciting Urban Dance Company called Breakin’ Ground, with whom he has produced two shows, Urban Legend and Urban Myth.