Spotlight on Alumni: Amrit Kaur

 Amrit Kaur is an actor and writer; since graduating York University with a BFA in Acting (2015), she continues to study her craft with coaches Michele Lonsdale-Smith and Stephen Park at the Lonsdale Smith Studio in Toronto. She loves making and watching art at the L.S. Studio, enjoys reading plays, volunteering with the South Asian Women’s Centre, playing the piano, practicing poi performance art, and is writing her first play, Hummingbird, under the guidance of Marjorie Chan and Cahoots Theatre’s TCR Hothouse Program.

Spotlight on Alumni: Alexandra (Clement) McNamara

Alexandra (Clement) McNamara is a graduate of York University’s Theatre Department (BFA Acting 2007). After university, she found herself drawn to event planning and design and now runs Blush + Bowties, launched in 2013. Today, the company is a team of 3 with over 50 events a year in its portfolio. Most recently, Alex designed and planned Toronto’s first Concierge Event for the well-respected Australian wedding dress company Grace Loves Lace, and completed a course in interior design. We spoke to Alexandra about her experience studying acting in the Department of Theatre, and what it has given her as a designer and small business owner.

Theatre @ York 2017–18: Worlds of Exile

Next year’s theme for our 2017/18 season is WORLDS OF EXILE. “Exile, refugee, asylum-seeker, nomad, migrant, immigrant…terms that share a sense of displacement and a feeling of Otherness. While some of these terms can be defined in legal and political terms, others speak to a rift that generates a social and psychological condition. Our season …

Spotlight on Alumni: Tori Anderson

Tori Anderson (BFA Acting 2011) has continued to work in film, TV and theatre in Canada and the US. In her most recent work she played the title role of Evie on No Tomorrow (CW). She has also worked on Killjoys (Syfy), The Other Kingdom (Nickelodeon, Family), Open Heart (YTV, TeenNick), and has appeared in the films Killing Daddy, The Mermaid Chair, To Have and to Hold and Cable Beach. Tori also portrayed Michelle Phillips in Dream a Little Dream at the Phoenix Theatre in Arizona and Viv in HABIT at the Luminato Festival. We spoke with Tori about her time at York, and how it has helped her in her career.

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 …