Category: Role of a Lifetime

Julie Sinclair – The Seagull by Anton Chekov – Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts (workshop production), Edmonton, 1993 As a young Canadian woman, playing an old Russian man was the complete antithesis to my own life. Coming from a primarily dance and singing background, acting was the skill I had the least

Elinor Holt – “That Depends…” It may sound cheesy but my favourite theatrical role is the always the one I am currently working on. Or if I am unemployed it’s the one I have coming up next. I find it is way too easy to go “down the rabbit hole”

Hal Kerbes – Seussical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (based on the books of Dr. Seuss) – Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, 2008 When your hair was thick (and your waistline wasn’t), professional musical theatre held promise of Anthony, Kenicke, Perchik, Frank-N-Furter – great characters with serious songs. In a hearbeat, they’re behind

Philip W. Sarsons – Cosi  by Louis Nowra – Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP) Fall Rep The opportunity which came my way in Alberta was a true enjoyment. I’ll go with my favourite MOMENT: Zac, a mental patient, coerced into the Mozart opera “Cosi Fan Tuti,” was more a Wagner fan… I

Duval Lang – An Eye For An Eye – a collective created by Kira Bradley, Doug Curtis, Tony Eyamie, Karen Johnson Diamond, Duval Lang, David Rhymer – Ghost River Theatre, 2001 Weibo Ludwig and his family are at the Fringe seeing our play about them. He was just released from jail, police

Jeremy Mason – (n/a) – Wild Horse Theatre, Fort Steele, BC. Circa 1989 My “Role of a Lifetime” didn’t happen in career or student life, instead it happened as a bright-eyed six-year-old sitting in the audience. The spotlight hit me and before I knew it, I was onstage. My part was

Miranda Allen – Party Cop and the Black Block by the CYCLOPS Squad (Clay and Paper Theatre, Toronto 2010) The role of my lifetime thus far was “Party Cop”. Ten Feet Tall and played atop stilts, Party Cop was a recurring character in a series of short plays performed at major

CAITLYNNE MEDREK – Diary of Anne Frank (Encore Entertainment, 2011, Toronto) COMING FROM A FAMILY WITH A DEEP CONNECTION TO WW2 AND KNOWING MY GRANDPARENTS AS SURVIVORS, I KNEW ANNE FRANK WAS NOT ONLY AN INCREDIBLE STEP IN MY CAREER, BUT ALSO A WAY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MY FAMILY. ANNE