Performing Arts
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Training the Young Actors of Theatre Ashbury
How Good do you Want to be? And What are you Going to do About it? by Gregory H. Simpson
When Gregory H. Simpson was hired to run the drama program at Ottawa private school Ashbury College, he brought with him a very simple premise: If you taught kids to think, there would be a revolution in education. That premise—plus a few years,...
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Malabar Costumes
Growing Up With Canada's Most Famous Costume Company by Tanyss Malabar
For many, costumes represent only one day a year—Halloween. But not for anyone born into the Malabar family! Being a Malabar meant you were an active participant in forming the history of Canada’s premier theatrical supplier, one costume at a...
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Blood Memory - an Anthology by Indigenous Poets Society
Thomas King said, “The truth about stories is . . . stories are all that we are.” Colonization has tried to erase and eradicate Indigenous narratives for centuries. Even mainstream literature features the same kinds of stories told by the same...
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Do It Yourself Dramaturgy
1,001 Questions to Ask Myself Before I Submit my New Play (plus 80 bonus questions on how to have a career as a playwright) by Caroline Russell-King
“The secret of life may be found in the questions you ask, and the same goes for the secrets of playwriting. In Do It Yourself Dramaturgy, Caroline Russell-King asks just the right questions or, rather, she exhorts playwrights to ask them before...
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Booked
A Strong Start For Your Child Actor by Gloria Iatridis and Olivia Kate Iatridis
There are many unwritten rules in the film industry, many of which actors only learn through experience. After years of being her daughter’s manager and greatest supporter, Gloria Iatridis shares her insights on being a parent to a child actor in...
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Reel Mediation
A Dispute Resolution Journey Through Film by Helen Leah Lightstone
Some might concede that the seminal legal drama 12 Angry Men might have something to teach us about conflict resolution. Might the same be said, though, of Danny DeVito’s 1989 black comedy, The War of the Roses? What could Clint Eastwood’s 2008...
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Movies of the '90s
A Comprehensive Series of Reviews of the Best, Worst, and Many More Films from that Decade by Riley Webster
The 1990s was an amazing decade for movies, witnessing the release of dozens of incredible films, including The Matrix, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Fargo, Jurassic Park, and so many more. Despite this embarrassment of...
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The BoxWhatBox Book
Acting for the 21st Century by Michael Devine
What if an actor possessed the expressive tools to work across cultures? Actor, director, and playwright Michael Devine (Playing Outside the Lines: Collected Plays I) has spent years bridging cultures in both performance and training. Through an...
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Two Weeks Strait
How to Succeed When Your Hands are Tied by Mark Clearview
I spent two weeks in a straitjacket. Set a world record at eighteen years old. Raised over $15,000. And donated the entire sum to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. But why did I strap myself into an antiquated medical...
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They Don't Pay Me To Say No
My Life in Film and Television Props by Dean Goodine
Props are integral to the success of any movie or TV show. Weapons, books, newspapers, eyeglasses, military gear, medical equipment—virtually anything that a character holds, reads, uses, or shoots on screen is provided by the props department....
