Making theatre at home
<p>I was born and raised in Niagara. I am a theatre maker, an actor, and a playwright. In 2010 I was awarded the YWCA'a Woman of Distiction in the Arts and Culture catagory. Recently, I was the recipient of an OAC Chalmers award in Professional Development. A part-time instructor of acting at Niagara College and the founder of The Essential Collective Theatre I have become an avocate to emerging Niagara theatre professionals.</p> <p>When I am teaching, I aspire to be like my previous favourite acting teachers:</p> <ul> <li>They aren't in it for the money, they love what they do</li> <li>They celebrate the students success, they encourage</li> <li>They listen, they understand</li> <li>They treat everyone as an individual</li> <li>They don't have favourites</li> <li>They are consistent and knowledgable</li> <li>They are also actors and have experience</li> <li>The work is sacred, the teacher is human</li> </ul> <p>For further information please review the theatre company website at <a href="http://www.ectheatre.ca">www.ectheatre.ca</a></p> <p> </p>