Past Audition Technique Guests!!!
CAC has an exciting new series of Workshops which began January 2011 each Thursday night. Guest directors are invited to allow them the chance to see students perform auditions and give them feedback. This is an amazing opportunity for Directors to bring their own work and see it be brought to life or witness in house scenes in order to help in the growth of the performers.
This is also great exposure for children in the acting communtiy and invaluable practice in auditioning in front of the people that work in the industry.
February 10th- REBECCA GIBSON
Though Rebecca’s work and training have taken her from Vancouver to Toronto, New York to Los Angeles, she is proud to call Winnipeg her home.
Rebecca’s most recent acting work was a supporting lead in the upcoming A Christmas Hope opposite Ian Ziering, and the television series Less Than Kind. Other acting work has included Hell on Heels: The Battle for Mary Kay (with Shirley MacLaine, Parker Posey, and Shannen Doherty), Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three’s Company (with Brian Dennehy), and The Harp (directed by Sarah Polley). Her theatrical work has included the role of “Marianne” in Goodbye Marianne for Vancouver’s Carousel Theatre, “Chava” in Fiddler on the Roof for Rainbow Stage, and “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet for Shakespeare in the Park. In 2006 she was awarded a Blizzard for Best Supporting Actress for her work on the television series Except the Dying. Rebecca is a highly sought after voice artist, with work ranging from award-winning ad campaigns to an award-winning children’s series – Tipi Tales.
As an acting coach and workshop facilitator for film training, Rebecca hasguest lectured at the University of Winnipeg, Manitoba Youth Drama Festival, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Freeze Frame International Film Festival, the Actors Training Center of Manitoba, Film Training Manitoba, the Winnipeg Film Group, and in several elementary, junior high, and high schools. Rebecca also works as an on-set acting coach for film and television, including work with the hosts of the television series Guinea Pig and The Sharing Circle, and on the feature film Make It Happen. Rebecca helped develop the Acting Program for the Academy of Broadcasting Corporation’s Academy of Acting. She has served as both Faculty Director and Artistic Director for the college.
Additionally, Rebecca has worked extensively in film and television production, most notably as a casting director for television series, commercials, feature films, independent shorts, and television movies. Rebecca has written, produced, directed, and choreographed several theatrical productions, short and full-length films, and an internet series. Rebecca has done almost every job there is to do in the film industry, which has helped her in her acting work, and as a teacher.
February 24th- Danishka Esterhazy
Danishka Esterhazy's debut feature-length film Blackfield won the Best Canadian Feature award at the Female Eye Film Festival.
She is a Canadian filmmaker based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Esterhazy began her film studies at the Winnipeg Film Group - the quirky cooperative which also produced filmmakers Guy Maddin and John Paizs. Esterhazy is a graduate of the Director's Lab at the Canadian Film Centre - the renowned film school founded by Norman Jewison. In 2004, Esterhazy won the National Screen Institute's Drama Prize for her short film "The Snow Queen". In 2006, she won the National Screen Institute's Features First prize for her feature script "Level 16".
www.danishkaesterhazy.com
Jeff recently held the position of Faculty Director at the Academy of Acting. Increasingly he provides private coaching for actors with auditions and roles. Independently his studies are in the areas of Vsevolod Meyerhold's stylized physical system of 'Biomechanics' and in the psycho-physical Michael Chekhov technique, for which he takes classes with the Michael Chekhov Association in New York whenever possible.
January 20th- DAVID EVANS
David Evans has been working professionally in the Manitoba Film industry since 1999. A graduate from the University of Winnipeg's Film and Theatre program, David has worked on both sides of the camera, as a professional actor and as a director, writer and producer of his short films that have played at festivals across Canada. David worked on Guy Maddin’s film 'Cowards Bend The Knee'.
January 20th- CAM PATTERSON
Cam is a writer / director living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has written feature screenplays, novels, and produced and directed short films, music videos and commercials, as well as taught directing in countless workshops.
He is a professional drummer, with over 20 years performing experience, studio and television.
www.campatterson.com/
January 6th- CAM PATTERSON
CAC is happy to start the Audition Technique Workshop with DAVE BROWN!
See photos of the workshop below!!!
Dave Brown