SHINE ON – Thoughts from Executive Director Emma Stenning, One Year On
Theatres have ghost lights for a reason. There was once a practical reality, of course, in keeping a dim glow in a place as trip-hazard-riden as a stage, but modern…
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On the first day of our first trimester of the academy, d’bi.young anitafrika offered us an exercise: to sit with ourselves in a place of gratitude. Then, from that thank,…
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I am Ahmed Moneka an actor, singer and now a playwright. I am a member of the 2021 Soulpepper Academy and I feel privileged to be part of this incredible group of artists….
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I am so grateful. At times I have to shake myself lest I believe I’m in a dream. If you asked me this time last year if I’d be making…
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Our two Academy designers, Alexandra Lord and Michelle Tracey, are working on the next two Summer shows Bed and Breakfast and Sisters. Both sets they’ve respectively designed are homes to…
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It’s the end of November and most of my fellow Academy members are gearing up to be part of Soulpepper’s Family Festival. This is the second Family Festival show I…
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At the beginning of October, myself and my fellow Soulpepper Academy artists had the chance to complete a week-long masterclass in design dramaturgy with Michael Levine. Michael is a renowned…
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As September comes to a close, it is really hard to believe that we are half way done our Academy journey. We all often reflect back to our callback in…
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Soulpepper’s yearly City Youth Academy is a paid, intensive program, providing 10 young people (ages 16-19) with performance training, led by Soulpepper Artists. The young artists have five weeks of…
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