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Jeff Hyslop (Performance)
Vancouver-born Jeff Hyslop is indisputably one of Canada's foremost
performing artists. Equally masterful as a singer, dancer, actor -
he has starred with unqualified success in such landmark musical
productions as Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Women, Jacques Brel, The
Producers and of course the role of Mike in both the London West End
and Broadway productions of A Chorus Line. To many he is the
quintessential Phantom of the Opera, a role he embraced for over 900
performances.He starred as Jeff the Mannequin in the TVO children's
series Today's Special which sustained a huge popularity for over 10
years. At age 21, Jeff was dancing and singing in Norman Jewison's
film Jesus Christ Superstar. His numerous television appearances
include series for both CTV and CBC-TV, the most memorable of these
being his own Dancin' Man superspecial where he partnered his
favourite leading lady, Karen Kain.
Jeff has received numerous awards including 3 Jessies - 2 for Best
Choreography the other for Best Director; 5 nominations for the
ACTRA Award for Best Variety Performer and a Dora Mavor Moore Award
in 1984 for On Tap.
Choreography and directing are Jeff's real love and it shows in
productions such as Peter Pan, A Chorus Line, On Tap, Guys and Dolls
and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Most recent
productions under his direction as Artistic Director for Showcase
Festival - The Dream On Royal Street andKiss Me, Kate. Showcase
Festival - the new summer theatre for enjoyment in Campbell River
and Courtenay/ Comox.The ever-growing resurgance of interest in
adult tap & jazz classes and Musical Theatre in general are keeping
Jeff "on his toes".
For Theatre BC, Jeff has led sold-out workshops on movement,
choreography and musical theatre at Mainstage festivals in Nanaimo
(2005) and Maple Ridge (2006). He adjudicated the Zone Festival for
the Okanagan Zone (2007) and has facilitated workshops for
individual member clubs.
Michael is the Department Chair,
General Manager and Stagecraft Instructor for the Malaspina
University-College Theatre Department in Nanaimo. Previous to moving
to Vancouver Island he was the Technical Director for the Department
of Drama, University of Calgary. Michael does Set & Lighting Designs
for Malaspina Theatre and design work for other professional Theatre
companies as time allows.
He has designed Set and Lighting for many Theatre One (Nanaimo)
shows over the last 18 years. Recent shows for Theatre One include
Set Design for “Concubines Children”, Set and Lighting for “Best
Left Buried”, Lighting Design for “Drawer Boy”, and Set Design for
“If We are Women” as well as numerous other designs for the company
in various spaces in town. He has also designed locally for the
Chemainus Theatre Company, and while in Calgary for Decidedly Jazz
Dance, One Yellow Rabbit, Calgary Folk Festival, Denise Clarke and
countless shows at the University of Calgary.
He welcomes this opportunity to be part of Mainstage 2008 and to be
the Technical adjudicator for the festival plays.
#1 : The Fetch by
Samantha Wright
presented by Space On The Floor Theatre, Kootenay
Zone1st Performance – 3:00 pm Friday,
July 4th
2nd Performance – 3:00 pm Sunday, July 6th
Dramaturge: Garry Davey
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#2 : Legoland by
Jacob Richmond
1st Performance – 3:00 pm Monday,
July 7th
Dramaturge:
Kathryn Shaw
Kathryn began teaching at Studio 58, the
Professional Theatre Training Program at Langara College, in 1974, and has been the
Artistic Director since 1985. She received her B.A. in Dramatic Art from Whitman College
and an M.F.A in acting from Columbia University's School of Arts. For the past 30 years,
Kathryn has directed for theatres across Canada and has taught acting for professional and
community groups in British Columbia, Winnipeg and Halifax and has been a guest instructor
at the National Theatre School in Montreal.
#3 : TBA
1st Performance – 3:00 pm Thursday,
July 10th
Dramaturge: Fran Gebhard
Fran
Gebhard is currently an
acting instructor at UVic. She has adjudicated several zone
festivals and served as a dramaturge and juror for TBC’s playwriting
competition. Fran has been a professional actor for 30 years and has
been directing for 10. She has her MFA in directing from UBC.
Theatre BC presents
MAINSTAGE 2008
"Around the World in 9 Days"
Nanaimo, BC
July 4- 12, 2008See your name posted here...
Reserved for our Sponsors
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MAINSTAGE 2008 ADJUDICATORs
&
WORKSHOP PLAY INSTRUCTORS
Adjudicators: Jeff Hyslop (Performance)
Mike Taugher
(Technical)
City of
Nanaimo
presented by Stage North Theatre Soc., Peace River
Zone
2nd Performance – 3:00 pm Wednesday, July 9th
Some of her directing work includes Trelawny
of the Wells for Studio 58, The Great Depression by Joan MacLeod, which was
part of Obsession, a co-prooduction with Studio 58 and Green
Thumb Theatre and The Weir for Western Canada Theatre and the Belfry
Theatre.Other credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream for
Studio 58, The Bachelor Brothers On Tour for the Vancouver
Playhouse , Skylight for the Belfry Theatre and The Glass
Menagerie, Death Of A Salesman, The Front Page and Cyrano de Bergerac for
the Gateway Theatre. Kathryn also co-wrote and performed in the
Angry Actors' 1997 Vancouver Fringe Festival
hit, Famous Dead Stories We Just Made Up.
Kathryn
was the adjudicator for Mainstage '90 in Chilliwack and Mainstage
2004 in Kamloops, and has also participated as a Scene Development
Director.
2nd Performance – 3:00 pm Saturday, July 12th
Fran was a juror for the 10th (1998), 12th (2000) and 18th
(2006) Annual Canadian National Playwriting Competitions and also served as a Round Table
dramaturge at TheatreBC's New Play Festival in Victoria in1999 and Kamloops in 2002. She
has traveled to most zones as a Regional Instructor in acting/directing, as well as
Workshop Play instructor at Mainstage '02 in Nanaimo. Fran
is also a popular
Zone Festival Adjudicator.
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