Download this episode. (38.5 MB) Here is part 4 of our first video episode about the Theatre Production program at Grant MacEwan University. In this program, students learn about backstage aspects of theatre, such as set building, lighting, costumes, and sound. Part 1 and Part 2 feature interviews with students. Part 3 features an interview with the chair [...]

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David van Belle Episode 20 contains an in-depth interview with director and facilitator David van Belle about The Invisible Project, a play about homelessness. The interview was recorded last January after the performance of the play at the Drop-In Centre shelter in Calgary. The Invisible Project was also performed at City Hall as part of Calgary?s [...]

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Download this Episode (8.9 MB) Episode 19 features an audio interview with Drop-In Centre shelter client and volunteer Linda Coleman. In this interview, Linda Coleman discusses her reaction to the The Invisible Project, a play about homelessness, and how the content of the play related to her own life experiences. If you want more background on The [...]

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Download this episode. (33.2 MB) Here is part 3 of our first video episode about the theatre production program at Grant MacEwan University. In this program, students learn about backstage aspects of theatre, such as set building, lighting, costumes, and sound. Part 1 and Part 2 feature interviews with students. Part 3 features an interview with the chair [...]

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As promised, here is part 2 of our first video episode. Watch part 1 and read about these episodes. Download this Episode (39 MB)

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Download this Episode (32.8 MB) Watch Part 2. This is the first video episode for Dramatic Impact! Episode 18 will be in four parts and focuses on the Theatre Production program at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Theatre Production program is a two year training program in technical theatre. Students learn about areas of [...]

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Download this episode (27.4 MB) Episode 16 of Dramatic Impact was an audio documentary about the play The Invisible Project; and as promised, this new episode consists of an edited stereo recording of the play. I recorded the play last January when it was performed at The Calgary Drop-In Centre, a homeless shelter that can house [...]

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Three easy ways you can listen to this podcast: Download this episode (25.4 MB)(Instructions for Downloading: Right click the link and choose Save Link As or Save Target As. Choose a folder on your computer to save it to. Then open the .mp3 audio file in any media player on your computer.) Or Play Now Or Subscribe to the podcast [...]

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Download this episode(11.7 MB) � This episode of the Dramatic Impact podcast features an interview with Edmonton actor and singer Cory Christensen. Cory shares discoveries he?s made about his craft on stage and in rehearsal. Cory will be playing Clifford Anderson in Death Trap at Edmonton’s Walterdale Theatre, April 1 through 11, 2009. Cory Christensen

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This episode of Dramatic Impact: Acting and Theatre in Alberta features an interview with the Associate Artistic Director of Edmonton?s Citadel Theatre, James MacDonald. James discusses his approach to directing and what excites him most about theatre as an art form. He compares the pleasures of acting and directing, talks about some of his peak experiences, [...]

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Download this episode (14.5 MB) This episode features the opera singer, tenor, and career music educator, Lary Benson. Lary reveals the arduous work involved in balancing technique with expression as an opera singer, and gives advice to singers to help them rediscover the feeling of a song each time they perform. Lary Benson Mentioned in This Episode Edmonton Journal [...]

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Download this episode (15.6 MB) In this interview, Timothy J. Anderson sheds light on how he comes by his unique combination of gifts and accomplishments. Hear how this actor, singer, director, playwright, and librettist discovered his love of music and performing. Timothy also discusses how performing in the chorus for world class opera productions at the [...]

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Download this episode (14 MB) On this episode we’re hearing from the talented and delightful Michele Brown, a veteran Canadian actor who was featured in Episode 7: Secrets of the Actor, part 1. This is the first of the ?Rest of the Interviews? series, in which I?m going to present material that I recorded for Episodes [...]

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Download this episode (20.7 MB) This is part 2 of an in-depth interview with Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Vern Thiessen. For part 1 of the interview, listen to Episode 9. In this second half of the interview, Vern talks to Elaine about the influence of his family. He discusses his dark and surreal play, Blowfish, and talks [...]

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Download this episode (15.9 MB) This is part 1 of an in-depth interview with Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen. Part 2 will be released in Episode 10. Vern is a well known playwright, whose plays have been produced internationally. His play Einstein’s Gift won the Governor General’s Award, Canada’s highest honour for playwriting. Some of Vern’s other plays include [...]

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