Work & Experience

After an immigrant’s sone is bullied at school, his father asks for help but faces a traditionalist and racist principal.

Role: Principal

Director – Grace Noua

A man trapped in a stagnant life realizes that if anything is to happen in his life, he must be the one to do it.

Role: Strange Man

Director – Adam Pedersen

A gay man who performs as a drag queen at night, had a fight with her father a long time ago.  She left her home never to go back.  When her father dies, she receives a video tape from him entitled “Dear Carl”.

Role: Carls’ Father

Director – Pipardgorn Sombunnavanid

A loving husband accidentally kills his wife during a night of celebration for her recently published novel.  Out of love, he performs a ritual that brings her back to life.  Unfortunately, she isn’t so eager to be alive again.  Making their annual Christmas dinner visit, her parents appear causing chaos.

Role:  Lou (Father)

Director – Liam Cooper

A desperate escape from monotony takes a regular man to unprecendented circumstances.

Role: Priest

Director – Richard La

Toronto Indie Film Festival – Best Student Short

Students who successfully audition for the Conservatory program build upon the fundamentals of improv, advance their scenic and character skills, explore forms and styles and learn how to turn improvised scenes into written material and perform a satiric comedy revue.

Based in the work of Viola Spolin, this program covers all elements of the improvisational process. Students begin with ensemble, environment, and object work and end by rehearsing and performing their own fully improvised show.