The Nova Scotia High School Drama Festival

Playwriting 101: The Next Stage

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Playwriting 101: The Next Steps with Dan Bray Workshop Description This interactive playwriting course, led by The Villains Theatre’s artistic director Dan Bray, is the perfect introduction to burgeoning playwrights. While this course can be adapted […]

Improvising Characters

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Improvising Characters with Stevey Hunter Workshop Description This workshop will teach students how to improvise new never before seen characters on the spot. Accepting offers, with a focus on physicality and voice work, will be the […]

Close-up Magic with Everyday Objects

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Close-up Magic with Everyday Objects with Bill Wood Workshop Description In this hands-on workshop, students will be introduced to foundational sleight of hand techniques and apply those techniques to a variety of magical effects. Students will […]

Dramaturgy: Find the Story

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Dramaturgy: Find the Story with Lara Lewis Workshop Description This workshop is a two-part introductory textual analysis course. In the first session, students will learn the basics of story structure, and identify themes, arcs, and stakes […]

Directing and Leadership in Theatre

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Directing & Leadership in Theatre with Patricia Cerra Workshop Description How do you bring a story from a script to the stage? Where do you start? How do you make it all happen? This workshop will […]

Sophie Nadeau

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Sophie Nadeau Originally from the Quispamsis, NB theatre scene, Sophie is a content creator who loves to share her passion for theatre and exploration. She has created her own production company called “Heckin’ Fresh Tornado TV” […]

Sherry Smith

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Sherry Smith Sherry Smith graduated from the National Theatre School in 1980. She has worked in many theatres across the country from coast to coast, including seven seasons at The Shaw Festival. She was co-founder of […]

Micaela Comeau

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Micaela Comeau Micaela Comeau, artist name Just Micci, is passionate about songwriting. They began writing children’s musicals 10 years ago and began producing them in their home town eight years ago since there were no theatre […]

Mark Foster

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Mark Foster Mark Foster is a playwright living in Kjipuktuk, unceded and unsurrendered Mi’kmaw territory also known as Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mark is the Playwright-In-Residence of Sinking Ship Theatre and has had plays produced through the […]

Margaret Muriel Legere

This is an Alert DramaFest 2021 is now over. See you next year at DramaFest 2022! × Dismiss alert Margaret Muriel Legere Margaret Muriel Legere (she/her) is an artist from Kjipuktuk. She holds a BA with honours in Acting from Dalhousie and an MFA in Directing from York University. Margaret is a dramaturge, writer, actor, […]