Podcasts about smile theatre

For our 47th episode, we interviewed two Smile Serenaders to talk about improvisational theatre and its impact on mental health. Smile Theatre is a charity that delivers unique, professional, live musical theatre performances to seniors and other vulnerable people living in care. They have also begun using improvisational theatre approaches to help individuals have fun and connect with each other. We learn more about Smile Theatre, misconceptions about improv theatre, and the potential benefits that improv theatre has on mental wellness.

Jim is not only a writer of Canadian Musical Theatre, but a teacher and advocate as well. His advanced age gave him an opportunity to study The Craft Of Writing For The Musical Theatre with Broadway Conductor and Composer Lehman Engel, whose tradition of teaching young musical theatre writers is still being continued at New York's BMI Lehman Engel Workshop. After Leman's passing in 1982, Jim helped found The Guild Of Canadian Musical Theatre Writers, where he and other of Lehman's Canadian students tried to continue Lehman's mentorship of aspiring composers, lyricists and librettists with classes based in Toronto. Jim has taught similar classes for almost 30 years, for awhile with Toronto's ScriptLab, and most recently through a partnership between Smile Theatre and The Playwright's Guild Of Canada. Jim is also interested in the history and development of the Musical Theatre in Canada, and founded the first college course in The History of The Canadian Musical Theatre at Sheridan College in Oakville. Also well known as a dramaturge and director of new Canadian Musicals. http://www.jimbetts.ca/ Dancer is the winner of the 2023 Adams Prize For Musical Theatre. The inspirational story of Northern Dancer, the 'too small, too awkward, too feisty' colt who defied all odds to become the first Canadian horse to win The Kentucky Derby. Part high-concept musical, part high-octane ballet, Dancer celebrates a Canadian legend. Taking inspiration from his name, Northern Dancer and all the other horses are played by dancers, who communicate only through dance and movement. With a cast of 20, and award-winning creators and performers, Dancer is the show to place your bets on. https://dancerthemusical.ca/

Do, Re, MI, Fa, So, LA, Tea, Do!!! Smile theatre just makes me want to sing and SMILE! I interviewed Tom Carson and Jessica Becking about their awesome company that provides musical theatre programming to seniors. Check it out. www.smiletheatre.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/engagedinrec/message

Stephanie is a singer, dancer, actor and choreographer, based around the GTA. We talk about how her current work with Smile Theatre has impacted her, the process of creating an online mini-musical with the students of St. Andrew’s College, how virtual wedding planning is keeping her creativity alive, and our mutual disappointment when hearing dance competitions are being postponed. Follow Stephanie on Instagram: @stephaniewilson345 Follow Smile Theatre Company: Instagram: @smiletheatre Facebook: Smile Theatre Website: http://smiletheatre.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brianna-clarke/message

Episode Notes Jennifer Walls Jennifer is a performer producer, and voice-over actor. As a musical theatre performer she has played leading roles in a wide variety of musicals including RENT, Beauty And The Beast, The Wizard of Oz and number of Canadian premiers as well as the Dora Award nominated original musical review Off-Broadway, On Stage. She was also a finalist in the CBC hit show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?As a voice actor she has voiced recurring characters on a number of animated series’ including PBS’ Peg+ Cat and Amazon’s Creative Galaxy and is currently the voice of Family Jr.Jennifer is also the director of Hart House Theatre’s production of The Rocky Horror Show.www.jenniferwalls.com Twitter: @jeni_walls Instagram: jeniwallstoChris Tsujiuchi Chris is a graduate of Sheridan College's Musical Theatre Performance program. Performance credits include Fulgens and Lucres (PLS), Recurring John, Paradises Lost (SummerWorks Festival), and Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors (Lower Ossington Theatre and T3 productions). Musical Direction credits include A Misfortune (Next Stage Festival), HAIR (FirstAct Productions), One Song Glory '10 '11 & '12 (ActingUp Stage), A Joyful Noise (co-composer/lyricist, Smile Theatre), Mickey & Judy (Toronto Fringe), and bare: the Canadian Premiere (WatersEdge Productions). Chris has also worked as an accompanist and teacher at Sheridan College, Randolph Academy and George Brown College. He has toured extensively with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale as a singer and with Sharron Matthews as an accompanist/arranger (Sharron's Big Broadway Show, Jesus Thinks I'm Funny, GOLD, Full Dark). He can also be seen in his biannual "Chris-terical" series of cabarets at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.www.christsujiuchi.com Twitter: @ChrisTsujiuchiwww.harthouse.ca Twitter: @HHTheatre Instagram: hhtheatre Tickets: https://tickets.harthouse.ca/

In this week’s episode, I sit down with Alex Panneton and Jared Klein. Alex Panneton and Jared Klein are the writers of “Back To B4: A Bingo Bonanza” which just finished up a tour with Smile Theatre. In our conversation today we discuss how they first were introduced to writing and what spoke to them about writing for theatre, their time in theatre school and the main lessons they took from their training, as well as how they first met and eventually became writing partners. We also discuss the creation of “Back To B4: A Bingo Bonanza” and the advice they would give both fellow writers as well as people about to tour a show, the presence of social media in the arts and how it can be used to create new and exciting experiences for audiences, as well as what they have learned through touring their show and where they hope to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode, I sit down with Alex Panneton and Jared Klein. Alex Panneton and Jared Klein are the writers of “Back To B4: A Bingo Bonanza” which just finished up a tour with Smile Theatre. In our conversation today we discuss how they first were introduced to writing and what spoke to them about writing for theatre, their time in theatre school and the main lessons they took from their training, as well as how they first met and eventually became writing partners. We also discuss the creation of “Back To B4: A Bingo Bonanza” and the advice they would give both fellow writers as well as people about to tour a show, the presence of social media in the arts and how it can be used to create new and exciting experiences for audiences, as well as what they have learned through touring their show and where they hope to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.

We all recognize the magic and elation we feel after seeing a live performance. This week on OFF2BROADWAY, we talk to three people who deliver that joy right into the homes of seniors. Smile Theatre is a charity that brings musical theatre to senior citizens who may not be able to access it outside of their homes. Alex, Jared and Georgia join us in the car to talk about Smile's original musical, Back to B4: A Bingo Bonanza, and their love of theatre. Come for a ride! . . . “Maybe This Time” - Schitt's Creek - Behind the Episode: "Life is a Cabaret" - Schitt's Creek – Youtube “Finale” – The Cher Show (Original Broadway Cast Recording) All music tracks used for educational and entertainment purposes only.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Tom Carson. Tom Carson is a director, producer, administrator, writer, teacher, and is the Executive Director for Smile Theatre. In our conversation today we discuss how he got involved in theatre, his time at York University and the main lessons he took from his time in school, as well as some of his early experiences in the industry working in Montreal. We also discuss how he got involved with Smile Theatre and some of the company’s main goals, the importance of vulnerability both in terms of audiences and performers, as well as where he hopes to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.

In this week’s episode I sit down with Tom Carson. Tom Carson is a director, producer, administrator, writer, teacher, and is the Executive Director for Smile Theatre. In our conversation today we discuss how he got involved in theatre, his time at York University and the main lessons he took from his time in school, as well as some of his early experiences in the industry working in Montreal. We also discuss how he got involved with Smile Theatre and some of the company’s main goals, the importance of vulnerability both in terms of audiences and performers, as well as where he hopes to see theatre in Canada headed in the future.