The biggest mistake we could make would be to underestimate Satan.

by Erin Shields

facilitated by Yvette Nolan

composer Amanda Trapp

Yvette Nolan (Algonquin) is a playwright, director, and dramaturg. Plays include BLADE, Annie Mae’s Movement, The Birds (a modern adaptation of Aristophanes’ comedy), The Unplugging, Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show (co-writer), and the libretto Shanawdithit. She co-created, with Joel Bernbaum and Lancelot Knight, the verbatim play Reasonable Doubt, about relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. From 2003-2011, she served as Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts. Her book, Medicine Shows, about Indigenous performance in Canada, was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2015. She is an Artistic Associate with Signal Theatre. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Public Policy at Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy.

Our Student Marketing Team, Elan Miller-Jeannotte and Sammy Radelfinger, have put together some great behind-the-scenes content for Paradise Lost.

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We are pleased to announce a new award that recognizes longstanding commitments from our faculty members. This award is presented at the discretion of the Board, upon recommendation from the College’s senior management team. The award is to be presented to a faculty member who has demonstrated leadership and commitment to the College, including:

It is with great pleasure and sincere appreciation that the Board of Directors of the Canadian Heritage Arts Society wishes to honour Jim for his dedication and service to the Canadian College of Performing Arts, in presenting him with the recently created Faculty Leadership Award. Jim’s years of service as a faculty member, his support of CCPA graduates through Story Theatre Company, and his guidance as Chair of the Theatre Department have clearly demonstrated his commitment to the College’s mission.

Barbara Greeniaus

Chair, The Canadian Heritage Arts Society

After over twenty years of starting off the year with the Canadian College of Performing Arts, with the faculty, and with the students, I am, regrettably, not amongst you this year.

Let me say that I have found enormous pleasure in working at CCPA and watching its evolution. I’ve enjoyed the camaraderie of the faculty, the fun of working with the students and seeing their professional achievements, as well as being a part of the productions produced over the past 20 plus years. I have always felt proud to be part of the “valued faculty” often mentioned in speeches and gatherings, and had no hesitation in using my contacts in Victoria’s arts community to further the reputation of the College.

I will always admire the energy, the drive and the talent of the students that I have had a hand in training, and truly appreciate the more than fifty grads that I have hired for the Story Theatre Company, for various film projects, and for several Fringe productions. I will continue to look at these graduates first as I continue my work in the arts.

One of the most exciting moments for me is when the student becomes a colleague.

I would like to thank the Canadian College of Performing Arts for this inaugural Faculty Leadership Award and hope that my association with the school continues well into the future.

Sincerely,

James K. Leard B.F.A., M.A.

We are excited to announce the launch of applications to the 2021 Alumni Residency Program. An evolution of the Alumni Company Grant, the Residency Program will offer up to $10,000 cash, in-kind space at the College in summer 2021, mentorship, and more, towards both a community engagement and an artistic project.

Applications close December 15th, 2020. Find out more through the link below.

We looking forward to hearing from you!