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Upper Canada Repertory Company

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Formation
  
2001

Membership
  
45

Type
  
Theatre group

Artistic director(s)
  
Rochelle Douris

Purpose
  
Shakespeare, Contemporary Drama, Musical Theatre, Training

Location
  
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Upper Canada Repertory Company is a theatre company in Toronto, Canada founded by Rochelle Douris in 2001. It offers a training program for young actors as well as professional stagings of classic and contemporary work.

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Production history

  • Her Infinite Variety, 2002 (Jane Mallet Theatre)
  • Simply Chekhov, 2003 (Jane Mallet Theatre)
  • Turks & Infidels, 2003 (Jane Mallet Theatre)
  • The Comedy Show, 2004 (Jane Mallet Theatre)
  • North Stars, 2005 (Equity Showcase Theatre)
  • Troilus and Cressida: Redux, 2006 (Berkeley Street Theatre)
  • Macbeth: Reloaded, 2007 (Berkeley Street Theatre)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2008 (Walmer Theatre)
  • A Streetcar Named Desire, 2008 (Walmer Theatre)
  • Romeo and Juliet, 2009 (The Theatre Centre)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2009 (Marsh Street Theatre)
  • A Streetcar Named Desire, 2009 (Marsh Street Theatre)
  • The Children's Hour, 2010 (The Theatre Centre)
  • Twelfth Night, 2010 (The Theatre Centre)
  • "Little Women", 2011 (George Ignatieff Theatre)
  • "The Outsiders", 2011 (George Ignatieff Theatre)
  • "The Lord of the Flies", 2012 (The Theatre Centre)
  • "The Great Gatsby", 2012 (The Theatre Centre)
  • "The Taming of the Shrew", 2013 (DanceMakers Theatre)
  • "Alice Unchained", 2014 (DanceMakers Theatre)

    • Summer Camps

    Camps since 2011 have included a Shakespeare camp, a Musical Theatre ("Broadway") camp, and a one-week film acting intensive.

    Junior Repertory Company

    Members of the company participate in actor training at a high level reflecting professional-style training.

    Membership is by audition and invitation only.

    The program consists of twenty-six classes of training and rehearsal followed by a spring performance. Weekly five-hour class sessions teach acting, improvisation, theatre history, dance and singing, followed by rehearsal and performance of a play.

    References

    Upper Canada Repertory Company Wikipedia
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