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Unscripted: The Archive
Unscripted has evolved and changed over the years, but the core goal of the series has never changed. The Unscripted series was created to allow folks to gain an insight into the minds of artists, musicians, writers, and creatives of all kinds while also providing them a memorable experience. Below is a short archive of some of the Unscripted series that TAP has been proud to host.
Unscripted: Music Edition with The Pairs
We were joined for a special night of Unscripted the Music Series featuring London’s own award-winning harmonic folk trio The Pairs. After the performance we sat down with Noelle Frances Coughlin, Renée Coughlin, and Hillary Watson and engaged in an intimate conversation with the musicians to discuss their creative process, their working relationship as three songwriters and lead vocalists, and the projects the trio have in the works.
Our host for this session was Ryan Soulliere. Ryan is the associate producer for CBC London’s flagship show, London Morning. He also curates the very best music for the program, utilizing his community connections to shine a spotlight on homegrown talent.
ABOUT THE PAIRS
The Pairs are Noelle Frances Coughlin, Renée Coughlin, and Hillary Watson. Powered by soaring sister harmonies, this quirky trio's unbottled chemistry quickly connects them to their audience. With three distinct lead singer/songwriters, The Pairs offer a unique blend of music with stories of life's hope, hilarity, and hardship. These classically trained vocalists blur the line between the stage and the crowd as if we've pulled up a seat around their family's lively kitchen table. This award-winning group has been touring internationally in Canada, the USA, and Europe since 2022 and released their third studio album titled, "When Will We Find Our Way?" on October 13th 2023.
Our host for this session was Ryan Soulliere. Ryan is the associate producer for CBC London’s flagship show, London Morning. He also curates the very best music for the program, utilizing his community connections to shine a spotlight on homegrown talent.
ABOUT THE PAIRS
The Pairs are Noelle Frances Coughlin, Renée Coughlin, and Hillary Watson. Powered by soaring sister harmonies, this quirky trio's unbottled chemistry quickly connects them to their audience. With three distinct lead singer/songwriters, The Pairs offer a unique blend of music with stories of life's hope, hilarity, and hardship. These classically trained vocalists blur the line between the stage and the crowd as if we've pulled up a seat around their family's lively kitchen table. This award-winning group has been touring internationally in Canada, the USA, and Europe since 2022 and released their third studio album titled, "When Will We Find Our Way?" on October 13th 2023.
Unscripted: Film Edition with Joe Haidar and Rob McCallum
We were excited to be joined by director Rob McCallum and Disney animator Joe Haidar to be screening their films, “Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe” and “Animated American”. Following these screenings, we dove into a conversation led by Whitney South, with both directors regarding their insights into artistic inspirations, collaboration, and so much more.
About Joe Haidar
Joe co-directed the award-winning ANIMATED AMERICAN, a live-action/animation hybrid short film, along with Jim Baker. In 2017, Joe will be directing a soon-to-be-announced animated TV series by DreamWorks. Joe has also worked as a storyboard artist on such features as ROADCHIP and BLAZING SAMURAI, the all new animated SMURFS movie at Sony Pictures Animation as well as CURIOUS GEORGE, ENCHANTED, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS THE SQUEAKQUEL, MR. LIMPET, and HOP; helping the directors realize their vision. He also supervised animation for the live-action indy musical LUCKY STIFF. Prior to storyboarding, Joe was a feature animator at Walt Disney Studios for fifteen years. While there, he pitched the idea that inspired Disney to make their version of HERCULES. Joe has animated on some of Disney’s most beloved characters, including the Genie (Robin Williams) in ALADDIN and Roger Rabbit in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with academy award winners Richard Williams and Robert Zemeckis. He worked on the highly acclaimed film BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (the only animated feature ever to be nominated for Best Picture), as well as MULAN, POCAHONTAS, ATLANTIS, and HOME ON THE RANGE. Prior to Disney, he worked in London England on rock videos, commercials and storyboarded on the cult classic feature, HIGHLANDER.
About Rob McCallum
Armed with infectious positive energy and a deep love of pop culture, Rob McCallum has spent the last 20 years making documentaries on the coolest subjects imaginable: cartoons, action figures, video games and music. He's garnered three Emmy-nominations for his writing and directing skills, won numerous awards for his films and raised over $500,000 via crowdfunding initiatives. A Canadian-American dual citizen, Rob has helmed a slew of universally loved projects including the fan-favourite, Power of Grayskull, the award-winning festival darling, Missing Mom, and the ever-green video game adventure, Nintendo Quest. Most recently, Rob directed Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe for Amazon & CBC which took home a People's Choice award at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival.
About Joe Haidar
Joe co-directed the award-winning ANIMATED AMERICAN, a live-action/animation hybrid short film, along with Jim Baker. In 2017, Joe will be directing a soon-to-be-announced animated TV series by DreamWorks. Joe has also worked as a storyboard artist on such features as ROADCHIP and BLAZING SAMURAI, the all new animated SMURFS movie at Sony Pictures Animation as well as CURIOUS GEORGE, ENCHANTED, ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS THE SQUEAKQUEL, MR. LIMPET, and HOP; helping the directors realize their vision. He also supervised animation for the live-action indy musical LUCKY STIFF. Prior to storyboarding, Joe was a feature animator at Walt Disney Studios for fifteen years. While there, he pitched the idea that inspired Disney to make their version of HERCULES. Joe has animated on some of Disney’s most beloved characters, including the Genie (Robin Williams) in ALADDIN and Roger Rabbit in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with academy award winners Richard Williams and Robert Zemeckis. He worked on the highly acclaimed film BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (the only animated feature ever to be nominated for Best Picture), as well as MULAN, POCAHONTAS, ATLANTIS, and HOME ON THE RANGE. Prior to Disney, he worked in London England on rock videos, commercials and storyboarded on the cult classic feature, HIGHLANDER.
About Rob McCallum
Armed with infectious positive energy and a deep love of pop culture, Rob McCallum has spent the last 20 years making documentaries on the coolest subjects imaginable: cartoons, action figures, video games and music. He's garnered three Emmy-nominations for his writing and directing skills, won numerous awards for his films and raised over $500,000 via crowdfunding initiatives. A Canadian-American dual citizen, Rob has helmed a slew of universally loved projects including the fan-favourite, Power of Grayskull, the award-winning festival darling, Missing Mom, and the ever-green video game adventure, Nintendo Quest. Most recently, Rob directed Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe for Amazon & CBC which took home a People's Choice award at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival.
Unscripted: Music Edition with Misha Bower and Pete Hurst
We were joined for a special night of Unscripted: The Music Series featuring a new live show called Meetings by local musician and writer Misha Bower. A blend of music and storytelling, Meetings is set in a shifting support group context where Misha plays a series of characters confiding to their peers—the audience. For each character, she performed a monologue and song that crystalize a unique moment of personal disclosure. The song portion of the show featured accompaniment by Pete Hurst, a local sound technician who has put himself on the other side of the mixing desk to revisit his musical roots as an accompanying guitarist.
Audiences should know that Meetings highlights human journeys threaded with addiction, trauma and loss. It has a dynamic emotional tone that is automatically tender, but searches equally for vulnerability and the unexpected comedy so central to the art of coping.
The Unscripted conversation was hosted by Josh Lambier, Artistic Director of Words Festival and collaborative pillar in the London arts community.
ABOUT MISHA BOWER
Misha Bower is a writer and musician based in London. Her work, literary and musical, is character-driven and often focused on the idiosyncratic ways people cope with and internalize life experience. Her current project Meetings is a live show set in a support group context, in which Misha portrays different characters in unique moments of personal disclosure with original monologues and songs. To learn more about Misha visit mishabower.com | @meeshleona
ABOUT PETE HURST
Pete Hurst works primarily as a live sound technician. When the occasion arises however, he will put himself on the other side of the mixing desk, and not just to prove to any skeptical musicians that he can follow the dictum, "Never ask someone to do something you wouldn't do yourself." Pete's first introduction to the industry was as an accompanying guitarist, and he is happy to revisit those roots to support Misha Bower on stage.
Audiences should know that Meetings highlights human journeys threaded with addiction, trauma and loss. It has a dynamic emotional tone that is automatically tender, but searches equally for vulnerability and the unexpected comedy so central to the art of coping.
The Unscripted conversation was hosted by Josh Lambier, Artistic Director of Words Festival and collaborative pillar in the London arts community.
ABOUT MISHA BOWER
Misha Bower is a writer and musician based in London. Her work, literary and musical, is character-driven and often focused on the idiosyncratic ways people cope with and internalize life experience. Her current project Meetings is a live show set in a support group context, in which Misha portrays different characters in unique moments of personal disclosure with original monologues and songs. To learn more about Misha visit mishabower.com | @meeshleona
ABOUT PETE HURST
Pete Hurst works primarily as a live sound technician. When the occasion arises however, he will put himself on the other side of the mixing desk, and not just to prove to any skeptical musicians that he can follow the dictum, "Never ask someone to do something you wouldn't do yourself." Pete's first introduction to the industry was as an accompanying guitarist, and he is happy to revisit those roots to support Misha Bower on stage.
Unscripted: Music Edition with The Magic Daffodils
We were joined for a special night of Unscripted: The Music Series featuring a live performance and lively conversation between three generations of experimental musicians from the London Ontario region: Art Pratten, Alex Schmoll, Richard Moule, Cailen Dye, Bernie Koenig, Warren Pratten.
Jamming together for over 2 years, this was the first public performance for the Daffodils.
The members have a rich history in experimental music spanning over 70 years. Creating and performing in the prominent experimental musical group the Nihilist Spasm Band, performing locally and abroad, working as faculty in the music industry, hosting experimental music radio shows, and organizing improv music events over many decades.
Toronto based journalist, author, and producer Liisa Ladouceur hosted the evening's conversation. Liisa has covered a vast mix of music and culture topics in her writing and producing career, but she also brings her experience as a past Polaris Music Prize Board of Director, cultural influencer and music columnist for distinguished publications such as, Alternative Press, SOCAN's Words & Music, SPIN Magazine, has appeared on MuchMoreMusic's Listed, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, CBC Radio, has Film/TV credits on BangerTV, Metal Evolution, Iron Maiden: Flight 666.
Jamming together for over 2 years, this was the first public performance for the Daffodils.
The members have a rich history in experimental music spanning over 70 years. Creating and performing in the prominent experimental musical group the Nihilist Spasm Band, performing locally and abroad, working as faculty in the music industry, hosting experimental music radio shows, and organizing improv music events over many decades.
Toronto based journalist, author, and producer Liisa Ladouceur hosted the evening's conversation. Liisa has covered a vast mix of music and culture topics in her writing and producing career, but she also brings her experience as a past Polaris Music Prize Board of Director, cultural influencer and music columnist for distinguished publications such as, Alternative Press, SOCAN's Words & Music, SPIN Magazine, has appeared on MuchMoreMusic's Listed, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, CBC Radio, has Film/TV credits on BangerTV, Metal Evolution, Iron Maiden: Flight 666.
Unscripted: Music Edition with Ron Hawkins
We were joined for a special night of Unscripted: The Music Edition that featured a live solo acoustic performance and lively conversation with revered Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Hawkins, lead singer/multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter of Canada’s legendary Lowest of the Low. This Unscripted conversation was hosted by Cory Crossman, Music Industry Development Officer for the City of London.
This was a chance for folks to learn more about Ron's creative process, his experience in the music industry, and his perspective on how the industry has changed and continues to change.
ABOUT RON HAWKINS
Ron Hawkins has long been revered as one of Canada’s greatest contemporary singer-songwriters. As lead singer/multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter of Canada’s legendary Lowest of the Low, Ron Hawkins has enjoyed many accolades through the years: In 1996, 2000 and again in 2005, Chart Magazine honoured the group’s 1991 debut album, Shakespeare My Butt, with spots in the top 10 of the Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time. In 2000 and once again in 2015, Hawkins was voted Songwriter of the Year by NOW Magazine’s reader’s poll. Also in 2000, Ron received Toronto station 102.1 The Edge’s Lifetime Achievement Award. And in that same year Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails won album of the year at The Indie Awards, for their album Crackstatic. In 2008 The Lowest of the Low was inducted into the Canadian Indie Rock Hall of Fame and awarded gold records for Shakespeare My Butt.
This was a chance for folks to learn more about Ron's creative process, his experience in the music industry, and his perspective on how the industry has changed and continues to change.
ABOUT RON HAWKINS
Ron Hawkins has long been revered as one of Canada’s greatest contemporary singer-songwriters. As lead singer/multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter of Canada’s legendary Lowest of the Low, Ron Hawkins has enjoyed many accolades through the years: In 1996, 2000 and again in 2005, Chart Magazine honoured the group’s 1991 debut album, Shakespeare My Butt, with spots in the top 10 of the Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time. In 2000 and once again in 2015, Hawkins was voted Songwriter of the Year by NOW Magazine’s reader’s poll. Also in 2000, Ron received Toronto station 102.1 The Edge’s Lifetime Achievement Award. And in that same year Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails won album of the year at The Indie Awards, for their album Crackstatic. In 2008 The Lowest of the Low was inducted into the Canadian Indie Rock Hall of Fame and awarded gold records for Shakespeare My Butt.
Unscripted with Anthony Veilleux, Sarah Legault, and Jacqui Gallant.
As part of the Dollirium exhibition we featured in our gallery, we were joined by Anthony Veilleux, Sarah Legault, and Jacqui Gallant for an Unscripted: Speaker Edition. We explored how these artists use their artistic vision and skill sets to create charismatic characters with endearing stories. We also chatted about why they searched out other like-minded creators and developed opportunities for collaboration, mentorship, and community.
This Unscripted event was led by Josh Lambier the Artistic Director of the Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival.
About Anthony Veilleux
(London, ON) Born in the late sixties into an Air Force family in Quebec, Canada as the last of six kids to an amazing pair of supportive and creative parents. Anthony found his creativity early on drawing on used computer punch cards his Mom brought home from work, making plasticine dinosaurs, aliens with tin foil armatures for stop-motion epics with the family super eight camera, monster mask sculptures on styrofoam wig forms, and fake bloody aftermaths of destruction with flesh coloured plasticine and morticians wax with syrup blood on the neighbourhood kids.
His artistic pursuits found focus while attending Beal Art in London, Ontario. Shortly after art school he landed an apprenticeship at Blue Dragon Tattoo here in London, which allowed him to make a comfortable living designing and applying“walking art” on many wonderful clients. Anthony is the current owner of 227 Tattoo. This has allowed him more freelancing opportunities in special effects make-up artist and sculptor. Some of Anthony’s proudest film contributions have been: John Fawcett’s Ginger Snaps, George Romero's Land of the Dead, Zach Snyder's 300, a few of the Resident Evil films, Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim and Ari Aster’s recent film Beau Is Afraid.
Anthony has never stopped honing his skills and showing in galleries with so many talented creative people helps fuel his creative ideas. His recent sculptures are an exploration of the beauty of the human and not so human form with a darker narrative, always enjoying both the final outcome and the journey to get there.
About Jacqui Gallant
(London, ON) Alongside her late partner Jason Wojceik, Jacqui Gallant funneled her creativity into Jay’s dream of opening a tattoo shop where together they could share their passion with other tattoo and body modification enthusiasts. In 1996 Addictive Tattoo opened its doors, and to this day holds the title of London Ontario’s longest running tattoo street shop.
In Jacqui’s personal time, she fell down the rabbit hole into the strange world of art dollmaking. As a maker and collector, Jacqui Gallant, would travel far and wide in order to meet other unusual like minded art dollmakers. It was a goal for Jacqui to one day host a space where doll artists could come together to learn, create and exhibit their off the beaten path works of art. In 2011, Jacqui opened Dollirium Art Doll Emporium in London, Ontario. During Dollirium’s short lifespan, it was the world's only international art doll gallery that supported over 80 artists from 22 countries around the world. Even though Dollirium shut its doors in the Fall of 2013, its legacy continues to live on, and Jacqui continues to create and stay connected with the art doll community at large.
About Sarah Legault
(London, ON) Sarah Legault is a Juno Award winning music video director, filmmaker, producer, stop-motion animator, builder and writer. Her first stop-motion animation Dear Love earned the Best Animated Short Film Award at the 2014 Toronto Independent Film Festival. Since then; Sarah has teamed up with Canadian electro-goth band Johnny Hollow to direct and animate their stop-motion music video Firefly (2016), co-directed and animated Canadian punk-rock band Billy Talent - Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats (2017. Warner Music), directed and animated iskwē - Little Star (2019) which premiered on Billboard.com and gained attention by CBC Music, NOW Magazine, earned her the 2020 Juno Award for Music Video of the Year, and became a recipient of the Stingray Music: Rising Stars prize. In 2021 Sarah was scouted to be the practical lighting technician for the stop-motion animated TV show Ultra City Smiths (AMC, AMC+, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Elephant Pictures) alongside an all-star cast featuring voice actors Tom Waits, Julian Barratt, Terry O'Quinn, Luis Guzmán, and Sunita Mani, created by Steve Conrad (also known for: The Patriot, The Weather Man, The Pursuit of Happyness).
Since 2005, Sarah’s work has encompassed illustration, art doll making, set building, stop-motion animation, directing, miniature practical lighting, painting, photography, design, and storytelling. Sarah has won over 10 awards for her unique custom motorcycle paint work and has participated in over 50 group exhibits locally and in Toronto, Berlin, Krakow, Los Angeles. Sarah managed Dollirium Art Doll Emporium during its lifespan and is the co-curator of The Shadowood Collective.
This Unscripted event was led by Josh Lambier the Artistic Director of the Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival.
About Anthony Veilleux
(London, ON) Born in the late sixties into an Air Force family in Quebec, Canada as the last of six kids to an amazing pair of supportive and creative parents. Anthony found his creativity early on drawing on used computer punch cards his Mom brought home from work, making plasticine dinosaurs, aliens with tin foil armatures for stop-motion epics with the family super eight camera, monster mask sculptures on styrofoam wig forms, and fake bloody aftermaths of destruction with flesh coloured plasticine and morticians wax with syrup blood on the neighbourhood kids.
His artistic pursuits found focus while attending Beal Art in London, Ontario. Shortly after art school he landed an apprenticeship at Blue Dragon Tattoo here in London, which allowed him to make a comfortable living designing and applying“walking art” on many wonderful clients. Anthony is the current owner of 227 Tattoo. This has allowed him more freelancing opportunities in special effects make-up artist and sculptor. Some of Anthony’s proudest film contributions have been: John Fawcett’s Ginger Snaps, George Romero's Land of the Dead, Zach Snyder's 300, a few of the Resident Evil films, Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim and Ari Aster’s recent film Beau Is Afraid.
Anthony has never stopped honing his skills and showing in galleries with so many talented creative people helps fuel his creative ideas. His recent sculptures are an exploration of the beauty of the human and not so human form with a darker narrative, always enjoying both the final outcome and the journey to get there.
About Jacqui Gallant
(London, ON) Alongside her late partner Jason Wojceik, Jacqui Gallant funneled her creativity into Jay’s dream of opening a tattoo shop where together they could share their passion with other tattoo and body modification enthusiasts. In 1996 Addictive Tattoo opened its doors, and to this day holds the title of London Ontario’s longest running tattoo street shop.
In Jacqui’s personal time, she fell down the rabbit hole into the strange world of art dollmaking. As a maker and collector, Jacqui Gallant, would travel far and wide in order to meet other unusual like minded art dollmakers. It was a goal for Jacqui to one day host a space where doll artists could come together to learn, create and exhibit their off the beaten path works of art. In 2011, Jacqui opened Dollirium Art Doll Emporium in London, Ontario. During Dollirium’s short lifespan, it was the world's only international art doll gallery that supported over 80 artists from 22 countries around the world. Even though Dollirium shut its doors in the Fall of 2013, its legacy continues to live on, and Jacqui continues to create and stay connected with the art doll community at large.
About Sarah Legault
(London, ON) Sarah Legault is a Juno Award winning music video director, filmmaker, producer, stop-motion animator, builder and writer. Her first stop-motion animation Dear Love earned the Best Animated Short Film Award at the 2014 Toronto Independent Film Festival. Since then; Sarah has teamed up with Canadian electro-goth band Johnny Hollow to direct and animate their stop-motion music video Firefly (2016), co-directed and animated Canadian punk-rock band Billy Talent - Ghost Ship of Cannibal Rats (2017. Warner Music), directed and animated iskwē - Little Star (2019) which premiered on Billboard.com and gained attention by CBC Music, NOW Magazine, earned her the 2020 Juno Award for Music Video of the Year, and became a recipient of the Stingray Music: Rising Stars prize. In 2021 Sarah was scouted to be the practical lighting technician for the stop-motion animated TV show Ultra City Smiths (AMC, AMC+, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Elephant Pictures) alongside an all-star cast featuring voice actors Tom Waits, Julian Barratt, Terry O'Quinn, Luis Guzmán, and Sunita Mani, created by Steve Conrad (also known for: The Patriot, The Weather Man, The Pursuit of Happyness).
Since 2005, Sarah’s work has encompassed illustration, art doll making, set building, stop-motion animation, directing, miniature practical lighting, painting, photography, design, and storytelling. Sarah has won over 10 awards for her unique custom motorcycle paint work and has participated in over 50 group exhibits locally and in Toronto, Berlin, Krakow, Los Angeles. Sarah managed Dollirium Art Doll Emporium during its lifespan and is the co-curator of The Shadowood Collective.
Unscripted: Music Edition with hackedepicciotto
We were joined for a special night of Unscripted: The Music Edition that featured a live performance and lively conversation with Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto. Danielle de Picciotto moved from New York to Berlin in 1987, to become the co-initiator of the Berlin Love Parade, a collaborator of the Ocean Club; Monica Werkstatt with Gudrun Gut; member of cult band Crime & The City Solution and Alexander’s partner in crime. Alexander Hacke is an original member and bass player of Einstürzende Neubauten. The artist couple, married in 2006, has creatively collaborated on international projects for two decades.
The Unscripted conversation was hosted by Timothy Glasglow, station manager at Radio Western, musician, and celebrated electronic genius.
The Unscripted conversation was hosted by Timothy Glasglow, station manager at Radio Western, musician, and celebrated electronic genius.
Unscripted: A Brief History of Cartooning with Jason McLean
We were joined by 2023 Ting artist Jason McLean and Josh Lambier, Artistic Director of Wordsfest as they dove into the rich history of cartooning, comics, zines and graphic illustration by artists and creative industry in Southwestern Ontario. The conversation included insights into artistic collaboration, industry innovation and the pulse of London’s creative scene.
ABOUT JASON MCLEAN
Jason McLean is a Brooklyn-based Canadian artist most widely known for his mixed-media drawings and paintings. These works exhibit a tangled web of thoughts and ideas that take the viewer from place to place through the use of lines and bright, punchy colors. He mixes mediums and pieces of his life often resulting in autobiographical work. As his life and quirky interests heavily influence his art, there are traces of obsessive object collecting, mind-mapping from one idea to the next, and a slew of collaborative improvisational projects throughout.
ABOUT JASON MCLEAN
Jason McLean is a Brooklyn-based Canadian artist most widely known for his mixed-media drawings and paintings. These works exhibit a tangled web of thoughts and ideas that take the viewer from place to place through the use of lines and bright, punchy colors. He mixes mediums and pieces of his life often resulting in autobiographical work. As his life and quirky interests heavily influence his art, there are traces of obsessive object collecting, mind-mapping from one idea to the next, and a slew of collaborative improvisational projects throughout.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Eric Drummond, Art Pratten, and Steve Tracy.
We were joined for an evening of Unscripted with artists Eric Drummond, Art Pratten and Steve Tracy. We discussed their passions, creative process and studio practice and the importance of mentorship, collaboration and creative community. This Unscripted was hosted by Brian Lambert. This Unscripted took place on October 27th, 2022.
ABOUT ERIC DRUMMOND
Born to parents from Madeira, Portugal and Le Marche, Italy; Eric was inspired by western art specifically from the Italian Renaissance. Some of the artists most influential to Eric over the years include: Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Pontormo,Bernini, Rembrandt, Velazquez, John Singer Sargent, and Bouguereau. After studying Art History at the University of Guelph, he was accepted and enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art in 2016. There he was taught to draw and paint the figure from life and compose portraits and still lifes, using the traditional methods and practices developed by the old masters from which he was so inspired by as a child. Eric’s work has been awarded and featured by The Art Renewal Center, The MEAM Museum of Barcelona, and The Florence Academy of Art. He is an alumni of and has worked as a principle instructor of drawing at The Florence Academy of Art, and has exhibited internationally in Italy, Spain, The United States and Canada.
ABOUT ART PRATTEN
Canadian noise musician, and one of the founding members of the Nihilist Spasm Band (often referred to as the godfathers of noise music). Art Pratten has become a prominent figure in the world of experimental music since 1965. In the early days of their careers performing at the Forest City Gallery (London, ON) their original intent was to scare their audience away with non-traditional ways of beating on handmade instruments and refusing to learn the basic components of musical training. To their surprise, this led to the N.S.B selling out multiple performance spaces worldwide, even appearing on live television programming in Japan and influencing the next generation of bands such has, Sonic Youth (NYC), Einstürzende Neubauten (Berlin, Germany). In his spare time, Art enjoys carpentry work. If he is not busy building wooden stringed instruments, he has been known to lend his talents to local film projects (one winning a Juno Award for Music Video of the Year in 2020).
ABOUT STEVE TRACY
Born in California in 1953, Steve Tracy discovered his natural affinity for art with a hand-me-down set of oil paints. Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Tracy went on to live the life of a true “traveling artist”. Studying in the School of Visual Arts in New York and rubbing shoulders with the likes of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Andy Worhol in SoHo. He went on to continue his studies in Colorado’s Institute of Fine Art and California’s Kala Art Institute, specializing in sculpting, design, illustration and commercial art. Steve became well recognized for his Canadian landscape paintings and Extreme Skiers series. Steve’s work has been exhibited across the globe; NYC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Florida, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Europe. And been commissioned to do work for major corporations such as Atari, Apple, Bank of America, Cirque du Soleil, Microsoft (to name a few). His contribution as a scenic artist on the HBO movie “Dawn's Early Light” (1990), went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects. Steve Tracey now comfortably resides in London, Ontario, painting from his well-appointed country art studio just North of the city with his wife and business partner, Gert.
Steve Tracy discovered his natural affinity for art with a hand-me-down set of oil paints. Tracy went on to live the life of a true “traveling artist”. Studying in the School of Visual Arts in New York and rubbing shoulders with the likes of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Andy Worhol in SoHo. He went on to continue his studies in Colorado’s Institute of Fine Art and California’s Kala Art Institute, specializing in sculpting, design, illustration and commercial art. Steve’s work has been exhibited across the globe; NYC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Florida, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Europe. And been commissioned to do work for major corporations such as Atari, Apple, Bank of America, Cirque du Soleil, Microsoft (to name a few). Steve comfortably resides in London, Ontario, painting from his art studio just North of the city with his wife and business partner, Gert.
ABOUT ERIC DRUMMOND
Born to parents from Madeira, Portugal and Le Marche, Italy; Eric was inspired by western art specifically from the Italian Renaissance. Some of the artists most influential to Eric over the years include: Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Pontormo,Bernini, Rembrandt, Velazquez, John Singer Sargent, and Bouguereau. After studying Art History at the University of Guelph, he was accepted and enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art in 2016. There he was taught to draw and paint the figure from life and compose portraits and still lifes, using the traditional methods and practices developed by the old masters from which he was so inspired by as a child. Eric’s work has been awarded and featured by The Art Renewal Center, The MEAM Museum of Barcelona, and The Florence Academy of Art. He is an alumni of and has worked as a principle instructor of drawing at The Florence Academy of Art, and has exhibited internationally in Italy, Spain, The United States and Canada.
ABOUT ART PRATTEN
Canadian noise musician, and one of the founding members of the Nihilist Spasm Band (often referred to as the godfathers of noise music). Art Pratten has become a prominent figure in the world of experimental music since 1965. In the early days of their careers performing at the Forest City Gallery (London, ON) their original intent was to scare their audience away with non-traditional ways of beating on handmade instruments and refusing to learn the basic components of musical training. To their surprise, this led to the N.S.B selling out multiple performance spaces worldwide, even appearing on live television programming in Japan and influencing the next generation of bands such has, Sonic Youth (NYC), Einstürzende Neubauten (Berlin, Germany). In his spare time, Art enjoys carpentry work. If he is not busy building wooden stringed instruments, he has been known to lend his talents to local film projects (one winning a Juno Award for Music Video of the Year in 2020).
ABOUT STEVE TRACY
Born in California in 1953, Steve Tracy discovered his natural affinity for art with a hand-me-down set of oil paints. Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Tracy went on to live the life of a true “traveling artist”. Studying in the School of Visual Arts in New York and rubbing shoulders with the likes of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Andy Worhol in SoHo. He went on to continue his studies in Colorado’s Institute of Fine Art and California’s Kala Art Institute, specializing in sculpting, design, illustration and commercial art. Steve became well recognized for his Canadian landscape paintings and Extreme Skiers series. Steve’s work has been exhibited across the globe; NYC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Florida, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Europe. And been commissioned to do work for major corporations such as Atari, Apple, Bank of America, Cirque du Soleil, Microsoft (to name a few). His contribution as a scenic artist on the HBO movie “Dawn's Early Light” (1990), went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects. Steve Tracey now comfortably resides in London, Ontario, painting from his well-appointed country art studio just North of the city with his wife and business partner, Gert.
Steve Tracy discovered his natural affinity for art with a hand-me-down set of oil paints. Tracy went on to live the life of a true “traveling artist”. Studying in the School of Visual Arts in New York and rubbing shoulders with the likes of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Andy Worhol in SoHo. He went on to continue his studies in Colorado’s Institute of Fine Art and California’s Kala Art Institute, specializing in sculpting, design, illustration and commercial art. Steve’s work has been exhibited across the globe; NYC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Florida, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Europe. And been commissioned to do work for major corporations such as Atari, Apple, Bank of America, Cirque du Soleil, Microsoft (to name a few). Steve comfortably resides in London, Ontario, painting from his art studio just North of the city with his wife and business partner, Gert.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Derek Laufman and Michael Walsh.
For the Ting edition of Unscripted, we were joined by Derek Laufman and Michael Walsh. Derek has is a freelance illustrator/designer who has worked for Marvel, Warner Bros., Disney Publishing, Hasbro and Mattel. Michael is an Eisner and Shuster nominated comic-book creator whose clients include Marvel, DC, Titan and Archie Comic. Michael and Derek were by Diana Tamblyn. This Unscripted took place on May 2nd, 2019.
ABOUT DEREK LAUFMAN
Derek Laufman has been a professional comic artist and illustrator for 25 years and resides In London, Ontario CANADA. He studied classical animation at Sheridan College, and for several years now Derek has been drawing and creating his own comics and graphic novels including Ruinworld, Bot-9, The Witch of Wickerson and his newest series Crimson Fall. Derek is also a freelance illustrator who has worked with Marvel, DC, DreamWorks, TOPPS, Hasbro and Mattel. He is the designer of Marvel’s SuperHero Adventure line as well as DC’s Super Friends.
ABOUT MICHAEL WALSH
Michael Walsh is an Eisner and Shuster nominated Canadian comic-book creator, based out of Hamilton, Ontario.
After Graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design he worked in advertising and editorial illustration.
In 2013 Michael co-created the IMAGE comic book series COMEBACK, soon to be a major motion picture. Since then he has worked primarily with MARVEL COMICS on properties such as Star Wars, Spider-Man, The Avengers, and the X-Men. His publishers also include DARK HORSE, VALIANT, ARCHIE COMICS, TITAN, DC, BOOM and IDW.
ABOUT DEREK LAUFMAN
Derek Laufman has been a professional comic artist and illustrator for 25 years and resides In London, Ontario CANADA. He studied classical animation at Sheridan College, and for several years now Derek has been drawing and creating his own comics and graphic novels including Ruinworld, Bot-9, The Witch of Wickerson and his newest series Crimson Fall. Derek is also a freelance illustrator who has worked with Marvel, DC, DreamWorks, TOPPS, Hasbro and Mattel. He is the designer of Marvel’s SuperHero Adventure line as well as DC’s Super Friends.
ABOUT MICHAEL WALSH
Michael Walsh is an Eisner and Shuster nominated Canadian comic-book creator, based out of Hamilton, Ontario.
After Graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design he worked in advertising and editorial illustration.
In 2013 Michael co-created the IMAGE comic book series COMEBACK, soon to be a major motion picture. Since then he has worked primarily with MARVEL COMICS on properties such as Star Wars, Spider-Man, The Avengers, and the X-Men. His publishers also include DARK HORSE, VALIANT, ARCHIE COMICS, TITAN, DC, BOOM and IDW.
Objects/Unscripted with Camille Inston and Kim Solga
This special night of Unscripted featured Camille Intson and Kim Solga that featured a unique art exhibition and panel discussion. Prior to the Unscripted conversation, audiences were invited to our theatre space to view Camille’s cumulative installation Objects: London, Portrait of a City. This interdisciplinary project considered the material conditions of memory in relation to place through intimate collections of items, and their respective stories, collected and curated by the artist throughout her time as a London resident. Camille was the student writer in residence at Western and studio resident at TAP.
Immediately following will be an in-depth conversation with Camille and Kim that explored the creative process from the perspectives of both artists and educators, including storytelling, performance, and theatre. The audience had the opportunity to ask questions and connect with our featured guests. The host for this Unscripted was Josh Lambier, the founder and creative director of Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival. This Unscripted took place on March 14th, 2019.
Immediately following will be an in-depth conversation with Camille and Kim that explored the creative process from the perspectives of both artists and educators, including storytelling, performance, and theatre. The audience had the opportunity to ask questions and connect with our featured guests. The host for this Unscripted was Josh Lambier, the founder and creative director of Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival. This Unscripted took place on March 14th, 2019.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Jordi Mand
Unscripted: Speaker Edition returned with Jordi Mand. As one of Canada’s emerging playwrights, with her play Brontë: The World Without made it’s world premiere at the Stratford Festival. There was plenty to talk about with Jordi and it was a great conversation for all those emerging artists out there who are developing new work -no matter what creative discipline! This Unscripted took place on September 29th, 2018.
About Jordi Mand
Jordi Mand is a Toronto-based playwright who has worked with some of Canada’s most prominent theatre companies. Her work has been produced nationally, internationally and published by Playwrights Canada Press. Her plays include Between the Sheets (Nightwood Theatre), Caught (Theatre Passe Muraille), This Will Be Excellent (Carousel Players). She is a 2017/2018 Resident of the Bell Media Prime TV Program at the Canadian Film Centre. She has been a Playwright-in-Residence with Theatre Passe Muraille, Carousel Players and Nightswimming Theatre. She is a past member of the Tarragon Theatre’s Playwrights Unit and the Stratford Festival’s Playwrights Retreat. Mand is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada’s Acting Program. Her new play Brontë: The World Without made its world premiere this summer at the Stratford Festival.
About Jordi Mand
Jordi Mand is a Toronto-based playwright who has worked with some of Canada’s most prominent theatre companies. Her work has been produced nationally, internationally and published by Playwrights Canada Press. Her plays include Between the Sheets (Nightwood Theatre), Caught (Theatre Passe Muraille), This Will Be Excellent (Carousel Players). She is a 2017/2018 Resident of the Bell Media Prime TV Program at the Canadian Film Centre. She has been a Playwright-in-Residence with Theatre Passe Muraille, Carousel Players and Nightswimming Theatre. She is a past member of the Tarragon Theatre’s Playwrights Unit and the Stratford Festival’s Playwrights Retreat. Mand is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada’s Acting Program. Her new play Brontë: The World Without made its world premiere this summer at the Stratford Festival.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Keira Loughran
TAP was excited to welcome Keira Loughran to Unscripted, where she shared her perspective and experiences in play development and bringing works to the stage. The host for this talk was Josh Lambier, the founder and creative director of Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival. This Unscripted took place on July 6th, 2018.
ABOUT KEIRA LOUGHRAN
Hailing from Toronto, now working and raising her family with her partner in Stratford, Keira has been pushing the boundaries of Canadian theatre for over 20 years as a producer, director, actor, dramaturg and playwright with companies across the country. She currently serves as Associate Producer for the Forum and Laboratory at the Stratford Festival, spearheading organizational change through these initiatives, under Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino. Directing credits include The Comedy of Errors, The Aeneid, and The Komagata Maru Incident (Stratford Festival), Titus Andronicus (Canadian Stage Company), and Pu-Erh (K’Now Theatre) for which she was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore award. She has been Artistic Producer of the SummerWorks Festival in Toronto from 2005-2007, founding Artistic Director of K’Now Theatre, and spent over 20 years as an actor playing leading roles in theatres across the country including Alberta Theatre Projects, Persephone Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Nightwood Theatre, and two seasons at the Stratford Festival. Keira has a second degree black belt in aikido which she teaches in Stratford.
ABOUT KEIRA LOUGHRAN
Hailing from Toronto, now working and raising her family with her partner in Stratford, Keira has been pushing the boundaries of Canadian theatre for over 20 years as a producer, director, actor, dramaturg and playwright with companies across the country. She currently serves as Associate Producer for the Forum and Laboratory at the Stratford Festival, spearheading organizational change through these initiatives, under Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino. Directing credits include The Comedy of Errors, The Aeneid, and The Komagata Maru Incident (Stratford Festival), Titus Andronicus (Canadian Stage Company), and Pu-Erh (K’Now Theatre) for which she was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore award. She has been Artistic Producer of the SummerWorks Festival in Toronto from 2005-2007, founding Artistic Director of K’Now Theatre, and spent over 20 years as an actor playing leading roles in theatres across the country including Alberta Theatre Projects, Persephone Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Nightwood Theatre, and two seasons at the Stratford Festival. Keira has a second degree black belt in aikido which she teaches in Stratford.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Britta Johnson
For this edition of the Unscripted: Speaker Edition, TAP was thrilled to welcome composer and writer Britta Johnson -one of Canada's emerging voices in musical theatre.
ABOUT BRITTA JOHNSON
Britta Johnson is a Toronto-based composer, lyricist and writer. Her writing credits include: Life After (Canadian Stage/Musical Stage Company), Alligator Tears (Blyth Festival), Big Box Story (Stratford Festival special presentation). With her sister Anika Johnson: Brantwood (Theatre Sheridan; Dora Award for Audience Choice), Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (YPT; Dora Nominee Best new musical), Trap Door (Theatre Sheridan, book by Morris Panych), Dr Silver: A Celebration of Life (Musical Stage Company/Outside the March; Opening Fall 2018). With Sara Farb: Reframed (Acting Up Stage Company/AGO; Dora nominee Best New Musical). With Katherine Cullen: Stupidhead! (Theatre Passe Muraille; Dora Nominee Best New Play). This past Spring, she was librettist for choreographer Robert Binet’s adaptation of The Kreutzer Sonata with Ballet Moscow. She is the Crescendo Artist-in-Residence with the The Musical Stage Company which includes a commitment to produce three of her shows in three years. This Unscripted took place on May 25th, 2018.
ABOUT BRITTA JOHNSON
Britta Johnson is a Toronto-based composer, lyricist and writer. Her writing credits include: Life After (Canadian Stage/Musical Stage Company), Alligator Tears (Blyth Festival), Big Box Story (Stratford Festival special presentation). With her sister Anika Johnson: Brantwood (Theatre Sheridan; Dora Award for Audience Choice), Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (YPT; Dora Nominee Best new musical), Trap Door (Theatre Sheridan, book by Morris Panych), Dr Silver: A Celebration of Life (Musical Stage Company/Outside the March; Opening Fall 2018). With Sara Farb: Reframed (Acting Up Stage Company/AGO; Dora nominee Best New Musical). With Katherine Cullen: Stupidhead! (Theatre Passe Muraille; Dora Nominee Best New Play). This past Spring, she was librettist for choreographer Robert Binet’s adaptation of The Kreutzer Sonata with Ballet Moscow. She is the Crescendo Artist-in-Residence with the The Musical Stage Company which includes a commitment to produce three of her shows in three years. This Unscripted took place on May 25th, 2018.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Jordan Morris and Rob McCallum.
We were joined in the New Year for an Unscripted conversation with film artists Jordan Morris and Rob McCallum! We delved into the world of filmmaking, and learned about their creative experiences from working in the industry. The host for this conversation was Josh Lambier, the founder and creative director of Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival.
ABOUT JORDAN MORRIS
Jordan is an award-winning producer and director of films like Nintendo Quest and multiple festival Best Documentary winner, Missing Mom. After a long run in live theatre, he transitioned into film where he has reapplied many of the same skills as an actor, production designer, art director and screenwriter.
Since 2013, Jordan has been creating and hosting popular seminars and workshops on screenwriting. His unique experience, disarming personality, and often entertaining teaching style have made him a popular instructor for everyone and all experience levels.
About Rob McCallum
Armed with infectious positive energy and a deep love of pop culture, Rob McCallum has spent the last 20 years making documentaries on the coolest subjects imaginable: cartoons, action figures, video games and music. He's garnered three Emmy-nominations for his writing and directing skills, won numerous awards for his films and raised over $500,000 via crowdfunding initiatives. A Canadian-American dual citizen, Rob has helmed a slew of universally loved projects including the fan-favourite, Power of Grayskull, the award-winning festival darling, Missing Mom, and the ever-green video game adventure, Nintendo Quest. Most recently, Rob directed Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe for Amazon & CBC which took home a People's Choice award at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival.
ABOUT JORDAN MORRIS
Jordan is an award-winning producer and director of films like Nintendo Quest and multiple festival Best Documentary winner, Missing Mom. After a long run in live theatre, he transitioned into film where he has reapplied many of the same skills as an actor, production designer, art director and screenwriter.
Since 2013, Jordan has been creating and hosting popular seminars and workshops on screenwriting. His unique experience, disarming personality, and often entertaining teaching style have made him a popular instructor for everyone and all experience levels.
About Rob McCallum
Armed with infectious positive energy and a deep love of pop culture, Rob McCallum has spent the last 20 years making documentaries on the coolest subjects imaginable: cartoons, action figures, video games and music. He's garnered three Emmy-nominations for his writing and directing skills, won numerous awards for his films and raised over $500,000 via crowdfunding initiatives. A Canadian-American dual citizen, Rob has helmed a slew of universally loved projects including the fan-favourite, Power of Grayskull, the award-winning festival darling, Missing Mom, and the ever-green video game adventure, Nintendo Quest. Most recently, Rob directed Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe for Amazon & CBC which took home a People's Choice award at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Anne Marie Caicco, Lil Malinich, and Sookie Mei.
This special anniversary edition of Unscripted featured performances directed by Justin Quesnelle and reunited the company’s founders Anne Marie Caicco, Lil Malinich, and Sookie Mei, who starred in the original plays. The performances were followed by an Unscripted panel discussion highlighting Theatre Soup’s history, as well as the contributions of artists and audience members through including them in the dialogue. The discussion was led by a professional local host who will interact with the panel.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Michael Cho
In this version of Unscripted, our guest was one of our Ting artists Michael Cho. His clients have included Penguin, Random House, Marvel, DC, and The New Yorker. Michael was interviewed by Diana Tamblyn, an Ignatz-nominated cartoonist and artist.
This Unscripted took place on April 28th, 2018.
ABOUT MICHAEL CHO
Michael Cho is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. Michael has painted covers for Penguin and Random House, drawn numerous editorial illustrations for clients like the New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly and the New Yorker and has published an art book of his drawings, Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes with Drawn & Quarterly. He has also illustrated comics and covers for publishers such as Marvel and DC. His first graphic novel, “Shoplifter” was published by Pantheon and debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List.
This Unscripted took place on April 28th, 2018.
ABOUT MICHAEL CHO
Michael Cho is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. Michael has painted covers for Penguin and Random House, drawn numerous editorial illustrations for clients like the New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly and the New Yorker and has published an art book of his drawings, Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes with Drawn & Quarterly. He has also illustrated comics and covers for publishers such as Marvel and DC. His first graphic novel, “Shoplifter” was published by Pantheon and debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Daniel MacIvor
We continued our Unscripted: Speaker series with playwright Daniel MacIvor in November, as we explored his career, his creative process, and more.
This Unscripted event was hosted by Josh Lambier, the founder and creative director of Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival.
About Daniel MacIvor
Daniel is a playwright/actor/director who is originally from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He has written numerous award-winning theatre productions including See Bob Run, Communion, Marion Bridge and His Greatnessand with Daniel Brooks created the solo shows House, Here Lies Henry, Monster, Cul-de-sac and This Is What Happens Next. Daniel has received the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre a Village Voice Obie Award and a GLAAD Award. He is currently touring the solo show Who Killed Spalding Gray? and is working on the libretto for Rufus Wainwright’s Hadrian commissioned by the Canadian Opera Company. In development is a new play for New Magic Valley Fun Town for Tarragon Theatre in Toronto.
This Unscripted took place on November 11th, 2017.
This Unscripted event was hosted by Josh Lambier, the founder and creative director of Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival.
About Daniel MacIvor
Daniel is a playwright/actor/director who is originally from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He has written numerous award-winning theatre productions including See Bob Run, Communion, Marion Bridge and His Greatnessand with Daniel Brooks created the solo shows House, Here Lies Henry, Monster, Cul-de-sac and This Is What Happens Next. Daniel has received the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre a Village Voice Obie Award and a GLAAD Award. He is currently touring the solo show Who Killed Spalding Gray? and is working on the libretto for Rufus Wainwright’s Hadrian commissioned by the Canadian Opera Company. In development is a new play for New Magic Valley Fun Town for Tarragon Theatre in Toronto.
This Unscripted took place on November 11th, 2017.
Unscripted: Speaker Edition with Justin Quesnelle, Tyler Lionel Parr, Angie Quick, and Tom Cull.
Now called Unscripted, TAP was excited to re-launch and expand its speaker series, starting with a panel of four London creatives: Justin Quesnelle, Angie Quick, Tyler Parr, and Tom Cull. This Unscripted took place on September 28th, 2017.
This Unscripted event was led by Josh Lambier, the founder and creative director of Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival.
This Unscripted event was led by Josh Lambier, the founder and creative director of Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival.
Talk and Gawk with Andrew Lewis
The featured guest of this Talk and Gawk was one of our featured Ting artists, Andrew Lewis, who has been an art director-designer for various theatre companies and productions in addition to his other internationally-acclaimed graphic artwork. Andrew was interviewed by Josh Lambier, the founder and creative director of Words Literary & Creative Arts Festival.
This Talk and Gawk took place on May 5th, 2017.
ABOUT ANDREW LEWIS
Andrew is an internationally recognized Canadian art director and graphic artist, based in London Ontario. He has been acknowledged for award-winning corporate identities, branding, poster art, packaging, and multimedia applications, and his portfolio includes the Royal Canadian Mint, Canada Post, Starbucks Coffee, Converse, and Stratford Festival. He also has work featured in numerous international collections, including The International Poster Biennial in Mexico City, the National Library of France and the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. To date, Andrew has designed over 850 posters, 150 brands and continues to explore new forms of visual communication and fine art.
This Talk and Gawk took place on May 5th, 2017.
ABOUT ANDREW LEWIS
Andrew is an internationally recognized Canadian art director and graphic artist, based in London Ontario. He has been acknowledged for award-winning corporate identities, branding, poster art, packaging, and multimedia applications, and his portfolio includes the Royal Canadian Mint, Canada Post, Starbucks Coffee, Converse, and Stratford Festival. He also has work featured in numerous international collections, including The International Poster Biennial in Mexico City, the National Library of France and the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. To date, Andrew has designed over 850 posters, 150 brands and continues to explore new forms of visual communication and fine art.
Talk and Gawk with E.B. Smith
We were joined for an edition of Talk and Gawk with E.B. Smith, hosted by Adam Corrigan Holowitz.
About E.B. Smith
E.B. is a storyteller, with over twenty years of experience as a director, performer, creator, and producer in the worlds of theatre, print, film, television, and voice-over. Beyond the curtain, he has facilitated the telling of stories as a sound designer, scene shop foreman, stage hand, carpenter and welder. His goal, regardless of the role in the telling of the story, is to empower as diverse a selection of voices as possible. As an artist, particularly an artist of colour, he is particularly cognizant of the power of experiencing one’s own history and world view manifest on stage as well as furthering connections to the stories of others. It is his ongoing mission, therefore, to facilitate the cultivation and cooperation of artists from every cross section of our society, and across artistic styles and traditions. He is thrilled to have the opportunity to chat with you here at Talk and Gawk.
This Talk and Gawk took place on February 4th, 2017.
About E.B. Smith
E.B. is a storyteller, with over twenty years of experience as a director, performer, creator, and producer in the worlds of theatre, print, film, television, and voice-over. Beyond the curtain, he has facilitated the telling of stories as a sound designer, scene shop foreman, stage hand, carpenter and welder. His goal, regardless of the role in the telling of the story, is to empower as diverse a selection of voices as possible. As an artist, particularly an artist of colour, he is particularly cognizant of the power of experiencing one’s own history and world view manifest on stage as well as furthering connections to the stories of others. It is his ongoing mission, therefore, to facilitate the cultivation and cooperation of artists from every cross section of our society, and across artistic styles and traditions. He is thrilled to have the opportunity to chat with you here at Talk and Gawk.
This Talk and Gawk took place on February 4th, 2017.
Talk and Gawk with Tom McCamus
The ARTS Project's first ever Talk & Gawk night featured Canadian and London-raised Actor, Tom McCamus, spoke about his acting adventures from stage to screen.
This Talk and Gawk was hosted by Adam Corrigan Holowitz. This Unscripted took place on Saturday, November 19th, 2016.
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ABOUT TOM MCCAMUS
Tom McCamus is an award-winning Canadian film and theatre actor, raised in London, Ontario. McCamus went on to play a wide range of roles throughout many seasons at both the Stratford Festival and Shaw Festival, while also performing on various stages across Canada. You can find McCamus on screen with his most recent appearances being in the Oscar-winning film, Room, and the hit TV series, Orphan Black. Awards include: Dora Award for Best Actor in Abundance (Theatre Plus), Genie Award for Best Actor in I Love a Man in Uniform, as well as Gemini Award and ACTRA Award for Best Actor in Waking Up Wally.
This Talk and Gawk was hosted by Adam Corrigan Holowitz. This Unscripted took place on Saturday, November 19th, 2016.
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ABOUT TOM MCCAMUS
Tom McCamus is an award-winning Canadian film and theatre actor, raised in London, Ontario. McCamus went on to play a wide range of roles throughout many seasons at both the Stratford Festival and Shaw Festival, while also performing on various stages across Canada. You can find McCamus on screen with his most recent appearances being in the Oscar-winning film, Room, and the hit TV series, Orphan Black. Awards include: Dora Award for Best Actor in Abundance (Theatre Plus), Genie Award for Best Actor in I Love a Man in Uniform, as well as Gemini Award and ACTRA Award for Best Actor in Waking Up Wally.
For the Unscripted: Music Editions, we were fortunate to have live recordings of the performances and the interviews. If you are interested in experiencing an Unscripted, please CLICK HERE to view the recordings.
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