Gagnon, Paulette – 705.675.5894

E-mail: [email protected]

Paulette Gagnon oeuvre dans le secteur des arts et de la culture depuis 30 ans. De retour à Sudbury après une absence de 15 ans, au cours de laquelle elle a oeuvré au Conseil des Arts de l’Ontario, au Centre national des Arts du Canada et à l’Association des théâtres francophones du Canada, elle dédie aujourd’hui ses énergies à des projets majeurs du secteur culturel sudburois, dont la création d’une Place des Arts au centre-ville, initiative du Regroupement des organismes culturels de Sudbury (ROCS).

Paulette Gagnon has been active in the Arts and Culture sector for 30 years. Back in Sudbury after a 15-year absence, during which she strived at the Ontario Arts Council, the National Arts Centre and the Association des théâtres francophones du Canada, today she dedicates herself to major projects of the Sudbury cultural sector such as the creation of a “Place des arts” in the downtown by the Regroupement des organismes culturels de Sudbury (ROCS).

Shepherd, Michael – 705.858.0715

19 Kelly Street

Capreol, ON P0M 1H0

Email:[email protected]

Website:www.northernplaywrights.piczo.com

Actor and playwright

Beginning his thirty-fourth year in the professional theatre. Long time member of the Stratford Festival Company as a character actor.  Now primarily involved in writing and domestic engineering, residing in Capreol and spending a lot of time during the winter months writing short stories, sixteen so far. Has four plays published and will look for a publisher to put together an anthology of his short stories and plays in the near future. Returned to the “boards” again when cast as “Professor Henry Higgins” in the highly successful Theatre Cambrian production of “My Fair Lady” following it up with another role for the same company as “Maurice” in “Beauty and the Beast.” Currently producing a public, staged reading of his new play “The Starry Bridge.” It will be a multi-media production with the spoken word, illustrated slides, poetry and choral presentations.

 

Sproule, Sharon – 705.869.1317

75 Spruce St.

Espanola, ON P5E 1S6

Artistic Director, Espanola YouTHeatre

Email:[email protected]

Experience in theatre spanning 65 years

Theatre Training  with leading Canadian, American and British professionals

Founding Charter member of the Espanola Little Theatre 1958  and the Espanola YouTHeatrre 2010

Founder/director of the Espanola Little Theatre Young Company

Facilitator/instructor of Theatre Workshops – Education and Community

Originated Espanola High School Theatre Arts Course and  Stratford Club

Staff advisor for EHS Drama Club

Act, Direct and Production Elementary and Secondary School, Normal School, Community and Youth Theatre Productions

By invitation, numerous roles with professional theatres – Sudbury Theatre Centre, Rainbow Theatre, Muskoka Summer Theatre,  and Pull Chain Theatre, Sault Ste Marie

Drama Festival adjudicator

Extensive experience in Radio, plus a made for TV film, and a regular made for competition and general release film

Past President of the QUONTA Drama Region

Past Member of Theatre Ontario Board……Chair of T/O Community Theatre Committee and T/O Community Theatre Training Committee

Recognized with 15 Acting Awards – Regional, Provincial and International

Recognized with 7 service awards – Municipal, Provincial and Federal

Topp, Pandora - 705.669.1548

213 Regent Street, Sudbury, ON P3C 4C4

Email: [email protected]

Described as a ‘rare and courageous talent’, Pandora Topp is a consummate performer, constantly seeking opportunities to learn and collaborate with others. Her collaborations have been featured at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, on CBC Television, CBC Radio and Radio-Canada, and have been nominated for the Governor General’s Award for Theatre. She has shared the stage with Michael Bublé, and has performed both for and with Margaret Atwood. This year she is featured in Ron Mann’s documentary In the Wake of the Flood and 2011 will see her in the world-premiere of Tomson Highway’s latest work, a one-woman show called The (Post) Mistress.

Having successfully produced 10 of her own touring acts, she currently leads The Giselles, an 8-piece bilingual pop act with horn section, touring throughout Ontario in 2010-11. Pandora is best known for her flagship production Café Piaf with Pandora Topp, a stirring homage to the late Parisian singer Édith Piaf. 2011 will marks the 12th anniversary of Café Piaf with Pandora Topp, featuring 1962 World Champion accordionist Iona Reed.

Since 2002, Pandora has been an artist-educator with the Royal Conservatory’s Learning Through the Arts program, having held the title of Manager, National Coordinator of Francophone Affairs and Mentor Artist. As such, she has worked with artists, teachers and students across Canada and in Germany. She emceed the 3rd Annual Canadian Symposium for Arts & Learning and the Royal Conservatory’s Music Champion Program Celebration and is a Panelist for the 4th Annual Canadian Symposium in Winnipeg, Manitoba.