Kyle Blair (he/him) is a full-time professor at St. Lawrence College (SLC) in the Music Theatre - Performance program. Kyle's courses at SLC include Music Theatre Scene Study, Vocal Auditions, Acting, and Text Analysis. Previous to his role as an instructor, Kyle worked as a professional theatre artist for 25 years. His credits include 21 seasons between the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. Roles at Stratford include Frederic (Pirates of Penzance), Lucentio (Taming of the Shrew), Will Parker (Oklahoma!), Billy Lawlor (42nd Street) and Jack (Into the Woods). Roles at Shaw include Octavius (Man and Superman), Ragueneau (Cyrano de Bergerac), The Captain (Androcles and the Lion), Oscar (Sweet Charity), Pirelli (Sweeney Todd) and Jim (Holiday Inn). Toronto credits include Musical Stage Company (John in John & Jen and Robbie in A Man of No Importance), Crow's Theatre (Pierre Laporte in Red Velvet), Young People's Theatre (Bert in Mary Poppins), and Ross Petty Productions (The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz). Other appearances include The National Arts Centre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Neptune Theatre, Grand Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Talk is Free Theatre, and Drayton Entertainment. Kyle holds an MA (University of Guelph), a BFA (University of Windsor), and is a graduate of the Stratford Festival's Birmingham Conservatory. He is the recipient of a Merritt Award (Best Actor) for his portrayal of Billy in Billy Bishop Goes to War, the Odyssey Award (Notable Career Achievement) from the University of Windsor, and the Maureen Forrester and Dora Mavor Moore awards from the Stratford Festival.
St. Paul's United Church
454 Rebecca St.
Oakville, Ontario L6K 1K7
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:00 AM | Name:Selina Lin | Titles: Part of your world, The Little Mermaid by Alan Menken Reflection, Mulan by Matthew Wilder | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:9:15 AM | Name:Quinn Bertino | Titles: When Will My Life Begin, Tangled by Alan Menken and Glens Slater Part of Your World, The Little Mermaid by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman | Home Festival:Chatham |
Time:9:30 AM | Name:Kolbe Reitzel | Titles: Dolls 'R Stupid by R. Rokicki My Name is James, James and the Giant Peach by R. Newman | Home Festival:Newmarket |
Time:9:45 AM | Name:Helena Zhao | Titles: Over the Rainbow, The Wizard of Oz by Harold Arlen Singin' in the Rain, Singin' in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown | Home Festival:London |
Time:10:00 AM | Name:Chloe Truong | Titles: My Heart Will Go On, Titanic by James Hörner New York New York, New York New York by John Kandar and Fred Ebb | Home Festival:Norfolk |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Emily Edwards | Titles: Happy Working Song, Enchanted by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz God Help the Outcasts, The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Brooklyn deBoer | Titles: Wondering, High School Musical by Olivia Rodrigo & Julia Lester If We Were a Movie, Hannah Montana by Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Nicole Kwok | Titles: God Help the Outcasts, Hunchback of Notre Dame by Alan Menken Poor Unfortunate Souls, Little Mermaid by Alan Menken | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Hannah Hsu | Titles: Kindergarten Love Song by Drew Gasparini When Will My Life Begin?, Tangled by Alan Menken | Home Festival:Oakville |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Holly Tarr | Titles: God Help the Outcasts, The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Alan Menken How Far I'll Go, Moana by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Ashley Yong | Titles: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?, Frozen by Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez Evil Like Me, Descendants by Andrew Lippa | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
Time:1:15 PM | Name:Divisha Khurana | Titles: Colors of the Wind, Pocahontas by Alan Menken All is Found, Frozen 2 by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Isla Stephen | Titles: Julia You’re Fired by Nicky Phillips Wondering, High School Musical by Josh Cumbee and Jordan Powers | Home Festival:Barrie |
Time:1:45 PM | Name:Emma Victoria Tagliabue | Titles: Queen of Mean , Descendants 3 by Antonina Armato,Tim James,Thomas Sturges and Adam Schmalholz Happy Little Working Song , Enchanted by Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Sofia Sanchez | Titles: Les Poissons, Little Mermaid by Alan Menken Over The Rainbow, Wizard Of Oz by Harold Arlen | Home Festival:South Simcoe |
Time:2:15 PM | Name:Eva-Odile Beausoleil | Titles: When Will My Life begin?, Tangled by Alan Menken All is Found, Frozen 2 by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez | Home Festival:Niagara |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:45 pm until 4:15 pm.
Announcement of the winners and top two competitors chosen to go to the Playoffs will happen at the end of the workshop.
The Elementary Songs from the Screen Playoffs will be held at St. Paul's United Church (454 Rebecca Street, Oakville) - from 4:45 pm to approximately 6:00 pm.
Playoff competitors will have to travel to St. Paul's United Church.