Jessica Watson is a classically trained actor, dialect coach and theatre educator based out of Toronto, ON. Originally from Acton, ON, she attended the University of Alberta before pursuing her master's in acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, where she specialized in classical acting, dialects, stage combat, and comedy. Since returning to Canada in 2020, Jessica has been working on screen as an actor and writer (under a stage name) while assisting Canadian playwrights and screenwriters as a developmental editor. She's worked as a standup comedian, a university recruiter, a public speaking coach, and is currently a series regular on a Hallmark television series.
Jessica has been performing for over fifteen years and brings a broad and unique array of methods and disciplines to her work. In the Canadian film industry, she is widely regarded as a versatile and transformative actor, appearing in a wide variety of roles across film and television. When she's not performing, Jessica teaches speech and performance to youths through the UK-based performance training program Stagecoach and is a private audition and dialect coach for adult and youth theatre and film actors alike. She's a passionate advocate for arts accessibility and education, and has first-hand experience in the transformative, confidence boosting power of the performing arts.
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church - Fellowship Hall
54 Benton St.
Kitchener, ON N2G 3H2
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:30 AM | Name:Tawnia Aghaei | Titles: Everyday People by Debbie Lamedman Caroline by Laurie Ann Davis & Christine Kolenik Juliet's monologue, Act 3 Scene 2, Capulet's orchard, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare | Home Festival:Newmarket |
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Time:10:00 AM | Name:Hannah Martin | Titles: Galadriel's Song of Eldamar by J.R.R. Tolkien The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - What Lucy Found There, Chapter 2 by C.S. Lewis A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Home Festival:Brant |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Maggie-Dylan Norton-Shebib | Titles: The Applicant, Ariel: The Restored Edition by Sylvia Plath Nina's Monologue, Act IV, The Seagull by Anton Chekhov Helena's Monologue, Act I, scene I, A Midsummer's Night Dream by William Shakespeare | Home Festival:Norfolk |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Solange Kirkwood | Titles: The Merchant of Venice, "The quality of mercy": Act 4, scene 1 by William Shakespeare Agnes of God, "Where do you think babies come from?" by John Pielmeier The Star-Spangled Girl, "Mr. Cornell" by Neil Simon | Home Festival:London |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Olivia Hendy | Titles: Waltzing with Puppets , Emma's Monologue by Chloe Whitehorn Tell-Tale Heart by Anne Mortensen Prayer by Carol Ann Duffy | Home Festival:Kingston |
Workshop will be held from approximately 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.
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Time:1:10 PM | Name:Cynthia Thorpe-Hung | Titles: Le Dormeur du Val by Arthur Rimbaud Dear Future Generations: Sorry by Prince EA Le Canada est-il un pays bilingue? by Cynthia Thorpe-Hung | Home Festival:Peel |
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Time:1:30 PM | Name:Guneet Mahal | Titles: Enigma , King Arthur's Socks and other Village Plays by Floyd Dell The Auditioners by Doug Rand The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:1:55 PM | Name:Victoria Filice | Titles: To This Day by Shane Koyczan Belle of Amherst by William Luce Henry V, 4.CHO.1 by William Shakesperare | Home Festival:Sault Ste. Marie |
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Time:2:15 PM | Name:Kristen Velanoff | Titles: Leap by Brian Doyle Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 15 by William Shakespeare Hold Your Own by Kae Tempest | Home Festival:Stratford |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.