Tuesday, June 10th

Speech Arts - Intermediate and Above

Adjudicator: Jessica Watson

Speech Arts - Intermediate and Above

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.

Location

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church - Fellowship Hall
54 Benton St.
Kitchener, ON N2G 3H2

Speech Arts - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:9:30 AMName:Tawnia AghaeiTitles:
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
Time:9:45 AMName:WithdrawnTitles:Home Festival:
Time:10:00 AMName:Hannah MartinTitles:
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 AMName:Maggie-Dylan Norton-ShebibTitles:
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 AMName:Solange KirkwoodTitles:
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 AMName:Olivia HendyTitles:
Waltzing with Puppets , Emma's Monologue by Chloe Whitehorn
Tell-Tale Heart by Anne Mortensen
Prayer by Carol Ann Duffy
Home Festival:Kingston

11:00 AM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.

12:00 PM - Lunch Break

Speech Arts - Senior Level - Ages 17-18

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:WithdrawnTitles:Home Festival:
Time:1:10 PMName:Cynthia Thorpe-HungTitles:
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

Speech Arts - Advanced Level - Ages 19-28

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:30 PMName:Guneet MahalTitles:
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 PMName:Victoria FiliceTitles:
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

Speech Arts - Adults - Ages 29 and Above

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:2:15 PMName:Kristen VelanoffTitles:
Leap by Brian Doyle
Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 15 by William Shakespeare
Hold Your Own by Kae Tempest
Home Festival:Stratford

2:45 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.