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.
Forestview Church Without Walls - Sanctuary
3175 Dundas St W
Oakville, ON L6M 4J4
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:30 AM | Name:Sadie Kennedy | Titles: Astonishing, Little Women by Jason Howland Right Hand Man, Something Rotten by Karey Kirkpatrick | Home Festival:IMFC |
Time:9:45 AM | Name:Sabrina Tse | Titles: I Know Things Now, Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim You've Got Possibilities, It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman by Charles Strouse | Home Festival:North York Virtual |
Time:10:00 AM | Name:Alex Bergshoeff | Titles: I Wanna be a Producer, The Producers by Mel Brooks Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg | Home Festival:Niagara |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Isaac Lo | Titles: Beautiful City, Godspell by Stephen Schwartz The Kite, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown by Clark Gesner | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Aryn Hershoran | Titles: Lifeboat, Heathers by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy When He Sees Me, Waitress: The Musical by Sara Bareilles | Home Festival:London |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Rayne Froggatt | Titles: Carrie, Carrie by Michael Gore Requiem, Dear Evan Hansen by Justin Paul | Home Festival:Peterborough |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Olivia Socol | Titles: Vanilla Ice Cream, She Loves Me by Jerry Bock In My Dreams, Anastasia by Stephen Flaherty | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Lilia Kheir | Titles: Promise Me This, Theory of Relativity by Neil Bartram Feelings, The Apple Tree by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock | Home Festival:Oakville |
Time:11:30 AM | Name:Vanessa Pisquem | Titles: Somewhere over the Rainbow, The Wizard of Oz by Harold Arlen Show me, My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe | Home Festival:Chatham |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Desi VanBeek-Paterson | Titles: Maria, West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein King of the World, Songs For A New World by Jason Robert Brown | Home Festival:Woodstock |
Time:1:15 PM | Name:Ella Chung | Titles: Killer Instinct, Bring It On by Tom Kitt & Amanda Green Flowers, Hadestown by Anais Mitchell | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Liam Blevins | Titles: Bring Him Home, Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schomberg No Good Deed, Wicked by Stephen Schwartz | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:1:45 PM | Name:Georgia Tait-Haynes | Titles: Safer, First Date by A. Zachary and M. Weiner Someone Gets Hurt, Mean Girls by J. Richmond and N. Benjamin | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Claire Stewardson | Titles: Watch What Happens, Newsies by Alan Menken, Jack Feldman Home, Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken, Tim Rice | Home Festival:Lambton County |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm until 4:00 pm.
Announcement of the winners and top two competitors chosen to go to the Playoffs will happen at the end of the workshop.
The Intermediate Musical Theatre Playoffs will be held at Chartwell Baptist Church – 228 Chartwell Rd. - from 4:45 pm to approximately 6:00 pm.
Playoff competitors will have to travel to Chartwell Baptist Church.