Hi everyone! This blog is, for the next week or so, being used to document the Third year Production class of the National Theatre School and their trips to various theatres in Ottawa and Toronto! Look forward to pictures and blurbs from us over the next few days.
We started the day traveling by train from Montreal to Ottawa. For some of us, this was their first time on a train! It was a smooth and scenic ride, and the shortest one to come over the next few days.
Our first stop was the beautiful National Arts Centre where we met Spike Lynne (Featival Technical Director). He told us to get used to the hexagonal shape of the room, as the whole building was that shape which, while visually interesting, presents its own set of problems.
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| Map of the NAC |
We got a tour from the top to the bottom of that facility. From the rehearsal halls, to the NAC
Studio, to the NAC Theatre, to the breathtaking Southam Hall, to the carpentry and prop shops, and even a peek into the new construction site. Our heads were spinning from all the amazing stories and experiences regaled to us by our tour guide Peter Kealey (Technical Director Fourth Stage). We were also joined by Charles Cotten (Technical Director Dance). Combined with Spike, we had some amazing brains to pick and they did not disappoint.
After a quick dinner at the Rideau Centre, most of us went to Ottawa Little Theatre where Frank gave us a quick tour before we saw a dress rehearsal of their upcoming production "Other Desert Cities" which opens on Wednesday and we all recommend people check it out!
Our first day is closed, and while we have a whole lot ahead of us, I feel like we've already seen so much. Here's a glimpse into what we've seen today!
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| Patch Bay of the Studio |
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| Studio Booth |
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| Southam Hall |
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| Real pipe organ! |
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| Daniel Driving the Organ |
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| Panorama of the Southam Hall |
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| Southam Hall Dimmers |
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| Pictures of a young Frank Donato at Ottawa Little Theatre |
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