PLAY ON THEATRE Launched for Canadian Theatre Creators

In the fall of 2016, theatre maven and master teacher Adam Lazarus will launch Play On Theatre. Focusing solely on supporting artists developing new work, Play On Theatre is a completely unique performance training centre in Canada.

Based in Toronto, the school fosters artistic risk, experimentation and innovation. Play On Theatre is for artists who want to create and who have something to say-a seed of an idea, a full script, or a design that they want to explore more deeply and with guidance. Theatre creators of all disciplines (including actors, dancers, writers, directors, performance artists, choreographers, intellects, storytellers and entertainers) will find a home at Play On Theatre.

The school's instructors are seasoned professionals who specialize in bringing ideas, scripts, and designs to life onstage. Instructors are, above all, committed to supporting artists' distinctive virtuosity and creating dynamic performances.

"Play On Theatre is a unique creation-based training ground. In Canada there is currently no extended instruction for theatre artists who wish to develop their personal creative aesthetic and voice," says Artistic Director Adam Lazarus. "Our vision is that Play On Theatre will begin to fill this vital aspect of theatre training in Canada."

Play On Theatre's fall session starts with two three-week workshops, culminating in public performances. The school will run year-round with guest instructors leading specialized intensives in various theatrical forms including; le Jeu, solo show creation, movement, physical theatre (mask, bouffon, clown, melodrama, and character). As well, the school will offer workshops in contemporary practices that inform creation, including the study of audience dynamics, the use of colour, light, objects, and sound.

Instructors for the inaugural workshops represent some of Canada's best creators across the theatrical spectrum, including:

Ann-Marie Kerr (play creation and direction), Guillermo Verdecchia (dramaturgy and direction),

Kate Alton (movement and choreography), Adam Paolozza (movement analysis), Michelle Ramsay (lighting design and technical direction), Derrick Chua (producing), Melissa D'Agostino (apprentice instructor and dramaturge).

Click here for information on Fall 2016 workshops.

"What's wrong? Can't find your performance mojo? Wanna wow them but somehow remain cool? Go see Dr. Adam Lazarus for immediate results. He is the disciple of Pleasure and the destroyer of Boredom." - Andrew Whiteman, Broken Social Scene/Apostle of Hustle

Adam's love of humanity in all its vast complexity is at the core of his leadership, and that is what theatre has too, when it is at its best. Go play with him. You won't regret it and you won't forget it." - Maev Beaty, Actor/Playwright

"I had always wanted to create my own theatre, with stories and content that mattered to me. Working with Adam gave me a new perspective of how to build and create stories. He helped me sculpt and shape incomplete ideas and to see my potential as a creator. Its an experience that has now given me the confidence to create my own work." - Tasha Mumba, Actor, Shaw Festival

For more information about Play On Theatre visit the website at www.playontheatre.ca