Posted by Toronto Metropolitan University
Programs 50+ welcomes Sara McVie for this 5-week course, where she will take you through character development to explore fully inhabiting your characters in mind and body. Using The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula Kroeber LeGuin, you’ll develop a character profile and be led through the process of exploring your imaginative reality. You’ll apply this knowledge in improvised scenarios that will allow for further discoveries and creative freedom.
Sarah McVie began her acting career performing in classical plays at the prestigious Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada where her roles included: Cordelia in “King Lear” opposite Christopher Plummer. McVie has played numerous leading roles at theatres across Canada. Highlights include the premiere of George F. Walker’s “The Burden of Self Awareness” and the sold-out run of “The Public Servant,” a play McVie co-created with Jennifer Brewin, Haley McGee and Amy Rutherford. Sarah received a 2021 Canadian Screen Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Comedy for her role in Workin’ Moms. Other film and television credits include The Handmaid’s Tale, American Gods, Detention Adventure, Odd Squad Mobile Unit, I’m Coming for You, No Easy Days and The Secret Sex Life of a Single Mom.
Inhabiting the Moment: info and enrollment here.