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Musical Theatre Intensive: Body, Voice & Presence
November 16–22, 2026 | Toronto
24 hours of intensive training with Thom Allison, Alix Sideris and John Beale
A week-long intensive for actors and musical theatre performers looking to deepen their presence, expand their physical freedom, and bring greater connection and authenticity to their work.
Bringing together three complementary approaches—presence and play, embodied movement, and musical theatre performance—this intensive explores how body, voice, text, and imagination can work together to create performances that are more spontaneous, specific, and alive.
Through physical exploration, ensemble work, improvisation, and acting through song, participants will investigate the relationship between impulse and expression, finding greater freedom and responsiveness in performance.
The emphasis is not simply on developing technique, but on discovering how to become more available, connected, and fully present in the work.
Teaching Artists
Thom Allison is an acclaimed actor, director, and performer whose career spans Broadway, major Canadian stages, film, and television. His theatre credits include Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Broadway), Miss Saigon, The Who’s Tommy, and Ragtime. His directing credits include Rent, La Cage aux Folles, and You Can’t Stop the Beat at the Stratford Festival. Television appearances include Canada’s Drag Race, Kim’s Convenience, and his Canadian Screen Award-winning work on Killjoys.
John Beale is an actor, director, and teacher whose work centres on presence, play, and the live encounter between performer and audience. He trained at École Philippe Gaulier in Paris and worked extensively with Shakespeare & Company in Massachusetts. His acting credits include the Stratford Festival, where he also teaches clown at the Birmingham Conservatory. He has taught at George Brown College, Humber College, Seneca College, and Randolph Academy, and continues to lead workshops and retreats internationally. His work invites performers into greater freedom, responsiveness, and play.
Alix Sideris is an actor, movement director, intimacy coordinator, writer, and teacher. Her work explores the relationship between embodiment, movement, impulse, text, and imagination, drawing on practices that include Laban, somatics, and mask. Her practice has taken her to the National Arts Centre, Stratford Festival, Theatre Calgary, Opera Lyra, and the Stückemarkt in Heidelberg, Germany. Alix works extensively in television and film, and teaches movement & embodiment across Canada.
Schedule
Monday, November 16: 6–9 PM
Tuesday, November 17: No class
Wednesday, November 18: 6–9 PM
Thursday, November 19: 6–9 PM
Friday, November 20: 6–9 PM
Saturday, November 21: 10 AM–5 PM
Sunday, November 22: 10 AM–5 PM
One-hour lunch break each weekend day.
Total: 24 hours of training
Location
Centre for Indigenous Theatre
180 Shaw Street, Toronto
Tuition
Regular: $800 + HST
Students, returning participants and Equity/union members: $640 + HST (20% discount)
Former Randolph students: $400 + HST
The special Randolph rate is offered in recognition of the disruption to the Randolph community and our desire to create an opportunity for continued training, connection, and artistic exploration.
Registration and inquiries: john@johnbeale.net
We look forward to bringing these three approaches together for a week of rigorous, playful, and deeply connected work.
Thom Allison, Alix Sideris and John Beale
Register for the Musical Theatre Intensive: Body, Voice & Presence using the form below.
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