Join Andre for an informal chat about working at the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. Andre will draw on his experience of nine seasons at Stratford and four at the Shaw, both as an actor and director, to help artists understand how to work within the machine that is the repertory festival. Bring your questions and your coffee mug to learn everything from auditioning to rehearsing to surviving the festival life.
Andre is a Hamilton based actor, director, producer. He spent most of his career working in theatres across the country. He made his directorial debut at Crow’s Theatre directing Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ GLORIA in 2022 where he received a Dora Nomination for Direction. Then directed The Royale at The Citadel Theatre where he received a Sterling Award for Direction. He spent 9 seasons at Stratford. He played the title character in the 2018 Stratford hit Coriolanus directed by the Renowned Robert Lepage, and was in the top 10 shows of 2018 in the Washington Post and The Globe & Mail and more. He spent four seasons at The Shaw Festival where he received a My Entertainment World Best Actor Award for An Octoroon and Dora Award & Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Actor for Master Harold and the Boys.
