Neil Freeman
Join a myriad of students and alumni from BFA Acting, MFA Directing, and Theatre Design and Production on April 27, 7pm at the Dorothy Somerset Studio, 6361 University Blvd, for Great Theatrical Disasters: Julius Caesar, A Staged Reading of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, a Fundraiser for the Neil Freeman Memorial Scholarship
Neil was a faculty member at UBC Theatre and Film from 1991 to 2006 and was renowned for his unique approach to the unlocking of Shakespearean text for young actors. Students always left his classes with a new respect for Shakespeare and a plethora of new insights in how to unlock the mysteries of the bard. His research into the First Folio and his writing on the use of these texts for the actor has changed the way Shakespeare is approached by thousands of actors around the world.
Cash donations at door for entrance. All donations go towards Neil Freeman Memorial Scholarship
NEIL FREEMAN, M.A. (Nottingham), was trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His awards include the John Gielgud Scholarship; USA National Endowment of the Arts Major Artists’ Fellowship; the Joseph G. Green Fellowship from York University, and a minor Scholarship from SSHRC. He worked with the Will Geer Theatre, British American Drama Academy, The National Theatre School, the Centre for Actors Study, the National Voice Intensive and the Stratford Festival.
Directors: Stephen Drover, Jessica Nelson, and Michelle Thorne, Costume Designer: Samuel Jing and Melicia Zaini, Lighting/Projection Designer: Ryan Yee, Stage Managers: Sammie Hatch, Amanda Parafina, and Sony Tsai, Actors: MariaLuisa Alvarez, Natalie Backerman, Gray Clark, Thomas Elms, Sarah Harrison, Karthik Kadam, Daelyn Lester-Serafini, Laura Reynolds, Courtney Shields, Bethany Stanley, David Volpov, and Xander Williams.
