Seacoast Theatre Centre

04/02/2020

All four shows are produced in Vancouver.

11/04/2016

Please join us for this presentation tomorrow at 2 pm in Burnaby. I am so proud to be the writer and director of this piece and Kevin Takahide Lee's performance and re-enactment of Zennosuke Inouye is deeply moving, emotionally connected and full of love and joy.

The life of a Japanese Canadian war veteran is in the spotlight at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. A special re-enactment performance is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. in. . .

08/06/2015

Something to ponder...

An ‘indisputable bias’ exists against women, people of color and LGBT characters, according to a new study of 700 top-grossing films

05/05/2015

Seacoasters, Sara Vickruck, a former student and Jordan Dowler-Coltman, former instructor/actor, are entering a grant contest to make her first music video. There is $10000 at stake here, and a huge part of the contest is through votes form the public, so your help is greatly needed and appreciated. Remember so feel free to share the page with those far and wide and near and dear.

Support your favourite projects to see them get grants and distribution on TELUS Optik TV On Demand. Check out the winners, watch videos and connect with creative culture.

02/26/2015

Friends and theatre fans, there are several Seacoast family members in the 2015 Brave New Play Rites Festival that runs on Granville Island in March: http://bravenew.ca/. Sara McIntyre is directing Aurora, starring Allie Pev and Rachelle Tomm. Lori Lozinski is directing The Play About Edmonton. Jessica Parsons is acting in Auntie/Rebecca And Uncle/Ben…. And probably more folks you’ll recognize. Tickets are now on sale online, come enjoy the short plays by new writers.

(by Brave New Play Rites)

01/12/2015

Brave New Play Rites Casting Call — Jan 18/19
Brave New Play Rites is an annual festival of new theatre by writers in UBC’s Creative Writing Program, running for almost 30 years. The 2015 festival runs from March 9-15 Studio 1398 on Granville Island. We are currently seeking actors to round out this year’s company.
Non-union actors needed for roles in twelve short plays. To build a company that reflects the diverse population of Vancouver, we encourage actors of all backgrounds to audition.
Full details: http://bravenew.ca/2014/09/29/2014-festival-march-26-30/

With almost thirty years of history, Brave New Play Rites is an annual festival of new work by writers in UBC’s Creative Writing Program. Each play is matched with a director and actors from the Va...

12/22/2014

Hi filmmakers, there’s a wonderful Director training program in Vancouver looking for actors for our Jan-Mar term. Please share this link around wherever you’re able, and encourage good actors to respond. http://seacoasttheatrecentre.com/seeking-actors-for-seacoast-studios-directing-intensive/

Based on a series of distinctive, impulse-based techniques, actors are taught to embody the script, allowing them to respond as naturally in performance as we do in real life.

09/18/2014

Wonderful conversation about directing with Jason Bateman at SXSW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZcFnjsztJs&list=PLXs_3rGeYdInwuO1OBITC-S4SbAZFvaZ2

With “Bad Words,” his audacious feature directorial debut, Jason Bateman expands an already packed career portfolio with this subversive comedy that critics ...

08/11/2014

http://seacoasttheatrecentre.com/seacoast-studios-acting-intensive-directing-intensive-2014-15-courses-open/

The Seacoast Studios Acting Intensive is a three-term course designed to give theatre and film actors the unique experience of Seacoast Studios’ ultra-naturalistic, impulse-based techniques, and provide you with the tools to apply them with integrity and authenticity in rehearsal and performance.

05/04/2014

If you're in Courtenay, BC on Thursday May 15th catch FrAcTured along with Torn Rainbow at the Sid Williams Theatre
http://www.sidwilliamstheatre.com/events/event/fractured-torn-rainbow/?eID=1217

The lives of high school students have been fractured since their classmate came to school with a gun, resulting in the deaths of many friends and teachers.