ACTRA Toronto

A blackened stage is lit by a signle white light, revealing billowing clouds of smoke. in the foreground is a white line drawing of two hands, their fingers barely brushing. The bottom right corner displays the AACE logo: Association of Acting Coaches & Educators.
Artist Perspectives

‘The Community We’ve Never Had’: Investigating Power in Performance with AACE

Organizing coaches and educators is vital: instead of working in silos, through the AACE community, coaches can now learn from each other.

By Sarah Robbins, , Jennifer Wigmore / May 11, 2023
Nappoholics Anonymous

Some Are Getting Vaxxed, No One’s Getting Fucked, and Tony’s Getting Banned from Facebook (again)

My friend Trish told me that she was on Dundas Street when a van drove by and a guy with a megaphone told her that Jesus didn’t want us to take the vaccine. I told her that maybe the guy who chose to die by way of crucifixion to save mankind from its sins isn’t the one I want to take my self-care advice from.

By Tony Nappo / Apr 27, 2021
Nappoholics Anonymous

Nappoholic Toques, the “DTs,” and Corny Tony

Subtext, for anyone who doesn’t know acting, means exactly what it is: anything that is underneath the text. Stated otherwise, it is all of the things that actors say without words. And the ability to communicate it is one of the things that separates great actors from good ones.

By Tony Nappo / Dec 10, 2019