News Releases

  1. GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Vancouver Friday, February 8 and Saturday, February 9, 2013.

    January 22, 2013

    National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley will be conducting general auditions in Vancouver Friday, February 8 and Saturday, February 9, 2013. Priority to be given to members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Actors are asked to prepare either two contrasting monologues (of no more than two... Read more

  2. The NAC Winter Sale is Back - Two Tickets for $39!

    January 15, 2013

    Ottawa, Ontario – It might be winter outside, but the National Arts Centre has the best way to keep warm and entertained at the same time – we’re once again predicting an early spring with this sizzling deal on fantastic performances at the National Arts Centre! From January 16 – February 19, patrons can buy two tickets to selected NAC performances in Theatre and Music... Read more

  3. GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Montreal Friday, December 14 and Saturday, December 15, 2012.

    November 27, 2012

    GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley will be conducting general auditions in Montreal Friday, December 14 and Saturday, December 15, 2012. Priority to be given to members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Actors are asked to prepare either two contrasting monologues (of... Read more

  4. Audiences Are Saying “I DO” to Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy! Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen adapted by Janet Munsil directed by Dennis Garnhum EXTENDED! 3 Additional Performances Now Playing thru December 12

    November 27, 2012

    Audiences Are Saying “I DO” to Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy! Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen adapted by Janet Munsil directed by Dennis Garnhum   EXTENDED! 3 Additional Performances Now Playing thru December 12   Tickets on sale Wednesday, November 28 Including Special Benefit Performance As audiences continue to swoon over Jane Austen’s Pride and... Read more

  5. The Classic Love Story is the Hit of the Holiday Season! Pride and Prejudice Extended with Additional Performance - Sunday, December 9 Tickets on sale Saturday

    November 15, 2012

    The Classic Love Story is the Hit of the Holiday Season! Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen adapted by Janet Munsil directed by Dennis Garnhum Extended with Additional Performance Tickets on sale Saturday Arriving hot off a sold-out run at Theatre Calgary, Pride and Prejudice has proven to be just as popular at the NAC.  With strong ticket demand leading up to next... Read more

  6. The National Arts Centre English Theatre/Theatre Calgary co-production Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen adapted by Janet Munsil Directed by Dennis Garnhum Featuring the NAC English Theatre Company November 21 – December 8, 2012 NAC Theatre

    November 12, 2012

    Ottawa, Ontario – In keeping with tradition, the NAC English Theatre is proud to present an enchanting theatre experience leading up to the holidays. Hot off a sold-out run at Theatre Calgary, a cast of 17 delivers the elegance of Pride and Prejudice to the NAC! The romantic world of Regency England is brought to vivid life in this sparkling new adaptation by Janet Munsil of Jane... Read more

  7. NAC/GCTC JOINT GENERAL AUDITIONS

    November 7, 2012

    National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley, Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley, Great Canadian Theatre Company Artistic Director Eric Coates and Artistic Associate Patrick Gauthier will be conducting joint general auditions in Ottawa Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23, 2012. These auditions are open to professional actors based in... Read more

  8. The National Arts Centre English Theatre presents thirsty by Dionne Brand adapted from her book of poetry, thirsty Directed by Peter Hinton WORLD PREMIERE November 5 - 17, 2012 NAC Studio

    October 30, 2012

    Featuring the NAC English Theatre Company Carol Cece Anderson, Audrey Dwyer, Andrew Moodie, and Jackie Richardson.   Ottawa, Ontario – In 1978, Alan, a Jamaican man, is killed in his Toronto home by police. For the women in his life – his widow, daughter, and mother – the memory of the event still reverberates, fresh and raw. Dionne Brand, winner of the 2011 Griffin... Read more

  9. The National Arts Centre English Theatre/Neptune Theatre (Halifax, NS) co-production in celebration of Neptune Theatre’s 50th Anniversary The Glace Bay Miners’ Museum by Wendy Lill a play based on the novel by Sheldon Currie Directed by Mary Vingoe Featuring the NAC English Theatre Company October 16 – November 3, 2012 NAC Theatre

    October 4, 2012

    Ottawa, Ontario – The NAC celebrates the 50th anniversary of Halifax’s Neptune Theatre with a work that embodies the theatre of Nova Scotia. In Glace Bay, romance blossoms between Neil Currie – a musician and misfit with limited job prospects – and scrappy Margaret MacNeil, a coal miner’s daughter. But behind it all, a strike and a mining disaster loom over the... Read more

  10. GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Calgary October 21 and 22, 2012.

    September 28, 2012

    National Arts Centre English Theatre (Ottawa, ON) Artistic Director Jillian Keiley, Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley, and Managing Director Nancy Webster will be conducting general auditions in Calgary Sunday, October 21 and Monday, October 22, 2012. These auditions are open to professional actors. Priority to be given to members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity... Read more