In our "Meet The Writers" series, we're learning more about the participants of the CMTWC Writers Workshop. The Toronto Writers Workshop meets every two weeks where, under the guidance of Leslie Arden, writers learn and practice the craft of composition and lyric-writing. What was your introduction to the theatre? I was enrolled in Burlington Student Theatre's Beauty and the Beast at age 5 and was Belle in the opening number. When was the moment you decided to write for the t

In our "Meet The Writers" series, we're learning more about the participants of the CMTWC Writers Workshop. The Toronto Writers Workshop meets every two weeks where, under the guidance of Leslie Arden, writers learn and practice the craft of composition and lyric-writing. What was your introduction to the theatre? My mother was trained as a vocalist and pianist, and performed in and produced many shows. As a grade school music teacher, she staged operettas every year. Watch

In our "Meet The Writers" series, we're learning more about the participants of the CMTWC Writers Workshop. The Toronto Writers Workshop meets every two weeks where, under the guidance of Leslie Arden, writers learn and practice the craft of composition and lyric-writing. What was your introduction to the theatre? When I was very little I went to see a production of Beauty and the Beast with my family, and was in awe of the 'magic' on stage. But it was really after seeing my

In our "Meet The Writers" series, we're learning more about the participants of the CMTWC Writers Workshop. The Toronto Writers Workshop meets every two weeks where, under the guidance of Leslie Arden, writers learn and practice the craft of composition and lyric-writing. What was your introduction to the theatre? I was introduced to theatre at age 13 when I was cast as Gabriella in the Oshawa Little Theatre’s production of High School Musical. This was the first time I had a

In our "Meet The Writers" series, we're learning more about the participants of the CMTWC Writers Workshop. The Toronto Writers Workshop meets every two weeks where, under the guidance of Leslie Arden, writers learn and practice the craft of composition and lyric-writing. What was your introduction to the theatre? My mother is a professional musician with exquisite taste. She had me listening to the cast recording of West Side Story by the time I was 3 or 4, and the songs stu

In our "Meet The Writers" series, we're learning more about the participants of the CMTWC Writers Workshop. The Writers Workshop meets every two weeks where, under the guidance of Leslie Arden, writers learn and practice the craft of composition and lyric-writing. What was your introduction to the theatre? I grew up watching Grease, The Sound of Music, and Singing in the Rain on VHS, but for a long time I never even knew that was something that also happened on stage. It wasn

In our "Meet The Writers" series, we're learning more about the participants of the CMTWC Writers Workshop. The Vancouver Writers Workshop meets every two weeks where, under the guidance of Daniel Maté, writers learn and practice the craft of composition and lyric-writing. What was your introduction to the theatre? My folks took me to small, local, kid-oriented theatre shows when I was a youngster in Winnipeg. Sometimes the family would go see larger productions of musical th

In our "Meet The Writers" series, we're learning more about the participants of the CMTWC Writers Workshop. The Vancouver Writers Workshop meets every two weeks where, under the guidance of Daniel Maté, writers learn and practice the craft of composition and lyric-writing. What was your introduction to the theatre? I was fortunate to meet a high school Drama teacher by the name of Betty Keller. She mounted some very ambitious productions and I was cast in several including Th

In our "Meet The Writers" series, we're learning more about the participants of the CMTWC Writers Workshop. The Vancouver Writers Workshop meets every two weeks where, under the guidance of Daniel Maté, writers learn and practice the craft of composition and lyric-writing. What was your introduction to the theatre? I played a shepherd in the Christmas pageant. When was the moment you decided to write for the theatre? Me and a couple friends were encouraged to write a musical

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