Justin Shaw
Graduate 2017
Acting
Photo(s): Tim Leyes
 | Justin ShawGraduate 2017 - Acting | |
justindshaw@hotmail.com | Height: 5'11'' Weight: 180 lbs Vocal Range: Baritone | Hair Color: Dark Blonde Eye Color: Brown |
Productions at the National Theatre School
| Year | Role | Play | Playwright | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Robert | New Words Festival - These Peaceable Kingdoms | Chelsea Woolley | Andrea Donaldson |
| 2017 | The Doctor | Exit The King | Eugene Ionesco | Brendan Healy |
| 2016 | Various | The Laramie Project | Moisés Kaufman | Djanet Sears |
| 2016 | Don John | Much Ado | Philip McKee with the Ensemble | Philip McKee |
| 2016 | Gloucester | King Lear | William Shakespeare | David Latham |
| 2016 | Wrench Man | 15 Minute Play Project - Wrench Man | Gary Mok | Carly Chamberlain |
| 2016 | Eric, Mr. Quilley | Loveplay | Moira Buffini | Ann-Marie Kerr |
| 2016 | Hugh, Stanhope, Jack Tanner | Shaw Period Study | George Bernard Shaw and others | Sharry Flett / Graeme Somerville / Marla McLean |
| 2015 | Dave | Contemporary Canadian Play Study – Featuring Loretta | George F. Walker | Rosemary Dunsmore |
| 2015 | Heyman, Creon | Full Play Study – Antigone | Jean Anouilh | Rose Plotek |
| 2015 | Touchstone | As You Like It | William Shakespeare | Ian Watson |
| 2014 | Etienne | Scene Study – The Coronation Voyage | Michel Marc Bouchard, tr. Linda Gaboriau | Martha Burns |
Training at the National Theatre School
Under the direction of Alisa Palmer
Acting : Tadeusz Bradecki, Martha Burns, Rosemary Dunsmore, David Latham, Alisa Palmer, Karen Robinson, Brenda Bazinet Classical Text/Shakespeare : David Latham, Ian Watson Contemporary Monologue : Diana Donnelly Devised Creation : Fatma Sarah Elkashef, Philip McKee, Ravi Jain, Thomas Morgan Jones, Ann-Marie MacDonald Film : Martha Burns, Jared Lorenz, Cassandra Nicolaou Voice/Speech : Jane Gooderham, JoJo Rideout, Laurel Thomson Dialect Coach : Jane Gooderham Voice-Over : Marcel Jeannin Choir/Music Theory : Douglas Price Solo Theatre Song : Douglas Price, Jay Turvey Alexander Technique : Kelly McEvenue Stage Combat : Anita Nittoly, John Stead, Geoff Scovell Neutral Mask and Expressive Mask : David Latham Improvisation : Mike Hughes Jeu : Adam Lazarus Movement : Rebecca Harper 20th Century Dance : Jocelyn Coutu Contemporary Dance Forms : Andrew Giday New Play Development : Brian Drader Solo Piece : Ann-Marie MacDonald, Rose Plotek Stage Make-up : Florence Cornet Theatre History : Susan Williams
Related Training
| 2019 | Five Day Clown Intensive with Jon Davision, Calgary, AB |
Professional Experience
| 2019 | Salt-Water Moon - Role: Jacob Mercer, Charlottetown, PE, Canada |
| 2019 | The Wrestling Play - Role: Storyteller, Fort McMurray, AB, & St. Peter’s Bay, PE, Canada |
| 2019 | Culture Shock - Role: Hillyard, directed by Lorne Elliott, Hunter River, PE, Canada |
| 2018 | Salt-Water Moon - Role; Jacob Mercer, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada |
| 2018 | Half A Star - Role: J, Charlottetown, PE, Canada |
| 2018 | Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii - Role: Edgar, directed by Roxanne Dicke, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada |
| 2017 | A Christmas Carol - Role: Fred, Young Ebeneezer, directed by Karen Johnson-Diamond, Fort McMurray, AB, Canada |
| 2013-19 | Stand-Up Comedy, Fort McMurray, AB, Edmonton, AB, Calgary, AB, Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON, Charlottetown, PE |
Awards and Distinctions
Theatre Award – Wood Buffalo Excellence in Arts Awards, Fort McMurray, AB (2018)
Top 50 Under 50 – Your McMurray Magazine, Fort McMurray, AB (2018)
Artpreneur Gold Star Awards – Chamber of Commerce, Fort McMurray, AB (2018)