Last year we had an impressive show of ACTRA advocacy on behalf of performers and the arts in Canada. Alongside our domestic producers and creators, we’ll continue our work with our new Parliament to Keep Canada on our Screens.
Content creation is in demand and that includes your performances. Hear how our agreements set the stage for our power as a union
Transplant stars Hamza Haq and Ayisha Issa talk about being cast in the new Montreal-shot CTV series and about being diverse performers in Canada.
This candid interview helps us understand what it takes to be one of the videogame industry’s hardest-working performers.
Catherine shares her advice for comedic performers, the actors who have been the most fun to work with and how people are just funny whether they know it or not.
Celebrating our members’ recent achievements including Marshall Bingham, Ben Cotton, Jonathan Dubsky, Lesley Ewen, Noreen Golfman, Jean Freeman, Andy Jones, Ruth Lawrence, Erin Mathews, Daniel Rindress-Kay, Michelle Thrush, Steven Roberts, Nathaniel Shuker, Camille Sullivan, Mel Tuck, Jean Yoon and Eli Zagoudakis.
ACTRA Magazine Winter 2020 issue
ACTRA magazine is the official online publication of ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), a Canadian union of performers affiliated to the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the International Federation of Actors (FIA).
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Lisa Blanchette, Francine Deschepper, Ferne Downey, Marie Kelly, Keith Martin Gordey, Carol Taverner, David Sparrow, Theresa Tova, Oleg Tischenkov.
CONTRIBUTORS
Shawn Baichoo, Lisa Blanchette, Max Bygraves, Marlene Cahill, Randy Duniz, David Gale, Hamza Haq, Ayisha Issa, Marie Kelly, Emma Kitchen, Tristan D. Lalla, Simon MacIntyre, Kiley May, Jennifer McGibbon, Catherine O’Hara, Anna Scollan, David Sparrow, Alison Stewart, Katharine King So, Joanne Vannicola, Sugith Varughese, Tony Walsh, Karen Woolridge.
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