Students Learn from Theatre Industry Experts

News Release

10/2/2018

Award-winning Anishinaabe writer Drew Hayden Taylor, cast and crew from Come From Away and a former host/reporter will share their experiences with students interested in careers in arts and culture.

The event will give students in the Specialist High Skills Major program an opportunity to learn more from industry experts about working in theatre and media.

Where:

Newmarket Old Town Hall

406 Botsford Street, Newmarket

When:

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. noon

Who:

Keynote speaker Drew Hayden Taylor, Anishinaabe author, playwright and screenwriter

Panelists: Dayna Tekatch, Resident Director and Choreographer, Come From Away; Kevin Vidal, Actor, Come From Away; and Geetika Bhardwaj, media consultant and former host/reporter.

About 60 York Region District School Board staff and students

For more information contact:

Communications@yrdsb.ca

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