Anna Migliarisi ACTRA, CAEA, PhD

RESTORATIVE ACTING

Designed to strengthen the actor in you.

Are you a seasoned actor looking to re-enter the business after time away?
Are you looking to reconnect with your craft away from the pressures of getting it right?

If you want to put your best foot forward in every medium, I can help you recognize your unique artistry no matter where you are right now. I offer one-on-one acting coaching and small-group classes. Acceptance based on interview.

I’m an actor. That came first. I’m also a writer, teacher and coach. I practice what I preach. I’m proud to have been trained as a teacher, director and actor by some wonderful people, including the late great Actors’ Studio veteran, Janine Manatis.

I’ve taught at various post-secondary institutions, and published books and articles along the way. My methodology draws on a range of acting techniques rooted in the foundational principles of Stanislavsky and his adherents refined into exercises that are practical, effective, and meaningful. The fundamental components of my teaching practice are preparation, audition techniques, active text analysis, and sensory exploration.

I bring years of professional training and expertise to one-on-one mentoring and group classes for emerging and especially seasoned actors.

I hold a BFA from the University of Windsor’s School of Dramatic Art and an MA and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. My publications include Renaissance and Baroque Directors, Directing and Authorship in Western Drama, Stanislavsky and Directing, About Directing, and the recent Canadian Plays of Italian Heritage.

 

Organized by Villa Charities

“Canadian Plays of Italian Heritage” Book Launch

Book launch & presentations by the author & contributors to this landmark publication that challenges the definition of “Canadian” theatre.

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Challenging the Definition of “Canadian” Theatre

This landmark collection of thirteen plays plus a previously unpublished translation, by playwrights including Lucia Frangione, Tony Nardi, Nick Mancuso, Dina Morrone and the late Michael Macina, aims to displace critical misconceptions about Italian Canadian theatre. Chosen from a hidden treasure of more than 300 works, the selection honours vital contributions to Canadian theatre identity. By redefining the creators as Canadian playwrights of Italian origin rather than simply Italian writers living in Canada, the editor, Anna Migliarisi, has presented an original and lively account of Italian Canadian performance history dating back to 1786. She has also reconsidered the definition of national theatre, addressed historical omissions, and confronted earlier dismissals of the work as merely marginal or ethnic. The endeavour to set the record straight is unequivocal. The recognition of these plays challenges the larger context of Canadian theatre practice and social history. The influential voices of Italian Canadian playwrights are loud and clear, and worthy of celebration.

Event Program

  • Book launch and select readings from “Canadian Plays of Italian Heritage” by Anna Migliarisi, co-published by Guernica Editions and Rocco Galati. With actor-playwrights Dina Morrone, Fab Filippo, Tony Nardi, Adam Paolozza, Tony Calabretta, Bobby Del Rio, Michaela DeCesare and actor-author Anna Migliarisi.
  • Live readings from Morrone’s “Moose on the Loose”, Calabretta’s “Damn Those Wedding Bells” and, in Calabrese, Nardi’s “A Modo Suo (A Fable)” with original cast members Mary Long, Tony Nardi and Lucia Frangione.
  • Brief Introductions by Roberto Martella and Alberto Di Giovanni , Domenico Pietropaolo, author of the Preface and Anna Migliarisi, editor/author of the Anthology.
  • The presentations will be followed by a meet-and-greet reception.

Location

Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre
901 Lawrence Avenue West Toronto, ON M6B 4E7