Heart’s Desire: Mythical Masked Theatre by Odyssey’s Young Company
Saturday, August 17th 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Sunday, August 18th 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Starts at the Pine Grove, moving throughout the Park
Odyssey Theatre’s Youth Apprenticeship program provides aspiring artists who are passionate about theatre with a summer full of learning, experience and networking. This program is led by award-winning theatre artist, Eleanor Crowder. This year, she is leading 13 aspiring theatre artists to learn to create an original performance featuring mythical creatures. They are mentored by professional artists, gain experience on a professional production, and create and perform their own production.
The virtual show program can be accessed here to share more information about the characters you will meet in this performance.
Eleanor Crowder
Actor, director, playwright, Eleanor delights in working with Odyssey’s innovative exploration of commedia.
Over four decades, she has founded Hexexpress, a bilingual company, Outaouais Popular Theatre / OPT…Theatre In Action; Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences, its Shakespeare Camp and Young Company and most recently, Bear & Co. She enjoys found spaces and outdoor sites, firedancers, caves & sword fights. Her work has toured across Canada, with a focus on Northern Ontario and the Yukon. In Ottawa, she holds the Victor Tolgesy Award for her contribution to the arts.
As Odyssey Theatre’s Artistic Associate, she brings young artists a peak experience of personal creation in this devised piece.
RJ Mayo
Shanelle Roussel
Shanelle Roussel is an Ottawa-based bilingual performer and recent graduate of the Performing Arts program at Algonquin College, where she earned honours. With two years of experience in outdoor children’s theatre at Pirate Life, Shanelle’s passion for performance began at Samuel-Genest High School, where she first explored mime and clowning. Over the past year, she starred in various productions, including The Algonquin Roadshow, The Gonq Show, and The World Needs Soup, she also had the honour of hosting the school’s performance showcase at the Grassroots Festival.
Seren Michaud
Seren Michaud is taking an arts path in high school and is very interested in writing and acting, as well as drawing (digital and traditional), performing, and creating music.