Annual Theatre Program 2011-2012



ABOUT OUR THEATRE PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

   Theatre West has been providing quality professional theatre training for the young performer since 1993.  Formerly known as Pegasus Performing Arts, students enrolled in our 30 week production course will benefit from performing in two plays every season. 

Our success over the years is based on the a simple concept that each student be given a good speaking part to create a character to shine on stage with.  We also believe that each class should consist of peers that are of a similar age group, and that our production quality be as high as our students ability to dream big.  
 
The maximum number of students in each class is 14, which we believe allows each performer to prosper and flourish in a strong and creative group dynamic.  Each class performs together in their own production and are not combined with the rest of our school for casting. Auditions for the productions are held within each class.  
 
  There is a real emphasis on production quality at Theatre West, as we believe the best way to get better at anything is to practice with the belief that this will be the best show ever.  Our students will also learn valuable life skills, which they can use well beyond the world of theatre.  Better concentration and focus, improved physical movement and awareness, better voice and diction, and the ability to have a strong voice in pressure situations.  They will learn the art of improvisation, discover physical creation with neutral and character masks, study emotions and character types,  and so much more.

Theatre West will always be about having fun, and by encouraging the creativity and imagination to soar in each of our young performers.  		 
 
Our goal is a simple one - to have all of our students be more comfortable and natural and to express themselves with more confidence and clarity on and off the stage.
 

OUR LOCATIONS AND CLASS SCHEDULE

select your choice of class time to meet weekly from October to June. 

  POINTE CLAIRE
St John the Baptist Church
233 Ave. Ste-Claire,
Pte-Claire, Québec. 
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SATURDAYS

YOUTH THEATRE (9-12 years)
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

TEEN THEATRE (13-17 years)
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
or
4:00 - 5:30 pm
 

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   Click on the map image to enlarge.		 BEACONSFIELD
Beaconsfield United Church
202 Ave. Woodside
Beaconsfield, Québec. 

 
 


TUESDAYS

YOUTH THEATRE (9-12 years)
 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

 TEEN THEATRE (13-17 years)
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
   

OUR DIRECTOR

Wayne   Wayne West is a professional actor, playwright, director, and producer. He graduated from the Professional Theatre program at John Abbott College in 1985, and then continued to pursue studies in radio, television production, photography, and film.

Wayne began his teaching career in 1988 with the City of Westmount recreation department, and by 1993 he had opened his own school,  Pegasus Performing Arts. For the next fifteen years he would serve as the managing director, producing over one-hundred plays and some 30 movies featuring the talented youth he has taught.  Along with his work with Theatre West, he is currently employed as the technical director for the Actors Studio program at John Rennie High School.