Jennifer Stewart

Jennifer Stewart is an international actress and director with an extensive background in theater and musicals. He teaches the subject of “Interpretation” at the ESAEMBallet at the Conservatory of Dance and Performing Arts ESAEMBallet.

Play

STRATFORD FESTIVAL

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Tzeitel, Stratford Festival/Donna Feore
TOMMY, Ensemble US, Stratford Festival/Des MacAnuff
42nd STREET, Diane Lorimer, Stratford Festival/Gary Griffin
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Daughter/Ward, Stratford Festival/Ethan McSweeney
THE IMAGINARY INVALID, Louison, Stratford Festival/Albert Milaire
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, Young Girl, Stratford Festival/Richard Monette
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Young Girl, Stratford Festival/Richard Monette
THE WINTER’S TALE, Elizabeth I, Stratford Festival/David William

TORONTO THEATRE

EVERY SILVER LINING, Ms Vella, Toronto Fringe Festival 2019/Al Green Theatre.
I THINK I CAN, Belle, YPT/NAC/Conrad Alexandrowicz
WAR AND PEACE, Ensemble, Canadian Opera Company/Tim Albery
WHITE CHRISTMAS, Ensemble, Sony Centre/Walter Bobbie, Randy Skinner
HAIRSPRAY, Penny Pingleton, Mirvish/Jack O’Brien, Jerry Mitchell
MAMMA MIA, Lisa, Mirvish/Phyllida Lloyd, Madeline Paul

THEATER IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

BILLY ELLIOT, Mrs Wilkinson, YES Theatre/Alessandro Costantini
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, Celeste #1/Alex, Talk Is Free Theatre/Steve Ross
ONE MOMENT, Maria, Lighthouse Festival/Liz Gilroy
SINGING IN THE RAIN, Kathy Seldon, RuBarb Productions/Evie Koop Sawatsky
WHITE CHRISTMAS (2 seasons), Ensemble, Drayton Entertainment/Michael Lichtefeld
GUYS & DOLLS, Rusty Charlie, Talk Is Free Theatre/Richard Ouzounian
CENICIENTA, Stepsister Grace, Grand Theatre/Heather Davies
HAIRSPRAY, Penny Pingleton, Rainbow Stage/Tracy Flye
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Alice’s Adventures, Sudbury Theatre Centre/David Savoy
THE TALE OF IVAN VERSUS IVAN, Agafya, Talk Is Free/London, Moscow, Serbia
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUDRELS, Jolene Oakes, Theatre Calgary/Dennis Garnhum
KISS ME, KATE, Lois Lane, Talk Is Free Theatre/Tim French
BLOOD BROTHERS, Donna Marie, Theater Aquarius/Michael Shamata
HARVEST MOON RISING, Jenny, Talk Is Free Theatre/Tim French CATS, Demeter, Theatre Aquarius/Dave Campbell
ROB ROY, Alice, Edinburgh Fringe Festival/Di Nyland-Proctor
EMILY, Ilse, Talk Is Free Theatre/Richard Ouzounian
LEND ME A TENOR, Maggie, Drayton Entertainment/Alex Mustakas
GOOD NEWS, Connie Lane, Rainbow Stage/Scott Drewitz 42nd
STREET, Peggy Sawyer, Drayton Entertainment/Alex Mustakas
ANYTHING GOES, Purity, Drayton Entertainment/Alex Mustakas
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUZEROS, Singer, Holland America/Europe and the Caribbean
STARLIGHT EXPRESS, Dinah, Stella Entertainment/Germany
ANNA OF THE GREEN ROOFTOPS, Gertie Pye, Charlottetown Festival/Di Nyland-Proctor
EMILY, Rhoda Stuart, Charlottetown Festival/Jackie Maxwell LUCKY
STIFF, Annabel Glick, Theatre Sheridan/Rod Maxwell
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS, Smitty, Theatre Sheridan/Brian Hill
BYE BYE BIRDIE, Deborah Sue, Huron Country Playhouse/Brian Mackay
SMILES AND TEARS, Louisa, Huron Country Playhouse/Tony Lloyd
GYPSY, Baby June, Huron Country Playhouse/Pat Dawson

THEATER – DIRECTION

HONK (Director/Choreographer), St Lawrence College/Brockville, Canada
THE TWO KNIGHTS OF VERONA, Stratford Festival Director’s Program 2019
EVERY SILVER LINING, Toronto Fringe 2019/Next Stage Festival 2020.
MACBETH, Stratford Festival Director’s Program 2018
BECOMING DR RUTH, Bluff City Theater/Hannibal, MO, USA THE
SHAPE OF A GIRL (London premiere), The Calder Theatre/London, UK
EMILY (U.S. premiere), Bluff City Theater/Hannibal, MO, USA
LIVING ON ILLUSION (THE MUSIC MAN), Talk Is Free Theatre/Barrie, Canada
HAIRSPRAY, YES Theatre/Sudbury, Canada
BEST OF ENEMIES, Bluff City Theater/Hannibal, MO, USA
THE HEIRESS, Bluff City Theater/Hannibal, MO, USA
BYE BYE BIRDIE, Talk Is Free Theatre/Barrie, Canada

THEATER – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

OTELO, Stratford Festival/Nigel Shawn Williams
LONG JOURNEY INTO THE NIGHT, Stratford Festival/Miles Potter
HMS PINAFORE, Stratford Festival/Lezlie Wade
THE WEDDING PARTY, Crow’s Theatre/Chris Abraham EL
LIBERTINO, Talk Is Free Theatre/Jeannette Lambermont

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree in Theatre Directing from East 15/University of Essex. London, United Kingdom.
Music Theatre Performance by Sheridan College. Toronto, Canada.

MASTER BY EAST 15. MODULES/PROGRAM (2 YEARS)

ADAPTATION 2. ARTISTIC DIRECTION 3. COLLABORATION 4. CONTEMPORARY BRITISH THEATER 5. MEYERHOLD AND THE METHOD – GITIS SCHOOL, MOSCOW, RUSSIA (one month) 6. MUSICAL THEATER 7. SHAKESPEARE 8. EASTERN THEATER – ISI UNIVERSITY, BALI, INDONESIA (one month)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Escuela Superior de Artes Escola Superior de Artes Escola Superior de Artes Escénicas de Málaga ESAEM, Spain, currently
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 2020-2021
St Lawrence College, Brockville, Canada 2020
Randolph College for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada 2019/2020

DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAMS: RECIPIENT

Michael Langham’s workshop for the Stratford Festival 2018/2019.
Professional theatrical training for classical theater, Ontario 2016.
2007 Metcalf Fellowship for the direction of Talk Is Free Theatre

MENTORS OF THE MASTER’S DEGREE IN THEATER DIRECTION

Stephen Unwin, Robert Ike, David Gothard, Mike Alfreds, John Caird, David Edgar, Neil Bartlett, Matthew Lloyd, Phillip Ridley, Michael Boyd, Che Walker, Valdimer Baicher, I Nyomen Sedana, Leon Rubin, Martha Henry, Ian Watson and Thomas Moschopoulous

Jennifer is a multidisciplinary theatre artist with a two-year Masters Degree in Theatre Directing from the University of Essex in London, UK and an Honours Diploma in Musical Theatre from the prestigious Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada. He has performed and directed musicals and plays in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, including the world famous Stratford Festival. As a theater professor, she has taught for the University of Toronto, Randolph College for the Performing Arts and St. John’s College. Lawrence College. Jennifer has residence and work permits for Canada, Spain and the United Kingdom.