YOLANDA BONNELL

Training

Humber College School of the Creative and Performing Arts: Theatre Performance 2015

Advanced Diploma

ACTING:                          Diana Belshaw, Nancy Palk, John Bourgeois, Karin Randoja, Tatiana Jennings

MVMNT/DANCE:           Kelly McEvenue, Patrick Parson, Viv Moore, Pam Johnson, Catherine Marrion

PHYSICAL THEATRE:     Varrick Grimes, Alex McLean, Marissa Zinni, Kiersten Tough

ON CAMERA:                  Janet-Laine Green, Booth Savage

SINGING:                        Fides Krucker, Karin Randoja, John Millard, Pam Patel

VOICE/DIALECTS:          Paul de Jong, Christine Berg

VOICE OVER:                  Mike Kirby, Susan Hart (animation)

NEUTRAL MASK/

CLOWN/BOUFFON:      Dean Gilmour, Michele Smith

SHAKESPEARE:              Kennedy C. MacKinnon, Terry Tweed, Thomas Hauff, Paul de Jong

PUPPETRY:                     Paul de Jong, Heather Kent

STAGE COMBAT:            Steve Wilsher

PLAYWRITING:              Maja Ardal

Workshops

SPOKEN WORD:                           Donna-Michelle St. Bernard      

APPROACHING NEW PLAYS:     Elley Ray Hennessy

Stratford Festival’s Indigenous Director’s Initiative – performer                                               September 2016

STORY WEAVING:                                 Muriel Miguel                       SHAKESPEARE FOLIO:                              Jill Carter

SHAKESPEARE TEXT/LANGUAGE:     David Latham                       BODY CONNECTION/AWARENESS:     Santee Smith

BREATH/BODY CONNECTION:          Kennedy C. MacKinnon       ADAPTATION/SCENE WORK:                Yvette Nolan

SCENE DIRECTORS:                    Corey Payette, Reneltta Arluk, Cole Alvis, Ryan Cunningham

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Creator's Units and Residencies

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Bedrock Creator's Initiative 2020/2021                                         Factory Theatre for Scanner

Buddies in Bad Times 2019/2021                                                   White Girls in Moccasins

Gros Morne Playwright's residency 2019                                      Playwright's Workshop Montreal for My Sister's Rage

Banff Playwright's Lab 2018                                                            White Girls in Moccasins

Deep Development Creator's Unit 2016 - 2019                            Factory Theatre for Scanner

Animikiig Creator’s Unit 2016-2018                                                Native Earth Performing Arts for White Girls in Moccasins

The Foundry – a part of Factory Wired 2015-2016                      Factory Theatre for Scanner

Theatre

Production / Media

Director                                                                                   Plum BOMB                        Paprika Festival 2016, mentored by Meghan Swaby

Assistant Director                                                Jesus Christ Superstar                                                                            Migliazza Productions

Stage Manager                                                     Jesus Christ Superstar                                                                            Migliazza Productions

Director                                                                             True Directions                                                                          New Noise Productions

Director                           VDay: Memory, Monologue, Rant & a Prayer                                                                  Frankly Scarlet Productions

Performer                              Music Video: You by Jean Paul DeRoover                                                                                  Applewagon Films

Awards 

Barndt-Sweetman Scholarship Award                                                                                                                        Humber College, 2013-2014

A tuition credit is awarded to returning students who have demonstrated potential for a powerful creative vision, as recommended by faculty to the director of the Theatre Performance program. 

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Mark Schoenberg Award                                                                                                                                              Humber College, 2014-2015

Presented to a third-year student in the Theatre Performance program who has demonstrated excellence as an actor, substantial growth and development, high academic achievement, professionalism, and who has devoted significant time and effort to bettering the quality of life at Humber Theatre, as recommended by faculty to the dean.

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Humber Theatre Award                                                                                                                                                 Humber College, 2014-2015

Presented to the student in the Theatre program who has made the most significant contribution to Humber Theatre during the academic year. This candidate must have demonstrated a commitment to the program, set a high standard of professionalism in his/her work with Humber Theatre, be of good character and have excellent rapport with fellow students and faculty, along with demonstrated self-discipline, purpose and direction, as recommended by faculty to the dean.

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The Board of Governors Achievement Award                                                                                                           Humber College, 2014-2015

The Board of Governor’s Achievement Award is presented to one graduating student in each academic school who has achieved their academic goals or maintained an overall good academic standing while attending to significant college, community and personal responsibilities, as selected by the dean.

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Tyrone Guthrie Award: Elliot Hayes Playwright Development Fund                                                                              Stratford Festival, 2017

To support and encourage the further development in a public forum of new works for the theatre, written by present and former members of the company and staff.

*In support of Scanner.

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