Theatre CV
YOLANDA BONNELL
Curriculum Vitae
Fort William First Nation Status Indian
Equity Member
HEIGHT: 5’3”
EYE COLOUR: Brown
HAIR COLOUR: Dark brown
VOCAL RANGE: Mezzo-Soprano
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
Creator's Units and Residencies
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
PERFORMANCE
bug The Girl / Manidoons / The Mother Theatre Passe Muraille, NEPA, manidoons collective / Cole Alvis
Two Odysseys Narrator/Bear son Soundstreams, Signal Theatre / Michael Greyeyes, Cole Alvis
The Unnatural and Accidental Women Valerie NAC Indigenous Theatre / Muriel Miguel, Penny Couchie
Four Sisters Doctor 2 / Abby 3 Paradigm Theatre / Susanna Fournier
bug The Girl / Manidoons / The Mother High Performance Rodeo, Calgary, AB / Cole Alvis
Kamloopa Edith/Indian Friend #1 Western Canada Theatre, Persephone / Kim Senklip Harvey
bug The Girl / Manidoons / The Mother Luminato Festival / Cole Alvis
bug The Girl / Manidoons / The Mother rEvolver Fest, Vancouver BC / Cole Alvis
bug The Girl / Manidoons / The Mother UNOfest, Victoria BC / Cole Alvis
White Girls in Moccasins Miskozi Buddies in Bad Times-39th Rhubarb Fest / Clare Preuss
Cake Femi Theatre Passe Muraille w/ New Harlem / Clare Preuss
The Breathing Hole Ipruq / Atugauq Stratford Festival / Reneltta Arluk
Treasure Island Fanny / Roberta Stratford Festival / Mitchell Cushman
Silenced Yolanda and others HERstory Counts / Jennifer Neales
Two Indians Roe Summerworks 2016 / Jessica Carmichael
bug The Girl / Manidoons / The Mother Summerworks 2016 / Cole Alvis
The Crackwalker Theresa Factory Theatre / Judith Thompson
bug The Girl / Manidoons Buddies in Bad Times-37th Rhubarb Fest / Cole Alvis
bug The Girl / Manidoons Native Earth- Weesageechak 28 / Cole Alvis
COMMUNITY THEATRE – PERFORMANCE
The Laramie Project Zubaida/Barbara/Catherine/Tiffany Cambrian Players / Michael Sobota
RENT Coat Vender/Performer Applauze Productions / Spencer Hari
Halo Fanny/Pearl Cambrian Players / Kat Ferazzo
Albertine in Five Times – staged reading Albertine at 30 Occasional Arts Productions / Heather Esdon
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Jewel Frankly Scarlet Productions / Alison Miecznikowski
Vagina Monologues Performer Frankly Scarlet Productions / Heather Esdon
Trigger Happy – staged reading Sonia Wolfe Occasional Arts Productions / Heather Esdon
Steel Magnolias Truvy Frankly Scarlet Productions / Jesica McNabb
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Artistic Leadership
Administrative Assistant / Artistic Associate Native Earth Performing Arts 2015 – 2017
Administrative duties, also tour coordination, grant juror, festival curator
Shared leadership manidoons collective 2017 – present
A circle of artists creating Indigenous performance. Artistic leadership includes Yolanda Bonnell (OjibweSouth Asian) and Cole Alvis (Métis) both based in Tkarón:to.
Facilitator/Mentor manidoons collective, Paprika Festival, freelance
Storytelling, creative writing, land acknowledgement workshops, creative mentorship
P/T Faculty Sheridan College 2020
Facilitator of Creative Acting Project Prep class