Directing Techniques (Bilingual)
Amanda KellockExplore practical approaches to directing that help actors make stronger choices and help scenes become clearer, more dynamic, and more connected. In this workshop, Amanda Kellock will share techniques for working with actors on objectives, relationships, blocking, rhythm, staging, and ensemble storytelling. Participants will examine ways to communicate effectively in rehearsal, ask productive questions, shape performances without over-directing, and create a rehearsal room where actors feel both supported and challenged. Teachers will leave with adaptable directing tools they can use in school productions, scene work, and classroom performance projects.
Presenter bio / Biographie
Amanda Kellock is a Montreal-based director, actor, writer, and theatre educator with extensive experience in professional theatre and theatre education. She served for nearly a decade as Artistic Director of Repercussion Theatre, Montreal’s renowned Shakespeare-in-the-Park company, where her work focused on making classical theatre accessible, relevant, and engaging for contemporary audiences.
Amanda holds a BFA in Theatre and Development from Concordia University and an MFA in Directing from the University of Ottawa. Her professional work has included collaborations with Repercussion Theatre, Geordie Theatre, Centaur Theatre, Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal, and the National Arts Centre, where she previously served as a directing intern.
An experienced educator, Amanda has taught at McGill University, Concordia University, Dawson College, and the National Theatre School of Canada. Her work as a director and educator frequently explores Shakespeare, ensemble creation, actor development, and finding fresh and inclusive approaches to classical texts.
Amanda is also a playwright and adaptor. Her work includes an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s The Halloween Tree for Geordie Theatre and a translation and adaptation of Molière’s Les Fourberies de Scapin, which Repercussion Theatre produced in both English and French.
Through her work as an artist, director, and teacher, Amanda brings a practical and deeply collaborative approach to helping artists and students discover the possibilities of live theatre.
