The following Instructors have been approved to rent space
and teach at the Professional Actors Lab.
David Rotenberg has been a master acting teacher for over 20 years. He has directed on Broadway, in many major regional theatres, for television, and he has published five novels (the Zhong Fong detective series), all of which are available at your local bookstore or online. The series is in the process of being optioned for film. David has taught at York University, the National Theatre School of Canada, the Shanghai Theatre Academy, the University of Cape Town, and Princeton. He regularly teaches professional classes in Montreal, Vancouver and Halifax. He directed the first Canadian play in the People's Republic of China...more....
Bruce has acted professionally for over thirty years and has preformed from coast to coast-to-coast, from Vancouver to Halifax to the Artic Circle. He has also performed in numerous cities through out the United States. He has acted for the Shaw Festival, Canadian Stage Co., Mirvish Productions, Live Entertainment, Shakespeare Plus and the Vancouver Opera in such shows as Les Miserables, Kean, Broadway Bound, Show Boat, Little Night Music, Zoo Story, Dwarf, You Can’t Take It with You, Jacques Brel, Tom Foolery, and Tom Jones...more....
Rae Ellen has been acting and teaching professionally for twenty years. She’s been a Voice and Acting instructor at York University and the University of Calgary, was an Associate at the National Voice Intensive, and has served as Voice/Acting Coach on numerous Calgary and Toronto stage productions. Rae Ellen also works as a Dialect/Acting Coach in film and TV, coaching Virginie Ledoyen and Caterina Murino in Prodigy XIII for Showcase, James McGowan in CBC’s The Border... ...more....
Originally from Montréal, Mr. Gaston is currently based in Toronto where he shares his life with his wife Kristine, his daughter Meredith and son Owen. He has appeared in theatres across Canada; most recently appearing with The Classical Theatre Project (The Great Gatsby), The Canadian Opera Company (Beatrice et Benedict), Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius (Death of a Salesman and The Crucible), and with Toronto’s acclaimed Soulpepper Theatre (Don Carlos)....more....
John has been acting professionally since 1992 and has been an instructor at The Professional Actors Lab since 2004. He has taught and directed at Bishop’s University, The Children’s Theatre School in Vail, Colorado and Trevor John Studios in Ottawa. John has also taught On-Camera Scene Study at Equity Showcase in Toronto. John co-founded 3dimesdown Theatre Company and directed the first production in 2011, Leonard Melfi’s Birdbath at the Pia Bouman School of Dance and Movement...more....
Marvin Hinz, Instructor
Marvin has worked in theatre and television for more than 20 years, and holds an MFA in
Acting from York University, where he first met and studied under David Rotenberg in 1994. He continues to
study with David at the Professional Actors Lab, and has worked in a number of Performance Group productions
under Mr. Rotenberg's direction, including DWARF, The Sins of the Father, and Franz Wedekind's
Lulu...more....
Melee has been acting professionally for 20 years. She trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and holds an MFA in Acting and a Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Acting from York University. She has appeared in major roles in the West End, the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and The Royal Court Theatre in London England, as well as work for Festival of Classics, Buddies in Bad Times, DVxT, Sudbury Theatre Centre in Canada. Selected TV and Film credits include: Beautiful People, PSI Factor, Circle of Deceit, Casualty, This is David Harper, and Woman of the Sea ...more....
Geoff has studied and directed both in South Africa and Canada and currently lectures at the University of Cape Town’s Drama Department, South Africa. He has been nominated for several national and regional awards for acting and especially directing, receiving, amongst others, the Fleur du Cap Award for Young Directors and also the Standard Bank Young Artist Award. He has directed close to 90 theatre productions in his career, including dance, opera and cabaret. Some highlights include Madame de Sade, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Women Beware Women, ...more....