MARK
HELLMAN
Performing Arts Resources
Background 1981 - 2011
Performing Arts Resources
Background 1981 - 2011
PERFORMANCE
Actor, Singer, Musician (CAEA, AFM)
Mark has worked with professional theatre companies across Canada, including:
| Belfry Theatre (Victoria) | Centaur Theatre (Montreal) |
| Other Guys Theatre Co. (Vic) | Association of Producing Artists (Mtl) |
| Story Theatre Co. (Vic) | Prairie Theatre Exchange (Winnipeg) |
| Out of the Box Productions (Vic) | Manitoba Theatre for Young People (Wpg) |
| Kaleidoscope Theatre (Vic) | Popular Theatre Alliance (Wpg) |
| Caravan Farm Theatre (Amstrong, BC) | Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers |
| Runaway Moon Theatre (Enderby, BC) | Globe Theatre (Regina) |
Along the way, he has had the pleasure to tour to many part of Canada and the United States:
| Vancouver Children's Festival | Edmonton Fringe Festival |
| Vancouver Island Children's Festival (Nanaimo) | Mountain Arts Festival (Revelstoke, BC) |
| Wolf Trap Festival (Washington, DC) | One Yellow Rabbit Theatre (Calgary) |
| Smithsonian Institution (Wash., DC) | Old Crow, Whitehorse, Dawson (Yukon Territory) |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music (New York, NY) | New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia |
| Orlando Children's Theatre (Orlando, FL) | New Mexico, Arizona, California |
Film, Television, Voice Over, Voices for Animation, Dubbing (ACTRA)
While acting for
film
and television, Mark has created voices for hundreds of characters in
animated features, series and foreign films, and provided narration
for documentaries, instructional programming, ESL programs in
China,
and commercials. Past employers
include:
| CBC Television | Winter Films (Ottawa) |
| CBC Radio Drama (Wpg, Mtl) | Heritage Mintues (Mtl) - SEE MARK in "Frontenac" |
| Radio Canada International (Mtl) | National Film Board of Canada (Mtl) |
| Foug Productions (Mtl) | Cinar Films (Mtl) |
| Cinelume (Mtl) | Telescene (Mtl) |
FACILITATION
EDUCATION As an
instructor, director, program designer, artist in residence,
and
musical director, Mark's past affiliations include:
musical director, Mark's past affiliations include:
| Victoria Conservatory of Music Opera Studio | Concordia Unversity Theatre Dept. (Montreal) |
| Victoria Motion Picture School (Victoria) | Dawson College - Dome Theatre (Mtl) |
| Canadian College of Film & Acting (Vic) | McGill Players' Theatre (Mtl) |
| Victoria High School | Geordie Productions (Mtl) |
| Esquimalt Community School | Royal West Academy (Mtl) |
| Kaleidoscope Theatre School (Vic) | Outremont High School (Mtl) |
| Victoria Shakespeare Festival | Montreal Inner City Schools Association |
| Pleasant Valley Secondary (Armstrong, BC) | Prairie Theatre Exchange School (Winnipeg) |
| Theatre BC (Okanagan Zone) | St. Norbert Arts & Cultural Centre (St. Norbert. Mb) |
| Shakespeare Kelowna | Tyndal Park Elementary (Wpg) |
| The George Ryga Centre (Summerland, BC) | Balmoral School for Girls (Wpg) |
| Shakespeare at Leir House (Penticton, BC) | Sisler High School (Wpg) |
| BC Teachers of Language Arts (pro-d) | United Nations Association of Canada (Wpg) |
| BC Teachers' Federation (pro-d) | Canadian Speech Arts Ass'n (national conference) |
PRODUCTION
Grants & Awards
Grants & Awards
As a producer, creator,
director, and educational program designer,
Mark has received assistance from all levels of government, as well as
from foundations and corporations, including:
| Canada Council for the Arts (Emerging Artists) | Vancouver Foundation |
| Canada Council for the Arts (Explorations) | Loewen Foundation |
| Manitoba Arts Council (ArtVentures) | Hamber Foundation |
| Manitoba Arts Council (Production) | Koerner Foundation |
| Manitoba Heritage & Culture | |
| BC Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General | Investor's Group (Winnipeg) |
| BC Hydro (Victoria |
