ACTRA Alberta & ACTRA Manitoba have engaged the training services of Atlanta-based dialect coach Amani Dorn to grow the talent pool of Black performers looking to increase their skills and knowledge of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) accents and dialects.
Managing your career is a big part of the business of being an actor and booking work is just part one of the financial equation. Actor/self-manager Jan Skene will enlighten you as to the ins and outs of the paperwork, money trail and online resources; and Talent Agent Paul Christie (The Characters Talent Agency) will provide insight into the role agents play in the Actor-Agent relationship.
Lionel Moore was honoured with Life Membership at ACTRA Manitoba’s 2021 AGM. Lionel has been a member of ACTRA for 53 years, first joining in 1968. He would like to let his fellow members know that being honoured by ACTRA has left him speechless, very humbled and pleased beyond words. “Over my many years’ involvement with ACTRA and the Media Guild as a staff Announcer for 31 years with the CBC, I met so many wonderful people who have become dear friends and many I’m still in contact with. And I can say: many are as equally deserving of the recognition you have given me with this Life Member status, of which I’m most appreciative. I thank you from the bottom of my heart and believe me, for an 81 year-old guy it doesn’t get any better than this.” Lionel Moore has been a member of ACTRA for 53 years, first joining in 1968. After retiring from the CBC, he became more involved in ACTRA and served on the Manitoba Council for a number of years. Lionel was a Staff Announcer at CBC Winnipeg for 31 years, always involved in the various Unions that represented the Announcer staff over the years, as an executive member of ARTEC, CUPE and the Canadian Media Guild, when the Guild took over representation of the ‘On-air’ staff of the CBC. At the time of his retirement, he was the National Vice-president of the Western Region for the Guild. His union involvement, besides being local President, included membership on the National Executive Board and several National committees.Lionel also served 3 two-year terms as the National Co-Facilitator of the CBC’s Employee Assistance Program covering about 14,000 employees and retirees. He is a Charter Member of the Board of Directors of the Employee Assistance Society of North America. As Council member…
Tonight’s President and National Councillor’s report is going to be a little different, as you all know – tonight is my last AGM at the podium – so although I should give you a run down on what has taken place since last year – I would prefer to give you a highlight reel of the last six years – things that I am particularly proud of and want to share.
On May 30th, 2021, Arnold Pinnock, the Executive Producer of the CBC Series The Porter, joined a select group of ACTRA Members for a round table discussion about the making of the series.
On May 15, 2021 we, along with over 600 virtual attendees, celebrated our 5th ACTRA Awards Manitoba. Click here to see photos.
