Susan Stackhouse wins the 2019 Theatre Nova Scotia The Legacy Award

Congratulations to former recipient, former Talent Trust Board Member and continued supporter, Susan Stackhouse for her 2019 Merritt Award win. Susan received The Legacy Award, which honours outstanding contribution to professional theatre in Nova Scotia. 

Photo from Dalhousie Website

Susan Stackhouse is a specialist voice, speech and dialect coach as well as an actor, trained at Dalhousie University, the National Theatre School of Canada and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England, as a recipient of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship. 

Her teaching career began at George Brown College, in the Performing Arts Department before Susan returned to her home province, Nova Scotia as a Professor (Acting Program) and Associate Director (Productions) in the Fountain School of Performing Arts at Dalhousie University.

Susan has directed several DalTheatre productions and spent sixteen seasons with the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, both as a member of the acting ensemble and as a voice coach, in numerous productions. Theatre, radio and film productions have sought her talent and expertise all over the country, and for the past three years she has been associated with the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, drawing on her extensive portfolio of performance and mentorship.

Locally, Susan has appeared in Under Milk Wood at various theatres in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, at the Neptune Theatre playing the parts of the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet and of Nat in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Rabbit Hole for which she won the 2011 Robert Merritt Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.

Biographical information has been summarized, and can be found in full on the Dalhousie University Website.

Wayne Burns and Susan Stackhouse in Shakespeare in Love at Neptune Theatre

Wayne Burns and Susan Stackhouse join the cast of Shakespeare in Love at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, which runs from September 4 - October 7.

Wayne Burns is a performer and producer who won the Talent Trust Theatre Nova Scotia award in 2011 and 2012. 

His most recognizable role is likely Lykos, the Prince of Athens, in the Syfy series Olympus. He can also be seen in Mr. D, Murdoch Mysteries, The Baroness Von Sketch Show, and Remedy.

Wayne is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, and in addition to his acting career, has established his own production company, Dresser Drawer, which currently facilitates the creation and incubation of mixed media projects. 

His films have screened at international festivals including the REELWorld Film Festival, Toronto Youth Shorts (Winner – Industry Choice Award), InsideOut LGBT Film Festival, and NewFest – New York’s LGBT Film Festival. 

His first solo show, LIONESS, played to sold-out houses in Truro, Halifax and Toronto.

Susan Stackhouse is a specialist in voice and speech, and is a dialect coach as well as an actor. 

She’s a Talent Trust scholarship recipient who studied at Dalhousie University, the National Theatre School of Canada, and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England, where she received the prestigious Chevening Scholarship.  

Susan began her career as an educator at George Brown College, and returned to her home province of Nova Scotia where she’s a professor in the Acting Program and Associate Director (Productions) in the Fountain School of Performing Arts at Dalhousie University.

Susan spent 16 seasons with the Shaw Festival in Ontario both as a member of the acting ensemble and as a voice coach. 

A few of her acting highlights include Pointe Valaine, An Inspector Calls, Peer Gynt, Marathon ’33, The Voysey Inheritance, Cavalcade, The Women, The Road to Mecca, and The Real Thing.

She won the 2011 Robert Merritt Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Rabbit Hole.

Susan is a huge supporter of the Talent Trust, and we’re thrilled to have her as a vital part of our community.

Shakespeare in Love details
September 4 - October 7, 2018

Tuesday to Friday - 7:30pm
Saturday and Sunday - 2pm & 7:30pm

September 4 - Pay What You Can
September 7 - Opening Night
September 11 - Industry Night
September 12 - Talkback Night
September 23 - Relaxed Performance

For ticket information, visit Neptune Theatre’s website

Susan Stackhouse at the Neptune Theatre

Former Scholarship Recipient Susan Stackhouse,

actress (longtime NSTT board member until 2013) will perform in Under Milk Wood with Jeremy Webb

at the Neptune Theatre in Halifax from September 18 - 28. 

Webb and Stackhouse will play 40+ characters in this delightful, character-based whimsy from Dylan Thomas. 

More information can be found at: www.neptunetheatre.com