About the Founder and Teachers
Bonnie Laurie
Experienced speech and drama teacher
B.Sc.O.T., A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L.
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Telephone:
416.489.4236 (tel)
416.489.8339 (fax)
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Bonnie Laurie, founder and teacher, is an Occupational Therapist, a
certified speech and drama teacher and a teacher of effective
communication. She is also a mother of three very dramatic children!
She has her Associate Teacher's Diploma, and her Licentiate Teacher's
Diploma in Speech Arts and Drama from Trinity College Guildhall (based
in London, England). She also has her diploma in Effective
Communication, and a Performer's Certificate from Trinity College
Guildhall. Check out www.trinitycollege.co.uk
for more information. Bonnie has also placed first or second in Kiwanis
festivals and in the Mitchell Memorial Drama Festivals in the areas of
performing and poetry speaking for several continuous years.
Bonnie has also worked with children who have disabilities during her
training as an occupational therapist at the University of Toronto, and
while working as an occupational therapist for several years in the
field of rehabilitation medicine.
After performing in many on stage productions, and after successfully
obtaining her diplomas in drama and speech, and her degree in
occupational therapy, Bonnie decided to start her own speech and drama
studio “Bonnie's School of Speech and Drama” in the year 2000. For
these past 12 years, Bonnie has been teaching children and teens speech
and drama, and effective communication skills. She also gives private and semi-private public
speaking lessons to teens and young adults.
Drama Tots is a division of Bonnie's School of Speech and Drama,
designed to give young children an opportunity to learn performance
skills and to enhance communication skills.
Drama Kids and Drama Teens provides a structured curriculum designed to
improve public speaking and oral communication skills, increase
confidence, improve self-expression, and teach students on-stage
theatre performance skills. It is designed for children ages 6 and over
(to young adult).
STEPHANIE POTTER - Assistant Teacher
Stephanie is from the United Kingdom and holds a Performing Arts Degree
in Theatre. She has been a co-director at Zodiactors, where she
has directed plays with school-aged children. She has also worked
at Groove Arts Centre where she created and taught drama classes.
Stephanie is very passionate about working with children and seeing
them create and expand their imaginations. Stephanie has been
part of Bonnie's School of Speech and Drama since 2011.
LAURIE HUTCHISON - Assistant Teacher
Laurie
has completed two years of classical acting training at George Brown
Theatre School, where she was trained in voice, singing, movement,
dance, and speech. Laurie also has her BAH from Queen's
University, in drama. Laurie also works as a drama teacher at Art
Express, where she runs drama after-school programs for children of all
ages, at various schools within Toronto. She has also taught
drama to young children at Groove Centre for the Arts. Laurie has
worked at Ruth Rumack's Learning Space's Alpha Mania program as a
teaching assistant for children. Laurie is currently active in
the Toronto theatre community as an actor and performer in various
stage productions. As a drama teacher she encourages creative
play, vocal/movement skills, teamwork, listening skills, and
imagination. Laurie has been teaching at Bonnie's School of
School of Speech and Drama since 2010.
ALISON JUTZI - Assistant Teacher
Alison holds a Theatre and Drama Studies degree from the University of
Toronto and a Diploma in Acting from Sheridan College, and has 10 years of
experience as a professional actor, singer, vocal coach and teacher. She has
performed in dozens of plays and musicals with companies such as Soulpepper
Theatre Company, The Grand Theatre, 4th Line Theatre and
Theatre North West. In 2008 Alison was a top 10 contestant on CBC's
talent search, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Throughout her
career, Alison has had many opportunities to work with children of all ages,
individually and in groups, helping them with their voice and text work. She is
very happy to be joining the team at Bonnie's School of Speech and Drama.
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