Lakehead's Media, Film and Communications Program

06/07/2025

Congratulations to the class of 2025 graduates from Lakehead University's Media, Film, and Communications program!

03/17/2025

✨SHOWCASE Q&A ✨
Featuring- Nicole Akkawi, Lyan Gharably, Skyler Ritskes, Kamdyn Caputo, and Alyssa Staios

Round of applause for our amazing filmmakers 👏🏼

Photographer : Shinowa Okumura

03/12/2025

The following photographs by Alyssa Staios were displayed at Lakehead's Spotlight: Media Arts Showcase on March 6, 2025.

03/10/2025

The film "Brushstrokes of Memories" by Devansh Arora and Aditi Manoj Sharma was shown on the small screen at Lakehead's Spotlight: Media Arts Showcase on Thursday March 6. It features renowned Canadian artist Charles Pachter.

Directed by Devansh & Aditi

03/09/2025

The film "Barrel" by Cody Cole, J Kurm, Carley Marshall, and Skyler Ritskes, was shown on the big screen at Lakehead's Spotlight: Media Arts Showcase on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Written by Cody ColeDirected by J Kurm, Skyler RitskesProduced by Skyler Ritskes, Karly MarshallEdited by Skyler Ritskes---CAST---Noah - Cody ColeDylan - Eme...

03/09/2025

This film, "Finding My Own Path" by Munachimso Queen Ibe-Ani (aka Queen Freeman) was shown on the small screen alongside her wonderfully textured artwork.

This is "Finding my own path" by Queen Freeman on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

03/09/2025

In case you missed the posting earlier, here is "If You Bake It: The Story of Kathy's Bakery" by Kamdyn Caputo, which was shown on the big screen at Lakehead's Spotlight: Media Arts Showcase on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Follow Kathy's journey on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/445659435503781Thank you, Kathy McHugh, for sharing your incredible journey and passion w...

03/07/2025

Congratulations to Shinowa Okumara for winning the Audience Favourite Award for the film "Story of my Life" at our Media Arts Showcase: Spotlight last night. Check out the link here:

03/07/2025

Congratulations to everyone who contributed to our Media, Arts Showcase: Spotlight last night. It was a great success, with about 70 people in the audience, both in person and via zoom. I hope to be posting some photos as well as films and multimedia artwork here in the next week or so.

02/07/2025

Check out this fascinating play in Orillia:

Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, as a troupe of terminally woke teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.

11/30/2024

I'm pleased to post one of our MDST students’ final project for our Documentary Film class this term. It’s starting to go ‘local’ viral. :)

"If You Bake It: The Story of Kathy’s Bakery." Dir. Kamdyn Caputo, 2024

Documentary by Kamdyn CaputoThank you, Kathy McHugh, for sharing your incredible journey and passion with me. Your bakery has not only sweetened the lives of...

11/13/2024

**𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘** 🚋 𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗖𝗔𝗥 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗥𝗘

AUDITION DATES

Friday, December 6th 7pm - 10pm
Sunday, December 8th 11am - 4pm

Callbacks to follow, if necessary.

LOCATION: MAT Rehearsal Warehouse, 12 Brammer Dr. Orillia, ON

This show features Leads Roles, Featured Roles, and Ensemble Roles*. Understudies may be cast and will only be used in emergencies.

*EDIT: As of Nov 12/24, some minor edits were made to the ensemble character age ranges. The updated Audition Notice is on our website, with changes highlighted.

HOW TO AUDITION: Visit the link in our bio for the full audition notice and audition registration form link. Upon review of the full audition information, please direct any further questions to Stevie Baker (Director) at [email protected].

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PERFORMANCES: April 3 - 13, 2025 (Tentative) at the Orillia Opera House. Final dates to be confirmed.

Director: Stevie Baker

https://www.mariposaartstheatre.com/streetcar



A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection.

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Mariposa Arts Theatre Values Diversity & Inclusivity: We welcome ALL actors to our auditions- of any abilities, ages, body types, ethnicities, and gender/sexual identities & expressions- who are interested in being a part of our shows. MAT is a non-profit, non-Equity, community theatre group, therefore any and all acting roles are volunteer commitments, not paid positions.

Good luck! 🎭