Amberly Plourde, Canada 2026
Amberly Plourde is a Canadian theatre artist whose work centers on devised performance, movement-based storytelling, and puppetry. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting and Contemporary Theatre from Columbia College Chicago and completed advanced training at Arthaus Berlin International under the direction of Thomas Prattki. She also completed an internship with Chicago-based director Jonathan Berry, studying Viewpoints Actor Training.
Amberly has worked extensively in Theatre for Young Audiences and helped establish the Teenie Weenie Theater as an actor, playwright, and education director, developing imaginative, ensemble-driven programming for young people. Her recent work, Evangeline, was featured at the Empress Theatre One Act Play Festival in Alberta, Canada, using puppetry to explore the Acadian diaspora. A passionate educator, she fosters collaborative, playful creative spaces grounded in curiosity and discovery.
Viewpoints Movement Training
Workshop Description: This Viewpoints Actor Training workshop invites participants into a rigorous and playful exploration of movement as a tool for composition and ensemble building. Using guided improvisation, we will deconstruct and reconstruct movement, examining how the body exists and communicates in time and space.
Participants will investigate core Viewpoints principles including tempo, duration, kinesthetic response, repetition, spatial relationships, topography, architecture, shape, and gesture. Through structured exercises, we will cultivate heightened self awareness, deep ensemble listening, and impulse responsiveness.
Emphasis will be placed on developing physical expressiveness, clarity of choice, and the ability to compose dynamically in the moment. This workshop supports performers, directors, and creators seeking to expand their movement vocabulary, strengthen group cohesion, and generate organic, ensemble-driven performance rooted in presence, precision, and play.