Peer to Peer – Education and Outreach

PACT’s Peer to Peer groups are an opportunity to connect with colleagues who work in similar roles at theatres across the country. Led by peer facilitators and PACT staff, these 60-minute sessions offer a casual and conversational forum to share ideas, discuss common challenges, and build on your successes.

 

 

This session will be facilitated by Aimee Bouchard (Learning & Engagement Coordinator, NAC English Theatre) and Shea O'Connor (Interim Director of Education & Outreach, Citadel Theatre) 

 

The Education & Outreach Peer to Peer will be held on:

 

The confirmation and zoom link will be sent upon registration. 

Peer to Peer sessions are open to PACT Members & Colleagues.   

 

 

About the Facilitators

Aimee Bouchard

Aimee Bouchard (she/her) is an artist educator, arts administrator and theatre maker, as well as an Ontario Certified Teacher. She works as the Learning & Engagement Coordinator for English Theatre at the National Arts Centre, where she manages all education and community engagement activities and accessible performances. Before joining the NAC, Aimee worked as the Education & Participation Programs Manager for Young People's Theatre and as the Education Coordinator for Theatre Direct.

Aimee is especially passionate about collaborating with equity-deserving communities to remove barriers to accessing the arts, and some of the professional experiences that have been most meaningful to her have included facilitating drama programming with young people in family shelters and children’s hospitals, and programming accessible performances for audiences of all abilities.

Aimee endeavours to support her broader theatre and arts education communities in her spare time, and has served voluntary roles with the Arts Education Network of Ontario, the Dora Awards, and the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres.

Aimee holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Drama and a Bachelor of Education with a focus in Artist in Community Education from Queen’s University.

Shea O'Connor

Shea O’Connor (she/her) is an actor, educator and arts administrator originally from Mohkinstis (Calgary). She is currently serving as the Interim Director of Education & Outreach at The Citadel Theatre. Shea has spent the past several years working on the west coast with the Arts Club, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Carousel Theatre for Young People and most recently as the Education Director and faculty member at Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People in Victoria, BC. During her time at Kaleidoscope, she developed several new programs and initiatives including the Drama & Art program, Teen Shakespeare Intensive and a revamped Young Company Program focused on Canadian work. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance from the University of Victoria and continued her training at the National Voice Intensive in Toronto. Shea is passionate about theatre education for youth and was an Associate Instructor at Carousel Theatre for Young People as well as part of the Riotous Youth Internship program at Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival in Vancouver. Shea is also a founding member of the Embodied Voice Collective, an international group of educators focused on researching and facilitating embodied training, and serves as a co-facilitator for the PACT Education & Outreach Peer to Peer program. Select performance credits include The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People), Salt Water Moon, and It’s a Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre), Kid Viking, and Tricky Gylfi (Bragi Theatre).