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I had the immense pleasure of not only co-producing, but also co-hosting the final Firecracker Department Comedy Cafe of 2024, as well as performing in the improv section of the show.
In late Fall 2024, Anne-Marie moderated the panel between the playwrights at the Toronto International Festival of Authors official book launch of First Métis Man of Odesa. The play is available for purchase through Playwrights Canada Press. Pictured is Anne-Marie learning about a deleted scene.
In early Spring 2024, Anne-Marie participated in the Firecracker Department/Canadian Film Fest's inaugural Canadian Comedy Film Igniter. In the span of one month, she wrote, produced, stared in, and co-edited, the short film, No Breakfast. Anne-Marie went on to win the award for BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT at the Paris International Short Festival.
In March 2024, Anne-Marie performed in the Firecracker Department Comedy Cafe at Comedy Bar. She premiered an excerpt of her one woman show, plus None. Thank you to everyone who came in-person to Comedy Bar, and everyone who tuned into the livestream. What a thrill!
In late 2023, Anne-Marie was selected to participate in Soulpepper Theatre Company's inaugural Her Words Creator's Bootcamp. It was an honour to share space and learn with, and from, each of her fellow cohort creators.
Martha Burns, Weyni Mengesha, Erin Shields, Joanna Falck, and Shannon Lea Doyle: thank you, thank you, thank you, for giving us your time, sharing your knowledge, and pulling back the curtain.
In the summer/early fall of 2023, Anne-Marie had the opportunity to be the Assistant Dramaturge of Encountering Ukraine: Readings in Solidarity. Working on this series, for the Stratford Festival of Canada, was one of the most fulfilling projects she's ever had the pleasure of working on. As a proud Ukrainian Canadian, to say it was an honour is an understatement.
In 2022, Anne-Marie received her certificate in Film and TV Industry Essentials from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. While in the program, she created the short film, The Perfect Cup. The film went on to win the award for BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY at the Hawaii International Film Awards. The Perfect Cup also won the award for BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY at the Melbourne Independent Film Festival The film also placed as a Finalist at the Independent Shorts Awards and a Semi-Finalist at the New York International Women Festival, and Paris Women Festival. It is an honour to receive this recognition.
Anne-Marie wore a lot of hats for her first film, How She Eats Her Cookies. She produced, co-directed, co-wrote, edited and starred in it. How She Eats Her Cookies placed as a Finalist at the Independent Shorts Awards and a Semi-Finalist at Indie Short Fest. The film was a Nominee at the Hawaii International Film Awards. It was also awarded Official Selection at the Toronto International Women's Film Festival and Venice Shorts.
Anne-Marie had the opportunity to work with the Guild Festival Theatre again! This time it was in partnership with the City of Toronto. A big thank you to everyone who came to Guild Park to experience GFT's special site-specific performance, INspiration:OUTside, at the new Clark Centre for the Arts.
Anne-Marie is filled with "nobody pinch me" gratitude to have closed a SOLD OUT run of the Guild Festival Theatre's outdoor production of Alice in Wonderland* in summer 2021. In addition to being a member of the ensemble, she played the Cheshire Cat, the March Hare and Tweedle Dum. Spending August 2021 in the Wonderland that is the Guild Park was such a gift.
*Alice In Wonderland went on to receive the 2022 Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award at the 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards!
In the spring of 2021, she performed in Fabulist Theatre's cabaret, The Musical Episode, singing "West Covina" from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
In the fall of 2020, Anne-Marie wrapped The Mad Ones Lab, a five week intensive, where she collaborated with Kait Kerrigan, Bree Lowdermilk and creators from around the world! Audiences are now able to witness the magic of digital theatre with a roulette style, online version of Kerrigan-Lowdermilk's musical, The Mad Ones, composed of sections created in the lab, through the Engine!