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The Website of Actor and Storyteller Jeremy Proulx

AANII, BOOZHOO & WELCOME!   

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“…a standout performance”, “...magnetic”
~ Arifa Akbar, theatre critic
The Guardian UK ~

 
“...commanding”, “...a mesmerizing watch”

~Karl Hornsey, theatre critic
Yorkshire Magazine UK~

 
“...AS THE JOKESTER
NATIVE DAD FINDS THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN COMEDY AND TENDERNESS THAT TUGS AT THE OLD HEART STRINGS.”

~ROBYN GRANT-MORAN, THEATRE CRITIC
HAMILTON SPECTATOR~


 “...[a performer] with incredible gravitas.”
~Max Cubberly, theatre critic
Now Then Magazine UK~

 
“Proulx's talent is a rare one, indeed.”
"...bursts with an emotional power guaranteed to haunt you."
~Chris Elston, Missouri theatre critic~

 
“...had the audience bursting with laughter...", "...a touching performance.”
~nicole pocion, theatre critic
the argus thunder bay~

 
“...stole the show with his silent performances.”
~justin hardy, theatre critic
tb newswatch~

ABOUT JEREMY

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Jeremy Proulx is an award-winning actor and multi-disciplined (actor, writer, filmmaker) First Nation artist of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) and Haudenosaunee (Oneida) descent originally from the community of Neyaashiinigmiing, simply translated from Ojibwe as "point of land surrounded on three sides by water".  He has been based in the city of Toronto for the past decade but has also worked, taught and performed all across various parts of Canada and the United States. His acting career has also taken him globally to such countries as Brazil, United Kingdom, Poland, Italy, Macedonia and Greece.

Jeremy is a proud member of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association (CAEA) and holds both a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Film from York University and certificate of professional theatre training from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre's (CIT) full-time conservatory program.  He is a former Artistic Associate with Belarus Free Theatre and Artistic Director of ab-ORIGINAL Productions.


Theatre credits: BONES: An Aboriginal Dance Opera, An Aboriginal Journey with Brecht, Miinigooweziwin...The Gift and From the Aztlan to the Zocalo (Banff Centre), The Ecstasy of Rita Joe (Western Canada Theatre and the National Arts Centre), King Lear (National Arts Centre), Where the Blood Mixes (Teesri Duniya Theatre), Only Drunks and Children Tell The Truth and A Christmas Carol (Magnus Theatre).  International theatre credits: Red Forest (The Young Vic in London, UK; Teatro Vascello in Rome, Italy and Teatro Ermanno Fabbi in Modena, Italy) for Belarus Free Theatre and the MOT International Theatre Festival in Skopje, Macedonia, Of Mice and Men (Maples Repertory Theatre in Macon, Missouri), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia) for which Jeremy won a BroadwayWorld.com award for Best Actor in a Play. The following year, Jeremy reprised his award-winning performance as Chief Bromden in an entirely new production with the Cardinal Stage Company in Bloomington, Indiana as well as premiered the role internationally in the United Kingdom to great critical acclaim with Sheffield Theatres on their historic Crucible Stage. Most recently, Jeremy won a Wilde Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play for his professional debut with Flint Repertory Theatre in Michigan back in 2020.

Select television/film credits: feature documentary "Just Another Dead Indian" for Thunderbird Productions, TV documentary "Along the Wabash" produced and directed by Susanne Schwibs and the short film "In the Beginning was Water and Sky" directed by Genie-nominated writer/director, Ryan Ward, for Heart Shaped Movies.

Jeremy was last seen performing with the Centre for Indigenous Theatre (CIT) and Toronto Fringe Festival in their co-production of Bannock Republic written by Kenneth T. Williams and directed by Ed Roy.  Most recent theatre credits include: Cottagers and Indians (Persephone Theatre) and Salt Baby (Magnus Theatre)

Most recently, Jeremy was nominated for a META (Montreal English Theatre Award) alongside his wonderfully talented cast for the stage production of Feather Gardens written by Jimmy Blais with Hudson Village Theatre from this past summer.  The production did win the META for Outstanding New Text!


CURRENT NEWS

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Jeremy has two very exciting new shows he will be performing onstage in in the new year 2023!  First up will be with New West Theatre in Lethbridge, Alberta titled HONOR BEAT written by Tara Beagan. The second production is titled THE SECRET TO GOOD TEA, a new play written by Rosanna Deerchild for the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Stayed tuned to this website for more announcements in the coming months!

'CRAZY DAVE GOES TO TOWN' Returns For A Very Limited Engagement

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The stage production of CRAZY DAVE GOES TO TOWN that Jeremy performed in with the students from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in Toronto earlier this summer is returning to Toronto this December for a very limited engagement at the Aki Studio Theatre located in Regent Park in downtown Toronto. Watch the teaser trailer for show above by clicking on the play button!

Tickets will be sold at the door of the venue. See map below for location of the Aki Studio Theatre in Toronto. Showtimes are as follows:

December 14th at 7:30 PM
December 15h at 7:30 PM
December 16th at 7:30 PM


And don't forget....

Have you explored the other sections to this website?  Head back up to the top left corner of this landing page and click on white box to open the other sections to this website to learn more about the work Jeremy has done including dance, artist-education, etc. 

Want to get in touch with Jeremy?  Click on the contact section above!  Miigwetch!


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