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The website is dedicated to the work of multi-disciplined First Nation storyteller and artist, Jeremy Proulx.
ABOUT JEREMY
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 full-time conservatory program. He is a former Artistic Associate with Belarus Free Theatre and Artistic Director of ab-ORIGINAL Productions.
Favorite 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) and Where the Blood Mixes (Teesri Duniya Theatre). International 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, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA) for which he 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. 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 in Magnus Theatre's "Only Drunks and Children Tell The Truth" directed by Thom Currie. Upcoming: The world-premiere production of "Crazy Dave Goes To Town" written by Daniel David Moses and adapted from the book "Crazy Dave" by late author, Basil Johnston.
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 full-time conservatory program. He is a former Artistic Associate with Belarus Free Theatre and Artistic Director of ab-ORIGINAL Productions.
Favorite 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) and Where the Blood Mixes (Teesri Duniya Theatre). International 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, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA) for which he 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. 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 in Magnus Theatre's "Only Drunks and Children Tell The Truth" directed by Thom Currie. Upcoming: The world-premiere production of "Crazy Dave Goes To Town" written by Daniel David Moses and adapted from the book "Crazy Dave" by late author, Basil Johnston.
CURRENT NEWS
NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ARTS
31st ANNUAL WEESAGEECHAK BEGINS TO DANCE FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER 14-24, 2018
Jeremy will be performing in this year's Weesageechak Begins To Dance Festival with Native Earth Performing Arts at the Aki Studio Theatre located inside the Artscape Daniels Spectrum in downtown Toronto. For more information and to find out how to purchase tickets to this year's festival click on the following link: http://www.nativeearth.ca/weesageechak31/ Jeremy will be performing in two public presentations in this year's festival...
Jenn Forgie's new play during ANIMIKIIG NIGHT CREATORS UNIT night on Tuesday, November 20th. More information by clicking on the following link: www.nativeearth.ca/weesageechak31/nov20/
Pamela Matthews's new play titled "Romeo Igwa Juliet" on Thursday, November 22nd. More information by clicking on the following link: www.nativeearth.ca/weesageechak31/nov22/
Jeremy hopes to see you there supporting Indigenous storytellers and artists! Chi-Miigwetch!
Jenn Forgie's new play during ANIMIKIIG NIGHT CREATORS UNIT night on Tuesday, November 20th. More information by clicking on the following link: www.nativeearth.ca/weesageechak31/nov20/
Pamela Matthews's new play titled "Romeo Igwa Juliet" on Thursday, November 22nd. More information by clicking on the following link: www.nativeearth.ca/weesageechak31/nov22/
Jeremy hopes to see you there supporting Indigenous storytellers and artists! Chi-Miigwetch!
19th ANNUAL imagineNATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 17-21, 2018
Some amazing films are showing at this year's imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. As with every year of the festival there are so many compelling stories to see. More information about the films screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox can be found by clicking on this link: www.imaginenative.org/
In particular, I want to point your attention to an amazing virtual reality experience titled 'BIIDAABAN: FIRST LIGHT' created by Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson that is currently being shown at this year's imagineNATIVE Festival. I highly recommend everyone go see this wonderful exhibit before it closes on October 17th. It will blow your mind away as was mine when I first experienced it! Below is the trailer for the exhibit and more information about Lisa Jackson's journey in creating it. Do not miss it!!
www.imaginenative.org/2018-biidaaban-first-light
In particular, I want to point your attention to an amazing virtual reality experience titled 'BIIDAABAN: FIRST LIGHT' created by Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson that is currently being shown at this year's imagineNATIVE Festival. I highly recommend everyone go see this wonderful exhibit before it closes on October 17th. It will blow your mind away as was mine when I first experienced it! Below is the trailer for the exhibit and more information about Lisa Jackson's journey in creating it. Do not miss it!!
www.imaginenative.org/2018-biidaaban-first-light
