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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
JEREMY TO STAR IN THE UK PRODUCTION OF
'ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'
FOR SHEFFIELD THEATRE THIS JUNE!
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Jeremy is headed back to the UK to star as Chief Bromden in Sheffield Theatre's upcoming production of 'ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST' directed by Javaad Alipoor. The 2-week limited engagement will take place in their world-renowned 980-seat Crucible Theatre.
More information about the Sheffield Theatre production can be found here www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest
Jeremy's last stage appearance in the UK was back in 2014 in London's West End at the Young Vic in the production of 'RED FOREST' for Belarus Free Theatre as part of LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre).
More information about the Sheffield Theatre production can be found here www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest
Jeremy's last stage appearance in the UK was back in 2014 in London's West End at the Young Vic in the production of 'RED FOREST' for Belarus Free Theatre as part of LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre).
SHORT FILM - 'IN THE BEGINNING WAS WATER AND SKY'
After almost 2 years of waiting a new short film, that Jeremy makes a special appearance in, is finally complete and available to watch for free online at PBS Indies. Titled 'IN THE BEGINNING WAS WATER AND SKY', the film was written and directed by Genie Award-nominee, Ryan Ward. The film has already garnered some awards at various international film festivals and is currently making the journey around the film festival circuit across North America and Europe. To view the short film click on the following link: www.pbs.org/indiefilms/shorts/beginning-was-water-and-sky/
