Page to Stage: The Work
In this class, each artist leads their own creative development, receiving feedback from the group. The curriculum maximizes space for to explore and discover what your piece needs to see its full potential. If you hope to create a solo show, this is an excellent place, space, and opportunity to develop your work.
Each class, you’ll present a piece to the group. The group will provide feedback through free association which you can use to add new layers and depth. As your piece develops, we will explore how to add theatricality using light and sound. The class includes time with a technical director who will work with you to develop the piece for final performance at our showcase show.
Prerequisite: Page to Stage: Storytelling & Structure and Page to Stage: Motion & Emotion
What You’ll Learn
• How to add layers of complexity to your piece through free association.
• How to give and receive right-brained feedback
• How to use lights and sound to elevate the drama and comedy
What You’ll Get
• Small class size (capped at 10, minimum 6).
• 6, 3-hour classes
• A 10 minute - performance piece of your own creation.
• *Tech time to add lights and sound to your work
• A showcase performance featuring your work
*Dependant on availability of technical director
When?
• Mondays, 2 – 5PM | June 9th – July 21st, 2025
(no class June 30th)
• SHOW: Saturday July 26th,, 7PM
Where?
• The Sweet Action Theatre Company
180 Shaw Street, Unit 106
How Much?
• $300 + HST before May 15th
(then $350 +HST)
What Next?
• Pay by eTransfer to reserve your spot today:
jamesmichaelgangl@gmail.com
About Your Instructor
James Gangl won the Ed Mirvish Award for Entrepreneurship and a Canadian Comedy Award for Best One Person Show for his first solo show, Sex, Religion & Other Hang-ups. James has since written four solo shows and his work been Heldover at The Edmonton Fringe Festival, featured at Intrepid Theatre’s UNO Fest in Victoria and at the United Solo Festival in New York City. James is a Moth storyslam winner and performed at the Moth Grand Slam in Los Angeles. James currently teaches at the legendary Second City in Toronto.
James’ recent TV credits include Saved by The Bell (NBC Peacock), Workin’ Moms (Netflix), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), and the and the newly released, Jane (Apple+). James also writes for some of your kid’s favourite TV shows including Odd Squad, the 2-time Daytime Emmy Award Winner for Best Children’s Show.
When James isn’t writing and performing, he is a Therapist in Training at the Toronto Institute of Relational Psychotherapy and is a peer-to-peer support facilitator at The Gatehouse, an organization dedicated to serving adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.