All focused on building skills, boosting confidence, and fostering connections among passionate young performers and arts educators alike.
This day is all about collaboration over competition, celebrating the spirit of community that makes theatre so powerful.
→ Join us at the stunning P.C. Ho Theatre in the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto for a day of creativity, connection, and growth!
Spend a full day immersed in professionally led workshops in singing, acting, and dancing—
Find Your Light is an inspiring, convention-style event designed for students ages 8 and up.
Individual sign up
Group sign up
Find your community, find new skills, find more confidence, FIND YOUR LIGHT!
Stacey Kay
Juno Winning Singer/Rapper
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Singing
The panel
Dr. Shane Bransdon
Theatremaker/ Educator
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acting
Jodi McFadden
Broadway Performer
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Dancing
Stacey Kay received the highly anticipated GOLDEN BUZZER on Canada’s Got Talent. Stacey was a finalist on the show who received rave reviews, and a standing ovation from Simon Cowell and the judges! Stacey is a Juno Award winning singer/rapper, and her unique, powerful singing voice paired with her machine-gun rapping has garnered her online videos millions of views, and has had multiple videos go viral!
Stacey has captivated audiences across Canada, the US, Asia and Europe. She has performed with/opened for David Foster, CeeLo Green, Stevie Wonder, Leslie Odom Jr., Bryan McKnight, Michael Bolton, Carly Rae Jepson, and more.
In 2020, Stacey became the song writer, producer and vocalist for Canada’s Drag Race host Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Canada’s Drag Race winner Priyanka. Stacey's songs were featured on Drag Race Canada Season 2.
Most recently, Stacey played the role of Becky In The Grand Theatre/Theatre Aquarius Production of Waitress, which ran in both London and Hamilton.
Other Theatre Credits (Selected): Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Wizard of Oz, Kinky Boots (Drayton Entertainment); Godspell (National Tour).
Film & TV Credits: Finalist on America's Got Talent (NBC), Golden Buzzer Winner/Finalist on Canada's Got Talent (City TV); Writer on Canada's Drag Race (MTV); Painkiller (Netflix); RENT: The Musical on Fox (Fox); Go Dog Go (Netflix).
Check out her music streaming on all platforms! Visit www.staceykaymusic.com
Stacey Kay
Joining us all the way from Australia!
Shane Bransdon is an artistic director, actor and educational specialist based in Australia. He teaches acting workshops internationally and is the co-founder of the Junior Theatre Festival Australia. Shane holds a PhD in theatre studies from the University of Newcastle, where he also lectured in drama education. His recent performance credits include CHICAGO, Les Misérables, Wicked, and Mary Poppins. He currently serves as the artistic director of the Combined Schools ANZAC production for the City of Newcastle.
Shane is the managing director of Travel Gang, an international performing arts tour company that connects students with leading theatre practitioners and training institutions around the world. Through partnerships with renowned organisations such as Frantic Assembly in London, iTheatrics in New York and the Jacques Lecoq theatre school in France, Shane facilitates immersive learning experiences that broaden students’ global understanding of performance.
Dr. Shane Bransdon
Originally from Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario, Jodi McFadden is joining us from her current home in New York City!
Jodi grew up training at Bojangles Dance Studio, and went on to have an extensive performing career in Canada spanning theatre, film, television, commercials and music videos. She spent many years performing at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada, where she was the recipient of two Tyrone Guthrie Awards for exceptional merit in theatre. A few other theatre favorites include Stratford’s Into the Woods, Fosse’s Cabaret at Stage West and the role of Velma Kelly in Drayton Entertainment’s production of Chicago. Jodi was also in the North American Stage Premiere of Dirty Dancing, was an assistant choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance Canada and danced alongside Catherine Zeta- Jones in the Academy Award Winning Movie; Chicago.
In 2010, Jodi moved to NYC to work with Julie Taymor and U2’s Bono and the Edge, in Broadway’s Spider-Man:Turn off the Dark where she understudied the role of the Ultimate Spider-Villain; Arachne. Her other broadway credits include The Band’s Visit where she covered the Oscar Award Winning role of Dina and Moulin Rouge where she performed her understudy role of Nini dancing in the iconic scene El Tango Roxanne.
Most recently Jodi co- created a NYC immersive theatre show called Life and Trust and is currently workshopping two new upcoming Broadway productions of Black Swan and Queen of Versailles, starring Kristen Chenoweth.
Jodi is a graduate of NYC’s William Esper Acting Studio and is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) teaching young artists how to understand their nervous systems so they can manage stress, feel at home in their bodies and shine on stage and in life.
Jodi McFadden
Proposed schedule
10:00-10:30am
Community Power Up! (In the theatre)
10:45-11:45am
Workshop 1
12:00-1:00pm
Workshop 2
1:00-1:45pm
Lunch Break/Teacher Meet-Up
1:45-2:45pm
Workshop 3
3:00-4:00pm
Final Events In The Theatre: Student show & share, “Spotlight Awards”, Q&A with the panel, and a special surprise performance!
(Students are given 15 minutes to transition between workshops because it’s a big building, and they can use the washroom, fill water bottles, or grab a snack as needed so they’re not missing out on learning time.)
Fees breakdown
Individual sign up
Group sign up
$175.00 +hst
Individual Student Rate
(Groups of 10 or more)
$150.00 +hst per student