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About This Episode:
This week, Phil sits down with Ron Kennell, Canadian actor, emerging playwright, and former George Brown College classmate, for a wide-ranging conversation that spans decades of theatre-making, international adventure, and the stubborn will it takes to keep going in this industry. Ron has spent nearly a decade at the Stratford Festival, made his Shaw Festival debut, appeared on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and voiced characters in video games. He's also a writer, with a commissioned play about local Ontario psychic Vera McNicol and several screenplays on the go.
Guest: 🎭 Ron Kennell
From CBS’s Star Trek to CBC’s Sort Of. From the Stratford Festival to the Fadjr Theatre Festival in Iran. From touring - kids show in Quebec’s Arctic Circle, to playing a drag queen in the legend of George McBride at the Arts Centre in Vancouver. From voice acting in Far Cry (Primal) to writing feature film Dr Cabbie. Ron had had a varied career developed and sustained through his roots in the theatre.
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📸 Instagram: @resident_artisan
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