Links of Interest
Many of these links offer information that can help with your professional development; others include Lorraine's links to philanthropic interests and personal favourites.
Professional Resources
ACTRA
(Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) is a national organization of more than 21,000 professional performers working in the English-language recorded media. ACTRA's core mission is to protect and promote the rights of Canadian performers.www.actra.ca
Canadian Actors’ Equity Association
is the professional association of performers, directors, choreographers, fight directors and stage managers in English Canada who are engaged in live performance in theatre, opera and dance.www.caea.com
Cattails Multimedia Inc.
Cattails Multimedia is dedicated to providing creative design and production services to clients in the corporate communications market. www.cattails.ca
Heath Brothers
Cutting edge ideas on change and communication. Authors of best sellers Made to Stick and Switch. www.heathbrothers.com
Nancy Duarte
CEO and author. Persuasion and visual stories used in business. www.duarte.com
Presentationzen
Garr Reynolds Contemporary expert on Presentation delivery and design www.presentationzen.com
TED Talks
Riveting talks by remarkable people www.ted.com/talks
The Second City
The Second City is a long-running improvisational comedy troupe based in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, with offshoot troupes in other cities, most notably Toronto www.secondcity.com
Philanthropic Interests
Gilda’s Club
An organization in memory of Comedian, and Second City Alumnus Gilda Radner, works with communities around the world to start and sustain Gilda's Clubs and to advocate for the importance of emotional and social support for anyone touched by cancer. www.gildasclub.org
Pathways for Education
A charitable organization that helps youth and low income communities graduate from high school and successfully transition to post secondary education. www.pathwaystoeducation.ca
Young People’s Theatre
Is the largest Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) company in Canada and a significant institution in the Canadian professional theatre community. www.youngpeoplestheatre.ca
Personal Favourites
Michael Behnan and Lynda Lapeer
A memorial website dedicated to Lorraine’s brother Michael and his wife Lynda, Canadian artists who left an extensive legacy of unique and remarkable works. www.behnanandlapeer.com
New Stages Theatre Company
Peterborough’s professional theatre. Lorraine has directed four productions for New Stages: Sylvia, The Foursome, Mass Appeal and Dirty Laundry. www.newstages.ca
Susan Crowe
Susan Crowe, Singer/Songwriter and Juno Award nominee. www.susancrowe.com
