Principals
Artistic Directors
Joel Hechter
Artistic Producer, Publicist, Actor - Petrell
Joel Hechter joined the company last year as Associate Producer, and presently shares the duties of Artistic Producer. A graduate of the National Theatre School, his work as an actor has taken him across the country, including the roles of Schmendiman in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (The Manitoba Theatre Centre/National Arts Centre), Nathan Glass in The League of Nathans (The Great Canadian Theatre Company), various characters in Romeo and Juliet (Neptune Theatre), Jokanaan in Salome (Summerworks), Stephen Undershaft in Major Barbara, Dick Merton in Joy, The Son in Six Characters in Search of an Author, and Henry in Lord of the Flies (The Shaw Festival) among many others. Film and television credits include Dear America for HBO and Even If for the Canadian Film Centre. Joel very successfully publicized Theatre Voce’s previous production, The Awakening and has worked as a freelance publicist with STAF (Small Theatre Administrative Facility).
Anne Page
Anne Page co-founded Theatre Voce in 1998, and her vision, creative and strategic instincts, and experience as an actor, playwright, and teacher have driven the company’s remarkable success ever since. She has appeared with companies such as Kensington Carnival, The Victoria Playhouse, Alumnae Theatre, Trinity Theatre, We are One Theatre, Horizontal 8, and Ombra Productions. Anne’s film and television credits include work with City TV, TVO, Rough Cut Productions, Walden Productions, and a guest appearance on Due South.
Board of Directors
- Robert Ellis
- Stephen Hoselton (Chair)
- Renée Simmons
- Martin Obern
- Mark Breslin
- Patrick Egan
- Mary-Margaret Jones
Advisory Board
- Andrew Brands
- Zaigham Zulqermain
General Inquiries
Please call (416) 962-4337, or email ap@theatrevoce.com
Submission of Scripts
Plays to be considered for production should be forwarded to Joel Hechter at jh@theatrevoce.com, preferably in .txt or .rtf format. We hold script review sessions twice a year.
We look for certain basic criteria in choosing a script:
- Universal theme
- Perspective which represents the play's country of origin
- Fit to our audience
Of course we receive many more scripts than we have the ability to produce. To ensure that each play we receive has every opportunity to be presented in Canada, we will archive all submissions in the Canadian Library of International Plays, to make them available to producers across the country. CLIP is presently under development. As more information becomes available, it will be posted here.
Submission of Resumes
Actors, Directors, Stage Managers, and Production Staff can forward resumes to Anne Page at ap@theatrevoce.com