~ This coming fall I will be teaching two courses at Camosun College! Intro to Playwrighting and Mama Memoirs. More info coming soon~!

Solo Show Intensive at UnoFest 2010

Back by popular demand! This day-long intensive workshop will provide the essentials of what it takes to create, perform and produce a one person show. Explore writing exercises, improvisation, the business of solo shows, and tips for marketing and production.

The workshop will explore the fundamental elements of a solo show, structure and theory, as well as providing practical writing exercises to generate material, to build stakes in your writing and create dynamic characters.

This workshop will provide a working space to discover and generate material. Bring pen, paper and ideas!

About the Instructor: Nicolle Nattrass is an actor and playwright who has 15 years of experience teaching and coaching. She currently divides her time between Toronto and Vancouver Island. For more info: www.nicollenattrass.com You must pre-register, space is limited: (250)383-2663

Metro Studio, 1411 Quadra, Victoria BC
Sunday May 30, 10 am – 5 pm
Registration Fee: $80.00

Mother May I Productions is proud to produce

~Create Your Own MamaBook wkshp~
with Nicolle Nattrass

Capture your memories and explore your creativity by recording some of those precious moments you want to remember forever.

Treat yourself to some Mama Time as facilitator, Nicolle Nattrass (Mama, professional playwright and actress) guides you as you start your own MamaBook.

This 3 hour workshop offers a fun, supportive and nurturing environment for you to take a moment for yourself and record some of the amazing experiences that are making up your Mama adventure.

Explore this process through guided writing exercises, collage, sharing, free rants and lots and lots of laughter!

Please, bring your own journal or blank book, portfolio or whatever you choose to be your perfect “MamaBook”.

This is the workshop to start the process!

Date: Saturday, June 12
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $50.00
Location: St. Philip’s Anglican Church, Victoria BC

Coffee & tea and snack provided.
Pre-registration required, maximum 15 participants.

To register contact Heather Solomonson, Mother May I Productions at mothermayi@shaw.ca or 250-480-4849 Note:

This meetup is intended for Moms only, no child-minding available.

Spring is here and with it a brand new dance class and workshop for Moms!

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New Class announced beginning February 2010!

Script Live!
Put life in your work!

With Nicolle Nattrass
Ages 14 to Adults!

Develop your acting skills in this class where you will explore characters, write your own sketch material and perform it! You will learn the art and the fun of putting your original ideas into monologues, scenes and sketch comedy! Experience the thrill of performing your own work. Class will finish with a group theatre/onstage performance.

Tuesday nights 6pm-8pm
6 weeks beginning
Feb. 2- March9/2010

$200.00 + GST,
Earlybird special – $180.00 +GST
if booked by January 19th
Classes held at Spotlight Academy
To register: contact info@spotlightacademy.com

Upcoming~ Dec. 4/2009. I am excited to be a guest for the Fourth Year’s Acting Class at the University of Victoria. I will be a guest speaker there talking about elements of writing/performing a one person play/solo show! I am an Alumni of the University of Victoria, BFA in Theatre (1991 Acting Specialization) and it is an honour to be able to go back and share what I have learned professionally.

This month has been busy~! I have been working for Theatre BC as a juror for the 21st Annual National Playwrighting Competition. This was an amazing opportunity to read plays from across Canada. The winners are announced at  www.theatrebc.org.

Also I had the pleasure of  working as a director/dramaturge to fine tune an exciting new play called,  Once Upon A Lesbian with the Vancouver based theatre company, the Leaping Thespians. For more info www.leapingthespians.ca.

We (Erin Ormond and myself) performed the excerpt from my comedy show, The Drama Queens on Oct. 13/2009 at the Port Theatre. This was the first time this material was performed in front of an audience! An amazing experience! I am hoping to do another developmental workshop/ invited reading, coming soon to a theatre near you…

P.S. Hope you had a spooky Halloween!

Hitting the news stands this November! I am in November’s FLARE magazine, look for an interview and profile about me as an artist who recently became a West Coast Mama!

Come out to hear an excerpt of my play The Drama Queens. I am performing with fellow fabulous actress, Erin Ormond as part of “Random Acts” at the Port Theatre, Nanaimo BC. Oct. 13/2009 at 7:30 pm.