About our Instructors
Our acting school prides itself on having a team of highly experienced and trained instructors who are professional actors and directors. With years of industry experience, our adult instructors are not only seasoned performers but also members of acting unions and professional associations. Their deep understanding of the craft, combined with their practical knowledge, ensures that our students receive the highest quality of education and mentorship. Join us to learn from the best and elevate your acting skills to new heights.
Artistic Director John Muggleton
John Muggleton
John is an award winning actor, director, producer and playwright with over 30 years experience. Past acting credits include David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross (Best Production 2015 Capital Critics Awards), Speed-The-Plow (Outstanding Male Actor nomination Prix Rideau Awards, Best Actor nomination Capital Critics Circle Awards), and The Extremely Short New Play Festival 2017 to name a few. On television John has appeared in shows such as Mayday, Starhunter, Treehouse TV, YTV and Vision TV, and was a writer on Mann to Mann (directed by Derek Diorio [Hard Rock Medicine, House of Luc], featuring Patrick McKenna). John is a member of ACTRA, The Canadian Actors Equity Association and the Playwrights Guild of Canada and is also a recipient of the Audrey Ashley Life Time Achievement Award for his dedication to the Ottawa Theatre Community.
As a playwright, John’s first full length play, Burn, was nominated for Best New Play of 2017 by the Ottawa Capital Critics Circle and has since been produced across Canada, the U.S. the U.K. and Australia. In 2022 Burn (Festival version) played to sold out audiences and rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s biggest theatre festival, and was shortlisted for the Carol Tambor Best at Fringe Award. In fall of 2022, Burn was awarded the Best Production and People’s Choice Award at the EODL Theatre Festival. John’s second full length play, An Act of Grace, was performed at the Eastern Ontario Drama League Festival in November 2018 and was awarded Best Production, Best Ensemble, The People’s Choice Award and an adjudicator’s award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting. An Act of Gace has been produced in Ottawa, Saskatechewan, and The U.K. In 2024 An Act of Grace was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it played to sold out audiences and received rave reviews. An Act of Grace was listed #38 out of 4069 plays in review popularity.
John also wrote and produced multiple historical plays for Parks Canada that were performed for many years across Eastern Ontario, earning him the prestigious Parks Canada CEO Award of Excellence. John’s one-act comedy Cross-Talk was awarded Best Ensemble at the 2023 EODL One-Act Play Theatre Festival.
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