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Recent Red Deer grad to attend acting program at esteemed National Theatre School

Jul 5, 2024 | 2:34 PM

Montreal’s National Theatre School of Canada will welcome a student from Red Deer this summer.

Alexis Moreside, a recent grad of Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, has been accepted into the school’s acting program, where she’ll spend three years honing her voice and movement skills with a cohort of 11 students.

“I auditioned in February and then went for callbacks in May where we did two days of workshops. I found out that I was accepted when we were on our school’s New York trip in May,” says Moreside.

“I was interested in the school because it is such a small cohort that you’re with for three years, so you get a lot of specific training from the teachers because of the small group. I am really excited for a conservatory-style school that is acting heavy.”

It is rare for a student to be accepted to the school immediately following high school graduation, with most attendees being professional actors who’ve worked in the industry for years, Red Deer Public Schools notes.

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“I started singing in musical theatre when I was eight-years-old and then I did community theatre shows for years after that,” Moreside says.

“I went to MusiCamp Alberta and that is where I met Mrs. Koett. I loved working with her so much that I came to watch Little Shop of Horrors when I was in Grade 8. My family and I decided that I was going to go to Thurber, and we drove back and forth every day from Sylvan Lake in Grade 9 so that I could attend the program.”

Moreside gives a lot of credit to the Thurber theatre program for getting her to the point she is today.

Tara Koett, a teacher at Lindsay Thurber, is proud of and excited to see what the future holds for Alexis.

“It’s a huge accomplishment. It’s a very competitive school, but for someone who has worked with her, it’s not surprising that Lexi was accepted.”

“The great thing about Lexi is she is very humble, she is very hardworking and is very generous with her time and her gifts.”

Moreside is also involved in dance and improv at Thurber.

Among the notable alumni of the National Theatre School of Canada are Luba Goy (Royal Canadian Air Farce), Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica), Peter Cullen (Transformers), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek) and Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy).

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