April 20 2006:
-On May 11 2006, Diandra Lee will be performing along with the Toronto PlayBack Theatre Company in this exciting event:
Breast Cancer Unscripted: An Evening of Theatre, Starring Your Stories
Description:
Breast cancer touches everyone: the women and men diagnosed with the disease, the loved ones who support them, and the health care practitioners who treat them. Presented by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, join host Beverly Thomson of CTV's Canada AM and Toronto Playback Theatre for a fresh approach to breast cancer awareness.
Date & Time: Thursday, May 11, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre
Admission: $20 - Open to General Public
Tickets: www.stlc.com or 416-366-7733
More Info: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation: www.cbcf.org/ontario
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April 16 2006:
-Last night the Toronto PlayBack Theatre Company was named the 2006 Leonardo DaVinci Award Winners at the ceremony held at the CN Tower. Congradulations to the Company for all its hard work and dedication to Playback Theatre and the Youth Project.
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November 5 2005:
TORONTO PLAYBACK THEATRE and RALPH THORNTON CENTRE
Present
Acts of Kindness and Missed Opportunities
***Saturday, Nov 12, 2005***
The transformational power of kindness presents an alternative to the negativity of fear and division that is so prevalent in our world today.
What are your stories about generosity and care?
How does it feel to experience or witness a random act of kindness?
And what opportunities do we miss each day to reach out and make a difference?
For more information on the global Playback celebration of World Kindness Day please visit www.globalplayback.org.
For complete details and descriptions of Toronto Playback shows, please visit
http://www.torontoplayback.com/perform/performances.html
Featuring:
Brian Barker, Cindy Block, Diandra Lee, Lisa Patterson, Lua Shayenne, Mike Spasevski, and Chris von Baeyer
For complete details and descriptions of shows, please visit:
http://www.torontoplayback.com/perform/performances.html
***8:00 pm***
(Limited seating--come early to get a seat!)
at
The Ralph Thornton Centre
765 Queen Street East
(2 Blocks East of Broadview on the South Side of Queen Street)
Admission: Pay what your can at the door (suggested minimum $15.00)
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, please call (416) 392-6810 ext. 231 or visit
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October 13, 2005:
TORONTO PLAYBACK THEATRE and RALPH THORNTON CENTRE
Present:
Saturday, Oct 22, 2005
8:00 p.m.
Toronto Stories, Part 1
What does Toronto mean to you?
How do you feel about living and working in this city?
Where do you find community in the GTA?
This evening is the first part of a series that will continue through 2006 in which we reflect on our identity as citizens of this diverse and growing city.
Come share your stories about Toronto-past, present and future.
Featuring:
Brian Barker, Cindy Block, Diandra Lee, Lisa Patterson, Lua Shayenne, Mike Spasevski, and Chris von Baeyer
For complete details and descriptions of shows, please visit:
http://www.torontoplayback.com/perform/performances.html
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October 11, 2005:
-After spending the entire summer in the United States, Diandra Lee is back in Toronto and scheduled to begin production on Rock Night, an independant feature film in which Diandra Lee has been offered a Principle role. More details to follow on this project.
-During the weekend of Thanksgiving, Diandra Lee lent her hosting abilities to the 25th Annual JKAWF of Canada National Tournament, where she spent two days as the M.C. during both the tournament and the annual banquet.
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August 5, 2005:
-Last week Diandra Lee was cast and featured as a PRINCIPAL in Project Legal. These commercials are scheduled to air in the Regional US only.
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June 20, 2005:
-After a hectic week of creating a film in 48 hours and attending three nights of screenings, Invisible has been named Runner Up for Audience Choice at the 48 Hour Toronto Film Awards Gala. Congradulations to Team Glitchess for their amazing work.
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June 15, 2005:
-After over 20 hours of filming, Invisible (the short film created by Team Glitchless in which Diandra Lee was cast in the lead role of Karen) has been submitted into the 48 Hour Film Competition. The 1st screening of Invisible will take place on Wednesday June 16, 2005 at the Bloor Cinema from 7pm to 9 pm. For more information and screening times visit: www.torontofilmchallenge.com
-You can read all about the trials and tribulations of Team Glitchess in their pursuit to make a film in 48 Hours by visiting: www.dose.com/Glitchless
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June 6, 2005:
-Diandra Lee has been cast as the LEAD in a film for the 48 Film Project Competiton where she will be playing the role of Karen. Shooting is scheduled for June 11th. For more information on the competition visit: http://www.torontofilmchallenge.com/tfc/home.html
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May 22, 2005:
-Diandra Lee has been cast in an upcoming commercial for RIM Blackberry. She will be filmed in a taxi using the PDA. Shooting is scheduled for May 26th.
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April 8, 2005:
-Diandra Lee has just been cast as the voice of a five year old boy in a film entitled The Scent, produced by Cityscape Productions.
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April 6, 2005:
-Diandra Lee completed shooting a corporate video entitled "Gender Issues" where she played the principal role of Anne. The video was shot by Moonscape Productions in Kitchener, Ontario.
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March 16, 2005:
-Diandra Lee has just been cast in Lab Brats: Attack of the Mutant Germs ( Magnesium Productions) where she will play the lead role of Janet, a scientist who leads a group of kids known as the Lab Brats, in the quest to combat germs in order to save the world from their harmful effects. Shooting begins this weekend.
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March 7, 2005:
-The Toronto Playback Theatre Company is looking for Youth aged 15 to 21 years for it's New Youth Theatre Company. There will be a free Open Workshop and Audition Friday March 11 at 4:30 pm. This will be held at the Ralph Thornton Centre on the 2nd floor. The address is 765 Queen St, East, just east of Broadview. For more information contact Lisa Patterson (Project Coordinator) at youth@playback.com or 416-466-7112 ext.2.
-Although Allison Buck and Diandra Lee fell short of winning the 1st Annual Make with the Funny Competition held in February, this writing team will continue to move full steam ahead with The Not So Simple Life as well as several other projects in the works. Check out the Media Stills Gallery for a photo of Allison and Diandra in character as Milan and Christine - a pair of "off the wall" characters who behave like the stars they are not....and yes, they are real! http://diandralee.actorsite.com/photo3.html
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January 30, 2005:
-The winner of the Make with the Funny competition will be announced on February 10, 2005. Creator Allison Buck and writing partner Diandra Lee have high hopes for The Not So Simple Life. Visit the official Make with the Funny website for more details, and come out to support these two stars in the making. http://www.worldcomedyfilmfest.com/funny.html
-Due to scheduling conflicts, Diandra will no longer be a part of Candy Factory Theatre's production of Macbeth. For more information and tickets please visit www.candyfactorytheatre.com . She wishes the cast and crew all the best.
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January 15, 2005:
-The Not So Simple Life, a mock-reality television show created by Allison Buck and co-written by Diandra Lee, has been accepted as one of five finalists in the Make with the Funny competition, sponsored by The Comedy Network.
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December 20, 2004:
-Diandra Lee has been asked by the Working Women Community Centre to be an understudy for their Breast Cancer Education Project entitled Tomorrow's Time.
-Diandra is currently adapting WAKE: A Play in One Act into a Feature Film Screenplay. Diandra wrote WAKE two years ago and hopes to mount the stage play in the near future.
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December 4, 2004:
-Diandra Lee has successfully passed two rounds of auditioning workshops and has been invited by the Toronto Playback Theatre Company to attend formal training sessions as part of the "becoming a company member" process. Training commences in January, 2005. For more information on the company visit: www.torontoplayback.com
-Diandra Lee begins shooting her scenes for the short film Desespoir this weekend, where she has been cast in the ACTOR role of the Nurse.
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November 29, 2004:
-Diandra Lee has been cast in Candy Factory Theatre's adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. This is Diandra's second year working with the Candy Factory Theatre Company, where she previously joined the cast of Twelfth Night in February of 2004. For more information on the Candy Factory Theatre and additonal information on Macbeth, please visit www.candyfactorytheatre.com.
*Macbeth will be performed at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga on February 23,24 and 25, 2005.
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November 22, 2004:
-Diandra Lee has been cast in the role of the Nurse, in the short film Desespoir. Shooting is scheduled to begin in early December. The film is about a girl sitting in an asylum, contemplating life.
-Diandra also successfully completed the two days of audition/workshops with the Toronto Playback Theatre. She would like to thank all those who attended the workshop with her for sharing and allowing the experience to be as rich and rewarding as it was.
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November 12, 2004:
-Diandra Lee has been invited by the Toronto Playback Theatre Company to move on to the next round of auditioning. Diandra will be participating in a full two day audition/workshop on the weekend of November 20th. For more information on the company, please see November 7th's news entry.
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November 7, 2004:
-On Saturday November 6th, Diandra Lee participated in a three hour audition/workshop for the Toronto Playback Theatre Company conducted by Christopher von Baeyer. The Toronto Playback Theatre Project is dedicated to listening to people's stories and transforming them spontaneously into theatre. Diandra is delighted to have been a part of such an enriching and enlightening experience which has greatly added to her growth as a performer. For more information on The Toronto Playback Project visit: www.torontoplayback.com
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October 28, 2004:
-Due to scheduling conflicts, and a major change in the dates of shooting, Diandra Lee will no longer be appearing in the trailer for Anonymous. She wishes the cast, crew and Lunon Films all the best.
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October 25, 2004:
-My Kind of Dignity, a film by Peter Cianfarani in which Diandra Lee was cast in the role of Irene, has been accepted to the Sundance Film Festival. The film has also been submitted to the Boulder and Victoria Film festivals. The film will be submitted to Carolina, Ann Arbour and Cinequest (one of the festivals in which entries are considered for the Oscars) film festivals.
-Diandra Lee has also been cast in a feature film entitled Anonymous, (a Lunon Film) which is scheduled to shoot it's trailer in early November. Diandra will be playing the role of a Kung Fu Instructor who teaches a Superhero-In-Training how to defend herself as well as fight.
