We try to find students who know that this is what they want to do in life.The Upstage Interview, each Monday, is a result of CharPo's media partnership with Upstage: Theatre on Radio on CKUT.
Upstage host Eric Sukhu spoke with National Theatre School (NTS) CEO Simon Brault about the NTS Revealing Talent Tour. Below is an abridged version of the interview transcribed by Estelle Rosen, CharPo Editor-in-Chief.
The conversation began with Sukhu asking Brault how he handles his several posiitions including CEO of NTS, Founder and President of Culture Montreal, and Vice-Chair of Canada Council for the Arts Board.
The first thing I have to do is learn how to wear many different hats and travel with all the baggage that comes with it. I have been involved almost 30 years in the cultural milieu. I love it. When I was working with Monique Mercure, then Artistic Director of NTS, I was asked by the previous government to serve on the Board of Canada Council. In fact, I’m the only person on that Board that has been re-appointed by the Conservative Government despite publishing many articles and a book on culture sometimes criticizing them.
