Maynard Morrison
Encyclopedia
Maynard Morrison, a Canadian
comedian
, actor
, director, and teacher
from Sydney, Nova Scotia
, has performed on tv, radio and in live venues across Canada. He is also an active teacher of performing arts at Sydney Academy
in Sydney, Nova Scotia. His teaching career spans over 30 years of developmental drama / performing arts instruction at various schools.
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He has collaborated with his wife Bette on many productions including New Waterford Girl
, "IT" Came From Away, and the tv show Liocracy
.
Maynard has also been director and a key contributor to the movies released every year by the Sydney Academy Drama Group, the group in which he oversees at the high school where he teaches drama. Just recently he had a cameo role as a judge at "Kangaroo Court" during the courtroom scene of "Its About Vincent".
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, director, and teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
from Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
, has performed on tv, radio and in live venues across Canada. He is also an active teacher of performing arts at Sydney Academy
Sydney Academy
Sydney Academy is one of two main secondary schools, along with Riverview, for the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia....
in Sydney, Nova Scotia. His teaching career spans over 30 years of developmental drama / performing arts instruction at various schools.
Projects
Morrison was a founding member of the long running Cape Breton Summertime Revue stage show where he created and portrayed many popular characters who exhibited a distinct Cape BretonCape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Regional Municipality often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.According to the 2006 Census of Canada, the population within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is 102,250...
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He has collaborated with his wife Bette on many productions including New Waterford Girl
New Waterford Girl
New Waterford Girl is a Canadian drama-comedy film, released in 1999. The film was directed by Allan Moyle, and written by Tricia Fish.New Waterford Girl stars Liane Balaban as Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, a teenager in New Waterford, Nova Scotia who dreams of life beyond her small-town home...
, "IT" Came From Away, and the tv show Liocracy
Liocracy
Liocracy was a Canadian television comedy series, which aired on The Comedy Network in 2001 and 2002.The show, a spoof of biographical documentary series such as Biography or Life and Times, starred Leslie Nielsen as host Terrence Brynne McKennie...
.
Maynard has also been director and a key contributor to the movies released every year by the Sydney Academy Drama Group, the group in which he oversees at the high school where he teaches drama. Just recently he had a cameo role as a judge at "Kangaroo Court" during the courtroom scene of "Its About Vincent".