Alex Fallis
Alex Fallis, Assistant Professor (acting)
Phone: (709) 639-7190
Email:
afallis@grenfell.mun.ca
Office: FA314
Profile
Alex has been an arts professional for over fifty years (he started young). He has performed at the Shaw Festival, the Charlottetown Festival, and on many other stages, in such roles as M. André in
The Phantom of the Opera, and Feste in
Twelfth Night (Dora Award Nomination). His performing career has taken him across Canada, and as far as Rome, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He has directed medieval music theatre for
The Toronto Consort, electro-acoustic operas with
Good Hair Day Productions, as well as shows at numerous theatres, universities, and colleges. In 2021, Alex directed one of the first post-pandemic public shows at the LSPU Hall in St. John’s, a physical theatre piece inspired by letters of Franz Kafka.
Alex has taught for numerous educational programs including George Brown College, Humber College, Sheridan College, Laurentian University, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Toronto. He has also led workshops at the Charlottetown Festival, Claude Watson School of the Arts, and for companies such as Theatre Passe Muraille, Necessary Angel, and the Stratford Festival. He is currently training to become a teacher of Emotionally Integrated Voice (EIV).
At Grenfell Campus, he teaches primarily Theatre History and Acting, focusing on the student actor as integrated creator. As well, he has directed
Three Sisters, Agamemnon/Antigonick,
The Wolves, a pandemic transformed version of The Tempest (his introduction to online theatre), and last year’s ‘Harlow’ show
Picnic at Hanging Rock.
Recent Awards
- Dora Award Nomination –
Twelfth
Night (Dream in High Park)
- 5 Dora Nominations –
Julie Sits Waiting
Current Projects and Grants
- Electro-acoustic theatre piece
Dive
- A production of the play
Daniel with The Toronto Consort