Walter Learning

Walter Learning

Infobox Actor
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imagesize = 143
name = Walter Learning
birthname = Walter John Learning
birthdate = Birth date and age|1938|11|16|mf=y
location = Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland and Labrador
nationality = Canadian
occupation = Director, Actor, Broadcaster, Playwright

Walter John Learning is a Canadian theatre director and actor, and founder of [http://www.tnb.nb.ca Theatre New Brunswick.]

Biography

Walter Learning was born in 1938 in the small village of Quidi Vidi in the then-independent nation of Newfoundland. Learning attended Bishop Feild College in St. John's and the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick. After receiving his BA, he was awarded a Teaching Fellowship to pursue his MA, and a Commonwealth Scholarship to work on his PhD at the Australian National University in Canberra. Learning returned to Canada in May 1966. He was Director of Drama at the UNB Summer Session, and in the Fall returned to Memorial University of Newfoundland. He became a Lecturer in the Philosophy Department where he remained for two years.

In May 1968, Learning moved back to Fredericton to become the General Manager of the Beaverbrook Playhouse. There he founded Theatre New Brunswick which presented its first production in January 1969. TNB was, and is, Canada's only full time touring regional theatre. Learning remained as General Manager of The Playhouse and Artistic Director of Theatre New Brunswick for ten years. In that time, TNB produced more than 85 productions. During his tenure at TNB, Learning met and became close friends with, prominent Canadian poet Alden Nowlan. The two collaborated on a number of play scripts including: "Frankenstein, The Dollar Woman", and "The Incredible Murder of Cardinal Tosca." In June 1978 he left Fredericton for Ottawa to take the position of Head of the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Learning remained at the Canada Council until 1982 when he moved to the west coast to become Artistic Director of the Vancouver Playhouse. After five years, he returned east to Prince Edward Island where he became the Artistic Director of the Charlottetown Festival. From 1992 to 1995 Learning was a freelance broadcaster, writer, actor, and director, and from 1995 to 1999 he returned to Theatre New Brunswick as Executive Producer.

During his long career, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495236 Walter Learning] has guest directed at many theatres including the Stratford Festival, where he directed William Hutt in "A Man for All Seasons". Other theatres include the Dallas Theater Center, Persephone Theatre, Festival Antigonish, Lighthouse Theatre, Bastion Theatre, and Upper Canada Playhouse. Learning has been a frequent director at Australia's [http://www.canberrarep.org.au Canberra Repertory Theatre.] He has also appeared as an actor at many theatres across Canada and has guest-starred in a number of television shows and films, including playing the role of hockey pioneer [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=b197401&type=Builder&page=bio&list=ByName#photo Charlie Hay] in the mini-series [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484098/ Canada Russia 72] , a film depicting the famous 1972 Summit Series.

Learning is currently freelancing as an actor and director.

Bibliography

Plays

*"Frankenstein: The Man Who Became God "- Clarke, Irwin, Toronto 1973 (with Alden Nowlan)
*"The Dollar Woman" - Playwrights Co-op, Toronto 1981 (with Alden Nowlan)
*"The Incredible Murder of Cardinal Tosca" - Clarke, Irwin, Toronto 1987 (with Alden Nowlan)
*"A Gift to Last" (with Alden Nowlan) from the teleplay by Gordon Pinsent

Books

*"Gifts to Last: Stories from the Maritimes and Newfoundland," ed. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions ISBN 086492206X

External links

* [http://www.walterlearning.com Home Page]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0011631 Walter Learning ] at The Canadian Encyclopedia
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495236 Walter Learning] at The Internet Movie Database


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